| Car hire polices and conditions vary vastly from | | | | property damage or loss in the vehicle, conditions |
| country to country and even state to state. It is | | | | for using the vehicle, various supplementary |
| very important to have a thorough understanding | | | | charges, data protection, governing laws of the |
| of all the relevant rules and regulations while hiring | | | | country, extending the hire agreement, returning |
| cars. These can be obtained from any good car | | | | the vehicle and ending the agreement. |
| hire agency or a travel agency. | | | | There would be various fees charged apart from |
| Car hire in the UK is a highly professional field with | | | | the rental fee. These may include: include additional |
| several car-hire agencies vying with each other to | | | | driver's fees, advance booking requirements, |
| provide competitive services to customers. There | | | | airport concession recovery fees, drop off |
| are Audis, Fiats, Mercedes, Peugeots, Renaults, | | | | charges, tax, congestion charge, late charges |
| Seats and Volkswagens available for rent. Some | | | | overtime, premium location fee, service fee, sales |
| of the common categories are: mini, luxury, | | | | tax and other mandatory fees, value added tax, |
| premium, standard, intermediate, minivans/MPVs, | | | | vehicle license fee, surcharges, weekend rates, |
| SUVs, compact and others. The prices, policies | | | | weekly rates, time and mileage charges and so |
| and conditions vary greatly according to these | | | | on. Many car hire agencies in the UK are offering |
| categories. Some agencies also provide | | | | discounts and concessions for regular customers |
| professional chauffeurs. | | | | or during special seasons. |
| While hiring cars in the UK, look for the contract | | | | There are many car rental agencies in the UK. |
| agreement which would typically contain guidelines | | | | Information can be obtained from yellow pages, |
| relating to the rental period, the renter's | | | | classifieds or from advertisements. The internet is |
| responsibilities, the agency's responsibilities, the | | | | also a very good source for locating a good car |
| insurance coverage in case of damage or | | | | hire agency and even applying for the hire online. |
| accident, driver's insurance, vehicle breakdown, | | | | |