Car Rental

Car Rental, Hire & Leasing

Car Rental and Car Hire covers tends to cover the short term use of a vehicle, whereas a Car Lease is, for some people, a longer term alternative to buying a car outright. Both options are worth considering if you want to reduce your motoring costs.

Short term hire or rental can be a great option if you don't need a big car all the time. So many of us run around in big, expensive vehicles just because we might need the space from time to time. If we stopped to consider what we could save by running a smaller car we'd probably find that we could easily afford to hire a bigger one on those rare occasions when we actually needed the extra space.

For some reason, in the UK we're more happy to rent houses, and yet we want to own our cars outright. And yet houses tend to be appreciating assets over the long term, whereas most cars lose value. So leasing your car can be an attractive option. To determine whether a lease plan makes sense for you, get several quotes from car leasing companies and then compare the total cost of a lease against the more traditional option of buying your car outright. Consider also the many different hire purchase plans, and other finance deals that are available. Remember to consider all the factors - does the plan include servicing and insurance? what happens if I want to terminate the lease early?

Leasing plans can often be particularly attractive to companies who want to avoid tying up their cash in a vehicle. However, company car ownership is on the decline as the tax incentives are no longer as great as they once were.

Car Rental

Hire the car of your dreams

Car Hire is no longer restricted to small family cars. You can hire almost anything these days, including the car of your dreams for that special occasion. Porsches and Ferraris are very popular one day or weekend rentals. At least one compnay is offering the ultimate Ferrari Enzo for hire, though the cost is several thousand pounds per month so you might want to start with something a little more modest.