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If you’re looking for a fantastic London car rental deal, you have come to the right place! After all, how can you go wrong with a car rental company that banks on many years of solid experience? With budget, mid-range and luxury vehicles, we expect to meet all your London vehicle rental needs. We work with multiple London suppliers, which maximises the chance we can supply the rental vehicle you need. Working with multiple London suppliers also allows us to offer the best value London rates.

 

London Driving Information

 

Car drivers should be aware that driving into central London on weekdays during daylight hours incurs a hefty charge, with very few exemptions (note that rental cars also attract the charge). Cameras and mobile units record and identify the number plates and registration details of all vehicles entering the charging zone with high accuracy. The Central London Congestion Charge M-F 7AM-6PM (excluding public holidays) attracts a fee of £8 if paid the same day, or £10 if paid on the next charging day. Numerous payment options exist: by phone, online, at convenience stores displaying the red 'C' logo in the window and by voucher. Failure to pay the charge by midnight the next charging day (take note!) incurs a hefty automatic fine of £80 (£40 if paid within 2 weeks).

 

Despite the Congestion Charge, London - like most major cities - continues to experience traffic snarls. These are, of course, worse on weekdays during peak commuting hours, i.e. between 7:30AM-9:30AM and 4PM-7PM At these times public transport (and especially the Tube) usually offers the best alternative for speed and reduced hassle. Driving in Central London is a slow, frustrating, expensive and often unnecessary activity. Traffic is slow and heavy, there are many sorts of automatic enforcement cameras, and it is difficult and expensive to park. A good tip is, that outside advertised restriction hours, parking on a single yellow line is permissible. Parking on a red line or a double yellow line is never permissible and heavily enforced. Find and read the parking restrictions carefully! Parking during weekdays and on Saturday can also mean considerable expense in parking fees - fees and restrictions are ignored at your extreme financial peril - issuing fines, clamping and towing vehicles (without warning!) has become a veritable new industry for borough councils staffed by armies of traffic wardens.

 

For the disabled driving can be much more convenient than using public transport. If disabled and a resident of a member state of the EU then two cars can be permanently registered, for free, for the congestion charge.

 

Motorcycles and scooters are fairly common in London as they can pass stationary cars, can usually be parked for free and are exempt from congestion-charging. Scooters and bikes with automatic transmission are much more preferable - a manually-geared racing bike is completely impractical unless you have excellent clutch-control! Likewise to bicycles, car-drivers have a disregard to anyone on two wheels and larger vehicles have an unwritten priority so take care when crossing junctions. A fully-enclosed crash-helmet is mandatory. Parking for bikes is usually free - there are designated motorcycle-parking areas on some side-streets and some multi-level parking lots will have bike parking on the ground level.

 

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Nothing beats the convenience of a London car rental. Collecting your London rental vehicle will make your trip so much easier - no need to bother with taxis, transfers, public transport, schedules and local ticketing. Travel where you want, when you want, and see sights off the beaten track! You will notice that our state-of-the art system compares car hire rates from multiple companies so you get the cheapest rate possible for your rental.

 

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It only takes one search to find you the low cost best value London rent a car deals from many car rental companies including Avis rent a car, Europcar car hire, Hertz car rental, Dollar car hire, Europcar car hire, Hertz car rental, National rent-a-car, Sixt rentals, Thrifty auto rentals & more!

 

Car Hire Locations in London

 

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