A Quick Guide to Car Hire

For many of you the average holiday will see youvehicle. To safeguard yourself against this possibility
perhaps hiring a car to make the most out of your trip.you should ask the car rentals company to make a
This can be done after arrival by seeking one of thenote of any damage that is present on the vehicle
many car hire companies situated within your holidaywhen it is handed over to you (perhaps take pictures
resort or pre-booked in the UK.with a date and time stamp).
If you plan to hire your car in the resort you should be• You will usually be offered extra insurance
aware of a few well know extra charges you couldat the time of collecting the vehicle, this is another way
fall foul of:car hire companies seek to make extra profit and is
• Full fuel tank; many resort based car hirenot always necessary. Here it is best to use your
companies will ask that you return the car to themjudgement to decide if the level of cover they offer is
with a full tank. If the needle is just below the full markreally worth it.
they will sometimes try to charge you a penalty feeYou will usually find it cost effective to pre-book your
and can sometimes do so even when you have filledcar hire in the UK - indeed there are now a selection
the tank.of comparison sites that will provide a free search for
• You could find yourself being invoiced forcar rental offering you a selection of providers to
repair costs for damage you did not make to thebrowse through.