Car hire

Car hire agencies are companies that are able to offer clients rental of a vehicle for a limited period of time. Car hire is big business and there are several well know companies offering car hire services. People who are without a car or are unable to use their own car, such as holiday makers who have flown abroad, or people whose cars are undergoing repairs will frequently make use of a car hire service. Due to the demand for car hire from travelers and holidaymakers branches of car hire firms can frequently be found near airports.

The terms and conditions of car hire will vary a great deal from one company to another, although their conditions will often bear similarities and be based around the same principles. For example all car hire companies are likely to implement fines on customers who return their cars late or with damage that occurred whilst the vehicle was on hire.

Car hire companies will apply a number of techniques to ensure the safety of their vehicles whilst they are on hire. For example many car hire companies will not rent to people below a certain age, or they will use restriction devices to prevent people from driving over a certain speed. Car hire companies can also offer a number of optional extras to their customers at a fee and will often give a choice of cars with extras such as CD players and Satellite Navigation systems.