US Car Hire Rental Agreements

Here we look at the rental agreement signed when you arrive at the desk of the rental company.  The pre-paid rental voucher we provide is not a rental agreement. The voucher is proof that you have pre-paid the costs of the hire of the car, plus insurances required by law to drive in the US or Canada. Continue reading →

US Car Hire With No Deposit

US Car Hire With No Deposit.

Here at The Car Hire Team we are very happy to offer our clients US car hire with no deposit for reservations more than 8 weeks ahead of travel.  While this is not currently available as an automatic facility via our website, it is as simple as dropping us an email.

Please use our website to check for the car, supplier and package that you want, and then jot that down on an email. Please included the name of the lead driver (and their age), where and when (exact times please) you will be collecting the car, where and when you will be returning your car and your arrival flight number if you have it. That is all the information that we require to reserve your hire car in the USA. To help us on the administrative side we will also need your billing address and a contact number. If you want any additional items like a Sat Nav unit, please also cost that out and let us know so we can add it to the reservation for you.
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SUV Car Hire in the USA

Hiring an SUV in America.

Sport Utility Vehicles or SUV’s are exceptionally popular as hire cars in the USA.  The variety of the SUV’s available is much wider than a few years ago where the standard offering was a Jeep Cherokee.  We can now offer as many as five different SUV categories for hire in the US and the differences can be both subtle and confusing, so here we try to clarify what is available – and where they may be available. Continue reading →

Seasonal Surcharges for US Car Hire

Here in the UK we have had the most exciting Olympic summer and even occasional glimpses of the sun!  But now, as summer slips to autumn and the days shorten attention turns to the next ‘main event’.  USA Car hire companies are well ahead of this curve and have already put seasonal surcharges for car hire in place for the peak Christmas period.
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Hertz and Dollar Thrifty to Merge

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. and Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Hertz would acquire Dollar Thrifty for $87.50 per share in cash in a transaction valued at a corporate enterprise value of approximately $2.3 billion.

As part of the deal, Hertz has reached an agreement to sell Advantage (currently its car rental leisure arm) to Franchise Services of North America and Macquarie Capital.  Other car rental companies within that stable are: U-Save, Rent-a-Wreck, Practicar and X-Press Rent-a-car.  That sale is contingent upon the successful merger of Hertz and Dollar Thrifty. Continue reading →

Driving Licences for Car Hire in the USA

Tips on driving in USA and renting a car with a UK driving licence

To hire a car in the USA you need a full, valid driving licence from your country of residence (but not USA or Canada). Some car hire companies require that you have held your full licence for at least one year. But not all make this distinction – please see the checklist below. For UK drivers heading to the USA, we understand that nothing will change with regard to UK driving licences and that in other English speaking countries you will not be required to hold an IDP following Brexit. For drivers heading to Europe please click here

NB: If you have a driving ban in your home country you cannot hire a car in the USA

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