Local car hire

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Permalink Reply by Karen Alexander on March 10, 2013 at 22:12

Have a look at Whipcar - not sure how it compares to other car hire but may be worth a look.

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Permalink Reply by Clive Carter on March 11, 2013 at 16:22

Yes, I was going to say the same thing.

I have part-way joined. I haven't used them yet, but a friend has and he's also been with Streetcar/ZipCar/Avis and he thinks Whipcar are good.

The bloke he hired a car from told my friend that he hired out his car often enough, that his own motoring came for free! It seems to make sense all round.

I do suspect how Whipcar compare with other car hire: cheaper, because you'd be hiring from local residents who bought a car primarily for their own use and not on which to earn a return, as ZipCar has.

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Permalink Reply by Tessa on March 10, 2013 at 23:00

We've used Practical - just next to the Shell garage on Park Road for over 10 years. Possibly not the cheapest but we've found them really great to deal with and we hire a car at least 4 or 5 times a year. They don't rip you off if you scratch the car either, you'll get charged but you won't lose your whole deposit. Carla manages the office - tell her I sent you if you use them!

website is http://www.practical.co.uk/

tel:  020 8340 7902

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Permalink Reply by LSquared on March 11, 2013 at 0:11

Enterprise will deliver and collect (within rough offce hours, sadly not 24 hour) and cost pretty much the same price as any of the big firms, certainly no more expensive. We always use them these days for the convenience.

I also recommend the central London branches of Avis, Hertz etc over the more local ones as they are easier to get to and often have longer opening hours or 24 hour drop off.

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Permalink Reply by 1g9i0zrtsaua2 on March 13, 2013 at 8:27

We use Enterprise all the time. They could not be more helpful, efficient and user friendly. By that I mean that if you fill up with petrol and don't use it they remember and reward you next time you hire. They are American owned and I can not recomend them more highly.

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Permalink Reply by HoL Site Admin on March 11, 2013 at 9:24

From our Facebook page:

Diane Sewell Car3000 very good . Call them for a better deal

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Permalink Reply by AndrewAW1 on March 12, 2013 at 18:18

I assume by Car3000 they mean Carhire 3000 which is a broker for the main hire car companies (Avis, Hertz, etc) rather than independent companies.

I tend to use them when hiring cars for work and find them good but never used them in the UK.

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Permalink Reply by Alison P on March 12, 2013 at 20:27

Thanks everyone, this is really helpful. On this occasion, I think we will get the train - a quick look at different options suggests the car hire alone will cost double the train tickets, and that's before you factor in the petrol!

But really good to know about the different options.

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