Car Hire: Help & Hints

Pre-booking car hire in advance

By pre-booking your rental vehicle in advance you can be guaranteed availability of vehicle for your arrival. Perfect for those looking to rent a large vehicle, often in short supply at certain locations.

Best price guarantee

If you find a cheaper like for like pre-paid rental price offered by any other independent UK car rental operator who sells car rental via a travel agent, before or after booking but prior to departure, cheap.co.uk will best endeavor to match that price. Please note, this does not apply to special offers.

Early or late pick up and drop offs

In most locations flights will be met and cars supplied outside of normal working hours. However, there may be an additional charge for this service payable locally. This will be quoted when your flight timings are given to us. In the event that a flight is delayed, causing the car pick-up to fall outside normal working hours, the additional charge will be made locally, where the out of hours service is available.

Cancellations

Cheap.co.uk levy a charge for cancellation of any booking you are unable to honour prior to your collection date (see below).

7 or more days before start date = £15
6-3 days before start date = 50%
2-0 days before start date = 75%

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