This is a collaborative post: Confused about renting a car? Don’t worry! Here we have a full guide on how to rent a car at the airport with ease!
You can hire a car with or without a driver for a while (from several hours to monthly care hire, or even longer). The vehicle is provided by a company, specialised in automobile rental. The service allows people to choose different types of cars. Several of them are:
- Economy
- Compact
- Standard
- Premium
- Estate
- Luxury
- Convertible
There is also a variety of car hire automakers, such as Ford, Opel, Mercedes, BMW, etc.
When is the best time to hire a car?
There is no set time when you can hire a vehicle. Sometimes it is better to make a reservation 7 days before the pick-up date or a month before. It highly depends on the season and upcoming events. These aspects influence the variety of cars that you might choose. The closer important events are, the less choice of cars is. For example, if you look for a 7-seater hire in Manchester, book it beforehand to avoid a lack of deals.
10 simple steps to get an airport car hire
1. Look for a comfortable aggregator
There are plenty of ways to rent a car. One of them is booking through the rental aggregators. A car rental aggregator is a website or an application that works via a search engine, which helps clients search for hire deals. Spend some time looking through several aggregators and choose the most comfortable for you.
2. Set up a pick-up location
On the website of the application, find a white text box labelled as pick-up location. There you should enter the city name and the place within its area. While you are typing, look at the list of proposed cities to fill in the box automatically. The pick-up location is usually displayed in the same box straight after the city name. For example, if you hire a car at the Manchester Airport, you’ll see “Manchester – Airport, MAN, United Kingdom”.
3. Select the pick-up and drop-off dates
The next step is to set the pick-up and drop-off days. There are two small boxes for it. If you click on them, there is usually a small calendar popping up for you to choose the date with ease.
4. Indicate driver’s age
Confirm whether the driver is between 30-65 years. While renting a car, keep in mind that you must be 21 or over. Mind that every company has extra restrictions for different ages. The other important aspect is the 70-year-old driver needs to have a document about a medical revision to hire a car.
5. Customise search details
If needed, check the information in the search details box. There you can choose the proper currency and the country you currently live in. There you can also change the information that you have entered previously.
6. Select needed tags in the filter
To get a more specific result of the search, look at the list of tags in the filter. There you can find such options as:
- Types of transmission. It might be automatic or manual;
- Pick-up location: in terminal or free shuttle bus;
- Fuel policy. There you can see full-to-full and same to same;
- Mileage. Choose from limited and unlimited;
- Car specifications. The tags are air conditioning, diesel, GPS, and petrol.
For example, choose the appropriate tag if you want to book a 7-seater car hire with unlimited mileage.
7. Look through the results of the search
Look carefully at the list. There you can see a picture of the car hire provided. The general information about the car is displayed near every kind of deal. For example, you are looking for 7-seater van hire. In the list below you can see the model, capacity (passengers and luggage), and even the number of doors! Click the button labelled Important Information to see more details about the deal. Then click the Select button.
8. Choose extras
You’re almost there! Pay attention to the extras list. There you can find such options:
- GPS
- Child Toddler Seat
- Booster Seat
- Infant Child Seat
Do not skip this list if you have children. According to the law, a specific child seat must be used in order to make transportation safer.
9. Fill in the driver’s information and credit card forms
Be careful here. You will see several white text boxes where you enter the driver’s personal details:
- First name
- Surname
- Phone number
- Full address
The other form is connected with the payment for your rental. Enter the card number, name, card expiration date, and security code. Make sure that all the information in the text boxes is correct! By doing that, you avoid unpleasant events and accidents.
10. Confirm booking and wait for the set date
Click the confirm button. After you have finished your booking, check your email box to access the confirmation reservation letter. It is not always like that, but still, be ready for it. Wait for the set date and find your car at the pick-up location.
Have a fantastic drive!
