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Practical Car & Van Rental U.K. is the fourth largest vehicle rental company in the United Kingdom with over 150 car and van hire locations situated throughout the U.K. in England, Wales, Scotland and the Irish Republic. We have over 25 years experience of self drive hire and pride ourselves on delivering an outstanding service, quality rental vehicles and highly competitive rates. There are cars to suit every requirement, from 3 door economy cars up to large estate cars. We also provide people carriers (mpv), executive cars and convertibles. Mini buses seating up to 17 people are stocked by numerous rental locations. Automatic vehicles, diesel variants, child seats, global satellite navigation systems are available on request.

We provide Airport Car & Van hire at most international and regional airports. These include Heathrow, Gatwick, Gatwick Airport, Stansted, Luton, Dublin, Belfast, Liverpool, Aberdeen, Inverness, East Midlands, Exeter, Birmingham, Cambridge, Southampton, Newcastle, Leeds/Bradford, Edinburgh Airport, Glasgow and Manchester airports. View our extensive list of Airport Rental locations on the ‘drop down’ list opposite. Most rental locations will provide car hire at local railway and coach stations. Travellers arriving by train or bus can be met upon arrival. Deliveries to Hotels, Guest Houses and business addresses can also be arranged. ‘Out of hours’ rentals including weekends may also be acceptable with prior agreement. Check with your appropriate rental location for more information.

Our U.K. commercial vehicle rental fleet extends from small courier vans through to refrigerated units and 7.5 ton lorries. Intermediate sizes range from the short wheel base (swb) van, through medium wheel base (mwb), up to long wheel base(lwb) and extra long (xlwb) vans. Additionally other sized lorries and Luton vans with and without tail lift are available. Long term rentals may attract preferential rental rates.

Continental car and van hire may also be arranged, contact your local rental location for a quote. One way self drive hire rentals can also be arranged. Cars, 7 seaters and vans up to long wheel base are available for this service. Booked in advance, they can be rented from one location and dropped off elsewhere. This could be to or from an airport, business or private address, etc.

For the recreational vehicle (RV) hirer we have specialist Motorhome rental locations. They provide motor caravans for 4, 5 and 6 berth hire. U.K. Campervan touring holidays can be arranged. Interested parties should go to our dedicated Motorhomes page for further detail.

Business Users including the self-employed, partnerships and limited companies can now take advantage of our tailor-made Flexible leasing schemes. We are able to offer a flexible alternative to conventional contract hire. If you need a lease vehicle for between 28 days and 12 months we provide a varied and ever-changing choice of both cars and vans from different manufacturers.