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Car
Rental
General
First
things first; we drive on the left! This can be confusing for our
American and European cousins who seem to get by driving on the
"wrong" side of the road. If this doesn't put you off, the traffic and
non-existent parking might. Oh and car rental in London can be
expensive (particularly compared to North American prices).
However
if you are still game having a car can get you around the places
public transport can't reach. Most hire deals include insurance,
taxes, etc but check on booking. Watch out for high insurance excesses
(the amount you pay if you have an accident before the insurance kicks
in).
Petrol
(or gas!) is currently around 60 pence per litre (approx 2.5 ponds per
UK gallon). Cars run on unleaded petrol or diesel (yes, tractor
fuel!). All but a few garages are self service.
NB.
For further info see "Getting
to London by Car"
Online
Car Rental Firms
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AVIS: Avis.co.uk was developed to
enable customers to get a quote and book online in under 90
seconds in only four easy steps. The effectiveness of our website
has been recognised by various leading consumer and new media
publications and readers of the Daily Telegraph recently voted
Avis as the "Best Car Hire Company 2003". |
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EBOOKERS: ebookers.com is a
leading online European travel agency offering complete one-stop,
online shopping with a host of travel products and services,
including negotiated discount airfares with 120 airlines, and
discounts with over 14,000 hotels worldwide. |
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EUROPCAR: Europcar
has a wide range of vehicles available for hire in over 118
countries around the world, offering highly competitive prices on
car & van rentals to both business and leisure travelers. |
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HOLIDAY AUTOS: holiday autos
is the world’s largest online car rental broker with fully
inclusive car rental in over 4000 locations UK and worldwide. |
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ON AIRPORT CAR HIRE:
Onairportcarhire.com is one of Europe's leading car rental
brokers, providing quality, low cost car hire throughout the world
at major cities, airports and holiday resorts. Customers receive
an instant £5 discount when booking online. |
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Specialist Cars
Farino
020 7495 5141 (Ferrari, Porsche, BMW)
Wykehams 020 7589 6894 (Morgans; classic handbuilt British sportscars)
Bicycles
If you
want to get on a bike to see the capital of cool be warned; the
streets are dangerous out there. London is busy, unforgiving and on a
bad day seriously polluted. We would only recommend biking to more
experienced riders.
Bicycle Rental
On Your
Bike: 22 Duke St Hill, London Bridge SE1 (020 7378 6669)
Evans:
The Cut, Waterloo, SE1 (020 7928 4785)
Walking
The
sensible option
Using
Shanks's pony (walking) is the most sensible and rewarding way to view
the capital. If you are reasonably fit, enjoy using maps and sport a
decent pair of shoes, walking is the business.
If you
are staying ouside the centre, get a tube or train in to the West End
and spend the rest of the day on your feet. For some ideas of where to
go see our
Out & About
section.
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