Car Hire Prices At Home And Abroad

Representatives from Europecar and Avis both agree that the economic downturn is going to strengthen the long term future of car hire companies. Travel management companies are also focussing more on car hire uk too. Although corporates are not comitting to longer term car hire contracts at the moment, the TMC's are expected to concentrate more on car hire as the economy recovers.

The Post Office Travel Services' 'Motoring on the Continent' report has revealed a cut in European motoring costs. Unleaded petrol can be found on the continent for up to 12% less and diesel a whopping 31% less.

Switzerland was found to be the cheapest of those surveyed for unleaded, but Austria and Spain were the best value overall for UK motorists, especially for diesel drivers.

The UK is presently the second most expensive country of those surveyed after Norway. We are also the only country in which diesel is more expensive than petrol.

Although Britain doesn't do so well overall in terms of petrol prices, there is some good news in that they are now 10% less than they were last year.

As far as car hire results go, Portugal is the overall best value for money at the moment with a drop of 21% on last years prices, but Greece had the lowest rental price cut (36%), ahead of Sweden (32% drop).

It was Portugals good value rental rates combined with low fuel costs which put them into the lead ahead of the UK, Turkey and the Netherlands.

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