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How hiring works.

Four steps from booking to return, the price, and answers to the questions we are asked most.

  1. 01

    Book and pay online

    Pick the dates and the car. You pay now and the confirmation comes by email.

  2. 02

    Show your licence at pick-up

    Bring the driving licence and the card you paid with. We hold a £300 deposit on it.

  3. 03

    Drive as far as you like

    Miles are unlimited and roadside help answers day and night.

  4. 04

    Bring it back with the same fuel

    Early flight? Leave the key in the drop box by the desk.

The price

What the day rate covers.

The price you see is the price you pay at the desk. Extras are added only if you tick them.

In every rental

Collision and theft cover, £300 excess
Included
Unlimited miles in mainland UK
Included
A second named driver
Included
Roadside help, day and night
Included
Winter tyres, November to March
Included

Extras you can add

Excess down to £0
£12 / day
Child seat or booster
£6 / day
Roof box, 420 litres
£8 / day
Return to Inverness Airport
£60 once
Driver under 25
£10 / day

Questions

Before you book.

Not here? Call 0131 496 0274. A person answers from 7 in the morning.

21 or older, with a full licence held for at least a year. Drivers under 25 pay £10 a day. Campervans need a driver aged 25 or more.

Yes. A licence from the EU, the US, Canada or Australia is fine on its own. Any other licence needs an international driving permit next to it.

We hold £300 on a credit card in the driver's name at pick-up. The hold is released the day you return the car undamaged.

Yes, to every CalMac island. Tell us when you book, and keep the ferry ticket in case of a claim.

Add your flight number when you book. We follow it and keep the car for you, at no cost, until the desk closes. After that the key waits in the drop box.

The car leaves full and comes back full. An electric car leaves at least 80% charged and may come back with 20% or more; the charging card is in the glovebox.

Call roadside help on the number on the key ring. The cover pays for damage above the £300 excess, and you can bring the excess down to £0 when you book.

Yes, through the link in your confirmation email. The days and the car class can be changed up to 48 hours before pick-up, and the difference in price is worked out for you.

All clear? Find a car.

Pick your dates and see what is free. Cancelling is free until 48 hours before.

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