Compare car hire

Where can I compare car hire and how do I get the best deal?

By searching on EnjoyTravel.com you can quickly and easily see all of the options for the country, city, airport or town, and dates that you need. You’ll simply select the required place and dates/times from the search box and then after a few seconds, hey presto, you get the list of results. From there you can filter out certain car types, suppliers, brands, and sort by price. Once you’ve completed your comparison and made your choice, go ahead and make the booking online to lock in the price and guarantee your car.

Whether you’re looking for the cheapest budget option available like a trendy Fiat 500, something compact and comfy like a VW Golf, a family car such as a spacious Nissan Qashqai, or something flashy like a Mercedes E-Class convertible, the one thing you can be sure of is that by comparing on the options together, across the big brands and the local ones too, you’ll find the cheapest deal to suit your exact requirements.

Which car types are on offer and how do I compare them?

Mini: The entry level car providing outstanding value for money. Generally a small car such as a Fiat500, Toyota Aygo, Hyundai i10 or Kia Picanto. You will find some staggering low prices, not to mention economic fuel consumption which having enough space for minimum 2 adults and a small amount of luggage.

7 seater and mini-bus: It's easy to find larger vehicles with 7, 9 or even 12 seats by using a good comparison site. The 9 seater Renault Trafic is popular as is the Opel/Vauxhall Vivaro.

Economy: For a little bit of extra space whilst still keeping the price to a minimum, economy types cars include the following: Ford Fiesta, Opel/Vauxhall Corsa, and Peugeot 208.

Premium and luxury cars: If you're on business or more interested in pure comfort and luxury brands, the range of premium and luxury cars will appeal to you. You can compare BMWs, Mercedes and Audis like a BMW 3-series, 5 series, or X3 to Mercedes C-Class, E-Class and GLE or perhaps a Lexus. The one thing in common is you'll always find a great price.

Compact car: If you're looking for a bit more space than an economy car, whilst still keeping the price low, you're looking for a compact which includes a bit more boot space, more space in the back for the kids and examples such as a VW Golf, Opel/Vauxhall Astra, Ford Focus and Fiat Tipo.

Family/Full-size vehicle: The full-size, also sometimes known as family or intermediate category of cars is usually a larger saloon car or SUV type vehicle. Suitable for a family of 2 adults and 2 kids, or 2 sets of adults, with much more boot space, this category includes cars such as Ford Kuga and Nissan Qashqai.

Here's a few TOP TIPs and car hire statistics to help you when considering which car to opt for

• Popular: The most popular car is a Vauxhall/Opel Corsa with an average price of £ 24.24 per day and the cheapest recorded at £8.58 per day.
• Cheapest: The cheapest overall car is a Toyota Aygo, with an average price of £ 16.40/day and the cheapest recorded was a remarkable 83p a day in Edinburgh Airport with Easirent.
• Book in advance: Customers who booked 30 days in advance saved on average 51% compared to those that booked within 24 hours of their pick up time and customers who hired a car for less than £10 per day booked on average 39 days in advance of the rental pick-up date.
• Driving in the UK is easy, in fact the UK has one of the lowest accident and fatality rates from it's roads of anywhere in the world.
• Always drive on the left, keep left unless over-taking on the motorways, watch out for the Smart Motorways which sometimes don't have a hard shoulder.
• Family cars: The most popular family cars include Nissan Qashqai (avg daily £ 33.01, cheapest £ 7.50), Skodia Octavia (averaging £34.13/day, best £10.54), and Ford Kuga (avg. £39.87/day, lowest £11.58)
• The most cost-effective countries based on average per day include; Portugal with a £12.22 per day avg, Spain was £22.15 per day on average, the average for Poland was £16.19, Cyprus £7.97, Malta £11.47 and for Slovenia customers paid £13.30 a day on average.