Alicante Car Hire - Guide To Renting or Hiring a Car in Alicante

HIRING A CAR IN ALICANTE

Hiring a car in Alicante is essential because of the lack of public transport. The only reason not to hire a car in Alicante is if you are staying in the Arenal beach area of Alicante where everything you need such as shops and restaurants are within walking distance.

If you are coming on holiday to Alicante you will probably be arriving into Alicante airport where there are of course many car hire companies both local Spanish companies and major international car hire companies.

In Alicante itself there are a number of local Spanish car hire companies, some are based only in Alicante and some are national Spanish car hire companies with branches in many towns in Spain.

Hiring a car in Alicante gives you great flexibility to discover the many varied sights and towns of the Costa Blanca.

WHERE CAN YOU FIND CHEAP ALICANTE CAR HIRE?

We have carried out extensive research comparing all the major Alicante car hire companies.

We have found when hiring a car in Alicante you need to shop around - there is no Alicante car hire company that is always the cheapest. Much depends on your dates and the availability of the various models of car hire that each Alicante car hire company has for those dates.

Contacting each Alicante car hire company can take hours and hours and be very confusing so the best way to find cheap car hire in Alicante is to use a car hire search-engine which trawls the web in seconds and scours all the reputable Alicante car hire companies with your specific information i.e. the dates for your Alicante car hire, where you want to hire the car from (and drop it off), the size of car hire needed etc.

If you click on the link below you will go to a page containing the best search engine for cheap Alicante car hire that we have found. It's from an independent company called Car Trawler. They have special discounted internet rates with all the major Alicante car hire companies and using their tool they compare all the rates from the various Costa Blanca car hire companies and then give you the cheapest price for car hire for Alicante.

USEFUL TIPS FOR ALICANTE CAR HIRE

These are a few things you should know before you hire a car in Alicante:

* What's included in the Alicante car hire price and what ISN'T included. You can come across some very cheap Alicante car hire prices but they often won't include unlimited mileage, local taxes or insurances.

* When you hire a car or rent a car in Alicante always check whether the car has air-conditioning - especially if you are hiring a car in summer.

* Book ahead. Alicante is very busy in the summer and Alicante car hire companies will often run out of cars for hire. You also tend to get a better Alicante car hire rate by booking in advance.

* Don't always choose the cheapest Alicante car hire. Rather than hiring a car in Alicante which you can barely fit into you will often find the price difference is usually small to upgrade to a more comfortable Alicante car hire.

* Child seats. Many Alicante car hire companies do not always have these available - out tip is to take your own - you simply check-it in at the airport with your luggage and you will save on your Alicante car hire bill.

* When hiring a car in Alicante check that what you have booked you receive when you are at the offices of the Alicante car hire company. Do all of this before you sign all the paperwork. Make sure you take any car hire print-outs you have so if there are any problems you have it all in writing.

* Check your Alicante car hire for damage. When you've got to your Alicante car hire you naturally just want to get going but make sure the car hire in Alicante company acknowledge any bumps and scrapes already on the car.

* Petrol. Make sure your Alicante car hire uses diesel not four-star petrol as it is much cheaper to buy diesel in Alicante.

*Excesses. Some Alicante car hire companies have very high excesses which means you pay an amount (for example €500) if you have an accident and they cover the rest. Be aware of how much the excess is before you book your Alicante car hire.

More useful tips on hiring a car in Alicante, Costa Blanca, Spain

When you hire a car in Alicante you may be unfamiliar with driving in Spain and as well as risking your own life, you could be endangering others. Whether you are a tourist in Alicante or a resident of Alicante we highly recommend buying a book called Motoring in Spain which covers road signs, who has right of way etc - essential guide to driving in Spain

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