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Low-cost car hire in France


Hiring a car in France is as easy as doing so in any other country. Low-cost car hire facilities as well as the big names in car hire are available at all airports, all main rail stations, and at many other locations within towns and cities.
    The hire-car finder search box below will search through the offers of a range of international low-cost car hire operators, and offer you a choice of solutions, from the cheapest to the most expensive.  For destinations in France, these operators include:
carhire 3000 argus easycar holiday autos
Who are these low-cost operators? They are international car hire agents (like travel agents, only just for car hire), who find and negotiate the cheapest rates possible with the companies who actually provide the rental cars. For example, if you use Carhire 3000 in France, you will actually pick up your vehicle from one of the well-known car hire companies; Citer, Europcar, Hertz, Sixt or Avis......  And the others work in the same way.

 To book your hire car in France...

  
      Select your hire point from the drop-down list in the search box below.
     Place cursor in date box, and use the calendar that opens up.

     Use the search box below to find a selection of cheap car hire options in France,
     NB:  low-cost car hire operators do usually allow for pick up and drop-off at different locations within France if this is what you are looking for.
     Do not use this box if you want to pick up a rental car in France and return it in another country. Use one of the big international operators.such as Hertz or Europcar.
      Click for tips on where best to hire a car in Paris.



Car hire in France : important information :

To hire a car in France you must be at least 21 years old; some car-hire firms will not hire vehicles to drivers under 25.  You must hold a valid drivers license from your country of origin, and you must have held this licence for a year or more. 
You will need to show this license when picking up your vehicle.
Drivers from other European Union countries and some other countries do not need an International driving licence.  However they may need to show a passport or national identity card.

Visitors from Asia, Australia, Africa, and many parts of the Americas (including some US states) must also have an International Driving License. This is true whether hiring a rental car or driving a vehicle that is put at your disposal under any other circumstances, i.e. lent by friend or family, company car, or long-term leasing. It is advisable to check with your local driving organisation, tour operator, or the local French embassy if you are in any doubt as to whether you need this document. An international driving license is a document you will need to obtain in your own country, before coming to France.

About-France.com is not a car hire company;  the role of this web page  is to allow travellers to compare cheap car hire options offered by a number of companies and/or brokers, and to book their vehicle on line using the services of the companies concerned. By using this form, you will be taken to carhireengine.co.uk, a U.K. based broker working with reputable low-cost car-hire operators throughout France and worldwide. By using this service, you will have a choice of cheap car hire options from several different companies, often including unbeatable rates.
Any booking contract made through this site is a contract between you, the user, and the car hire company selected. Under no circumstances can About-France.com be considered as party to or guarantor of any  contract entered into by users of this website.  Travellers are reminded that it is unusual for car hire companies to guarantee a specific model of car; in virtually all cases, advanced bookings will guarantee a specific type of car (compact, economy, limousine, etc.), but not a specific model. This is true even with the largest operators, except when specific  terms of the vehicle rental contract guarantee a particular make of vehicle and/or  model.



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