A car rental, rent-a-car or car hire agency is a company that rents automobiles for short periods of time for a fee. It is an elaborate form of a rental shop, organized in numerous local branches, primarily located near airports or busy city areas and often complemented by a website allowing online reservations.

When you return the vehicle at the end of the hire period, the total charges for the hire, including any additional charges for fuel, damage, etc will be calculated and any overpayment made by you will be credited to your credit card. Additional amounts due will be debited to your credit card if applicable. Over the past few years, rental agencies have begun to install GPS devices in their vehicles. These units allow companies to track cars that are lost or stolen. But the technology also lets them know when a renter has been speeding or has taken a car into another country, which may be construed as increasing wear and tear.

If you are going on vacation to the Spanish region of Valencia and want vehicle rental at Alicante airport, we have the best rates on the market. Each year the liabilities assumed under car-rental agreements increase. At one time, renters were responsible only for actual damage to, or theft of, the vehicle. But the rental car companies have added loss-of-use provisions, which mean that if a damaged car is in the repair shop for, say, two weeks after an accident, the renter is liable for revenues the rental car company has lost. Storage fees may be passed on to you.