Car Hire
Our Car Hire category helps police officers, staff, and their families save money on short- and long-term vehicle rentals. Featuring exclusive savings with trusted providers such as Europcar and more, this section is ideal for holidays, work travel, replacement vehicles, or weekend getaways.
With access to discounted daily rates, flexible rental options, and nationwide UK locations, you can hire with confidence while keeping costs down — whether you’re travelling for duty or downtime.
Car Hire Discounts for the Police Community
Hiring a car covers the gaps that owning one cannot. A bigger vehicle for a family holiday, a runaround at the other end of a flight, or a temporary replacement while the usual car is off the road. The deals in this section bring car hire savings together for serving officers, PCSOs, Special Constables, retired officers, police staff and their families.
Rates vary widely by location, season and how far ahead the booking is made, which means a little planning goes a long way toward a fair price.
What car hire deals are available
Hire options run from small city cars through to estates, people carriers and vans for larger loads or moving day. Bookings split broadly into UK hire, useful for holidays, events and temporary replacements, and overseas hire collected at the airport on arrival. The police deals listed here apply across these where available, and the current terms sit on each offer.
Cover and extras are where the headline rate and the final price tend to part ways. Collision damage waiver, additional drivers, young-driver surcharges and fuel policy all affect the total, so the cheapest advertised rate is not always the cheapest booking once the desk has added everything on.
Getting the best price on car hire
Booking early is the single biggest lever. Hire fleets are finite, and prices climb as availability falls, so reserving well ahead of a holiday or a known date beats booking at the counter on the day. School holidays and peak summer weeks push rates up sharply, which makes advance booking during those periods especially worthwhile.
Excess insurance is the other place to save. The waiver sold at the rental desk is usually the most expensive way to cover the excess, and a standalone annual policy bought separately often costs less than a single trip's worth of desk cover. Reading the fuel policy before collection avoids the full-to-empty arrangements that rarely favour the customer. For more ways to cut the cost of getting around, browse the wider Motoring and Travel section.