Where ever you are flying into Heathrow, Schiphol, Barcelona then the chances are you are going to need some form of transportation when you land, many people opt for the option of car hire as it gives more freedom. One of the issues people worry about when hiring a car at an airport is time, late night flights tend to be a bit cheaper as they are less desirable due to their inconvenience of course. The problem caused with late night flights is the working hours of everything else, shops, food, taxis and of course car hire.

Which brings me to my point, some car rental companies close their office with standard working hours (5pm-7pm close) usually. No matter what time you are arriving you may need to hire a car, and let’s face it no matter how nice they make some airports you don’t want to spend the night sleeping rough in the terminal waiting for your car hire, its simply not worth it.

What many people don’t realise or even check is that there are a large amount of the time at least one car hire company that is open no matter the time. That’s where we can step in and help you, we work with several car hire companies worldwide with a large amount of them operating 24 hour services in a large amount of locations, without a doubt we will find something that will best suite you.

If you are stuck unable to find a company that is open whilst you are flying in then gives us a call and we will do the best that we can to find an option for you, along with the best price of course. You can contact us by calling +44 (0)113 880 0748 or you can email us at sales@thealternativeagency.co.uk, our experienced reservation agents will be on the other side of the line to answer any questions that you may have.

We’ve all been hearing the news recently about the River Thames flooding and although the news seems to be forgetting, there’s also flooding problems to the south west. Essentially the whole south is underwater, well that may be exaggerating a bit but it’s still a worrying situation with many people having to evacuate their homes and head north for their safety. More to the point, many people have been stuck as their cars have seen severe water damage, in fact we have had a few calls today about cars being written off because of it! In need of a getaway vehicle people often turn to car hire, which may be a good alternative solution.

We always aim to do the best we can for our customers and help them out, especially in situations like this. We promise to find you the best price possible for your given dates and times, we can also work on a two hour period as we realise that it may be of urgent need to get a car because of the circumstances so give us a call and you can collect the vehicle just two hours later as that is all the notice we need.

You may want to hire larger vehicles such as SUV and 4x4s as it means that low lying water won’t be a challenge, we also have these available at several locations around London and the rest of the south.

To get immediate help and hire a car as quickly as possible we advise that you contact us directly on +44 (0)113 880 0748 or email us at sales@thealternativeagency.co.uk and our expert reservation agents will be on hand to answer any questions that you may have an book a car in for you straight away, getting you the best overall deal possible no matter what.

This winter the UK has been hit by some pretty harsh weather creating floods in several areas across Great Britain, the main area that was effected however was the southern end of England with cities like Devon, Eastbourne, Portsmouth and Torquay being badly affected. Therefore it’s ideal that you have access to a 4×4 as it can be essential to get around when other cars can’t, it just wouldn’t be worth it to buy a 4×4 for the few weeks where you are going to need it every year then why don’t you just hire one instead? It’s surprisingly affordable with Indigo Car Hire. (more…)

When it comes to hiring a car people want to make the most out of hired duration and get their monies worth, which is completely understandable as car hire can often be quite expensive. Most people normally look to just find the best deal and the lowest price but there are a lot of other things to take into account, one of which is the running cost of a vehicle. That in mind many people want to go for diesel vehicles as you often get more value for money in terms of mileage and cost, however car hire companies are wise to this. (more…)

Millions and millions of passengers passing through one of the world’s busiest airports each year, Heathrow airport is the UKs hub of aviation. Hand in hand with that of course is car hire, which can be a rather confusing process with several companies based in all the different terminals it can be a bit of a hassle. Let us organise everything for you and make the whole process simple even amongst the madness created by 70 million passengers each year. We can also arrange a fantastic deal for younger drivers which you can take advantage of when you book with us. (more…)