General notes: prices include insurance and VAT, but are approximate - do check when booking. You will need to show your driving licence (held for at least a year without significant driving offences) plus a second proof of identity.

Car Hire

Hertz at Hartwell
Oxford Motor Park/Langford Lane
Kidlington
Oxford
OX5 1RY

Tel 01865 856555
Mon-Fri 08:30-17:30, Sat 08:30-12:30

• EXAMPLE PRICING: smallest Fiat Punto £35.25 for 24 hours (£145 week)
• Deposit - nil but you leave a signed credit card slip.
• Petrol charged full to full. You can return to any Hertz office, some any time, some office hours.

Avis
1 Abbey Road
Oxford
OX2 0AD

Tel 0844 581 0014
Mon-Fri 08:00-18:00, Sat 08:00-13:00

• Outlet closest to central Oxford (second road on the right past railway station going away from the city centre).
• EXAMPLE PRICING: smallest Ford Fiesta from £43 for 24 hours (£150 week)
• Deposit - nil but you must leave a signed credit card slip.
• Petrol full to full, min. age 23.

National Car Rental
Harcourt House
Marston Road
Oxford
OX3 0EJ

Tel 01865 240471
Mon-Fri 08:00-18:00, Sat 08:00-13:00

• Neither the head office nor the local branch are willing/able to release any useful details. Goodness knows why. If you care to pose as a customer and find out for us, please do. We do at least know that they accept over 21 year olds.

Target
Unit 7
North Hinksey Lane (off Botley Road)
Oxford
OX2 0NR

Tel 01865 244477 Fax 01865 244177
Mon-Fri 08:00-18:00, Sat 08:00-12:00

• Cars, minibuses, vans & trucks available. Book online or via telephone.

Car Clubs

Commonwheels has a fleet of cars available for loan to members in East Oxford/Cowley, and now a vehicle in Headington also. They're all parked in marked bays in local streets within a few minutes walk of thousands of residents. Members can book the cars online or over the phone for periods upwards of half an hour and are charged (by monthly invoice) according to the length of booking (£2.50 or £4 an hour) and distance travelled (first 10 miles free, next 100 miles at 25p per mile, 19p per mile thereafter). Rates include fuel. Members each get a smart card to open the car when they have a booking. As demand increases so too will the fleet, ensuring cars continue to be available for last minute bookings. If you'd like Commonwheels in your area or would like to join the mailing list for the Oxford scheme, email info@commonwheels.org.uk.

Streetcar also have cars in Oxford now; their cars are mostly situated in north and west Oxford. They are also looking for more parking spaces in Oxford (for which they pay a rental fee).

Last updated: 11/11/2009