New Forest car hire

Whilst New Forest offers a good selection of possible transport options, hiring a vehicle throughout the duration of your stay is one of the most convenient and easiest options. With no limitations on your travel, you can visit and appreciate the top sights, attractions and landmarks around New Forest with the comfort of your personal hired vehicle. The top sights are intriguing to most visitors, with a seemingly endless opportunity of offerings. Some of the top sights include Paultons Park Home of Peppa Pig World, National Motor Museum, Exbury Gardens & Steam Railway, New Forest Wildlife Park, Adventure Wonderland, The Needles along with much more.

Driving around New Forest is easy to handle for most drivers, no matter if they are new to driving or are experienced. With a mixture of large, open roads and country lanes, it’s the perfect combination of thoroughfares, providing good drivability. Your hired vehicle will be right-hand drive, meaning that you’ll be located on the left-hand side of the road. Approaching a roundabout, make sure to always give way to the right and provide an appropriate amount of stopping distance. Drivers will find that the speed limit is usually 30 mph in urban areas, 60 mph on main single-carriageway roads and 70 mph on motorways and dual carriageways.

In New Forest, as well as the rest of the UK, providers will usually vary in their age requirements to complete a vehicle hire booking. The minimum age for car hire is at least 21 years old; however, most car hire providers will usually only allow the opportunity for car hire to those aged 23 and above. Despite the fact that providers will serve drivers this young, any driver under the age of 25 will usually find themselves facing an additional sub charge, also known as a young driver’s handling fee. Age is also a selective factor to what kind of hire vehicle you can obtain.

On average a car hire in New Forest costs €38 per day.

Intermediate (Audi Q2 or similar) is the most frequently booked car hire type in New Forest.

In the past 72 hours, the cheapest car hires were found at Avis (€21/day), keddy by Europcar (€23/day) and Sixt (€25/day).

Take a look at our extensive car hire location map to find the best car hire deals near you.

On average a car hire in New Forest costs €294 per week (€42 per day).

On average a car hire in New Forest costs €1,258 per month (€42 per day).