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Car hire: cheapest airport deals at Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester
The quick answer
The cheapest airport car hire we found for 4 to 11 Dec is VIP Cars at £42.95 for a mini car from Manchester, the whole week. At Heathrow the same week starts at £59.97 with VIP Cars. Same mini, same week at Heathrow: £59.97 with VIP Cars against £124.92 with Europcar. Prices are read from each seller's own search for those dates: open it with your own dates to book.
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airports: Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester
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rental firms and brokers
£42.95
cheapest week of car hire
£6.14
a day, cheapest
Our pick: lowest price for the weekAffiliate
VIP Cars mini car, Manchester
7 days · 4 to 11 Dec
The lowest whole-week price in our sample. Check the deposit and the excess on the listing, then cover the excess before you go for far less than the desk charges.
Whole hire
£42.95
Every quote · 4 to 11 Dec
Airport car hire, cheapest week first
A rental company and a broker side by side, for the same week at the same airports. The price is for the whole hire.
AffiliateRanked by price, read from each seller's own site. Prices checked on each provider's own site, 26 Oct 2026.
Cover the excess before you pick up the keys. Standalone car hire excess insurance is usually far cheaper than the cover sold at the desk. Read our Reduce My Excess review.
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Compare a car hire broker with a rental company before you book. A broker searches many rental companies in one go, so you see the whole hire side by side. A rental company such as Europcar sells only its own cars. Compare the full cost, not just the daily rate. Standalone car hire excess insurance pays you back your excess and is usually cheaper than the cover sold at the rental desk. Need data abroad too? Get a travel eSIM before you land.
Straight answers
Car hire questions
- Is a car hire broker cheaper than a rental company?
- It depends on your trip, so compare both. A car hire broker searches many rental companies in one go, while a rental company such as Europcar sells only its own cars. Car hire prices depend on your dates, pick-up place and the driver's age, so check both on the same dates.
- What is car hire excess insurance?
- Car hire excess insurance is a separate policy that pays you back your excess if your hire car is damaged or stolen. The excess is the amount you pay before the rental company's own cover starts. Standalone excess cover is usually cheaper than the cover sold at the rental desk.