Convertibles car rental in United Kingdom
Eight convertibles are available for convertible car rental in United Kingdom, from £80 a day, with weekly rates from £480 and monthly rates from £1,680.
What convertibles car rental in United Kingdom gives you
A convertible changes what a British drive feels like: the roof comes down on the Cotswolds lanes, the Kent coast road and the run out to Oxford, and the cabin stops being a box you sit inside. Our open-top fleet is built around that one idea — 8 cars, all petrol, all automatic, delivered to you rather than collected from a depot. Convertibles car rental in United Kingdom runs on that same principle: the car comes to you.
Eight open-top cars across six brands
The fleet holds 8 cars from 6 brands — Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Jaguar, Aston Martin and Bentley. Every one of the 8 is a Convertible body with an automatic gearbox, so nobody in the party has to drive a manual on the left. The spread runs from a 1.5 L Audi A3 Cabriolet with front-wheel drive to a 4.0 L Bentley Continental GT Convertible with all-wheel drive, and the power outputs in between climb from 150 hp to 557 hp. A wider brand spread matters more than a bigger count: it lets you match engine size and drivetrain to the trip instead of taking whatever single model is left.
Two seats or four — which body style fits
Four of the 8 cars are 2-seat roadsters and four are 4-seat convertibles, so the choice is luggage and passengers first, roof second.
| Body style | Seats | Models | Drivetrain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadster | 2 | Mercedes-Benz SL 43 AMG, Porsche Boxster, Jaguar F-Type S Cabriolet, Mercedes-Benz AMG GT C Roadster | All-wheel, rear-wheel |
| Cabriolet | 4 | Audi A3 Cabriolet, Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet, Aston Martin DB11 Volante, Bentley Continental GT Convertible | Front-wheel, rear-wheel, all-wheel |
A 2-seat roadster's boot is shaped for soft bags, not cases — decide the luggage before the model.
Petrol and automatic across the whole fleet
All 8 convertibles run on petrol with an automatic transmission, and drivetrain splits between front-wheel, rear-wheel and all-wheel drive. The Audi A3 Cabriolet is the only front-wheel-drive car here; the Mercedes-Benz SL 43 AMG and the Bentley Continental GT Convertible put power through all four wheels; the remaining five are rear-wheel drive. Rear-wheel drive dominates the range, which changes how the car behaves on a damp British roundabout — smooth inputs matter more than power, and the 20 mph zones common in the capital reward exactly that.
What the booking covers
- Timing: the delivery address, date and time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed.
- Fuel: the car comes clean with a full tank and goes back full-to-full; anything else is charged as set out in the rental agreement.
- Longer trips: weekly rates start at £480 and monthly at £1,680, worked out as the daily rate multiplied by 6 and by 21.
In the experience of Rent-Trip the roof matters less than people expect — on a week-long booking most drivers drop it for the first two days and then treat the car as a normal one, which is why the 4-seat open-top cars get picked for family runs and the roadsters for two-up weekends.
Choosing a convertible for your United Kingdom rental
The range opens with the Audi A3 Cabriolet at £80 a day and closes with the Aston Martin DB11 Volante at £987 a day. Between those two ends sit six more cars, and the ladder is not a straight line: output climbs far faster than price across it, so the middle of the range buys the biggest step in performance per pound.
The full line-up from £80 to £987 a day
| Model | Seats | Engine and output | Drivetrain | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audi A3 Cabriolet | 4 | 1.5 L, 150 hp | Front-wheel | £80 |
| Mercedes-Benz SL 43 AMG | 2 | 2.0 L, 381 hp | All-wheel | £195 |
| Porsche Boxster | 2 | 2.0 L, 300 hp | Rear-wheel | £275 |
| Jaguar F-Type S Cabriolet | 2 | 3.0 L, 380 hp | Rear-wheel | £404 |
| Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet | 4 | 3.0 L, 450 hp | Rear-wheel | £495 |
| Aston Martin DB11 Volante | 4 | 4.0 L, 510 hp | Rear-wheel | £987 |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG GT C Roadster | 2 | 4.0 L, 557 hp | Rear-wheel | £837 |
| Bentley Continental GT Convertible | 4 | 4.0 L, 550 hp | All-wheel | £837 |
The cheapest way into an open-top hire
The Audi A3 Cabriolet costs £80 a day, with 4 seats, a 1.5 L 150 hp engine and front-wheel drive. Front-wheel drive and a small engine make it the least demanding car on this page on narrow British lanes and in tight car parks — and at 4 seats it also takes two passengers in the back. In our experience the A3 is the car most people should look at first and then talk themselves out of; it does the open-air job on a weekend run to the coast without asking for any driving adjustment.
Where the performance sits in the range
- Mercedes-Benz AMG GT C Roadster: 557 hp from a 4.0 L engine, the highest output on this page, and a 2-seat layout.
- Bentley Continental GT Convertible: 550 hp from 4.0 L with all-wheel drive and 4 seats, at £837 a day.
- Aston Martin DB11 Volante: 510 hp, 4 seats and rear-wheel drive — the middle ground between grand tourer and roadster.
- Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet: 450 hp, 3.0 L, 4 seats, rear-wheel drive, a lower daily rate than the Bentley.
- Jaguar F-Type S Cabriolet: 380 hp from a supercharged 3.0 L, 2 seats, and the point where the range stops being about getting there.
The most powerful cars here are also the least accommodating: a 2-seat roadster trades passenger space for output, so pick it for two people, not four. Rear-wheel drive dominates the range, which changes how the car behaves on a damp British roundabout — smooth inputs matter more than power, and the traction light comes on earlier than the engine note suggests.
If your trip is a long motorway haul with luggage, the 4-seat cars sit at the top of the ladder for a reason; if it is an afternoon in the countryside, the Boxster or the F-Type does the same job for less. Whatever you pick, the model is confirmed with a manager when the booking is agreed — that is how convertibles car rental in United Kingdom is set up here.
Longer bookings for convertibles car rental in United Kingdom
The longer you keep a convertible, the more the daily rate stops being the number that matters. Our weekly and monthly figures are built from the daily rate with a fixed multiplier, so you can work out the total for any car on this page before you speak to a manager.
How weekly and monthly rates work
A week of open-top hire starts at £480 and a month at £1,680, calculated as the daily rate multiplied by 6 and by 21. The £480 weekly figure comes from the Audi A3 Cabriolet at £80 a day, and the £1,680 monthly figure follows the same car. Apply the same two multipliers to any other model and the total scales with its daily rate — the Aston Martin DB11 Volante at £987 a day produces the largest weekly and monthly totals on this page, the Audi A3 Cabriolet the smallest. Because the multipliers are fixed rather than tiered, check the weekly figure for the model you actually want rather than the class minimum. A 2-seat roadster and a 4-seat convertible can sit at similar daily rates, and it is worth pricing both before you commit to a body style.
What changes when you book for a week or more
- Fuel routine: the car is supplied with a full tank and must be returned with a full tank, so a long booking means tracking fill-ups rather than one top-up at the end.
- Delivery timing: the delivery address, date and time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed, which matters more on a month-long hire than on a weekend.
- Roof-down mileage: a longer booking puts more miles on the car, so plan which days you actually drop the roof — motorway stretches at 70 mph are the least rewarding part of a convertible trip.
- Luggage discipline: over a week, soft bags beat hard cases in every car here, and in the 2-seat roadsters there is no rear bench to fall back on.
Booking a longer convertible hire
Rent-Trip delivers to any address in London and to the London airports we cover, and delivery outside those places is arranged case by case rather than promised on the site. For a booking of several weeks, tell the manager your dates early — the delivery slot and the model are settled together, and a specific car is easier to hold when the window is wider. The deposit, the insurance excess and any delivery fee are set out in the rental agreement rather than quoted here.
In our experience the most common mistake on a long hire is choosing the car for the first day rather than the twentieth: a 557 hp roadster is thrilling for a weekend and tiring over a month of British traffic, while the 150 hp Audi A3 Cabriolet is the least demanding thing on this page to live with day after day.
Delivery for your convertible car rental in United Kingdom
Delivery is the default for every one of the 8 open-top cars at Rent-Trip: the vehicle comes to you rather than being collected from a depot. The address, the date and the time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed, so the hand-over fits your flight or your first night in the country rather than the other way round.
Where we deliver
- Any address in the capital: home, hotel or office — we bring the car to the door you give us when the booking is agreed with a manager.
- London Heathrow Airport (LHR): arrivals for the busiest hub in the country, with 84,481,178 passengers recorded in a recent year.
Delivery beyond London and its six airports is agreed case by case
We do not promise delivery beyond the capital and its six airports on this site. If your trip starts somewhere else in the country, raise it when you book: outside those points the arrangement is made case by case and confirmed with a manager, never assumed from the page. The same rule covers the details of the hand-over itself — what the rental agreement sets out, what the deposit and insurance excess come to, and how any road charge or penalty is handled are all settled when booking, not printed here as a figure.
Fuel, condition and the return
Every convertible leaves us clean and with a full tank, and it must come back the same way — full-to-full. If the tank is short on return, the missing fuel and a refuelling service fee are charged as set out in the rental agreement; no pre-paid tank or full-to-empty option is offered. On the road, British rules apply from the first mile: traffic keeps left under Highway Code rule 160, roundabouts run clockwise with priority to traffic from the right under rule 185, and built-up areas default to 30 mph unless signs say otherwise. In our experience the first hour in a right-hand-drive car on a left-hand road is where habits slip — book the delivery for daylight if you land late, and the drive to the hotel stops being a test.
Driving rules that shape convertibles car rental in United Kingdom
Left-hand traffic is the single biggest adjustment for most visitors, and it applies to every car in our fleet. All 8 convertibles are right-hand drive, so the gearbox sits to your left and the mirror arrangement is reversed from what a driver used to the continent expects.
The Highway Code puts it plainly: keep to the left unless signs or markings say otherwise (rule 160), and when turning, stay close to the left edge (rule 183). On roundabouts you give way to traffic approaching from the right (rule 185) and travel clockwise.
Speed limits follow the road, not the mood. Built-up areas run at 30 mph (48 km/h) in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland; single carriageways at 60 mph (96 km/h); dual carriageways and motorways at 70 mph (112 km/h). Lit roads default to 30 mph unless signs say otherwise, and signs always win — which is why an open-top car rewards a co-driver who actually reads them.
- Speed: 30 mph built-up, 60 mph single carriageway, 70 mph dual carriageway and motorway — signs override the default.
- Alcohol: England, Wales and Northern Ireland allow 80 mg per 100 ml of blood, 35 µg per 100 ml of breath, 107 mg per 100 ml of urine; Scotland is stricter at 50 / 22 / 67.
- Phones: holding and using a phone, satnav or tablet is banned even at a red light — £200 and 6 penalty points, and drivers who passed their test less than 2 years ago lose their licence. Hands-free is allowed if the device does not block your view.
- Seat belts and child seats: a belt is compulsory where fitted; children need a child seat until they reach 135 cm or turn 12, whichever comes first — up to £500.
Foreign licences are valid for 12 months from your last entry into Great Britain (England, Wales, Scotland) on a full, current licence. That window covers a normal holiday with room to spare, but it starts at entry, not at pick-up — so a long touring trip should be planned around it rather than discovered at the end.
Road charges are agreed when booking: congestion and emission zone charges, toll crossings and any penalty notices are settled as set out in the rental agreement, so raise the question with the manager before the car is delivered.
On a 2-seat roadster the cabin is tight and the roof line low, which makes mirror checks on roundabouts a deliberate head movement rather than a glance; in our experience drivers settle into the clockwise flow within an hour of leaving London.
Trip ideas for convertibles car rental in United Kingdom
The open-top cars on this page suit three kinds of trip better than the rest: a two-up weekend out of London, a family run with four seats in use, and a long touring hire where the roof is a bonus rather than the point. Which car you take follows from the trip, not the other way round.
- Porsche Boxster: 2 seats, 300 hp, rear-wheel drive — the lightest way into a mid-engined roadster here, and the pick when the route matters more than the luggage.
- Jaguar F-Type S Cabriolet: 380 hp from a supercharged 3.0 L, 2 seats, rear-wheel drive — more grand tourer than track tool, and comfortable on a long motorway leg.
Pack soft bags for either of them: a 2-seat roadster's boot is shaped for them, and there is no rear bench to fall back on.
Four seats in use
- Audi A3 Cabriolet: 4 seats, 150 hp, front-wheel drive — £80 a day and the easiest to place in a tight car park.
- Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet: 4 seats, 450 hp, 3.0 L, rear-wheel drive — the step up when two adults and two children travel together.
- Bentley Continental GT Convertible: 4 seats, 550 hp, all-wheel drive — £837 a day, and the one to take when the drive is the occasion.
A 4-seat cabriolet takes adults in the back only on short hops; treat the rear bench as a place for children or bags on a full day out.
Long touring hire
Weekly rates start at £480 and monthly at £1,680, calculated as the daily rate multiplied by 6 and by 21, so the total for any model on this page follows from its own daily figure. A month at the wheel changes the calculation: the 557 hp Mercedes-Benz AMG GT C Roadster is thrilling for a weekend and tiring over weeks of British traffic, while the 150 hp Audi A3 Cabriolet is the least demanding thing on this page to live with day after day.
Comparing convertibles car rental in United Kingdom options
Everything here is petrol and automatic; what changes is seats, driven wheels, engine size and output. The 8 cars split four ways by body and drivetrain, and that split matters more than the badge on the bonnet when you are choosing.
Roadsters against cabriolets
| What you get | 2-seat roadsters (4 cars) | 4-seat cabriolets (4 cars) |
|---|---|---|
| Seats | 2 | 4 |
| Models | Mercedes-Benz SL 43 AMG, Porsche Boxster, Jaguar F-Type S Cabriolet, Mercedes-Benz AMG GT C Roadster | Audi A3 Cabriolet, Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet, Aston Martin DB11 Volante, Bentley Continental GT Convertible |
| Drivetrain | All-wheel or rear-wheel | Front-wheel, rear-wheel or all-wheel |
| Best for | Two people, soft bags, a short trip | Families, luggage, a longer hire |
Front, rear and all-wheel drive
- All-wheel drive: the Mercedes-Benz SL 43 AMG and the Bentley Continental GT Convertible — the two to pick when the forecast is unsettled.
- Rear-wheel drive: the remaining five cars, from the 300 hp Porsche Boxster up to the 557 hp Mercedes-Benz AMG GT C Roadster.
- Front-wheel drive: the Audi A3 Cabriolet alone — the least demanding car on this page on narrow lanes and in tight car parks.
Rear-wheel drive carries five of the eight, and on a damp British roundabout that means smooth inputs matter more than power — the traction light comes on earlier than the engine note suggests.
Engine size and output
Output and price do not climb together across the ladder: the Audi A3 Cabriolet makes 150 hp from 1.5 L, while the most expensive car, the Aston Martin DB11 Volante, makes 510 hp from 4.0 L, and the 557 hp Mercedes-Benz AMG GT C Roadster sits below it on price.
The middle of the range therefore buys the biggest step in performance per pound, which is why the Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet at 450 hp is the car most often discussed when a driver wants more than the Audi without the Bentley's outlay.
What to check in the rental agreement
The agreement is where the numbers that are not printed on this page actually live. Deposit, insurance excess, delivery fees and any discount are set out there rather than quoted here, so read them before the booking is fixed, not at the kerb. The same paperwork is what turns convertibles car rental in United Kingdom from a page into a confirmed booking.
Points settled before the booking is fixed
- Delivery address, date and time: arranged with a manager while the booking is being agreed, so the hand-over fits your flight or your first night rather than the other way round.
- Model and body style: confirmed at the same stage — the page shows the fleet, the paperwork names the car.
- Deposit and insurance excess: set out in the rental agreement, never a figure on this page.
- Delivery fees: also set out in the rental agreement, and delivery outside the places we cover is arranged case by case rather than promised on the site.
Fuel and condition on return
Each open-top car is handed over clean and with a full tank, and it has to come back the same way — full-to-full. Should the tank be short at the end of the hire, the missing fuel plus a refuelling service fee are charged as set out in the rental agreement; no pre-paid tank and no full-to-empty option is offered. Walk round the vehicle with the person who hands it to you and note anything you would not want attributed to your hire.
Road charges and penalties
Congestion and emission zone charges, toll crossings and any penalty notice are agreed when booking and settled as set out in the rental agreement. Raise the question with the manager before the car is delivered rather than after a letter arrives, because who pays what is a booking term and not something the page can decide for you.