Ford car rental in London

Looking for Ford car rental in London? We have 9 Ford cars available, from £24 to £138 a day, and we deliver the car to any address in the city and to all six airports — Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, London City and Southend. The delivery address, date and time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed.

Ford Car Rental in London from £24 a Day

Rent-Trip has 9 Fords for hire in London, priced from £24 to £138 a day, with weekly bookings from £144 and monthly from £504. Ford car rental in London starts with picking the right class, and the delivery address, date and time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed. We deliver to any address in the city and to all six airports, and the delivery address, date and time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed.

What the Ford Fleet Covers

Our Ford fleet holds 9 cars spread across 7 classes, from a £24 Focus at the bottom to a £138 Transit 17 Seater at the top. The range is deliberate: two small hatchbacks for a solo driver, two more five-seaters for families, and five larger bodies for groups and cargo. Petrol and diesel split 4 to 5 in favour of diesel, and the gearboxes split 7 manual to 2 automatic. Seat counts run 3, 5, 7, 9, 12 and 17, so the same brand covers a business trip for one and a minibus run for seventeen. In our experience the seat count is the decision that actually matters — body style, engine and gearbox all follow from it, and picking the class you need by seats first saves a second call.

Fords by Class and Daily Rate

Passenger vans cover the widest band on the page, £90 to £138 across three cars, so seat count drives the rate more than anything else in the line-up. The cheapest Ford is the Focus at £24 a day; the most expensive is the Transit 17 Seater at £138. Seven classes with one to three cars each means the fleet is narrow by design — if you need a specific model rather than a class, book early and confirm it with a manager, because a single-car class empties fast on a weekend.

Why Choose Ford Car Rental in London for Your Trip

Nine Fords stand between a £24 city runabout and a £138 seventeen-seat minibus, and the right pick comes down to two numbers: how many people travel and how much luggage goes with them. Seat count narrows the fleet faster than body style, because only one Ford here carries three, one carries seven, and the rest split between five, nine, twelve and seventeen. Rent-Trip supplies every one of them with a full tank and a clean cabin, delivered to the address agreed when you book.

Small Fords for Two to Five People

Focus, Fiesta, Kuga and Puma all seat 5, and they cover a wide spread of daily rates on the page — Ford Focus at £24, Ford Fiesta at £29, Ford Kuga at £48, Ford Puma at £58. The Focus and Fiesta share a 1.0 L petrol engine with a manual gearbox, the Fiesta at 95 hp and the Focus at 125 hp; the Puma runs the same 1.0 L and 125 hp in a crossover body. Kuga is the outlier: 1.5 L petrol, 150 hp, and an automatic. Kuga is one of only two automatics on the page — pick it if you don't drive manual. In our experience most couples and small families settle on the Fiesta for short hops and the Kuga once the trip involves the M25 or a run out to Oxford.

Seven to Seventeen Seats for Groups

• Ford Galaxy: 7 seats, 2.0 L diesel, automatic, 150 hp — the only MPV here and the only automatic outside the Kuga.
• Ford Tourneo: 9 seats, 2.0 L diesel, manual, 130 hp — a passenger van that still fits ordinary parking bays.
• Ford Transit 12 Seater: 12 seats, 2.0 L diesel, manual, 130 hp — a minibus for two families travelling together.
• Ford Transit 17 Seater: 17 seats, 2.0 L diesel, manual, 130 hp, rear-wheel drive — the largest vehicle on the page at £138 a day.

The 17 Seater is rear-wheel drive — allow for it on tight turns.

Vans for Cargo and Equipment

Ford Transit Cargo is the only panel van here: 3 seats, 2.0 L diesel, manual, 130 hp, £47 a day. A 3-seat cab means no passenger space beyond the driver and two others, so a moving job with a crew of four needs a second vehicle or a larger van from the passenger line. Rates by class on this page run from £24 to £138 a day, and the panel van sits in the lower half of that band.

Matching the Ford to the Trip

Book the class you need by seat count first — body style follows from it.

Petrol, Diesel, Manual or Automatic Ford Rental in London

Our Ford fleet splits cleanly by what sits under the bonnet and what sits between the seats: 5 cars run on diesel, 4 on petrol, 7 come with a manual gearbox and 2 with an automatic. That mix covers everything from a £24 Focus to a £138 Transit 17 Seater, so the drivetrain question is usually settled by the seat count you need rather than by preference.

Fuel and Gearbox Across the Fleet

Five Fords in our fleet take diesel and four take petrol; seven are manual and two are automatic. The automatics are the Ford Kuga, a 1.5-litre petrol SUV with 150 hp at £48 a day, and the Ford Galaxy, a 2.0-litre diesel seven-seat MPV at £79 a day. If you have only ever driven an automatic, the Kuga is the cheaper of the two and the easier one to place in a tight city street. Both diesel and petrol cars are refuelled full-to-full: the car arrives with a full tank and comes back with one, otherwise the missing fuel and a refuelling service fee are charged as set out in the rental agreement. Fuel prices at the pump are not something we set, and they move, so budget for them separately from the hire.

Petrol or Diesel: Which Fits Your Route

Petrol Fords — Focus, Fiesta, Kuga and Puma — cover the 5-seat classes and start at £24 a day. Diesel covers the heavier end: Transit Cargo, Galaxy, Tourneo and both Transit minibuses, all 2.0 litres and 130 hp except the Galaxy at 150 hp. A diesel Galaxy or Tourneo suits a motorway run out to Oxford or Bath with a full group aboard, which matters on a long weekly booking.

Right-Hand Drive and Left-Hand Traffic

Every Ford we supply is right-hand drive, and traffic here keeps left under Highway Code rule 160. Visitors used to driving on the right often find the first mile the hardest — the gear lever sits in your left hand on a manual, and the mirror you instinctively reach for is the wrong one. Turning means staying close to the left edge of the road (rule 183), and at roundabouts you give way to traffic approaching from the right (rule 185) while circulating clockwise.

• Motorway: 70 mph on a motorway and on a dual carriageway, 60 mph on a single carriageway, 30 mph in built-up areas.
• Signed limits: on lit roads the default is 30 mph unless a sign says otherwise, and many zones sign 20 mph — the sign always wins.
• Phone: holding and using a phone, satnav or tablet at the wheel is banned even at a red light; the penalty is £200 and 6 points.
• Seat belts: belts are compulsory where fitted, and children need a child seat until they reach 135 cm or turn 12, whichever comes first.

Door-to-Door Delivery with Ford Car Rental in London

Ford car rental in London with delivery means the car meets you where you land, not at a counter. We bring the Ford to you: any address in the city, and all six airports. Where exactly the car meets you, and when, is agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed — that is the part of the process worth getting right first.

Any Address and All Six Airports

Rent-Trip delivers to any address in the city and to Heathrow Airport (LHR), Gatwick Airport (LGW), Stansted Airport (STN), Luton Airport (LTN), London City Airport (LCY) and Southend Airport (SEN). Delivery outside these places is arranged case by case and is not promised on the site, so a postcode well beyond the M25 needs a conversation before anything else. The six airports sit at very different distances from the centre — London City is 14.5 km by road with roughly 33 minutes without traffic, Heathrow 30.3 km and about 45 minutes, Gatwick 48.6 km and 70 minutes, Stansted 57.9 km and 63 minutes, Luton 56.9 km and 63 minutes, Southend 67.4 km and 74 minutes. At any of the six airports, tell the manager where and when you land, because that sets the meeting point.

How the Booking Is Agreed

• Delivery address: the full postcode and any access notes go to the manager first — a wrong postcode changes the whole plan.
• Date and time: both are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed, so build in the landing time and passport control rather than the scheduled arrival.
• The car itself: class and model are confirmed in the same conversation, and the rental agreement sets out the deposit, the excess and any delivery fee.
• Fuel: the car comes clean with a full tank and must go back full — full-to-full; the missing fuel and a refuelling service fee are charged as set out in the rental agreement.

In our practice the address is where bookings slip, not the car. Give the manager the postcode and the terminal before you compare classes — a delivery to Mayfair and one to Southend are different journeys, and the plan is built around the first one you name.

Documents and Driving Rules for Ford Car Rental in London

Ford car rental in London rests on one document: a full, valid foreign licence lets you drive in England, Wales and Scotland for 12 months from your last entry to Great Britain — that is the rule on gov.uk, and it applies to every Ford we hand over. The 12 months run from the date you entered the country, not from the date your booking starts, so a stay that is already close to a year needs checking before you reserve. Bring the licence itself on the day: which documents you bring and how the agreement is completed is agreed with a manager when booking.

Driving on a Foreign Licence

The 12-month window is measured from your last entry to Great Britain, so a traveller who arrived in spring and books a car in autumn is already partway through it. A visitor who last entered Britain three months ago still has nine months of driving on that licence left. Check the entry date against the rental date before you choose a car, because a licence that runs out mid-trip cannot be renewed at the roadside. We do not publish an age limit or an IDP requirement on this page — both are settled when the booking is agreed, together with the deposit and the insurance excess in the rental agreement.

Speed, Alcohol and Phone Rules

• Speed limits: built-up areas are 30 mph (48 km/h) in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, single carriageways 60 mph (96 km/h), dual carriageways and motorways 70 mph (112 km/h).
• Lit roads: 30 mph applies by default where there are street lights unless signs say otherwise — and many capital zones post 20 mph, so 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 and 107 mg per 100 ml of urine; Scotland's limit is lower at 50 / 22 / 67.
• Phones: holding a phone, satnav or tablet is banned even at a red light — £200 and 6 penalty points, and drivers who passed their test under 2 years ago lose the licence. Hands-free is allowed if the device does not block your view.
• Seat belts: a belt is compulsory where fitted, and children need a child seat until they reach 135 cm or turn 12, whichever comes first — the fine runs to £500.

Left-hand traffic is the habit to unlearn first: every Ford we supply is right-hand drive, and Highway Code rule 160 keeps you on the left unless signs and markings say otherwise. At roundabouts you give way to traffic approaching from the right (rule 185) and travel clockwise. In our experience the first hour after delivery is where most drivers drift — take a quiet street before joining the A406 or the M25.

Charges and Tolls on a Ford Rental in London

Two charges shape the cost of driving a Ford in the capital: the Congestion Charge and the Ultra Low Emission Zone. Both are operated by Transport for London. Whether a charge, a toll or a penalty notice is settled by the driver or handled another way is agreed when booking, so raise it with the manager before the car is delivered.

Congestion Charge and ULEZ

The Congestion Charge is £18 a day when paid on the day of travel or in advance, or £21 if paid by midnight of the third day after the trip. It runs 07:00–18:00 Monday to Friday and 12:00–18:00 on Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays, inside the Inner Ring Road, and it is not charged from 25 December to the New Year bank holiday inclusive. ULEZ is £12.50 a day for non-compliant vehicles, operates 24 hours a day except on 25 December, and covers all 32 boroughs; the M25 sits outside it. Petrol cars need Euro 4 or better, diesel Euro 6. The ULEZ zone is the wider of the two, so a compliant Ford matters more than the hour you drive — check the vehicle on the TfL vehicle checker before you set off.

Dartford Crossing, Blackwall and Silvertown

• Dartford Crossing (Dart Charge): £3.50 per crossing for cars (class B) on a one-off or pay-as-you-go basis, £2.80 if prepaid, charged usually 06:00–22:00 every day of the week including weekends and holidays.
• Payment window: the Dartford charge is due by midnight of the day after the crossing; a PCN is £70, £35 if paid within 14 days and £105 if left unpaid.
• Blackwall Tunnel and Silvertown Tunnel: £4.20 at peak — northbound 06:00–10:00 and southbound 16:00–19:00 on weekdays — and £1.55 off-peak with Auto Pay from 06:00 to 22:00 on weekdays and all day at weekends, effective from 21 September 2026.

The tunnels are the quieter of the two crossings for a run to Canary Wharf or ExCeL London, while Dartford sits on the M25 ring and suits trips that skirt the centre entirely. In our experience the trap is timing rather than the sum: a crossing paid a day late costs more than the charge itself, so agree at booking who pays it before you drive.

Reading the Signs Before You Pay

Congestion Charge rates have climbed steadily over the years and stand at £18 from 2 January 2026 — so older figures you find online are out of date. Electric cars lost the 100% Cleaner Vehicle Discount; from 2 January 2026 they pay 25% less with Auto Pay, and get no discount at all on the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels. Penalty charge notices for both schemes are £180, reduced to £90 if paid within 14 days.

Fuel and Hand-Over for Your Ford Car Hire in London

A Ford from Rent-Trip comes with a full tank and goes back with a full one. That full-to-full rule is the only fuel option we offer — there is no pre-paid tank and no full-to-empty arrangement on the site. If the car returns short, the missing fuel and a refuelling service fee are charged as set out in the rental agreement. In practice this means one stop at a filling station before drop-off, and the gauge is the simplest check you can make at the kerb.

Fuel and Gearbox Together

Fuel type and gearbox are not separate choices on our Fords — the two are tied to the model you pick.

• Petrol, manual: Focus, Fiesta and Puma, all front-wheel drive with a 1.0 L engine, so the cheapest refuels on the page sit with these three.
• Diesel, manual: Transit Cargo, Tourneo and both Transit minibuses, 2.0 L and 130 hp throughout.
• Diesel, automatic: Galaxy, 2.0 L and 150 hp, the seven-seater for longer runs.
• Diesel, rear-wheel drive: Transit 17 Seater only — the one Ford here that handles differently when loaded.

Five Fords take diesel and four take petrol, so the split is close to even. One of the two automatics runs on diesel, so an automatic booking can also mean a diesel forecourt. At the pumps, diesel costs more per litre than petrol — the gap is worth knowing before you fix the class, because a long week in a diesel Galaxy costs more to fill than the same week in a petrol Focus.

Hand-Over and What Is Agreed at Booking

The delivery address, the date and the time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed. That conversation is also where everything that is not a fixed figure on this page is settled: the deposit, the insurance excess, any delivery fee and any discount are set out in the rental agreement, and the minimum rental age, the young-driver surcharge, the cards accepted and the territory limit are agreed when booking. Who pays road charges, tolls and penalty notices — Congestion Charge, ULEZ, the Dartford Crossing — is likewise agreed when booking and is not stated here.

Support While the Car Is with You

If something feels wrong with the car mid-hire, the booking conversation is the channel — the same manager who fixed your delivery address. Our fleet on this page is nine Fords across seven classes, and every one of them is right-hand drive with the traffic keeping left under Highway Code rule 160.

One practical note from our own hand-overs: check the fuel gauge against the paperwork before you drive away, not at the end of the booking, because a full-to-full agreement is only as good as the reading you both saw at the start.