Vauxhall car rental in London

One step above the Economy Vauxhall Corsa sits the Crossover Vauxhall Grandland, and at £29 a day it costs a little more than the Comfort Vauxhall Astra that opens our Vauxhall range. Rent-Trip runs four Vauxhall models for Vauxhall car rental in London — Astra, Grandland, Corsa and Mokka, all five-seat petrol manuals — from £27 a day, with weekly bookings from £162 and monthly from £567.

Vauxhall car rental in London with four models on this page

Four Vauxhall models make up our Vauxhall car rental in London on this page: Astra, Grandland, Corsa and Mokka. All four are petrol, manual and five-seat, split across three classes — Economy, Comfort and Crossover — so the choice comes down to size and budget rather than fuel or gearbox.

Which Vauxhall fits your trip — Astra, Grandland, Corsa or Mokka

Every car in the table is front-wheel drive with a 1.2 L petrol engine, so the differences are body shape, power and price band. The Astra is the cheapest on the page at £27 a day and the Mokka the most expensive at £49; the Grandland sits just above the Astra at £29, while the Corsa — the smallest engine at 75 hp — is priced at £34 as the single Economy car. Two hatchbacks and two crossovers cover both city parking and luggage space. In our experience the Astra gets picked most often for a two-person city break, and the Grandland for a family with cases, since the higher body makes loading at a kerbside easier.

Manual gearbox and petrol — what that means on a trip here

Every Vauxhall on this page is manual and petrol — there is no automatic or diesel option in the four-car line-up. The 1.2 L engines range from 75 hp in the Corsa to 130 hp in the Grandland, and all four run on front-wheel drive, which is what you want on wet asphalt and tight residential streets. Petrol is the only fuel type here, so plan your fill-ups around forecourts rather than diesel pumps. In our practice, drivers unused to a clutch benefit from the light 1.2 L unit: it is forgiving in stop-start traffic and does not punish a missed gear the way a larger engine does. The 20 mph zones common across the inner city reward exactly this kind of engine — short shifting, low revs, no strain. Fuel is full-to-full: the car comes with a full tank and must go back full, with any missing fuel and a refuelling service fee set out in the rental agreement. Fill up before you return rather than at the last minute — forecourts near the delivery address are easier to reach than motorway services.

What Vauxhall car rental in London costs for a day, a week or a month

Rates on this page run from £27 to £49 per day, and longer bookings are priced on a simple multiplier: a week is the daily rate times six, a month is the daily rate times twenty-one. What you pay depends on which of the four Vauxhall models you take.

Daily rates by class and what a week or a month comes to

The cheapest car on the page is the Vauxhall Astra at £27 a day; the most expensive is the Vauxhall Mokka at £49 a day, which sits at the top of the Crossover class rather than at its starting figure. Because the multipliers are fixed, the per-day figure falls the longer you keep the car — a month of Astra works out at twenty-one daily rates rather than thirty. If your dates are flexible, compare the weekly total against the number of days you actually need: five days at the daily rate can come out close to a full week, and the manager will confirm which applies before the booking is fixed.

What the rental agreement sets out

Deposit, insurance excess, delivery fees and any discount are not published as figures on this page — they are set out in the rental agreement, and the manager goes through them with you before the booking is fixed.

• Deposit and excess: the amounts and how they are handled are stated in the rental agreement, not on the site.
• Delivery: bringing the car to your address or airport is part of the booking; the fee, if one applies, follows the same agreement.
• Second driver: tell the manager at booking if someone else will drive — the conditions are agreed then, not added later.
• Fuel: the car is supplied full and returned full; missing fuel and a refuelling service fee are charged as the agreement sets out.
• Road charges: who pays charges, tolls and penalty notices on the road is agreed when booking.

In our experience the question that comes up most at hand-over is the fuel level, so it is worth reading that clause first rather than last. Ask for the total in writing before you commit — it is the one number that removes every surprise at the end of the trip.

Delivery and hand-over for your Vauxhall car rental in London

Rent-Trip brings the car to you. Any address in the city works, and so do all six airports around it — Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, London City and Southend. The delivery address, the date and the time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed, so nothing about the hand-over is left to guesswork on the day. If your address falls outside the places we list, we look at it case by case and say honestly whether it can be arranged.

Where we bring the car

• Any address: home, hotel, office or a friend's flat — the address goes into the booking and the manager confirms it.
• Heathrow (LHR): the busiest of the six, 30.3 km by road from the centre and roughly 45 minutes without traffic.
• Gatwick (LGW): 48.6 km by road, about 70 minutes in clear conditions.
• Stansted (STN): 57.9 km by road, roughly 63 minutes.
• Luton (LTN), London City (LCY) and Southend (SEN): 56.9 km, 14.5 km and 67.4 km by road respectively, each confirmed with the manager when you book.
• Outside these places: arranged case by case, and not promised on the site.

Full-to-full fuel and the state of the car

The car comes clean with a full tank, and it goes back with a full tank — that is the whole fuel policy, with no pre-paid tank or full-to-empty option on the site. If the tank is short at return, the missing fuel and a refuelling service fee are charged as set out in the rental agreement. Petrol locally sat at £1.75 a litre on 19.10.2026, so a fill before hand-back is easy to budget for; diesel was £1.99, though all four Vauxhalls here run on petrol. In our experience the hand-over conversation is where most questions surface, and it pays to have them answered then rather than mid-trip. Ask the manager to walk you round the car before you drive off — noting existing marks at that point saves an argument later, and it takes two minutes at the kerb.

What the manager settles before the keys change hands

• The rental agreement: deposit, insurance excess and any delivery fees are set out in it, never quoted as a figure on this page.
• A second driver: agreed with the manager when booking, not added on the site.
• Child seats: raise them at booking — whether one can be provided is agreed with the manager along with the rest of the hand-over details.
• Return timing: the date and time go into the same confirmation as the delivery slot, so both ends of the booking match.

One more thing worth knowing: the car is supplied with a full tank and must come back the same way — book the refuel into your last hour rather than your last ten minutes, because a petrol station queue near a terminal can eat the difference. Everything else about the hand-over, from the exact meeting point to the paperwork, is settled with the manager before the booking is fixed.

Rules and charges for driving a rented Vauxhall in London

Two daily charges sit over the wheel of any car here: the Congestion Charge and the ULEZ. Both are checked against the registration plate, both are billed per day, and who covers them on your rental is agreed when booking rather than assumed.

Congestion Charge and ULEZ — what applies to these cars

The Congestion Charge is £18 a day if you pay on the day of travel or in advance, and £21 if you pay by midnight on the third day after the trip. It runs 07:00–18:00 Monday to Friday and 12:00–18:00 on Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays, and it is not charged from 25 December to the New Year bank holiday inclusive. The zone lies inside the Inner Ring Road — Pentonville Road, City Road, Old Street, Commercial Street, Mansell Street, Tower Bridge Road, New Kent Road, Elephant & Castle, Kennington Lane, Vauxhall Bridge Road, Park Lane, Edgware Road, Marylebone Road and Euston Road form its outside edge. The ULEZ is a separate £12.50 a day for vehicles that do not meet the emission standard, and it applies 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except 25 December, across all 32 boroughs; the M25 sits outside it. Petrol cars need Euro 4 or better, which in practice means a car built from 2006. Our four Vauxhalls are modern 1.2 L petrol models, but the check is per registration, so run the plate through the TfL vehicle checker before you set off — a mismatch is £180, cut to £90 if paid within 14 days. Who pays the charges is agreed when booking.

Left-hand traffic, licences and the rules that catch visitors

• Driving on the left: Highway Code rule 160 puts you on the left of the road unless signs or markings say otherwise, and rule 183 keeps you near the left kerb when turning.
• Roundabouts: give way to traffic coming from the right at a roundabout (rule 185), and travel round it clockwise.
• Foreign licences: a full valid foreign licence lets you drive for 12 months from your last entry into Great Britain — England, Wales and Scotland alike.
• Speed limits: 30 mph in built-up areas, 60 mph on single carriageways, 70 mph on dual carriageways and motorways; lit roads default to 30 mph, but the capital has many 20 mph zones, so the sign always wins.
• Phones: holding a phone, satnav or tablet behind the wheel is banned even at a red light — £200 and 6 penalty points, and a driver within 2 years of passing loses the licence; hands-free is allowed if it does not block your view.
• Seat belts and child seats: a belt is compulsory where fitted, and children need a child seat until they reach 135 cm or turn 12, whichever comes first — up to £500.
• Drink-driving: 80 mg per 100 ml of blood, 35 µg per 100 ml of breath, 107 mg per 100 ml of urine in England, Wales and Northern Ireland; Scotland sets 50 / 22 / 67.

The single habit that catches visitors is the left turn out of a side street: you check left out of instinct and pull across the near lane. Our advice from hand-overs is to say the direction out loud before every junction for the first hour — it sounds foolish and it works.

Longer trips in a Vauxhall car rental from London

Anyone can take a Vauxhall car rental in London out of the capital for the weekend — the point is picking the model that suits the miles and knowing what charges the road carries. This section covers motorway days, out-of-town runs and cross-Channel trips in our four petrol, manual cars.

Motorway miles and out-of-town days

Our Vauxhall car rental from London is built for the M25 and beyond: the 1.2 L Astra holds 70 mph comfortably, while the Grandland and Mokka give you the extra boot space for a week of luggage. All four run on petrol and a manual gearbox, so motorway cruising is a matter of settling into fifth and letting the 110 hp or 130 hp engine do the work. Cross the Dartford Crossing (Dart Charge) on the M25 and a car pays per crossing, with a lower rate if you pre-pay. In our experience, the drivers who enjoy these cars most plan a fuel stop near the end of the return leg — the tank goes back full, and the last motorway service station before the drop-off is the easiest place to do it.

Cross-Channel and family use

• Eurotunnel trips: if you are heading through the Channel Tunnel, tell the manager when you book — the crossing itself is yours to arrange, and we do not sell tickets.
• Child seats: children must travel in a car seat until they reach 135 cm or turn 12, whichever comes first; tell the manager at booking and it is agreed there, not on this site.
• Second driver: an additional driver is agreed with the manager when the booking is fixed, not added later at the roadside.
• Luggage: the Grandland and Mokka crossovers take a full family load; the Corsa and Astra suit two people with soft bags.
• Return fuel: fill up before you hand the car back — the tank goes out full and comes back full.

Planning the return

Long trips are where the full-to-full rule pays off: refuel near the end of your route rather than at the last minute, and the hand-over is straightforward. The delivery address, date and time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed, so a late return from a day out is a conversation to have in advance, not on the motorway. Out-of-town runs to Oxford, Cambridge, Bath or Brighton sit within easy reach of the city, and each one is a comfortable day in a 1.2 L petrol car.

Booking a Vauxhall car rental in London with a manager

Reserving with Rent-Trip runs through a manager rather than an online checkout — that is deliberate. Four cars and one brand on this page is a short enough list for a person to hold the details in their head, so the model, the address and the dates get matched up before anything is fixed. Nothing on this page is an instant confirmation: you tell us what you need, we check it against the fleet, and the booking is agreed between you and the manager.

How the booking is fixed

• Pick the model: Astra, Grandland, Corsa or Mokka — the class and the daily rate follow from that choice, £27 to £49 a day.
• Give the delivery address: any address in the capital, or Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, London City or Southend.
• Name the date and the time: the hand-over slot is agreed with the manager, not chosen from a calendar.
• Confirm the length: a day, a week or a month, with the longer rate calculated from the daily figure.
• Ask about extras: a second driver, a child seat or a cross-Channel trip are settled in the same conversation.

Delivery outside the named airports and the delivery area is arranged case by case, and we do not promise it on the site — so raise it early rather than at the last minute. In our experience the two things that slow a booking down are a delivery address that turns out to sit outside the area and a second driver mentioned after the papers are drawn up; both are quick to sort at the start and awkward to unpick later.

What to have ready before you call

A full, valid driving licence is the first thing to hand — visitors may drive on their own national licence for 12 months from their last entry into Great Britain, and that is the document the booking is built around. Have the delivery address written out in full, with the postcode, plus the dates and times you actually want rather than the ones you might want. The minimum age, the cards accepted and the deposit are agreed when booking, so the manager will confirm them in the same call; the deposit itself, the insurance excess and any delivery fee are set out in the rental agreement, which you read before the booking is fixed. One practical note from our side: if you are arriving on a flight, give the flight number and the terminal as well as the airport — a delayed landing is far easier to absorb when the manager already knows the schedule.

Why travellers choose our Vauxhall car rental in London

Travellers pick Rent-Trip for Vauxhall car rental in London because the line-up on this page is small, uniform and easy to understand: four petrol, manual, five-seat Vauxhalls, one brand, one fuel policy, delivered to the address you give us. There is no wall of models to sort through and no second brand to compare against — you look at four cars, pick one, and we bring it to you.

One brand, four clear choices

• Four models, no guesswork: Astra, Grandland, Corsa and Mokka — all 1.2 L petrol, manual, front-wheel drive and five seats, so the decision comes down to size and budget rather than fuel type or gearbox.
• A price band you can hold in your head: from £27 to £49 per day, with the Astra at the bottom of that band and the Mokka at the top.
• Classes that mean something: Comfort for the Astra, Economy for the Corsa, Crossover for the Grandland and Mokka — three classes across four cars, so an upgrade is a real step, not a label.
• A simple fuel rule: the car is supplied with a full tank and returned with a full tank, with no pre-paid tank or full-to-empty option to weigh up.

Delivery is the whole point

We do not ask you to find a desk. The delivery address, the date and the time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed — so nothing about the hand-over is left to a confirmation email you read at the gate. In our experience the airport pickups are the ones people ask about first, and the answer is always the same: tell the manager where you land and when, and the arrangement is made around that.

What we do not dress up

A uniform line-up has a flip side, and it is worth saying plainly. Every car here is manual and petrol. If you want an automatic, this page is not the one for you. If you have never driven on the left, the gearbox is the smaller adjustment — the traffic is the bigger one, and the Highway Code expects you to keep left unless signs or markings say otherwise, and to give way to traffic from the right at roundabouts.

The rest of the commercial detail — deposit, insurance excess, delivery fees and any discount — is set out in the rental agreement rather than scattered across the site, so the figure you agree to is the figure on the document. Minimum age, the cards accepted and a second driver are settled with the manager when you book.

Four cars, one brand, one fuel rule, delivered where you are. That is the offer, and it is the same offer whether you are here for a weekend or a month.