Weekly car rental

Weekly car rental in London: this page lists 24 cars.

How weekly car rental in London is priced

Weekly car rental in London is not sold as a separate tariff — it is worked out from the daily rate of the car you pick. The fleet on this page runs from £22 to £72 per day, so the weekly figure follows the same range.

What a week costs and how the multiplier works

Weekly car rental with Rent-Trip is charged at the daily rate × 6, so a week starts at £132, and monthly bookings run at daily × 21. A Citroen C3 Aircross or Fiat 500 at £22 a day therefore comes to £132 for the week and £462 for the month, while the Renault Clio at £72 a day reaches £432 weekly. The multiplier is the same across the fleet on this page — 24 cars, 16 brands, four classes — so the arithmetic stays predictable whichever model you take. We quote the weekly total when the booking is agreed with a manager, alongside the deposit and excess set out in the rental agreement. Work the sum from the daily rate of the car you actually want rather than from the class starting price: a cheaper model saves on the week exactly as it saves on the day.

Prices by class for a week

What the class table does not tell you

The class with the lowest starting rate is not automatically the cheapest for a week, because rates inside a class spread wide. Economy holds ten cars from £22 to £72 a day — a span of £50 that turns into £300 across a weekly booking — while Crossover's nine cars run from £22 to £49 and Comfort's four sit between £23 and £34. The single SUV is the Kia Sportage at £35 a day, so its week is £210. Travellers usually fix the class first and then compare the exact models inside it: a Comfort estate at the bottom of its band can undercut a Crossover at the top. Ask the manager for the daily rate of two or three specific cars before you commit — the weekly total moves with that number, not with the class label.

Petrol, hybrid and the running cost of the week

Twenty-three of the 24 cars run on petrol and one is a hybrid, the Toyota Yaris at £25 a day, which puts its week at £150. Fuel is not part of the rental price: the car comes with a full tank and must go back full, otherwise the missing fuel and a refuelling service fee are charged as set out in the rental agreement. Petrol was £1.75 a litre on 19.10.2026, so a week of city driving in a 1.0-litre Kia Rio costs far less at the pump than the same week in the 1.6-litre Kia Sportage. If your week is mostly short trips inside the city, the smaller engine is the cheaper companion — the daily rate and the fuel bill both fall.

Choosing a car for a week of weekly car rental in London

Twenty-four cars across 16 brands sit on this page, and the split is narrow: 23 run on petrol and one is a hybrid, 21 have a manual gearbox and three are automatic. Picking for a week is less about the badge and more about three numbers — seats, boot, and what the daily rate does when you multiply it by six. The class you book sets the floor of that calculation, so it is worth reading the class list before the model list.

The cheapest cars and the family choice

Citroen C3 Aircross and Fiat 500 are the cheapest on this page at £22 daily, and 22 of the 24 cars have five seats. The two four-seaters are Fiat 500 and Hyundai i10, both Economy hatchbacks, so a family of four with luggage will feel the difference quickly. Body shape matters as much as seat count: 13 hatchbacks, 9 crossovers, 1 estate and 1 SUV make up the cars on this page, and the single estate — Volkswagen Golf Estate in Comfort at £31 a day — carries the longest load bay of the group. For four adults with a fortnight's worth of bags, a crossover buys height and a hatchback buys nothing but a tighter turning circle. Our advice from the bookings we handle: match the boot to the trip, not the seat count to the headcount.

Hybrid or petrol, automatic or manual

• Hybrid: Toyota Yaris is the only hybrid here, an automatic Economy hatchback at £25 a day with 116 hp from a 1.5 L engine.
• Automatic: three cars in total — Toyota Yaris, Seat Leon in Comfort at £23 a day and Kia Stonic in Crossover at £30 a day.
• Manual: 21 cars, from Fiat 500 at £22 up to Renault Clio at £72, covering every class on the page.
• Petrol: 23 cars, so refuelling is uniform — the car comes with a full tank and goes back full, missing fuel charged as set out in the rental agreement.
• Right-hand drive: every car is right-hand drive and traffic keeps left, which is the one thing a manual gearbox makes harder for a driver arriving from a left-hand-drive country.

A week of city driving with the constant gear changes of London traffic is where an automatic earns its rate; with only three on the page, book it early rather than assume one is free.

Delivery for your weekly car rental in London

Weekly car rental in London with Rent-Trip is brought to the address you give, and the address, the date and the time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed. That order matters — nothing is promised on the site until a manager has confirmed it with you.

Where we hand the car over

The same arrangement covers the places in and around the city we hold pages for — St Pancras & King’s Cross, Euston, Paddington, Victoria, Waterloo, Canary Wharf, Wembley, ExCeL London and Mayfair — all of them inside the delivery area. Delivery outside these places is arranged case by case and is not promised on the site. If your week starts at an airport, say so when you book: the six airports sit at very different distances from the centre, and the hand-over time you agree depends on which one you land at.

How the hand-over is arranged for a week

A weekly booking runs on the same hand-over as any other: you name the address, the date and the time, and a manager confirms them before the booking is fixed. The car arrives clean and with a full tank. Fuel is full-to-full — you bring it back full, and if it is not, the missing fuel and a refuelling service fee are charged as set out in the rental agreement. No other fuel option, a pre-paid tank or full-to-empty, is offered on the site. On a seven-day booking the tank matters more than on a weekend: plan one refuelling stop rather than three, and check the level the morning you return the car rather than on the way to the airport.

What to settle before the car arrives

• Address and time: both are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed, so a change of plan is a conversation, not a form.
• Airport or street: name the terminal or the postcode at booking — the six airports and the central addresses are all inside the delivery area.
• Places outside the list: Oxford, Cambridge, Bath, Brighton, Windsor and the rest are arranged case by case and are not promised on the site.
• Fuel level: the car comes full and goes back full; anything else is charged under the rental agreement.
• Anything not on this page: the deposit, the insurance excess and any delivery fee are set out in the rental agreement, not quoted here.

In our practice the hand-over that causes trouble is the one where the address was given as a rough area rather than a postcode — a week is long enough that a vague start costs you an hour on day one. Give the exact address, keep the manager’s confirmation, and the rest of the seven days is yours.

Documents and driving rules for weekly car rental in London

Driving here runs on the left, every car we supply is right-hand drive, and built-up areas are limited to 30 mph unless signs say otherwise. A valid foreign licence covers the first 12 months, and the rental agreement carries the terms that are not fixed on the site.

Driving on a foreign licence

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 the whole of Great Britain rather than to a single city — the same 12 months run whether you collect the car at Heathrow or in Mayfair. We do not publish an age limit, a minimum driving experience or a deposit card requirement on this page: those are agreed with a manager when booking, and the agreement sets out the deposit, the insurance excess and any delivery fee. Ask about them before the booking is fixed, not at the kerb — a requirement discovered on the day is what stalls a hand-over.

Speed limits and the Highway Code rules that catch visitors

• Built-up areas: 30 mph (48 km/h) in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and on lit roads that is the default unless signs say otherwise — in the capital plenty of zones are signed 20 mph, so read the signs rather than assume the general figure.
• Single carriageway: 60 mph (96 km/h); dual carriageway and motorway: 70 mph (112 km/h).
• Roundabouts: give way to traffic approaching from the right (Highway Code, rule 185), and travel clockwise around the island.
• Turning: keep close to the left-hand edge of the road when you turn (rule 183).
• Phones: holding a phone, satnav or tablet is banned even while stopped at lights — £200 and 6 penalty points, and drivers who passed their test less than 2 years ago lose the licence outright. Hands-free is allowed as long as the device does not block your view.
• Seat belts and child seats: belts are compulsory where fitted; children need a child seat until they reach 135 cm or turn 12, whichever comes first — up to £500.

Alcohol, and the numbers that change at the border

England, Wales and Northern Ireland allow 80 mg per 100 ml of blood, 35 µg per 100 ml of breath or 107 mg per 100 ml of urine. Scotland is stricter at 50 / 22 / 67, and the limit applies from the moment you cross — on a week-long loop that takes in Cardiff & Wales or Edinburgh, the same driver and the same car fall under two different thresholds. In our experience the practical answer is simpler than the table: on a weekly booking, nominate one driver who does not drink at all on driving days, because a single large glass at dinner sits close to the English limit and over the Scottish one.

Fuel and running costs across a week of weekly car rental in London

Weekly car rental runs on petrol almost throughout: 23 of the 24 cars on this page take petrol and one is a hybrid, so fuel is the one cost that scales with how far you actually drive rather than with the booking itself. The tank comes full and goes back full — full-to-full — so the only fuel you buy is the fuel you burn.

What petrol costs and what the tank rule means

Petrol sits at £1.75 a litre, with diesel at £1.99, as recorded on 19 October 2026. Every car on this page runs on petrol or petrol-hybrid, so the diesel figure matters only as context. Our rule is simple: the car is supplied with a full tank and must be returned with a full tank — otherwise the missing fuel and a refuelling service fee are charged as set out in the rental agreement. No other fuel option, pre-paid tank or full-to-empty, is offered. In practice that means you fill up at the end of the week at a supermarket forecourt rather than a motorway services, where the litre price runs noticeably higher. A 1.0-litre Hyundai Kona or Kia Rio at £36 and £31 daily sips fuel on short city hops; a 1.5-litre Volkswagen Golf Estate at £31 a day drinks more on a motorway run to Oxford or Bath, so match the engine to the mileage you have planned.

Charges that come with driving in the city

• Congestion Charge: £18 a day if paid on the day of travel or in advance, £21 if paid by midnight on the third day after; charged 07:00–18:00 Monday to Friday and 12:00–18:00 at weekends and on bank holidays, inside the Inner Ring Road.
• ULEZ: £12.50 a day for non-compliant vehicles, 24 hours a day, seven days a week except 25 December, across all 32 boroughs.
• Dartford Crossing (Dart Charge): £3.50 per crossing for cars, or £2.80 with pre-payment, usually 06:00–22:00 every day.
• Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels: £4.20 at peak, £1.55 off-peak with Auto Pay, effective from 21 September 2026.

Who pays road charges, tolls and penalty notices on a rental car is not something we fix in advance — it is agreed when booking, so raise it with the manager before the week starts rather than after a PCN lands.

Keeping the week's fuel bill predictable

A week in the city rarely means a week of motorway miles. Greater London covers 1,572 km², and most weekly rentals we hand over cover a mix of short urban trips and one or two longer runs out of town. The hybrid Toyota Yaris at £25 a day is the one car here that recovers charge in traffic and suits exactly that pattern. On the arithmetic: weekly pricing is the daily rate × 6, so the car itself is the fixed part of the budget and fuel is the variable — which is why choosing a smaller engine for a city-heavy week saves more than chasing a lower class rate. Fill up before you return the car, keep the receipt, and the fuel line on the rental agreement stays empty.

Charges and tolls during weekly car rental in London

A week of driving in the capital brings three charges that a daily booking rarely meets: the Congestion Charge, the ULEZ and the toll crossings. The figures below are the published rates; who covers them on a rental car is agreed when booking, not assumed.

Congestion Charge

• Rate: £18 a day when paid on the day of travel or in advance, £21 if paid by midnight on the third day after the journey.
• Hours: 07:00–18:00 Monday to Friday, 12:00–18:00 on Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays.
• Zone: inside the Inner Ring Road — Pentonville Rd, City Rd, Old St, Commercial St, Mansell St, Tower Bridge Rd, New Kent Rd, Elephant & Castle, Kennington Ln, Vauxhall Bridge Rd, Park Ln, Edgware Rd, Marylebone Rd and Euston Rd sit outside or on the boundary.
• Closure: not charged from 25 December through to the New Year bank holiday inclusive.
• Penalty: a PCN is £180, reduced to £90 if paid within 14 days, rising to £270 after a charge certificate, with 28 days to pay.
• Electric cars: the 100% Cleaner Vehicle Discount ended on 25.12.2025. From 02.01.2026 electric cars on Auto Pay pay 25% less (£13.50 instead of £18); without Auto Pay there is no discount, and Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels carry 0%.

ULEZ and the crossings

The Ultra Low Emission Zone charges £12.50 a day for non-compliant vehicles, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except 25 December. It covers all 32 London boroughs and more than 1,500 km²; the M25 sits outside it. Petrol cars must meet Euro 4 (roughly 2006 onwards), diesels Euro 6 (from September 2016), motorcycles Euro 3. Vans and minibuses up to 3.5 tonnes pay too if they fall short; heavier vehicles over 3.5 tonnes and buses over 5 tonnes fall under LEZ instead. The PCN is £180, £90 within 14 days, and TfL's vehicle checker confirms a registration by number plate.

Dartford Crossing (Dart Charge) on the M25 costs £3.50 per crossing for cars (class B) on pay as you go, or £2.80 prepaid, usually 6:00–22:00 every day including weekends and holidays, payable by midnight the following day. A PCN there is £70, £35 within 14 days, £105 if unpaid. Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels charge £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 6:00 to 22:00 on weekdays and all day at weekends, effective from 21 September 2026, with a £180 PCN, £90 within 14 days.

What this means across seven days

Over a week the Congestion Charge alone can reach £90 if you enter the zone on five weekdays, and ULEZ adds £12.50 for every day a non-compliant car is used, including weekends. In our experience the cheapest weekly car is not always the cheapest week: check the Euro standard of the model you pick before you commit, because a £22-a-day hatchback that fails ULEZ costs more than a compliant one several pounds dearer. Fuel runs at £1.75 a litre for petrol and £1.99 for diesel, so a full tank at collection and return is worth planning around, and the full-to-full policy means the missing fuel plus a refuelling fee are charged as set out in the rental agreement. Who pays road charges, tolls and penalty notices is agreed when booking — ask the manager before the booking is fixed rather than after the first PCN lands.

Week-long trip scenarios for weekly car rental in London

Weekly car rental in London is mostly bought by three kinds of traveller: a family landing at Heathrow and heading straight to relatives, a couple using the capital as a base for day trips, and a business visitor who needs the car parked between meetings. Each pattern puts different demands on the car, and the class list answers them differently.

Airport arrival and the first week

Heathrow sits 30.3 km by road from the centre, Gatwick 48.6 km, Stansted 57.9 km, Luton 56.9 km, London City 14.5 km and Southend 67.4 km. A weekly rental collected at the terminal and driven into the city covers that distance once at each end of the week — the middle five days are where the car earns its keep. For a family with two child seats and four suitcases, the Volkswagen Golf Estate at £31 daily is the only estate on the page and takes the load without a roof box. Our advice: book the estate rather than a crossover if the airport run is the main reason for the car, because boot depth beats ride height on the M25.

Day trips out of the city

• Oxford and Cambridge: motorway and A-road running, where the 1.6 L Kia Sportage at £35 a day is the only SUV here and sits highest of the group.
• Stonehenge and Bath: a long single day, so the hybrid Toyota Yaris at £25 a day recovers charge in traffic at both ends.
• Brighton and Windsor: short enough for an Economy hatchback, and the Kia Rio at £31 a day covers it comfortably for four.
• Canterbury and the Cotswolds: narrow lanes and tight parking, where the 4-seat Fiat 500 at £22 a day is easier to place than any crossover.
• Cardiff & Wales and Edinburgh: the longest runs on the list, and the two where a Comfort car at £23–£34 a day pays for itself in seat support.

Business weeks and long stays

A business week is usually one driver, city addresses, and the car standing still from nine to six. The Seat Leon in Comfort at £23 a day is automatic, which matters in stop-start traffic, and it is one of only three automatics on the page. For longer stays, the monthly rate is the daily rate × 21 — it beats weekly bookings from about three and a half weeks — so a Kia Rio at £31 a day reaches £651 for the month — the same arithmetic as the weekly × 6, simply extended. Longer stays also change the fuel sums: a month of city driving in a 1.0 L engine is where the small hatchbacks separate from the 1.5 L and 1.6 L cars.

Comparing car classes for weekly car rental in London

Four classes sit on this page, and the gap between them is narrower than the labels suggest: Economy starts at £22 and Comfort at £23, while the single SUV is £35. Reading the class list against the model list is the quickest way to avoid paying for space you will not use.

Economy holds ten cars between £22 and £72 a day, so the class floor tells you little about the car you will actually get. Crossover's nine cars run £22–£49, Comfort's four sit at £23–£34, and the SUV is a single Kia Sportage at £35. A Comfort estate at the bottom of its band undercuts a Crossover at the top, which is why we suggest naming two or three specific models when you ask the manager for a weekly total rather than accepting the class starting rate.

What to check in the rental agreement

The Rent-Trip rental agreement carries every figure this page deliberately leaves out: the deposit, the insurance excess, any delivery fee and any discount. None of them is quoted on the site, and none should be assumed from the daily rate. Read the fuel clause too — the car is supplied full and returned full, and anything else means the missing fuel plus a refuelling service fee, as set out in the agreement.

• Deposit and excess: agreed when booking and written into the agreement, never a figure on this page.
• Delivery fee: not published here; confirm it with the manager alongside the address and time.
• Road charges and penalties: who covers the Congestion Charge, ULEZ, tolls and PCNs is agreed when booking, not assumed.
• Fuel: full-to-full only; no pre-paid tank and no full-to-empty option is offered.
• Licence period: a full valid foreign licence covers 12 months from your last entry to Great Britain.

Avoiding first-booking mistakes in weekly car rental in London

The errors we see most often are arithmetic and geography, not driving. The first is assuming a week is the daily rate × 7 — it is × 6, so a Kia Rio at £31 daily is £186 for the week, not £217. The second is booking by class label and never asking which model sits at the bottom of that class. The third is treating the Congestion Charge as a one-off: at £18 a day, five weekdays inside the Inner Ring Road add up quickly, and the ULEZ £12.50 applies around the clock across all 32 boroughs. Check the Euro standard of the exact car before you commit — a non-compliant bargain costs more than a compliant one a few pounds dearer. And give a postcode, not a district, when the delivery address is agreed with a manager.