Car rental

Car hire or car rental companies and car leasing companies are named companies that rent charges trucks or automobiles (see rental cars). Particularly well known is the Rent a car in the passenger car sector. The car rental has the goal that a motorist rents a vehicle in order to go with this even can. With a rental car with driver a vehicle is rented, one fare for a fixed route is ( similar to taxi ) usually negotiated before the journey.

The terms for content Car Rental and Car Hire not equal, as the rental car to the Passenger Transport Act ( § 49 para 4 Passenger Transport Act ) is subject to and is a form of occasional services.

The federal law relevant regulation for motor vehicle rental is the Regulation on controls of a commercial to self-drivers to rent motor vehicles and trailers on 21 July 1969.

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Driving school cars

Some car rental companies also offer driving school cars for short-term rental. These vehicles are equipped with the necessary equipment for driving schools.

Truck

In the truck sector of car rental companies provide an alternative to the appointment of trucking companies, provided that the anmietende applicant has appropriate drivers. Some truck drivers do not have the required knowledge about securing loads while offering trucking companies simultaneously more powerful logistics services. Especially on weekends trucks are in demand for residential removals and therefore more expensive than a week.

Market

Germany

The car rental market in Germany is characterized by strongly increasing concentration. Was there in 1999 just under 5,000 companies, it was 2007, about 470 total, about 50,000 people are employed.

Industry turnover in 2007 was € 16 billion. Of these, 55 % rent to companies, 17 % of tourists, 18 % of individuals and 10% of accidents as well as other replacement business.

Car hire broker

Besides the actual fleet providers consist car hire broker, also known as car hire broker. These are brokers who do not have your own rental car, but convey offers the fleet provider. Many car rental brokers that offer their services over the internet.

Insurance

Germany

The vehicles are registered in Germany must be classified as self-drive rental vehicles and therefore require a special insurance. This is usually much more expensive than a normal private insurance.