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Roland Perry · September 22nd 16, 07:40 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In message , at 14:48:42 on Wed, 21 Sep
2016, d remarked:

There are plenty of places to rent cars at the moment but do you see people
replacing their own cars with rentals or just using taxis? No.

The convenience of rental depends a great deal on where you live. I once
had a house in quite a small village and there was a (mom and pop)
rental place within a minute's walk. It was usually possible to turn up
and rent a car on spec.

Today living in a town ten times the size, I have a choice of a half
hour walk to a place that's usually booked up at least a week in
advance, or taking the train for a 45 minute trip to one of the majors.
And then it's at least another half hour drive back home to pick up
whatever it was I needed the car for.

There are a few other places closer, but they specialise in contract
hire and aren't interested (nor have availability) for periods of less
than a week.
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Roland Perry