Rent a car for half a day

Car rental company Hertz has introduced new flexibility into its European car rental services, allowing customers to hire a car for short periods and drop off cars at different locations without extra charge.

It will now be possible to hire a car for three or six hours for short day trips, or nine hours for overnight trips.

A Hertz survey revealed that 61 per cent of travellers would be more likely to hire a car if they did not have to rent it for a full 24 hours.

The new service – Hertz 369 – is available at over 1,200 city and airport locations across Europe, including Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the UK.

Hertz expects the new service to be used for visiting nearby attractions on holiday, travelling to and from the airport, running errands, visiting friends and family, as well as business trips.