The standard British, Irish, and Commonwealth English term for what Americans call a car rental. When you need wheels for a trip in the UK, you don't rent — you hire. The distinction is purely regional vocabulary: same transaction, same temporary use of a vehicle, just different linguistic traditions. You'll see 'car hire' on every UK travel booking site, airport sign, and travel guide.
We sorted the car hire at Heathrow and were on the motorway within an hour.
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(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) car rental.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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