hire car
(UK, Austalia) A car that is hired, or available for hire.
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listening to Max Richter whilst driving a hire car round the Catalonian mountains got the main character syndrome juices flowing
Have you seen the price of petrol !! I am using a hire car at the moment, small MG in Italy for a few days Over £90 and the tank was totally full !
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(UK, Austalia) A car that is hired, or available for hire.
“listening to Max Richter whilst driving a hire car round the Catalonian mountains got the main character syndrome juices flowing”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Have you seen the price of petrol !! I am using a hire car at the moment, small MG in Italy for a few days Over £90 and the tank was totally full !”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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