There are eight major car rental companies(listed below) located at the airport all in the arrivals area and across from the baggage reclaim belts.

If you know you will require a car rental before you travel then it is recommended to pre book as you will probably be less expensive, particularly if you book on line. Also make sure that you understand your insurance cover both for the car and your general holiday insurance cover.

You can get a free online car hire quote for your Florida Car Hire here

If you have booked a cheap fly drive package or have got a 'free car' deal, check out your insurance cover very carefully before you travel as such deals often do not include insurance and it will be cheaper to pre-buy it in the UK than to pay on arrival in America.

When you get to your hire car however tired or excited you are and want to hit the road make sure you take your time and carefully inspect the car inside and out for damage of any sort. Do the inside before any of your party get in and before you load up the luggage and report anything you find, making sure it is noted on the documentation. Refuse to accept a car you are not happy with as this will avoid problems when you drop the car off at the end of your trip.

Once you are happy that the car is in good order find out where all of the controls are for lights, windscreen wipers, windscreen washers, air-conditioning, how the cruise control works, etc. Check out where the fuel filling position is, how to open it and what type/grade of fuel the vehicle uses.

In US cars the hand brake is often a foot brake high up in the foot well on the left hand side which you depress to brake the car and pull a lever on the dashboard to release it

These checks may seem minor but are important to remember as it is not pleasant driving along in busy traffic in a foreign country not knowing how to turn the lights on as it starts getting dark, or how to turn the windscreen washers and wipers on when visibility is poor. It is also embarrassing driving into a petrol station, pulling up at the wrong side of the wrong pump and not being able to open the filler cap!

You can get a free online car hire quote for your Florida Car Hire here

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