Driving Licence
Drivers must produce a valid unendorsed driving licence at the commencement of rental that he/she has held for at least two years. Visitors from overseas must produce a driving licence issued in their country of permanent residence, along with an appropriate translation in English (where appropriate).

Age Limits
The minimum age limit for drivers is 23 years and the maximum is 75 years. A fee of £10 per day will apply to drivers under the age of 25 years. To rent a People Carrier (group 7) or a 4x4 SUV (group 9) driver must be over 25 years. To rent a luxury car (group 8) driver must be over 30 years.

Payment
Budget Car Rental accept major credit cards. A security deposit is required in all cases. A credit card is required to process the security and insurance deposits. Payment is made in full when the car is collected.

Rates
Rates include all compulsory Insurances, Airport Surcharge, Road Fund Tax (RFT), Government Tax, Unlimited Mileage and 24hr Breakdown cover. Budget Car Rental reserves the right to amend prices without notice. Prices quoted at time of reservation however are guaranteed.

Cancellations, Amendments and No-Shows
If you need to cancel your car rental, please contact us at reservations@budget-stansted.com or call our reservations department at +44 (0) 1279 681396. If you cancel 48 hours prior to your pickup time there will be no charge. Cancellation after this time or if you do not pick up the car will incur a fee of £20 inc. VAT. There is no charge for making booking amendments.

Traffic Violations, Parking Fines and Road Tolls
You are fully responsible for all road tolls and any fines or other consequences of the violation of traffic regulations (including congestion charges), parking orders or prohibitions, or any other laws or regulations, during the rental.
If we are required to pay such road tolls, fines, congestion charges or associated costs, you agree that we may charge you with the amount of any fine plus a £30 inc. VAT administration charge for dealing with these matters.

London Congestion Charges
Transport for London (TfL) levies a Congestion Charge of GBP 8.00 per day for driving in Central London Mon-Fri 0700-1830 hrs, excluding Public Holidays. Full details including charges and maps can be found on the TfL Congestion Charging website at www.cclondon.com. Budget will not accept liability for these charges.

Rental Day
The minimum period of rental is 24 hours, effective from commencement of rental. Rental charges are calculated on a 24 hours = 1 day basis, and extra hours are liable to additional charges. Extensions of rentals must be approved by the rental office concerned.

Availability
Whilst every effort is made to ensure that the actual car model you require is available, we reserve the right to supply a suitable alternative. We may not be able to guarantee a model, but can confirm a car group.

Insurance
Cars are covered for Third Party, Public Liability and Property Damage Insurance, Collision Damage Insurance and Theft Protection. A nonwaivable damage excess of £675 for groups 1-6 and £850 for groups 7-10 will apply. The following optional insurance can be purchased locally from Budget: Excess Wavier Insurance which will remove the excess payable on Collision Damage Insurance £13.00 per day for car groups 1-6 and £16.50 per day on groups 7-10.

Security Deposit
The renter will be required to leave a credit card imprint at time of rental as a deposit to cover such items as fuel, insurance extras or damage excess.

Fuel Oil & Maintenance
The cost of fuel is not included in the daily rental rate. Rental cars are supplied with a full tank of fuel and should be returned full, otherwise a re-fuelling charge will apply Oil and maintenance charges, if any, will be met by Budget on completion of rental. Budget rental cars carry full 24-hour membership of the RAC.

Additional Driver
A charge of £7.50 per day will apply for each additional driver.

Child and Infant Seats
Available at £23.50 per rental.

Luggage Racks
Are not available.

One Way Rentals
Are not available.