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Top 25 Car rental companies based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 381 car rental companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 9,606 professional contacts across them, including 2,183 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers car rental companies headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
381Companies
9,606Contacts tracked
2,183Verified emails
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The 25 largest car rental companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 381 car rental companies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to car rental companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Strong evidenceBracknell, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0002,261 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We don’t just rent cars.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Indirect evidenceLeeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000952 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Zenith is the UK’s leading independent leasing, fleet management and vehicle outsourcing business.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Partial evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000700 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Lex Autolease is one of the UK's leading vehicle leasing providers, offering a wide range of cars and commercial vehicles for businesses and individuals.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Partial evidenceDarlington, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000555 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Northgate Vehicle Hire is the award-winning leading B2B light commercial vehicle rental and mobility solutions provider in the UK & Ireland, trusted by more than businesses across…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Strong evidenceExeter, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000491 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Thrifty Car & Van Rental UK has come a long way since its inception over 40 years ago.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Indirect evidenceFarnborough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500262 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Alphabet is a global leading provider of Business Mobility.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Indirect evidenceDarlington, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000220 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Our core business is the hire of light commercial vehicles to other businesses on flexible length contracts, which gives customers the flexibility to manage their vehicle fleet…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Strong evidenceExeter, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000135 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Switch is a new vehicle rental brand from Scot Group Ltd which operates the Thrifty Car and Van Rental network throughout the UK.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Strong evidenceMilton Keynes, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-50129 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Green Motion leads the global market in eco-friendly car rentals, committed to reducing CO2 emissions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Indirect evidenceStanford-le-hope, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20081 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are Your Total Transport Solution.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Partial evidenceLeeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20074 contacts →

Partial evidence

“AMT Auto offers complete vehicle solutions for everyone and offers market-leading vehicle rental, leasing, buying, selling, and insurance services to businesses and individuals.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Partial evidenceCroft, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20073 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Alltruck plc is a trusted partner in commercial vehicle contract hire, rental, and fleet management.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Partial evidenceShoreham-by-sea, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20062 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Rivervale provides vehicle leasing and fleet services, including the management of cars, vans, and minibuses.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Indirect evidenceWitney, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20058 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Jurni, we’re reimagining the whole leasing experience.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Indirect evidenceKettering, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20057 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Grosvenor Group - is the UK's largest privately owned Contract Hire and Fleet Management Company with some funded vehicles on fleet.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Partial evidenceWallasey, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50056 contacts →

Partial evidence

“West Wallasey Fleet Hire Services is a leading provider of flexible vehicle rental solutions to businesses of all sizes.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Indirect evidenceMilton Keynes, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20055 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Athlon, we know mobility.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Indirect evidenceLeeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20050 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are a privately owned and family run vehicle company with an impressive record of growth.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Strong evidencePrinces Risborough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5049 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Green Motion, the world's first truly environmentally friendly car and van hire company, offers low emission vehicles for rent featuring the latest in CO2 and low carbon emission…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Indirect evidenceMilton Keynes, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20048 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are Activa Contracts – the true service champion of the vehicle leasing industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Strong evidencePoole, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20046 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Established in 1982, U-Drive is a family-owned and operated vehicle rental company supplying cars, LCVs, and specialist vehicles across the UK.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Partial evidenceLoughborough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5040 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Reflex Fleet Solutions is a nationwide flexible rental provider of commercial vehicles offering a range of value-added services to meet customer needs, including our unique…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Partial evidenceDerby, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5040 contacts →

Partial evidence

“As one of the UK’s leading company car contract hire and leasing companies, Toomey Leasing Group (TLG) has been supplying vehicles to businesses for over 50 years and has gained a…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Partial evidenceShropshire, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20038 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We provide the best car deals for customers in Shropshire and Mid Wales.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Strong evidenceAirdrie, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50038 contacts →

Strong evidence

“TOM Vehicle Rental is one of the UK's leading providers of flexible rental and contract hire on vans, trucks, trailers and cars.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Car rental companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
22.7%Verified-email coverage
25.2Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
6.0%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
186
11-50
124
51-200
41
201-500
12
501-1,000
2
1,001-5,000
9
5,001-10,000
1
10001+
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 381 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among car rental companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “car rental companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names car rental companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among car rental companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,183 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names car rental companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many car rental companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 381 car rental companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Avis Budget Group International, headquartered in Bracknell, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most car rental companies?

London leads with 23 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (13) and Birmingham (8).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,183 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 381 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.