Car Hire with Delivery in Cambridge

Part of our guide to car hire in Cambridge.

How Delivery Works in Cambridge

• Book through eCarBookers first: Your booking confirmation from eCarBookers locks in your price and your vehicle class before you arrive. You pay the balance at the handover on collection, and the terms confirmed at booking are the terms you receive. Always confirm your hire in advance to guarantee your price from the moment you collect the keys.
• What delivery means: This is a delivery and collection service rather than a counter in a station or terminal. The supplier's listing describes the Cambridge branch as a delivery and collection service, so there is no desk to find on arrival.
• Where the handover takes place: The exact address, meeting point and time for your hire are shown on your booking voucher, which is the definitive source. Check it before you travel and follow it on the day. Do not assume a delivery address that is not confirmed on your voucher.
• Opening hours: The supplier's listing shows Monday to Saturday 08:00 to 18:00 and Sunday 08:00 to 13:00. Plan your handover inside those hours, and confirm the hours for your date in your booking confirmation.
• At the handover: Be present with your documents, and walk around the car with the supplier's representative before you sign. Photograph the vehicle thoroughly, including all four sides, the wheels, the windscreen and the interior, so that you hold a dated record of its condition.
• Getting to Cambridge: The city is reached by the M11, which ends north-west of Cambridge where it joins the A14, and by the A10 from Ely and London, the A428 from Bedford and St Neots and the A1303 from Newmarket. Cambridge station has services to London King's Cross and Liverpool Street, and many visitors arrive by train and collect a car for the countryside. Confirm the meeting point on your voucher before you set out.
• What to bring: The main driver should carry a valid driving licence, photo identification and a credit card in their own name with a limit high enough to cover the excess hold. Visitors from outside the UK should also carry their passport and, where required, an international driving permit.

Pick-Up, Drop-Off, and Refuelling in Cambridge

• Returning the car: Return arrangements are shown on your booking voucher. A key drop box or out-of-hours return has not been confirmed for this service, so ask at handover what arrangement applies if your plans fall outside the listed hours.
• Nearest petrol stations: BP on Elizabeth Way (2 Elizabeth Way, CB4 1DF) is open 24 hours a day. Tesco Cambridge Milton (Cambridge Road, Milton, CB24 6AY) is listed as open 06:00 to 22:00 every day. Refuel before you return the car, and allow time to do so before the return slot.
• Fuel policy: Confirm the fuel type shown on your booking confirmation before you refuel, and ask at handover which fuel policy applies to your hire, so that you return the car as the supplier expects.
• Parking: If you are not returning to the address of the handover, ask the supplier where the car should be left. Queen Anne Terrace on Gonville Place (CB1 1ND) has 572 spaces, a height limit of 2.1 m and is open 24 hours. The roads inside the city ring are heavily restricted for cars, so read the signage before you leave the car and never park on double yellow lines.

Top Car Hire Agencies for Delivery in Cambridge

Car hire with delivery in Cambridge is available through Green Motion and U-Save Car Rental.

Every booking through eCarBookers shows the excess amount and full price before you confirm, and the balance is paid on arrival at the handover. Optional extras — such as additional drivers, supplemental tyre and glass cover, child seats, or out-of-hours fees — may be available from the supplier if required.

Getting from Cambridge to Key Destinations

• Imperial War Museum Duxford — about 9 miles south via the M11, in roughly 15 minutes. The museum sits at junction 10 of the M11, and the satnav postcode is CB22 4QR. Visitor parking is free except on air show days.
• Wimpole Estate — about 10 miles south-west on the A603, in roughly 17 minutes. Follow the brown signs and use SG8 0BW. The National Trust estate holds a 17th-century mansion, a walled kitchen garden and a working home farm, and the car park is free.
• Audley End House and Gardens — about 15 miles south, in roughly 25 minutes. Take the M11 at junction 8 or 10, and the house stands on the B1383, one mile west of Saffron Walden. Use CB11 4JF, and parking is free.
• Ely — about 17 miles north on the A10, in roughly 27 minutes. The cathedral stands in the centre of the city (CB7 4DL), and the city's car parks are free. They fill on Saturdays and in summer.

How Payment Works for Car Hire with Delivery in Cambridge

Payment is made in two steps. A rental prepayment confirms your booking online, with Instant Confirmation from the supplier. You then pay the balance directly to the supplier on arrival, when the car is handed over to you.

The price and vehicle class shown at booking are the terms you receive at handover. Because the full rental amount is not charged at the time of booking, you keep flexibility if your plans change, and cancellation is free.

The supplier may place an excess hold on the main driver's credit card at handover, so check that the card in the driver's name has enough available limit. The amount is shown in your booking confirmation.