Car Hire with Delivery in Harlow

Part of our guide to car hire in Harlow.

How Delivery Works in Harlow

• 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 suppliers' listings describe Harlow 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: Opening hours for this service are not published on the listings checked, so confirm the time of your handover in your booking confirmation before you plan your day.
• 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 Harlow: The town sits beside the M11, which serves it at junction 7 and junction 7A, about 12 miles from London Stansted Airport. Harlow Town station has trains to Stansted Airport in about 17 minutes. Travellers arriving by air or rail should confirm the meeting point on the voucher before they 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 Harlow

• 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 time of your handover.
• Nearest petrol stations: BP Rontec (Edinburgh Way, CM20 2DG) and Esso Linkway (Kitson Way, CM20 1DR) are both listed as open 24 hours a 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. Town centre car parks include the Harvey Centre, Water Gardens, Terminus Street and Wych Elm, with charges set by the council for each car park, so read the signage at the entrance.

Top Car Hire Agencies for Delivery in Harlow

Car hire with delivery in Harlow 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 Harlow to Key Destinations

• Bishop's Stortford and Hatfield Forest — Bishop's Stortford is about 7.6 miles away, in roughly 14 minutes. For Hatfield Forest, leave the M11 at junction 8 and take the B1256 towards Takeley. The National Trust site is an ancient royal hunting forest with a Georgian shell house beside a lake. Parking is free for National Trust members and charged to other visitors.
• Stansted Airport — about 12 miles away, in roughly 15 minutes, by the M11. Stansted Express trains from Harlow Town take about 17 minutes, so the car is the better choice when you are continuing beyond the airport.
• Saffron Walden and Audley End — about 21 miles north, in roughly 30 minutes. Audley End House and Gardens (CB11 4JF) lies about one mile west of Saffron Walden on the B1383, reached from the M11 at junction 8 or 10.
• Cambridge — about 34 miles north via the M11, in roughly 40 minutes. The motorway runs directly to the city, and a park and ride site on Madingley Road on the western edge keeps the car out of the centre.

If your route crosses the Dartford Crossing, the Dart Charge applies from 6am to 10pm, with cars paying £3.50 pay-as-you-go or £2.80 with a Dart Charge account, and payment is due by midnight the day after you cross. Ask the supplier at handover how the charge is handled on your vehicle.

How Payment Works for Car Hire with Delivery in Harlow

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.