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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Shane Hickey

Holidaymakers face soaring car hire costs as shortages drive up prices

Travellers with luggage queuing at a row of car rental companies' desks in an airport
At the airport desk: but the average weekly rental in Europe is now £675. Photograph: Kumar Sriskandan/Alamy

The cost of renting a car in European holiday destinations has almost doubled in the past three years, and experts predict prices will remain high as global shortages mean car hire firms are paying more for new vehicles.

An analysis of car rental prices in six European destinations shows it cost an average of £675 to rent a car for a week at the beginning of August, up from £339 for the same week in 2019.

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