About Bellhire plc

Our Chairman used his experience working for London Transport and then the Jack Barclay group to establish his Automotive Business in 1989.

Starting with mechanical repairs and expanding into vehicle rental, he acquired his first Thrifty Car Rental franchise location in Morden in 1995 and grew into the largest Thrifty Franchise in the UK.

In March 2007 we agreed an amicable departure from the Thrifty Franchise system and this led to the creation of “The Car Hire Company”. This was done to enable us to re-concentrate our efforts where we are best, that is providing Local Car Hire and Van Hire to both the general public and local business.

We work hard to ensure our staff team enjoy the experience of working for the group and as a consequence we enjoy good staff retention which means that you will be served by experienced and knowledgeable staff.

Our commitment to innovation and excellent customer service has rewarded us with continued growth. To date, we have completed over 240,000 vehicle rentals and our services include Car and Van Hire, Minibus hire, Short term flexible rental contracts, contract hire and used vehicle sales.

We currently have car hire locations in Merton, Kingston, Wimbledon, Croydon, Sutton and Bromley and will deliver throughout south London and North Surrey.