Car rental Manchester, United Kingdom
Car rental in Manchester and driving in the UK
Many major car rental companies are represented at the airport and their counters are located in each terminal. Regulations vary but in the UK car hire agencies require a minimum age of drivers and it is around 25 years. Foreign driving licenses are accepted. In case your driving license is not in English, an International Driving Permit might be necessary. To avoid any possible unexpected damage cost, we offer businesscars Super cover to reduce your excess. In addition businesscars Super Cover also covers damage to windscreens, tyres and the underside of the rental car. In the United Kingdom traffic drives on the left-hand side of the road. The UK is well known for having one of the world’s best road safety statistics which could be partly due to the strict speed restrictions: Speed limits are 30 mph (50 km/h) in urban areas (but it can be also only 20 mph near residential roads, town centres and around schools and nurseries), 60 mph (96 km/h) on roads away from built-up areas and 70 mph (113 km/h) on motorways. Keep in mind that the road signs and the speed limitations in the United Kingdom are in mph.
Travelling to Manchester by Air
Manchester Airport is The UK's busiest airport outside London. The airport is located 17 km southwest of the city and it consists of three terminals. Over 85 airlines connect Manchester Airport with almost 200 destinations worldwide and more than 22 million passengers are served every year. The airport is a main hub for Thomas Cook Airlines and Thomson Airways and also a secondary base for Flybe, Jet2.com and Virgin Atlantic.
Business information
In Manchester business hours are officially Monday to Friday 09:00-09:30 until 17:00 or 17:30, although in the financial sector these office hours can last longer. Punctuality has great importance when doing business with somebody from the United Kingdom. Manchester has rich trading tradition and this modern city is a very popular destination for business events. Information about upcoming conferences in Manchester can be found at the following link:
http://www.conferencealerts.com/manchester.htm
About Manchester
Manchester
is the commercial and educational capital of North West England. Thanks to the cotton industry during Victorian times, Manchester became one of the richest cities of EuropeIt is also a main center of business services centre with numerous financial and legal companies employing over 45,000 people. Manchester was ranked the "fastest-growing city" economically in the UK and the best place to establish new businesses within the country. Manchester is also the largest regional corporate finance and stock-broking centre of the country, and approximately 60 banks have offices in the city such as Bank of New York and The Royal Bank of Scotland. More information about Manchester can be found on Wikitravel:
http://wikitravel.org/en/Manchester
Climate of Manchester
The climate in Manchester is temperate marine. Similar to anywhere else in the UK, there is chance of precipitation all year long, mostly rain or rain shower. The weather is always changeable and unpredictable. Summers are mostly sunny but not too warm, and winters are wet and cold with frosty days, but usually snow is uncommon. The coldest months is January when temperatures are around 4°C while the average temperatures in the warmest month, July can reach 20-25°C.
Time zone of Manchester
GMT (GMT 1 during Daylight-saving period between last Sunday in March and last Sunday in October)
