What is Car rental?
{{no sources|date=February 2016}} [[Image:Filiale der Sixt AG am T2 in MUC.JPG|200px|thumb|The Sixt car rental agency at [[Munich]] airport, [[Germany]].]] '''Car rental''' is when you rent a car. The company providing you the car becomes the car rental service provider, whereas you become the car hirer, as you hire the car for a fee. A '''car rental''' agency or a '''rent-a-car''' ('''car hire''' in [[British English]]) is a company that rents [[automobile]]s for short periods of time (ranging from a few hours to a few weeks) for a [[fee]]. == Location == They can be found primarily located near [[airport]]s or busy [[city]] areas. The internet is changing the car rental industry with companies that are now called online car rental companies. Travelers can pre-book their rental car online anywhere across the globe directly from the service providers like Hertz, Budget, Alamo, [[:en:Sixt|Sixt Rent a Car]], Thrifty, Travelauto.com, Dollar, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Europcar. == Purpose == Car rental agencies are mainly for people who need a car for a short period of time, for example [[travel|travellers]] who are out of town, people whose cars were damaged or destroyed. Car rental agencies may also rent trucks for self-[[moving industry]] === Conditions === Car rentals are subject to many conditions which vary from one [[brand]] to another. The vehicle must be returned in a good condition and must not exceed a maximum driven distance, otherwise extra fees may be incurred. Additionally, some companies set up a minimum age for the vehicle driver, which in some cases is as high as 25, even in countries where the minimum legal age to hold a [[driver's license]] is much lower. Recent conditions have used [[GPS]] technology to limit maximum speeds or driving to specific regions. == Global market == North America and Europe are leading the car rental market, followed by Asia-Pacific. North America is dominating the car rental market, owing to the high usage rate of car rental services by daily commuters, office-go