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Car Hire in New Cross

With thousands of cars and vans available to rent by the minute, hour or day.

Car Hire in New Cross

Find, book and unlock your Zipcar all using the app. Book Roundtrip cars and vans up to a year in advance, perfect for longer trips. Or just reserve a one-way Flex car when you’re ready to go – we’ll hold the car for 15 minutes. When you’re ready to drive, use the app to navigate to the car and just tap the app to unlock it. You’ll also use the app to lock and end your booking.

 

Exploring New Cross

Nestled in the vibrant heart of South East London, New Cross is an eclectic and culturally rich neighbourhood celebrated for its unique blend of history, creativity, and urban energy. With Zipcar, you can make the most out of your New Cross experience by renting a car for convenience and flexibility. As a neighbourhood steeped in artistic heritage and surrounded by thriving music scenes, New Cross offers a distinct mix of cultural hotspots, lively venues, and a burgeoning food and drink scene.

 

How Zipcar works

Join online. Once you’re a member you’ll have access to book Roundtrip cars and vans, and our one-way service, Flex. Just download the app, reserve and drive.

Round Trip
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Join Zipcar

Apply online, all you need is your driving licence and a debit or credit card. Once you’re approved you’re good to go.

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Drive a Roundtrip

Hire by the hour or day, perfect for weekends away and trips around town. Need a one-way trip? Try Zipcar Flex.

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Return

When you’re done, return your Roundtrip vehicle to the same dedicated bay you got it from. Pop the keys in the glovebox and lock via the app.

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Join Zipcar

Apply online, all you need is your driving licence and a payment card. Once you’re approved you’re good to go.

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Drive a Flex

Our one-way service. Reserve your nearest car in the app (we’ll hold it for 15 minutes), drive, then drop it in our Zipzone.

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Drop

Leave Flex cars in our Zipzone across London – there are 15 boroughs to choose from. Pop the keys in the glovebox and lock via the app.

Download the Zipcar App

Book and unlock with your phone

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Why Rent a Zipcar?

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Save money

We pay for fuel, parking, Congestion Charge and insurance – so you get access to a car without all the hassle of owning one!

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Rent a car locally

Zipcars live just around the corner. We've got the largest car sharing fleet in the UK (not that we're boasting) and you'll find us in cities across the UK. 

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Drive on-demand

Whatever you need wheels for, we’ve got them. Rent cars and vans by the minute, hour or day when and where you need them.

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Live greener

We’re the perfect addition to buses, trains and bikes for those times when you just need a car. We've also got hundreds of electric cars in our fleet.