Car Hire & Rentals in Nottingham East Midlands Airport

GENERAL DIRECTIONS

AIRLINE PASSENGER: Go to Arrivals hall to the Avis/Budget desk to fill out paperwork. Then take shuttle bus to car rental village.
Shuttle bus runs Mon-Fri from 0700-2200hrs. Sat from 0800-2000hrs. Sun from 0830-2200hrs. If there is nobody at desk in arrivals terminal, please proceed straight to car park.
LOCAL RENTER: After turning into the airport, take the first exit at the roundabout onto Viscount Road. Continue straight at the first mini roundabout. On the next roundabout take the first exit onto Ambassador Road and follow for around 200yds until you see the car hire entrance.
PREFERRED SERVICE: Please proceed straight to the car park to collect your vehicle.
OUT OF HOURS: Return vehicle to car hire car park on Ambassador road. Park in any available Avis/Budget and return keys to keybox located on the side of the Avis/budget cabin, or at the keybox in the arrivals terminal located at the Avis/budget desk.

LOCATION COMMENT

RENT-A-CAR AND FUN/LUXURY CAR AND 4X4 LOCATION

RESERVATION REMARK

Please call the office to confirm whether you will be able to collect a vehicle outside our opening hours

Nottingham East Midlands Airport is close to Nottingham, Derby and Leicester. The Airport is easily accessible from all parts of the UK.

Directions from M1
Take either junction 23a or 24 off of the M1 and pick up signs for the airport.

Directions from M42
Continue until M42 turns into A42, you will pick up signs for the airport.

Picking up your hire car at Avis East Midlands Airport

A shuttle bus located at the front of the terminal operates from April to October. At all other times, it’s a short walk to the Car Rental Centre.

Vehicle keys cannot be left at the airport information desk or other third party.

All vehicles should be returned to the Car Rental Village located on Ambassador Road, DE74 2SA.

Directions to the car rental village
After turning into the airport, take the first exit at the roundabout onto Viscount Road. Continue straight at the first mini roundabout. On the next roundabout take the first exit onto Ambassador Road and follow for around 200yds until you see the car hire entrance.

In-hours return procedure
At the Car Rental Village, please park your rental vehicle in the return bays marked ‘Avis Budget’. 

Out-of-hours return procedure
If you need to return your vehicle outside of our opening hours, please park in the return bays marked ‘Avis Budget’. Remember to lock your rental vehicle and then leave your keys in the drop box at the ‘Avis Budget’ cabin.

Any cars returned to the short-stay car park at the airport will incur a parking charge and liability will be the renter.
 

Here's more information about car hire in Nottingham.

Which side of the road?
In the United Kingdom, please drive on the left side of the road.

Country driving laws

• Mobile phones may only be used with a headset or hands-free device
• There is a congestion charge payable when driving in London

• Use the outside lane to overtake on motorways and dual carriageways
• Zebra crossings (black and white stripes on the road) give pedestrians right of way to cross the road

Speed Limits
All speed signs will be in mph.

For a standard Avis rental vehicle with no trailers:

• Urban areas: 30 mph (48 km/h)
• Motorways: 70 mph (112 km/h)

• Rural areas: 60 mph (96 km/h)

Unless indicated by road signs.

Child safety / Seatbelt laws

• It is compulsory for the driver and all passengers to wear a seatbelt

• Children aged under 12 or less than 135cm tall must be seated in an appropriate child restraint for their size

Please note - It is the child’s parent / guardian or vehicle renter’s responsibility to fit the child seat.

This road rules information is for provided for general guidance only. We endeavour to keep the information up to date and accurate, but any reliance you place on this information is at your own risk.

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