Regulated by Driver & Vehicle Licensing
Eleven operators cover self-drive hire across the island. Four hold airport-desk franchises — Europcar (2011), Value Rent a Car for Avis, Hertz, and SIXT, which launched April 2025 as one of two tendered partners at Guernsey Airport. Three run EV fleets; four offer van hire. The oldest, Island Coachways, has traded since 1977. —
Five operators — four international franchises (Avis, Europcar, Hertz, SIXT) plus EVie, the app-based all-electric outlier.
Five van-hire operators: three international airport franchises — Europcar, Hertz, SIXT — and two local removals specialists.
One firm per niche, picked for editorial depth.