Contract Hire and Daily Rental Companies – the
posibilities are endless…
Welcome to Career Driven readers and those of you have discovered the BVRLA via the
internet. The aim of these pages is to give you an insight in to the various job roles that
our Members have developed to manage their businesses.
The BVRLA is the trade association for the contract hire (leasing) and short term rental
companies of Britain. Companies from across the country join our organisation and in
return we canvass the government on their behalf on legislative matters, provide free
legal advice, provide services such as training and documents required for their
businesses and a facilitate events to further their commercial aspirations.
So what do our Members do?
Daily rental companies are spread right across the country with offices in most city
centres, at airports, ports and major train stations. The emphasis is on helping
customers who want to rent a car, van or other vehicle on a short term basis. In less
senior roles, your time will be divided between dealing face-to-face and over the
telephone with customers and explaining what vehicles are available and on what terms.
You will also take them through the paperwork to complete the rental agreement. Some
time will actually be spent with the vehicle, driving and positioning it, demonstrating its
features to the customer and then checking its state upon its return.
The leasing business is largely office-based (often at the head office) and it deals with
long term rental of cars and all aspects of fleet management from vehicle purchase,
accident management, service bookings, through to vehicle disposal at the end of the
contract which is often a three year period. It is far less hands-on than daily rental and
many of the job roles will involve dealing with people and computer and paper work.
The BVRLA Careers Service offered to our Members helps them recruit the best
employees. In the following table you will be able to see filled vacancies that our