Why has car rental in Spain become so much more expensi

8 Apr 2022

MADRID – If you want to travel to Spain for a well-deserved vacation and rent a car, you have probably noticed that the rental prices are much higher than before. There are several reasons for this, such as fewer cars being available while the number of reservations has increased after the pandemic. It is not uncommon for a car that cost 15 euros before the pandemic to now have to pay 30 euros or more.

The rental prices for rental cars in Spain have increased by at least 40% since 2019 and that is immediately noticeable when you want to rent a car in Spain. During the first two corona years 2020 and 2021, far fewer cars were rented out in Spain because people were not allowed to travel or because this was done much less.

Many car rental companies decided on this sell part of their cars so as not to make a loss, about 40% of the rental cars in Spain were sold. But as reservations rose again in 2021 and all the way into 2022, the same rental companies wanted to buy new cars that are hard to find due to manufacturing problems and the crisis surrounding the semiconductors. As a result, rental companies have fewer cars in stock, causing rental prices to rise.

Many car rental companies already have no more cars for rent on certain busy dates because everything is fully booked. Because no new cars are expected either, the prices will rise as there is more demand from those car rental companies that still have cars available. Add to that other problems such as high fuel prices and the Ukraine war and the situation is not rosy for the rental sector, but also not for the customer who has to pay more for a rental car, if there is one.

According to the umbrella organization of car rental companies ANEVAL There are 94,000 rental cars in Spain that can be rented from 542 rental offices.

When you rent a car through us, we will arrange that it is ready for you at the airport upon arrival. You don't have to do anything for this and it costs nothing extra. This falls under our service. The car rental company will then be waiting for you in the arrivals hall, holding a name sign with your name and speaking Dutch or English. This saves long waiting times, and we can assure you that this organization is very reliable. You pay on the spot.

Decide for yourself the choice of the car with price range via this PDF

The prices are per week, and include the following:

VAT; insurance (with a deductible of €300 for the BB-CC-E class and €500 for the FGH class); 100 KM a day free.
Repair service within a radius of 150 km around Alicante.
You must be over 23 years old and have held a driver's license for 2 years.

You will be personally welcomed upon arrival at the airport. Then you draw up the contract together, and when the payment has been made, you will be personally escorted to the car. In short, convenient and fast!

A personal welcome at the airport!