Gatwick Airport is miles away from the centre of London and, because of this, it is essential that you decide to hire a car. Let’s face it, at a busy airport like Gatwick, the chances of you being able to beat those competitive businessmen to the taxi ring are very small – more than likely you’ll run as fast as you can, making a bit of a fool of yourself and feeling silly as the taxi pulls away from you, there is no way that you have a chance of catching a taxi before they’ve all disappeared with someone else leaping in before. You’ll be left standing there with no adequate way of getting into London wondering why you didn’t just hire a car.

Hire a car and you no longer have to worry about being stranded at Gatwick Airport. Having booked online earlier in the month you can stroll into the car hire building and walk out a few minutes later with a car which you can then use throughout your stay in the capital. You can drive yourself into the city centre and still have a means of transport to get you around the city; whether that be to visit the sights or go to meetings. This is impossible if you are using the taxi services (not to mention the possible added costs if the driver realises that you aren’t from London and decides to take you the long way). Hire a car and all the potential problems are forgotten.