Manchester has long been designated as a city of great culture being fantastic for the theatre (the beautiful ‘Royal Exchange’ theatre in the historic St Ann’s Square instantly springs to mind), music of all genres and, most importantly for some, shopping. Manchester has also seen a lot of investment in recent years with many new modern buildings rising rapidly in different areas of the city. However, it would be wrong to say that Manchester is completely a modern city, especially because sometimes modern can become synonymous with ugly; the modern buildings have simply been carefully blended into the old parts of Manchester to make a well-rounded, cosmopolitan city.

Because of all the investment recently gone into Manchester and the cultural base that has been expanded in recent years, many people have a strong desire to visit the city and indeed many millions do every year. Car hire companies have taken advantage of this fact and now provide a great number of car hire locations citywide with an excellent choice of cars to suit all needs and all budgets. The car hire industry is very tough and so many companies will offer to take your car to you in the local area. So, if you’re taking the train to Manchester, you can order the company to drop the car off at one of Manchester’s stations, or if you’re flying in they can drop if off at the airport. Returning the car couldn’t be easier – again you can arrange to meet the representative of the company at a certain area, say the station or airport, and they will be obliging and take your hire car from you as you board your plane or train.