Avant Drive is an independent luxury car hire company in Bristol. We own five cars, the Range Rover Velar D300, Audi S4 Avant, Audi A5, Volvo S90 and Maserati Ghibli S, available self-drive or with a chauffeur from £140 a day, and every one is the exact car you receive.
Two more, the Range Rover Sport SVR and Audi A5 S line, come from our partner collection: owned by independent owners, hired through us as agent, marked as partner cars and priced on request. Book on WhatsApp or our two-minute request form, and we deliver across Bristol and the UK.
“First class service every time with Avant. Massive selection of cars available for short and long term hire. Nothing compares in Bristol and the southwest.” Gabriel, via Google (5.0★)
Partner cars are priced on request. Weddings, business, weekends away or something longer: see wedding cars, chauffeur hire, long-term hire and our monthly subscription.
Each way of hiring suits a different trip. This is a fair, general picture of the four main models; terms vary by company, so check the small print of whoever you book with.
| Hire model | Minimum age | Deposit | Choosing the exact car | Delivery | Price transparency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airport rental desk | Often 21 to 25, with young driver charges common | A card hold, set by car group | A car group, "or similar" | Collect from the desk | Base rate up front; extras offered at the counter |
| Peer-to-peer app | Set by the app and each owner | Varies by app and car | Yes, a specific listed car | Some owners deliver, often for a fee | Listing price plus platform fees |
| National broker | Set by the supplier it books | Set by that supplier | Usually a car group | Usually collect from the supplier | Clear headline price; terms vary by supplier |
| Local specialist, like Avant Drive | 23 or over (25 for some cars), licence held two years | £750 or £1,000 on our own cars, refundable | Yes, the exact car pictured | Free anywhere in Bristol, including Bristol Airport; outside Bristol, £1.75 a mile with a £50 minimum | Day, week and four-week rates published |
A rental desk suits a single day or a car the moment you land. We suit the trips where the car itself matters, with a two-day minimum hire and every handover arranged in advance.
Collection and return anywhere in Bristol are free. We bring the car to your home, hotel, office or venue and collect it again at the end of your hire, at no charge. Places we deliver to free of charge include:
Beyond Bristol, we deliver to Bath, Cardiff, Cheltenham and anywhere in the UK at £1.75 a mile from Bristol with a £50 minimum, quoted per postcode.
We can deliver your car to Bristol Airport or collect it there at the end of your trip, free of charge, the same as anywhere in Bristol. The time and handover point are agreed when we confirm your booking. Prefer to be driven? Our Bristol Airport transfers are quoted as a flat fare.
Choose your dates on the booking request page and every car shows its exact price, per day and in total. It takes about two minutes, there is nothing to pay at that stage, and we confirm availability, usually the same day. A 20% booking payment then secures your dates and comes off the final balance.
From £140 a day for the Maserati Ghibli S, £160 for the Audi A5 and Volvo S90, £200 for the Audi S4 Avant and £220 for the Range Rover Velar D300. A week costs around a quarter less per day, and the minimum hire is two days.
Nothing. Collection and return anywhere in Bristol, from Clifton to Aztec West, are free. Outside Bristol, delivery is £1.75 a mile from Bristol with a £50 minimum, quoted per postcode.
Yes. Bristol Airport at Lulsgate counts as Bristol, so delivery and collection there are free, the same as anywhere in the city. Further afield, delivery is £1.75 a mile from Bristol with a £50 minimum.
Self-drive hirers must be 23 or over (25 for some cars) with a full UK or EEA licence held for two years. The refundable deposit is £750 or £1,000 on our own cars, depending on the car; for a partner car we confirm it with your quote. Chauffeur-driven hire has no minimum age and no deposit.
Yes, every car. A professional chauffeur is £25 an hour on top of the car's day rate, with a three-hour minimum.
Yes. There is no "or similar": the car on the page is the car you receive, and partner cars are always marked as partner cars.
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