This section contains information about travel for missionaries or overseas Christian workers whilst they are in the UK.
travel
Car hire/loan
Ichthus Motor Mission
For over 20 years Ichthus Motor Mission has been providing a cost efficient loan car service to Christian Missionaries, whether it be for short periods whilst back in the country visiting friends and family, or for longer periods spanning 6 months or more. Their costs are currently £115 per month plus 10p per mile. Call for details. They also sell second hand cars at reasonable prices.Website: www.ichthusmotorservices.co.uk/ichthusmotormission.html
Email:
Tel: 020 8291 1652
Syzygy Cars
We have a choice of TWO cars – a 5-seater Peugeot 306 estate and a Ford Fiesta, fully taxed and insured, ready for you to use for up to six months. We’ll deliver them to you at a location that’s convenient for you, or even meet you at the airport with them more>>Website: www.syzygy.org.uk/resources/the-syzygy-cars
Email:
Tel: 07916 708538
Trust Vehicle Services
Christian run. Suppliers of new and used vehicles. Part-exchanges welcome. Buy-back scheme (useful for missionaries on long-term home leave). Delivered anywhere in UK.Website: www.trustvehicles.com
Email:
Tel: 01435 812995
Car Hire Centre
They compare the best car hire brokers on the web for any location worldwide.Website: www.car-hire-centre.co.uk
Crown Holiday Cars International
Specialist in inbound UK car rental. No hidden extra's. Good choice for long term hire (two weeks or more).Website: www.crownholidaycars.com
EasyCar.com
This is an online service of 'EasyJet' that offers cheaper, no-frills, commercial car rental.Website: www.easycar.com
Enterprise Rent A Car
Enterprise Rent-A-Car offers everyday low rates, long-term car hire and one way car hire with a wide selection of cars, vans, luxury cars, and MPVs.Website: www.enterprise.co.uk
Entire Car Hire
Compare rental rates from major car hire companies worldwide to always get the cheapest price. Get full details of massive fleet of cars and instant online booking and confirmation.Website: www.entirecarhire.co.uk
GetACarHire
GetACarHire can provide cheap deals on car rental. They provide economical and luxury car hire at affordable rates at major UK airports.Website: www.getacarhire.com/uk-car-hire
Hirecars.co.uk
One of the largest car hire comparators covering 4000 locations worldwide.Website: www.hirecars.co.uk
Indigo Car Hire
We at Indigo have a range of cars and vans available for rent at low prices across the whole of the UK and we have worldwide locations as well.Website: www.indigocarhire.co.uk
RhinoCarHire
Launched in 2007, Rhino offer cheap car rental quotes from over 500 leading suppliers for over 25,000 locations around the world. All of their rates are fully inclusive with no hidden extras. They also offer customers a complete car hire service with additional features such as their Rhino route planner, Rory the Rhino Blog, Rhino Drive Smart Guides and Rhino News updates.Website: www.rhinocarhire.com
Worldwide Reservations
A car hire broker who provide good deals for renting the larger rental companies' cars.Website: www.wwideres.com
Email:
Tel: 0871 900 1145
Car hire insurance
iCarhireinsurance.com
iCarhireinsurance offer a range of car hire excess policies that are fully comprehensive, simple to understand, unbeatable value and accepted at all car rental locations worldwide.Website: https://icarhireinsurance.com
Insurance4carhire.com
For a low, annual premium, Insurance4carhire.com provides excess insurance protecting the customer against excess charges whenever they rent a car.Website: www.insurance4carhire.com
Car purchase
Autosave Affinity Partners
Their team have over 24 years experience supplying new, nearly new, and used cars and commercial vehicles to organisations such as Churches, Schools and Caring organisations.Website: www.autosave.co.uk
Email:
Tel: 0845 122 6910
Harbour Garage
Suppliers of new and used vehicles, delivered to your door. Christian run.Website: www.harbourgarage.co.uk
Email:
Tel: 01323 492000
Ichthus Motor Mission
For over 20 years Ichthus Motor Mission has been providing a cost efficient loan car service to Christian Missionaries, whether it be for short periods whilst back in the country visiting friends and family, or for longer periods spanning 6 months or more. Their costs are currently £115 per month plus 10p per mile. Call for details. They also sell second hand cars at reasonable prices.Website: www.ichthusmotorservices.co.uk/ichthusmotormission.html
Email:
Tel: 020 8291 1652
Priory Automotive
Suppliers of new and used cars to churches, church members and charities.Website: www.prioryautomotive.com
Email:
Tel: 0114 255 4040
Trust Vehicle Services
Christian run. Suppliers of new and used vehicles. Part-exchanges welcome. Buy-back scheme (useful for missionaries on long-term home leave). Delivered anywhere in UK.Website: www.trustvehicles.com
Email:
Tel: 01435 812995
DVLA Vehicle Check Service
You can use this FREE service to find out what information DVLA holds on its database about a vehicle. In order to make an enquiry you will need the Vehicle Registration Mark (number plate), and the Vehicle Make.Website: www.vehiclelicence.gov.uk
Car clubs & sharing
Carplus
This website has a list of car clubs across the UK. A car club provides its members with quick and easy access to a car for short term hire. Members can make use of car club vehicles as and when they need them. The site also includes details of car sharing schemes across the UK. Car sharing schemes enable people to team up and share lifts for regular or one-off journeys.Website: www.carplus.org.uk
Airport related services
MissionAssist
MissionAssist are sometimes able to arrange transportation to and from Gatwick and Heathrow airports for departing/returning missionaries. They like to have at least a month's notice. more>>Website: www.missionassist.org.uk
Email:
Tel: 07527 804914
UK Airport Information
www.uk-airport-news.infowww.baa.com
UK Airport Parking & Hotels
www.1stairportparking.co.uk
www.airport-parking-shop.co.uk
www.allairportparking.co.uk
www.drivefly.co.uk
www.essentialtravel.co.uk/airportparking
www.gosimply.com/airport-parking
www.looking4parking.com
www.purpleparking.com
www.save-on-parking.co.uk
www.fhr-net.co.uk
www.mfairportparking.com
www.parkat.co.uk
www.parking4less.co.uk
www.stressfreeairportparking.com
www.tripextras.com
www.ukairportcarparks.co.uk
Useful UK travel related links
Carlberry Travel Search
This site contains bus/coach/rail service information for the United Kingdom and Ireland.You can search for information by place name, postcode, service number or operator.
Website: www.carlberry.co.uk
Chester le Track
Links to UK travel information including air, rail, road and sea.Website: www.chester-le-track.co.uk
Expedia.co.uk
A UK based travel site to help you find the best deal in flights, cars, hotels, holidays etc.Website: www.expedia.co.uk
London Tube Journey Planner
A useful site helping you plan your journey across London by tube or bus.Website: http://tubejp.co.uk
Megabus/Megatrain
Low cost intercity bus & train travel in the UK. Tickets are often cheapest when booking in advance (5 weeks for the bus, 12 weeks for the train).Website: www.megabus.com & www.megatrain.com
National Express
This site includes information on travelling by coach to, from and between UK airports. Tickets are often cheapest when booking 5 weeks in advance.Website: www.nationalexpress.com
National Rail Enquiries
UK train timetables can be found at this site.Website: www.nationalrail.co.uk
Online flight search facilities (UK internal flights included)
Each of these services search several or all of the airlines for the best fares:www.cheapflights.co.uk
www.dhf.co.uk
www.ebookers.com
www.expedia.co.uk
http://farebuster.co.uk
www.flypark.co.uk
www.netflights.com
www.opodo.co.uk
www.skyscanner.net
Qjump.co.uk
Online train ticket purchase site. Cheap tickets are often released when timetables are set 12 weeks in advance.Website: www.qjump.co.uk
The Trainline.com
Thetrainline.com provides impartial information on train times and tickets on mainland UK routes. It is as accurate and up-to-date as possible, and uses current timetable and fares information. Thetrainline.com enables you to make your own travel plans and ticket choices, using a simple step-by-step electronic form. Secure online booking and payment is then offered. Cheap tickets are often released when timetables are set 12 weeks in advance.Website: www.thetrainline.com
Transport direct.info
This site can help you plan any UK journey door-to-door, using public transport or a car. Includes trains, coaches, flights, cycle routes. Costs for different options are also shown.Website: www.transportdirect.info
Transport for London
This website has information about getting around London, including details of the Congestion Charge and the Oyster card that saves you money on London buses and trains (tube).Website: www.tfl.gov.uk
Traveline - Public Transport Info
The UK's No 1 website for impartial information on planning your journey, by bus, coach ortrain... or any combination of the three!
Website: www.traveline.org.uk
Virgin Trains On-line Booking Service
The Virgin Trains on-line booking service provides impartial information on train times and tickets on mainland UK routes. It is as accurate and up-to-date as possible, and uses current timetable and fares information. The service enables you to make your own travel plans and ticket choices, using a simple step-by-step electronic form. Secure online booking and payment is then offered. Virgin also have a facility called Charity Line, a new phone booking service for registered UK charities. Registration to the service costs £15, and then users can tap into discounted saver tickets in peak periods without the normal restrictions. Cheap tickets are often released when timetables are set 12 weeks in advance.Website: www.virgintrains.co.uk
Tel: 08453 050350 (Charity Line)
Climate Stewards
A site set up by A Rocha to help you make your journey 'carbon neutral'.Website: www.climatestewards.net
UK road maps & directions
Bing Maps
Bing Maps have standard road maps, a London street map and ordinance survey maps online for you to use. The service can provide directions for driving, walking or other transit as well as a search facility for local shops and services.Website: www.bing.com/maps
Google Local
This site from the Google stable includes maps and satellite images of UK locations, along with directions for any journey you wish to define.Website: http://maps.google.co.uk
Mapquest
Maps can be produced by this site for any UK address. This site will also give you a list of directions and maps for any route between two places in the UK.Website: www.mapquest.co.uk
Streetmap.co.uk
A map site that will produce a map of anywhere in the UK when given either the place name, postcode, tel code, OS grid, or even the lat/long coordinates. There are seven different scales to chose from, including Ordinance Survey scales and two large scales having street names.Website: www.streetmap.co.uk

