car rental desk

Meaning

A car rental desk is a service counter, typically located inside airport terminals or train stations, where customers can pick up keys, sign agreements, and rent vehicles.

Examples

• We need to head to the car rental desk to pick up our keys.

  We need to head to the car rental desk to pick up our keys.

• How far is the car rental desk from the baggage claim area?

  How far is the car rental desk from the baggage claim area?

• There was a long queue at the car rental desk because of the holiday weekend.

  There was a long queue at the car rental desk because of the holiday weekend.

• You will need to show your driver's license at the car rental desk.

  You will need to show your driver's license at the car rental desk.

• The car rental desk is open twenty-four hours a day for late arrivals.

  The car rental desk is open twenty-four hours a day for late arrivals.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I went to the rent car desk to get my keys.

  ✓ I went to the car rental desk to get my keys.

  The standard English term is 'car rental desk' or 'car hire desk' (UK), not 'rent car desk'.

• ✗ Can you tell me where is the car rental desk?

  ✓ Can you tell me where the car rental desk is?

  In indirect questions, the verb goes at the end ('where the car rental desk is') rather than before the subject ('where is...').

Related Expressions

Practice

• Please present your credit card and reservation number at the ___.

  💡 The counter where you finalize your vehicle hire.

  Show answer

  car rental desk

• Is the ___ located inside the terminal or do we need to take a shuttle?

  💡 The service counter for hiring cars.

  Show answer

  car rental desk