About Us
After 18 years experience in the motor trade, Colin Gregg Cars decided to diversify into vehicle rentals and car hire 6 years ago. Aimed at both the business and the leisure travel market, A1 Car Hire was born to accommodate these two areas.
Why hire?
Hiring a car from A1 Car Hire is a good way to explore the Orkneys. For example, if you have a party of 5 people travelling to the Orkney Islands, hiring a VW Polo at the point of your journey rather than one at the mainland of the UK is a more sensible idea. Think of the difference this makes in petrol costs and ferry crossing fares.
About the Orkney Islands
The Orkney Islands is a collection of 37 islands, with the biggest one being the Mainland. The Mainland of the Orkneys includes Kirkwall, the administrative capital and the home of A1 Car Hire.
On the Mainland is the 'Heart of Neolithic Orkney', a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. Viking settlers comprehensively occupied Orkney, and the islands became a possession of Norway until being given to Scotland during the