THE UK's largest contract hire company, Lex Vehicle Leasing, has appointed Budget Rent a Car as a supplier of short term hire vehicles. The agreement is initially for one year, and will see Budget share the account with Lex's established supplier Avis Rent A Car.

Sue Barter, Lex Vehicle Leasing's supplier manager for daily rental said: 'We hope this partnership will go a long way in serving our daily rental vehicle demand of approximately £10 million per annum.'