passenger vans

I don't think I've even seen a passenger van in the UK that will seat seven adults AND luggage, unless you have a carrier up top for the bags. When seven of us traveled, we rented two vehicles.

Thanks for the Hertz tip. I have tried a couple rental agencies with no luck.Two cars were a previous option but not this trip.

In general a 9 passenger vehicle is the largest "bus" you can drive on a regular driving licence in Europe, more than 9 seats requires a bus licence. However, some countries, including the UK allows larger cars to be driven with a regular licence under certain conditions. This means that troughout Europe, you cannot easily rent vehicles that hold more than 9 persons including the driver, the UK being an exception.

My sister rented a car in Ireland that would technically fit her family of 7, 2 adults, 4 teens, one almost-teen. The rental companies over there often refer to them as "people movers." She got a Hyundai Santa Fe with an extra row in the back. However, it fit almost no luggage. We ended up having one of her kids in our car, they'd rather drive across the country sitting between 2 child car seats than sitting on top of their bags. It was pretty pricy, too, over 400 euro for the week. You'll probably do better with 2 mid-sized cars.

My Cousin rented a "people mover" as they call them over there from Enterprise and I think it wsa a 7-seater. there were 6 of them, but they carried other passengers, who probably did not have luggage as they were relatives from Scotland.