Argus Car Hire was founded in Dublin in 1959. Since then it has grown into a global car and van hire reservation business and in 1996 became the first car hire company in Europe to sell car hire online. Backed by CarTrawler technology, Argus Car Hire is able to source the very best hire deals from 550 car and van hire companies in 25,000 locations around the world, including most UK van and minibus hire companies.