Rent-a-BMW for your trip

BMW have expanded their rental scheme ready for the summer, so if you fancy a minibreak on a bike it’s now easier than ever. The programme now includes 89 dealers across the world, including Germany, Finland, France, Italy, Norway, Austria and Thailand with plans to expand into the US and more of Europe soon, too. Renting the Beemer of your choice is as simple as heading online to rentaride.com and putting in some dates and roughly where you’re thinking of going. Loads of options pop up but as a guide, renting an R1250GS Rallye in the Loire Valley, France, will cost you around £300 for a weekend. If you want to do a total credit card trip, you can even rent riding equipment. Suddenly that short summer getaway doesn’t seem so hard to cook up.