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Bike rental
Only a few bike shops rent out bikes. Dales, 150 Dobbies Loan tel 0141/332 2705, a block north of the Buchanan Street bus station, has a few bikes available. There's a better selection at West End Cycles, 16 Chancellor St tel 0141/357 1344, conveniently placed close to the start of the Glasgow to Loch Lomond route, one of a number of special cycle routes which radiate out from the city. For further details, check
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Books Borders, 98 Buchanan St; Waterstone's, 153 Sauchiehall St. For second-hand: Caledonian Bookshop, 483 Great Western Rd, or Voltaire & Rousseau, 12-14 Otago Lane. Car rental Arnold Clark, Castlebank St tel 0141/339 9886; Avis, 161 North St tel 0141/221 2827; Budget, 101 Waterloo St tel 0141/221 9241; Europcar, 38 Anderston Quay tel 0141/248 8788. Car-rental firms at the airport include Budget tel 0141/889 1479, Europcar tel 0141/887 0414 and Hertz tel 0141/887 2451. Dentist National Health Service line tel 0800/224488 lists local and emergency dentists. Glasgow Dental Hospital, 378 Sauchiehall St (tel 0141/211 9600). Hospital 24hr casualty department at the Royal Infirmary, 84 Castle St tel 0141/211 4000. Internet EasyEverything is open 24hr at 57-61 St Vincent St. Internet Exchange is at 136 Sauchiehall St. Laundry Harvey's, 161 Great Western Rd; Laundromat, 39 Bank St; Majestic Laundrette, 1110 Argyle St. Police Strathclyde Police HQ, Pitt Street tel 0141/532 2000; Stewart Street station, Cowcaddens tel 0141/532 3000. Post office General information tel 0845/722 3344. Main office at 47 St Vincent St (Mon-Fri 8.30am-5.45pm, Sat 9am-5.30pm); other city centre offices at 87-91 Bothwell St and 228 Hope St.
Taxis
TOA tel 0141/429 7070. Other useful information
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