I think it's a BrE/AmE difference.
It would not work in AmE, but maybe in BrE.Do we ever hire a moped? I thought we rented them, but I saw it today in a book I can't remember the name of.
We do that, but we can still rent a lot of stuff.We hire people when we start to employ them in a job.
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