EX-23 2 dex23.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Exhibit 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Form S-8 No. 333-39770 and Form S-8 No. 333-98567) pertaining to the United Rentals, Inc. Acquisition Plan of our report dated June 21, 2006, with respect to the financial statements and schedule of the United Rentals, Inc. Acquisition Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2005.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP        

New York, New York

June 27, 2006