Curt Klein

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Travel Insurance with Car Hire Excess Included

Where to buy travel insurance with car hire excess insurance? Travel and car hire usually comes together so it would be great if we can buy an insurance policy which cover the rental car excess and the travelers too during the journey. Unfortunately I couldn’t find any travel insurance with car hire excess insurance included …

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5 car rental tips that will help you to save some money

How to choose the perfect car hire agency? Here are a couple of tips that can help you to book the perfect vehicle: The best option is to book your rental car online. It’s pretty easy and it will save you some serious money. Once you booked your hotel online, you can also do the …

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Car clubs are getting more and more popular

Cars are very comfortable, you can drive around wherever you want, it gives you freedom but it has a price. This price is going up day-by-day. Just think about the fuel cost, the tax, repairs cost etc. Owning a car costs a fortune. What other alternatives do we have? You can i.e. join a car …

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How to save money when you’re on holiday

I came across a great article on how to save money when you’re on holiday. There are great money saving tips that you can follow. I’d like to share them with you: Premium phone lines: there are travel companies that can charge you extra when you call them to make a booking. You have to …

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WeCar car-sharing program expanding

Good news for the residents and visitots of Lane Transit District and the cities of Eugene and Springfield that the WeCar car-sharing program is expanding. WeCar is part of the Enterprise car hire company and the company will expand its rental program with 4 more cars – 1 in Springfield and 3 in Eugene (Ford Fusions). …

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Loss-of-use policies – what’s the truth?

Mr. Tamminga from Tucson, from the US has rented a car with Dollar for a family reunion. Luckily he had done his homework and knew that it would be unnecessary to buy extra insurance at the car hire desk because he had his insurance for his own vhicle plus the extra coverage provided by the credit-card …

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Big brand car hire company mis-selling car hire cover

I’ve just came across an interesting article about mis-selling car hire cover: Conor Mills from East-London rented a car with big brand car hire company – Budget  at Knock Airport, in Ireland.  He was fully covered against excess charges but he picked up the car at the aiport the lady at the Budget desk told him …

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Car hire fuel policy full – empty scam?

Car hire fuel policy is a scam? When it comes to hire a car in Spain one of the most common problems for a client is the charges apply for the fuel full/empty policy. We’ve collected the rental policies used by the car rental companies in Spain and the Canary Islands. The three most used fuel policy in Spain: 1.) The …

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Spring road trip destinations in the USA

Spring is a great time to start a road trip in the USA. The weather is getting warmer and nature is so beautiful during March and April. Why not start a road trip at this time of the year? Let’s check out some of the nicest spring break destinations in the USA: Do you fancy …

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AurigaCrown will cease trading – availability crisis in Spain this summer

[important]Update! May 2012 Auriga Crown Car Hire is now under new management and operating with 2000 cars at Malaga Airport.[/important] AurigaCrown – Spain’s leading car hire company -will cease trading this summer which will mean that Spain will have a very serious shortage in rental cars this summer. The loss of 15,000 rental cars will …

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