Curt Klein

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Why you shouldn’t sign anything before you read it Andrea contacted me with her car hire experience in Italy: “I’ve booked a car with a car rental agent and also bought the car hire excess insurance along with the booking. When I arrived the guy at the desk was really nice then gave me the rental agreement and …

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Young driver fee – Sebastian Vettel should have pay it!

Young driver surcharge for car rental clients Is Sebastian Vettel too young to rent a car? Sebastian Vettel just won his second Formula One World Champion title at the age of 24. He is also one of the best and quickest drivers in the world. He was born on 3 July 1987 which means if …

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Autumn road trip in the US – Texas Hill Country

Our first US road trip has taken place in New England the second one leads you to the “Teaxs Hill Country” -as Aaron Reed described it. This road trip is very popular in Austin and San Antonio too. Autumn brings milder temperature to this part of US and our road trip will be more enjoyable too. …

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Car Rental Awards 2011 Winners Announced

The first Car Rental Awards Winners announced The Car Rental awards gala dinner was held in Dromoland Castle in Irelands County Clare on the 13th of October 2011. The Car Rental award was sponsored by Cartrawler and Auto Rental News and winners announced in four category. The winners of the 2011 Car Rental Awards are: Large …

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Autumn road trip in the US – New England

What can be more beautiful than a road trip in New England. The falling autumn leaves, the red sugar maples – autumn is probably the best time to visit New Hampshire’s White Mountains. You don’t have to expect to much traffic either if you start your journey from Portland – you need to follow U.S. …

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Van hire excess insurance can help you save money

Many students are heading to university and their parents help to carry their stuff in a rental van. Alone in the UK appr. 2 million students are moving from one city to the other. When parents rent a van is really important to know that if the rental van is damaged or stolen it would …

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The Car Rental Awards 2011 – by Cartrawler

The first ever car rental awards of the year competition! What does it mean this to us as a Car Hire customer? Cartrawler has lots of information about their car rental partners. They know how many complains each company gets, hoe they solve the problem (if they do) and which company selling extras for customers …

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Customers think that car hire fuel and insurance excess are too high

Which? has recently conducted a survey among 2618 members of the public about their experience on hiring a car. The result is the following: 70% of people thought that terms and conditions were far too complicated, it was hard to understand. 60% wanted a map showing fueling stations with the car. 69% thought that car hire fuel …

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Don’t forget to request full inspection when you return your rental car

This is a very important rule to remember when you return your rental car. It happens many times that the car rental employees don’t want to check your rental car because they are either too busy or just don’t want to bother with it. Always request a full inspection no matter how hurry you’re in …

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Men prefer driving the rental car

A new survey has been conducted among 1103 people who hired a car between in 2011 summer and the result shows that mainly male drivers rule the wheel when they are on holiday. Most Britons said that driving a rental car is very stress-free experience. The main reason can be that people can switch off …

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