Sep 26
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 …
Sep 22
No paper, no voucher, no more long queues – is this the future, actually not. At Cape Town International Airport this isn’t the future, this is the present. First Car Rental has introduced a new feature called “Show and Go checkout”. It’s really simple and saves a lot of time for customers. The whole procedure …
Sep 19
It’s really important to check these car rental fees when you’re on holiday. Premium location fee: when you pick up your rental car at an airport or a train station you have to pay a premium location fee which is 15% in Italy, 20% in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and a flat fee in the …
Sep 15
Thanks to Hertz On Demand a new car-sharing program will be introduced at the UConn’s Storrs campus in Connecticut. For a small hourly fee – $8-$9 – students would be able to rent 3 Ultra Low Emissions Vehicles (ULEV) and one all-electric car. The sharers will also get 180 free rental miles per day which will also …
Sep 12
It is always advisable to check your rental car for any damage to avoid any excess charges. Let’s see the 5 tips for successful car hire: Try to shop around for comprehensive excess car hire insurance in advance – and make always sure it covers everything like tyre and windscreen damage. Always check your rental …
Aug 25
Europcar has made an analysis of damages to rental cars and they revealed that 9 out of 10 rental car suffered some kind of damage. The most usual ones are: windscreen chips windscreen cracks major bodywork damage. Many customers who rented a car in the UK didn’t go for car hire excess insurance. Although it …
Aug 22
I’ve just read an article about unsatisfied customers who rented cars and had really bad experience with big brand car hire companies. These customer testimonials are from the Guardian: I recently hired a car from Avis inLondonand used its home delivery service. When the car arrived I did the usual pre-hire check. This proved very …
