Tag: excess insurance for car hire

Spain by car

We went to Spain a couple of time and I really love it. The best way to discover the country is by car. You can pick up your rental car in bigger or even smaller cities. Here are a couple of road trips idea that can be useful in Spain: Andalucia: it’s a great place …

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European spring break destinations by car

You can discover Europe during spring by car. The roads aren’t as crowded as during summer, the weather is not as hot and there aren’t as many tourists as in the high season.  There are beautiful destinations in Europe. Let’s see the top 5: Paris: the French capital, the most romantic city in the whole …

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May bank holiday travel tips

Early May Bank Holiday is at out doorstep (7 May) so it’s better to be prepared for it. Everybody wants to travel away and have fun but that will also mean that the roads in the UK will be quite busy. Here are a couple of advice from AA how to travel and drive safely …

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Car hire upgrade – do you really need it?

I came across an interesting article online. Customer rented a car at San Diego Airport in the US. He travels a lot and has rented many cars but this situation was really shocking at this time. Why? Let me share his story: He picked up his rental car at the aiport and the car hire agent …

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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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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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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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Would you like to rent out your own car?

easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou together with lasminute.com founder Brent Hoberman will launch a new scheme in 2012 which will allow people to rent out their own cars. They won’t need anything else just smartphone apps to book slots in their neighbour’s vehicle.They will try this new scheme first in the London area and it …

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A car hire horror story in the US

Recently I came across a very interesting article about a car hire insurance horror story from the US. A gentleman rented a Dodge Ram Dakota pickup from Enterprise car hire company and because he had a Business Visa Card that included rental car damage waiver protection he didn’t want the the extra $19.95-a-day damage insurance …

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