Holiday Autos still have World Cup fever

England were knocked out the World Cup in South Africa by Germany last Sunday. Holiday Autos has just sent out a flyer saying “Even though England are out of the World Cup, it doesn’t mean you can’t join in! Book car hire while the World Cup’s on and you could score a holiday to the country that wins the tournament. Our fantastic World Cup car hire starts from only ?11 per day

Tips to Avoiding Excessive Car Rental Costs from Carrentals.co.uk

28th Jun 2010 Specialist website helps travellers get utmost transparency when hiring vehicles As car prices continue to rise for travellers, award-winning car hire price comparison website Carrentals.co.uk is offering advice to help Brits keep informed on how to the best value for money and how to avoid the excessive extra costs. The leading online car hire site has surveyed 1,500 people and Carrentals.co.uk has found that over a quarter of people polled has experienced expensive charges when renting a car, something which they put down to a lack of transparency from rental provider. Gareth Robinson, Managing Director of Carrentals.co.uk , comments: “Our survey results revealed that people definitely feel they need more transparency when they hire a car at home or overseas and that many people have been hit by high excess charges

insurance4carrental.com continues to grow bigger by the day

insurance4carrental.com the car hire insurance site for providers of car hire excess insurance is growing bigger by the month. Way back in February 2009 the site was launched with just one page. By April 2010 we reported on this blog that it had expaned to nearly sixty pages

Van hire insurance sales are increasing daily

Insurance4vanrental.com are reporting great success with the advertising of van hire insurance sales for the past three and a half months. Since the beginning of March till the middle of June 2010 49 people have purchased a van hire excess insurance policy being advertised on the insurance4vanrental.com site and buying the insuremyvan.com product that comes from the home of the long established insurance4carhire.com group run by Towergate Underwriting. It is an essential if you are renting a van and the policy only costs ?7.99 per day .

Cutting costs on runaway car hire costs 2010

The “Mail on Sunday” ran an article on the Sunday 30th May 2010 on the dramatic rise in car hire costs this summer. This is an area we have been featuring a lot of on this blog and on the insurance4carrental.com site.

Increase in car hire fleet in South Africa for World Cup

South African Car Hire Fleets Increased by 20% To Cope With World Cup Demand Holiday Autos , the world?s largest car hire broker, has been working with its partners to make more cars available to hire during the World Cup period. Larger vehicles such as SUV?s, mini buses, minivans and motorhomes have been amongst the first vehicles to be snapped up and are now practically sold out.

Sunday Mirror investigates car hire costs

The Sunday Mirror ran a story on Sunday 16th May 2010 entitled ” Investigation reveals car hire costs us more than holiday” The consumer investigation said “Renting a car for a summer holiday abroad can now cost more than the package deal, a Sunday Mirror investigation shows.

Save up to 10% on car hire in Italy

Holiday autos issued a press release on the 25th March 10 entitled ” Holiday Autos Late Deals – Save up to 10% on car hire in Italy” With 10% off car hire in Italy from Holiday Autos, treat yourself to an extra special Easter break and visit the beautiful country of Italy. The country’s famous super highways or ‘autostrade’ run the length and breadth of the peninsula, giving you the perfect opportunity to explore the famous ?boot? of Italy. Why not take a drive to Apulia and visit the vineyards and olive groves

Carrentals.co.uk Launches ‘Raising the Standard’ Campaign

22nd April 2010 Award-winning price comparator Carrentals.co.uk has launched a new campaign – ‘Raising the Standard’ – to help consumers identify the best available and highest quality services for their travel requirements. Raising the Standard has been created to campaign for fairer and more honest services in the travel industry, with Carrentals.co.uk looking to help consumers avoid paying over the odds and to prevent travellers being faced with unnecessary additional charges or restrictions.

Car Hire Company Reviews (Part III)

Hello Car Hire Seekers!!! It is that time again to do some reviews about internet car hire companies. This post will focus on Holiday Autos, Any Car Hire and Nova Car Hire.