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Zipcar Forecast $130 Million In Revenue for 2009

Innovative car sharing/rental company Zipcar has recorded profits despite of the current economic situation affecting the car rental business. Zipcar... read more

Hertz Policy Change Aimed To Attract Younger Drivers

UK Car rental firm Hertz has reduced its minimum age for customers to 19 in a bid to attract younger... read more

New car hire guide released by Europcar

Europcar, one of the largest UK car hire companies, has released a comprehensive guide on car hire that will be... read more

Avis iPhone Application Launched

Avis Rent-A-Car yesterday launched a new mobile iPhone application, allowing travellers to book their rental car with their iPhone. The... read more

Hire Rewards Launched By Europcar

Major UK Car hire company Europcar has launched a new ‘frequent drivers’ program aimed at increasing accessibility and to make... read more

Hertz Announces Plans For Hi-Res Photographic Inspections

One of the world’s largest car hire companies plans to introduce a new photographic inspection system that will record images... read more

Europcar Website To Show Fuel Efficiency And Emissions Ratings

Car hire giant, Europcar, will now provide environmentally minded customers a way to check their rental car’s emission ratings by... read more

Car Hire Shortage Costing Holidaymakers

Consumers in the UK, as well as many places in Europe, are being faced with bigger bills when hiring cars.... read more

Civil Servants Run Up Over £88,000 In Car Hire Fines

‘Laziness’ by civil servants in Wales has cost taxpayers more than £88,000 in fines, it has been revealed this week.... read more

Last Minute Bookings Raise Car Hire Costs

Due to a last-minute surge in bookings, Britons have to pay more for renting cars this summer mostly in Spain... read more