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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

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

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

Stabilisation Predicted In Car Hire Market

Avis Budget Group, along with other car hire companies, has dropped into the red with a $6 million loss for... read more

Europcar Offers £10 Voucher For Fuel

One of the world’s biggest car hire companies is offering discounts to customers during the peak holiday period to encourage... read more

Court Orders Car Rental Company To Return Passport

A car rental company in Dubai has been ordered by a court to return a passport to a customer after... read more

US Made Cars Disappear From Rental Fleets

For the first time in US car rental history, car hire companies are purchasing more foreign vehicles than locally produced... read more

UK Business Travel In Sharp Fall

Business travel methods such as car hire, flying and overnight accommodation is now in ‘steep and steady decline’. According to... read more

Thrifty Car Rental Report Quarterly Increase

The Thrifty car rental company has reported a quarterly profits increase of 15% as it appears that their cost cutting... read more