Posted on June 19, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

Low fares carrier Ryanair is taking the chill out of the current credit crunch by adding new flights from Liverpool and East Midlands this winter.  Car hire Ireland, car hire Portugal and car hire Poland customers will find Ryanair serving four new routes from Liverpool this October.  The routes including Gdansk, Scezecin, Knock and Faro, [...]

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

In the world of car hire, small is definitely beautiful these days.  Who would have thought they’d ever see a customer pass up on an upgrade to an SUV or luxury rental?  This summer, plenty of US car hire and UK car hire agents will.  According to US consumer correspondent Susan Koeppen of the Early [...]

Posted on June 18, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

Record fuel prices in the US and the UK mean more and more car rental companies are taking the hybrid route this year and it’s easy to see why.  Hybrid cars use electricity when the fuel is powered off.  Enterprise Rent A Car for example, first got involved in hybrid vehicles last year to show [...]

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

A survey carried of eight rental companies carried out by USA Today has found some to be charging up to $8 (€5) a gallon at 10 airports including:  Boston, Chicago O’ Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, LAX, Miami, New York JFK, San Francisco, Seattle-Tacoma and Reagan Washington National.  The prices were slapped on renters who return [...]

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

UK car hire drivers in a panic over petrol shortages can rest easy, for the moment at least.  The fuel strike, which has seen hundreds of fuel tank drivers in the UK take to the the picket line, has come to an end.  Their pay dispute remains in deadlock however.  Leaders of the Unite union and [...]

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

Drivers in Auckland, New Zealand are going to strange lengths to avoid new traffic legislation.  So as not to appear alone in their cars, some drivers have been seen travelling with mannequins and dogs dressed as children in their passenger seats as a way of beating transit lane rules.  Commenting on the trend, North Shore [...]