Posted on June 22, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

So the DVDs are BOR-ing, the Nintendo DS battery is on its last legs and the “are we there yets” are beginning to get incessant - what do you do now to keep the kids in the back occupied?  Well you might try a few of these rather lo-tech games.  You’ll be surprised just how much mileage the little [...]

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

    A little while back we held a competition that asked you to tell us about your Ultimate Road Trip recommendations.  Your stories revealed lots of things, from special memories to favourite routes, but most of all, just how much you enjoyed the freedom and independence of life on the road.  Your responses were so interesting [...]

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

  The weather is heating up, but so too are tempers.  To help avoid nasty confrontations, we’ve compiled a list of our top three driving grievances and how to avoid them this summer. Traffic Red. Yellow. Green. Beep. Rev. Swear.  Traffic jams are part and parcel of driving no matter where you travel.  However, with a [...]

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

US bookers heading to Europe may notice a distinct lack of gas-guzzlers and turbo-charged engines in our fleet list for the continent. There are two main reasons for this.  Firstly, there’s history.  Many of the cities of Europe have a history that stretches back to Medieval times (it’s what you love about us), however as a result, [...]

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

Our Tip of the Week comes from a customer called David who submitted the following question to us: David says: “Would you advise whether pick up at Heathrow, is actually on-site at Heathrow [i.e. at a terminal] or off-site. If off-site, how would a hirer get to the off-site location late at night after an [...]

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

embedded by Embedded VideoYouTube Direkt With so much choice at the rental counter, it’s easy to agree to each and every insurance policy on offer.  What many drivers don’t realise is that they’re very likely doubling up on insurance coverage that they already have.    Not only does a driver’s insurance policy usually protect them [...]