Posted on November 12, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

Image by Shiny Things via Flickr You may have noticed a scary looking warning sign on our homepage.  It’s there for a reason. We want to remind you that you need to book your winter holiday/Christmas car hire as soon as possible. Over the summer months, we saw  thousands of last minute bookers left disappointed when [...]

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

And you thought penalty points for puddles was weird…buoyed on by the UK’s bizarre rainy-day driving law, we thought we’d do some digging to uncover some more of the same. The following are 10 of the world’s strangest driving laws.  Some are a little crazy, some a little unbelievable – all are completely TRUE: Watch for [...]

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

The Argus Team works hard to ensure that the content we offer on our website is always informative, useful and easy to navigate.  That’s why we’re so pleased to introduce our new ‘vehicle details’ feature on Step Two of our booking process: Click on ‘vehicle details’ when choosing your vehicle and you will notice a [...]

Posted on June 02, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

This week’s Tip of the Week question comes from the McHugh family who are wondering whether to book their rental car before or after they arrive in Menorca for a family holiday: Customer Says: Dear Editor, We’re travelling to Menorca next month for a family holiday with the kids. We’d love to hire a car [...]

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

In these days of spiralling petrol costs, “mini”, “compact” and “economy” seem to trip off the tongue much more easily than  “luxury” or “exotic”, but what rental car would you choose if fuel was free and money was no object and more importantly what does your choice  say about you? MSN Autos has done a little research into [...]

Posted on April 02, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

If you’re renting a car for the first time this summer, there are a number of dos and don’ts that need to be kept in mind before leaving your pick-up point. 1. Be sure to check the vehicle’s windows, tyres, roof and undercarriage, as these are areas that are not normally covered on the rental company’s [...]