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Safety will cost more including car insurance

angus — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:21:40 +0000

Thrifty, one of the biggest car rental companies in USA has recently increased the price of the child booster seats that customers with children prefer in order to keep their children safe and comfortable during the journey. Customer will have to pay more for the additional safety feature that the rental service provider offers.

However the change in prices are not done across all its outlets in the US, there are only few locations that will see a change in the price of the child/ booster seats. However, the price change may soon be reflected across all the other locations too slowly and steadily. If rumours are to be believed there is speculation that other car rental companies in the US will also follow suit and may increase the price of their child/booster sets also. The new price that customers would need to pay for this special safety cocoon for children is about $11.00 per day inclusive of GST. The locations that have shot up their prices effective immediately are listed below:
Ascot, Ballina City / Airport, Brendale, Byron Bay, Caloundra, Chinchilla,

Australian rental car companies begin to change their range

angus — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:22:17 +0000

There have been a few changes by the large car rental companies in Australia about the classifications of their cars. We list a few of these changes and find out what they mean to you the consumer.

According to the changes outlined earlier, the segment which comprised of 5 door cars like hatchbacks such as Audi A3, Volkswagen golf and the cars in this category will have another label attached to their name.

This segment of vehicles will now include passenger cars like like smaller 4WD’s and SUV’s. Cars that may appear similar to the Nissan Dualis – Not actually off road going vehicles however may appear to look so.

The reason for these changes is so customers will have more choice in choosing a car for the same price bracket they are used to. This means that there will be in more on offer for the same amount of money.

Overall increasing this range means that the car companies will have stiffer competition on their hands and this equates to better value for Australian’s and travellers of this great country of ours.

The example above stated changes in the smaller hatchback section of vehicles on offer, however the changes will be made across the range of various segments. To continue this example if you wanted to hire a large 4WD then doing so means you will have the choice of over 5 various cars to choose from.

Renting a car at Perth Airport may become harder

angus — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:15:52 +0000

Europcar, has made some very important announcements regarding in the hours of operation of their outlets and counters in the Perth Airport. This information has been put up on all its counters at the airport and also been broadcast to all its other outlets across the world in order to let customers from all over the world aware of its new operating hours at the airport.

According to the notification, the changed hours of operation for its counters at the Perth Airport would be from 6:00 in the morning to 01:00 in the midnight keeping in mind the number of travelers who fly in and out of the country in late night or early morning flights.

The counters and outlets of Europcar would be operational even on the weekends between 6:00 am in the morning till 01:00 in the midnight.

The company expects the change in operation timings to facilitate the customers and help them in making it more flexible to get their cabs at early hours in the mornings till late at night. The new hours of operation will come into effect immediately at all its counters and outlets at the airport.

REGARDING RENT A CAR CLOSURE

angus — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 01:04:57 +0000

Europcar ,the pioneer car rental company of Europe with presence across many countries in the world, is making a very important announcement regarding location closure of one of its outlets.

The Europcar outlet at Port Lincoln PLOC01 (Downtown) will be closed down.

This announcement is for all their valued customers and Europcar expects that they update their systems about the location closure. With this announcement Europcar knows that customers will be affected but the management has decided to go down with this one. As an important measure towards company’s plans and customers’ response the management team of Europcar has finally decided to close down the Europcar outlet at Port Lincoln PLOC01 (Downtown). The company has issued this notification to all its operator customers. With the closure of Europcar outlet at Port Lincoln , the customers will no longer be able to avail the finest services offered by this European car rental giant in that area.

Europcar has notified that this announcement will come into effect from 1st June 2010.
The company has also announced that its outlet Port Lincoln Airport (PLOT01) will still operate normally and this decision pertains only to Port Lincoln PLOC01 (Downtown).

Car rental Australia

angus — Thu, 20 May 2010 23:53:05 +0000

Plan on taking a business trip? You will probably be inspecting car rental prices across Australia.

If you have never rented a car for a business trip you will need to be aware of the prices. even though there are a lot of discount sites available, you will find that they are unsurprisingly counteracted by hidden charges that creep up on unsuspicious consumers.

As long as you know further on about the price and outlay of the car you are looking to rent.

Renting a car for business does not have to be as expensive as it may look. As long as you know about the hidden costs involved. These are a few tips to steer you in the right direction.

1. Consider the costs before renting a particular class of car, ranges from small cars to very large cars, 4WD’s or trucks.

2. Keep some money in your budget for extra insurance costs depending on the price of the insurance it could be worth your while especially when driving in a location you are not familiar with.

3. Sometime car rental companies will charge you extra just for picking up the car. Be sure to know your exact costs before even getting in and starting the car up.

For example, if you want somebody else to drive your rental car, you typically need to pay a an extra payment starting at $40 extra per day.

If you are under the age of 25, you can expect to pay even more due to their regulations depending on the company and your state of course
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