Car rental company Enterprise has announced the launch of its new branch at Leeds airport. The new office opened on Friday and is situated within the airport terminal, meaning that Enterprise rental patrons no longer have to take a 10-minute shuttle ride to reach the rental desk. The company said in a press release that [...]

The growing trend of online shopping in the Middle East is likely to spread to car hire bookings, Hertz UAE has said. The prediction comes this week via an official release from one of the region’s largest car rental providers, which said that following a 35 per cent increase in internet bookings over the last [...]

Car rental giant Avis has announced that it will soon feature British-made MG6 cars as part of its rental fleet. Avis UK said in a statement released on Wednesday that MG had delivered 100 of the Magnette sports saloon and GT fastback versions of the MG6 and that they were being prepared to become immediately [...]

Car hire firm Sixt has experienced a 72% spike in rental enquiries after news broke of engineering work and strikes on rail networks. The increase, which comes at a peak travel period ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays, was particularly apparent in London, where call volumes are up 38 per cent from the [...]

Those renting cars over the Christmas period are being warned to be weary of con artists. Officials from the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) say that drivers need to be particularly cautious when checking newspaper and online adverts for car hire. The group said that over the same period a year ago many [...]

An inquiry regarding the sky-high cost of car cover has been launched by the Office of Fair Trading. The regulating agency said the move comes as a result of its finding that premiums in the UK’s £10 billion car insurance industry had risen 21 per cent in just the past two years. OFT officials said [...]

Two British entrepreneurs have announced the launch of a new car rental scheme in which owners will be able to rent their cars whilst not using them. Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder of easyJet, and Brent Hoberman of lastminute.com say the new program, dubbed easyCar, will allow people to make money from their vehicles and take [...]

Europcar’s Australian branch has signed a new agreement with Greenfleet to further reduce carbon emissions. The car hire firm says that the move comes as part of its strategy to set the mark for environmental responsibility in the Australian car rental market. The agreement, in which Europcar has promised to offset all emissions produced by [...]

Car rental firm Dollar is nearly ready for its entry into Jordan’s car hire market. The company recently announced its expansion into the Middle Eastern country, where it is basing its operations on Airport Road near Amman International Airport. The firm’s initial operations will include branches in both Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 of Jordan’s [...]

US-based car hire giant Hertz has announced it will soon begin renting electric vehicles in China. Hertz officials said to reporters in Shanghai that the firm will begin offering the eco-friendly cars next week, complete with chauffeurs, since the Chinese government doesn’t recognise international driver’s permits. The vehicles will be available in three major cities [...]