Civil servants in the employment of the Welsh Assembly Government are costing taxpayers. Last year, the group ran up a bill of£23,000 in service charges due to neglecting to refuel their hire cars on return. The amount represents a £2,000 increase from the previous year and over twice that of refuel charges from 2004 when [...]

The ongoing expansion strategy from Hertz has seen it acquire the Italian power generation company Rent One. Hertz announced the takeover yesterday of one of Europe’s leading power suppliers, which currently provides power to Italian telecom and a host of event companies. The addition of the renowned power generation company will see it fall under [...]

UK holidaymakers have revealed the depths of their pre-travel tension in a new survey from Europcar. The leading European vehicle rental provider undertook the study which looked at what goes on before people get on the plane. The findings showed that a significant number of Britons had found themselves on the way to the airport [...]

The long-suffering UK motorist finally has been provided with assistance with the important matter of roadside dining. According to a recent survey by car hire specialist Europcar, 95 per cent of British drivers said that the quality, price and choice of roadside food was unacceptable. As many as 80 per cent would prefer to go [...]

Leading car hire company Enterprise Rent-A-Car has announced the successful renewal of its existing speech recognition contract. The UK leader in providing business, personal and replacement car hire, Enterprise will continue to utilise the speech-enabled locator service from Eckoh, EckohLOCATE. Using the specialist speech recognition software, customers with Enterprise can announce the name of any [...]

UK consumers have been told to wise up when hiring a vehicle in the EU. The warning comes from leading consumer group the UK European Consumer Centre, who claims that British motorists are failing to take basic precautions when renting on the continent. The statement from the UKECC follows a sharp rise in number of [...]

Hertz Global Holdings has announced the acquisition of another organisation as it continues to expand its portfolio. 1st Call Studio Equipment has been bought from RoadSafe Holdings, with the deal continuing the long association Hertz has with the television and film industry. Based in the Californian district of Sylmar, 1st Call provides services to a [...]

The car hire industry in Turkey is booming, with prices being driven up by high demand. The summer holiday season for the popular Mediterranean destination has seen a huge demand for rental vehicles, which has been compounded by the growing number of Turkish expats returning home. The result is that business volume has grown by [...]

UK consumers have acknowledged that they are ready to embrace the new revolution in electric vehicle technology. Research released today revealed that consumers across Britain have said they are ready to adopt the new eco-friendly car sharing program, but added that charging infrastructure would need to be improved. The Smart Plugged-In report, from the Future [...]

Leading car rental companies have joined the growing chorus of organisations keen to fill the gaps in funding brought about by reduced bank lending. In the past week, Europcar has generated 250 million euros through bond issues aimed at providing assistance to boost their rental fleets, while rival Hertz raised 400 million euros through a [...]