Hertz, Hollywood, Hertz has announced that it is now the owner of 1st Call Studio Equipment, a facilities house which supplies equipment to the television and film industry. The acquisition of the company from RoadSafe Holdings means the car hire giant will now supply a range of specialised equipment such as light towers, fork lifts, [...]

Avis has announced the names of the six finalists who will be competing for the Avis Travel Agent Scholarship of Excellence. This year is the 14th in the scholarship’s history and according to the organisers it has also been the most competitive. The scholarship was set up to reward travel agents in Australia, who prove [...]

A recent survey reveals that top of the list of the things travellers most hate when away from home are service employees who are rude and unhelpful. The survey, conducted by Consumer Reports magazine asked 2,000 people about their experiences with car hire firms, airlines and hotels. The magazine offered a list of things which [...]

A call for the end of discriminatory taxes on rental vehicles has been supported by a body looking after the interests of car manufacturers in the US. The American Automotive Policy Council has announced that it fully supports a cessation of additional charges levied by state governments against customers of car rental firms. The AAPC [...]

Avis car hire is the official partner of the World Expo 2010. The rental firm will be delivering transport solutions to visitors to the international event as well as making 20 Mercedes Benz S600s available to the Shanghai Foreign Affairs Office. Low emission Smart Cars will also be supplied, along with 25 chauffeurs, at the [...]

Europcar has launched its new WeDeliver service, aimed at providing customers with the option of booking a vehicle and having it delivered to as well as collected from their front door. Europcar’s marketing director, Catriona Lougher, said that the new service was perfect for customers living in cities, especially those who own a car, but [...]

Motorists in the UK are not only risking their safety by driving with under-inflated tyres on their vehicles, but also their bank balance, according to a recent survey. Car tyre manufacturers, Michelin, claim that inadequately inflated tyres are costing the public around £440 million per year in unnecessary fuel bills. As well as the damage [...]

Football fans planning to visit South Africa for the World Cup are being advised to sort out their car hire requirements as early as possible, by rental experts Holiday Autos. In order to try and keep pace with the higher than normal demand for vehicles, Holiday Autos is increasing the size of its fleet in [...]

Car hire firm, Hertz, has announced plans to add the new Nissan Leaf to its rental fleets by the beginning of next year. The battery operated electric-vehicle will appear at Hertz outlets in the US and Europe soon after it makes its international debut. As yet there has been no rental price assigned to the [...]

A rise in the number of drivers breaking the law by using their mobile phone whilst on the move is not being reflected in the number of prosecutions for the offence, according to official figures. The number of people being punished for having one hand on the wheel has fallen for the third year in [...]