The Transport Select Committee wants to cut the cost of insuring cars by making claimants prove that they have suffered whiplash injuries. The group is also proposing a ban on the sale of customer information to third parties. Transport Committee chair, Louise Ellman, said that the price of motor premiums had been driven up by [...]

Car hire firm Sixt has said it is experiencing an increase in enquires from Brits about vehicle rental ahead of expected severe weather across much of the UK, as well as engineering work and strikes on Underground and rail networks. The company said that its switchboard was seeing a 72 per cent rise in calls.
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The government has announced plans to phase out paper driving licenses in 2015. After then, motorists will only be required to carry a photocard. Until then, however, drivers will still be required to produce the old paper licenses and hand it over to the police if they are stopped. Convictions will be stored on a [...]

An investigation has been launched into the high price of car insurance in the UK by the Office of Fair Trading. The body is looking into the £10 billion industry after it discovered that the average price of vehicle insurance had leapt by 21 per cent in just two years.
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The Hertz Corporation has announced that it will be expanding its presence in Asia by opening two new locations in Dhaka. The car rental giant has gone into partnership with Mollah Netcom Ltd which is a subsidiary of the Mollah Group. The announcement means that Hertz will now operate in 13 Asian territories and have [...]

US car rental giant Enterprise Holdings has said it intends to grow its fleet of electric vehicles, and is the first car hire firm in the country to add the Chevy Volt. The company’s chief executive officer and chairman, Andrew Taylor, said that 1.6 million vehicles were introduced to roads in the US by car [...]

A deal worth $1 billion has been announced which will see Avis Europe reunited with Avis Budget in the US. The American company will purchase its European counterpart, which is listed in London, for 315 pence per share. D’Ieteren, the Belgian car dealership which owns a 60 per cent stake in Avis Europe has given [...]

The Autolib’ electric car rental scheme set to roll out in Paris in December is facing a challenge from more traditional car rental firms including Hertz and Avis. The hire companies are complaining that the scheme, which will allow tourists and residents in the French capital pick up a vehicle from docking stations around the [...]

As the battle for Dollar Thrifty continues between car rental giants Avis and Hertz, The board at Dollar is asking shareholders in the hire company not to tender shares after Hertz offered a buy out deal worth $2.25 billion. Stockholders have been advised by the Tulsa based company not to take any action, even though [...]

Leading car rental provider Avis is gearing up to celebrate the ICC Cricket World Cup in India by rolling out special discounted prices for all customers who hire a car during the tournament. Avis India is offering a 20 per cent discount on all chauffeur driven and self-drive vehicles booked while the games are on.
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