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Car Rental News For 2010
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December
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30/12/2010 – Benidorm named the most eco-friendly tourism destination
27/12/2010 – Grandfather spends 3 days lost on the M4 amidst winter chaos
23/12/2010 – Drivers prep for travel problems as 18 million hit icy roads
20/12/2010 – Icy conditions disrupt UK road travel
16/12/2010 – Government subsidy to spark green motoring revolution
13/12/2010 – As fuel hits new high, companies deny profiteering claims
09/12/2010 – Winter misery continues
06/12/2010 – Worst pothole season in history expected
02/12/2010 – Heavy snow leaves hundreds stranded overnight
November
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29/11/2010 – UK to block planned pan-EU speeding enforcement
25/11/2010 – UK drivers are the best fuel misers
22/11/2010 – Huge rise in parking fines leads to uproar
18/11/2010 – Camera-dodging drivers face new fines
15/11/2010 – Repeat Green Transport and Car Hire Awards for Europcar
11/11/2010 – New German device stops drivers sleeping at the wheel
08/11/2010 – Fraud, teens drive record increase in insurance premium
04/11/2010 – New speed camera tracks five offences at one time
01/11/2010 – Leading car hire group supports H.R. 4175
October
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28/10/2010 – Why 60th birthday means insurance hit for women drivers
25/10/2010 – Italian coastal city to ban miniskirts
21/10/2010 – Hertz boosts full-year profit forecast on surging demand
18/10/2010 – Strike action widens in France
14/10/2010 – Electric-power saloons coming to US car hire industry
11/10/2010 – Europcar launching eco-friendly car line
07/10/2010 – Avis, Dollar Thrifty to co-operate on anti-trust concerns
04/10/2010 – Dollar Thrifty shareholders vote against Hertz offer
September
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30/09/2010 – Avis offering break-up fee to tempt Dollar Thrifty
27/09/2010 – Hertz starts limiting mileage on hire cars
23/09/2010 – Avis sponsoring Solar Challenge
20/09/2010 – Traffic jams caused by both timid and aggressive motorists
16/09/2010 – New 3D ad for Wonderbra branded distracting safety hazard
13/09/2010 – Hertz, Dollar Thrifty set $50 merger share price
09/09/2010 – UK drivers trip up over foreign motoring laws
06/09/2010 – AA says scrapping speed cameras is a risk to life
02/09/2010 – EU wants heavy taxes on UK drivers
August
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30/08/2010 – Welsh civil servant failure to fill up hire cars costs £23k
26/08/2010 – Dollar Thrifty investors try to thwart vote on Hertz buyout
23/08/2010 – Holidaymakers targetted in Spanish anti-speeding campaign
19/08/2010 – Packing cars for the holidays is a key skill, one men lack
16/08/2010 – Trees could be the economical alternative to speed cameras
12/08/2010 – Two-thirds of UK drivers admit potentially dangerous driving
09/08/2010 – Biogas car poo poos the idea that sewage is all waste
05/08/2010 – Dollar Thrifty deal likely to save Hertz more than $180mn
02/08/2010 – National strike in Greece could mean chaos for Brit tourists
July
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29/07/2010 – Avis makes huge strides in green use of resources
26/07/2010 – Great deals available on package holidays on the Med
22/07/2010 – A third of men scared by their partner’s driving
19/07/2010 – UK insurance firms help record number of sick travellers
15/07/2010 – US report: no fault with Toyota electronic throttle
12/07/2010 – UK motorists increasingly ‘inward looking’
08/07/2010 – Car hire firm launches green web site
05/07/2010 – Europcar provides live human ‘sat-nav’ guru for Glastonbury
01/07/2010 – Smartphone owners warned on foreign data costs
June
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28/06/2010 – World Cup visitors lead South African tourist spending boom
24/06/2010 – BVRLA asks govt to throw tax discs out under new budget
21/06/2010 – Stelios: EasyJet gouging customers with ‘useless services’
17/06/2010 – US car companies back end of unfair taxes on hire cars
14/06/2010 – Win free European car hire with online game from Avis
10/06/2010 – New study surveys car hire costs in many holiday spots
07/06/2010 – Enterprise chopping energy costs by $50m
03/06/2010 – South African auto sales up more than 35%
May
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31/05/2010 – Unlicensed car clamper given two-year jail sentence
27/05/2010 – Hertz and Avis continue public fight over Dollar
24/05/2010 – Study shows women are better than men at giving directions
20/05/2010 – Sixt Trade offers SMEs the ideal rental
17/05/2010 – Car hire costs can bite deeper than the actual holiday itsel
13/05/2010 – Airlines underwhelmed by new government’s runway, tax plans
10/05/2010 – Clock ticking on coalition government
06/05/2010 – Expedia rates Homewood Suites Brandon among the best
03/05/2010 – Cost-cutting drives the rise of 'greycations'
April
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29/04/2010 – Volcano stranded could end up further out of pocket
26/04/2010 – Police detain armed man near US president’s plane
22/04/2010 – Passengers caught in runaway luxury-train horror
19/04/2010 – Latest updates on volcano travel chaos
15/04/2010 – Avis launches upgraded iPhone app
12/04/2010 – Book early to ensure holiday car-hire availability
09/04/2010 – National launch brave new ad campaign
05/04/2010 – Kayak launches new iPad app
01/04/2010 – Ricki-Lee Coulter warns drivers to check papers
March
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29/03/2010 – Couples smitten with Limo Brokers new wedding car hire websi
25/03/2010 – Alistair Darling gives drivers a break in this year’s bud
22/03/2010 – Kent prepares for a new wave of 'staycationers'
18/03/2010 – Enterprise Rent-A-Car scraps academic assessment
15/03/2010 – McNiven wins Race 2 of Hetrz Mini Challenge
08/03/2010 – Penalty point swapping popular among UK traffic violators
01/03/2010 – £17 million to develop London electric vehicle charge point
February
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27/02/2010 – Brits ditch cars for buses due to snow
22/02/2010 – Rising popularity of car share threatens auto sales
15/02/2010 – Hertz and Nissan join forces to market electric cars
11/02/2010 – Car rental agenies gear up for Superbowl
06/02/2010 – Car Rental Agencies Pull Toyota Cars
01/02/2010 – Royalty travelling in black cabs
January
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28/01/2010 – Avis to pay Alaska Rent A Car $16 million
26/01/2010 – UK makes best of winter weather by hitting the slopes
21/01/2010 – Car rental scarcity in Europe forecasted for 2010
18/01/2010 – Bad British weather brings travel industry insurance claims
14/01/2010 – Cold snap brings new UK chaos
12/01/2010 – Police coach drivers on NZ dangers
07/01/2010 – UK hit by heavy snowfall, air and rail services disrupted