Award-Winning Hire Site Carrentals.co.uk Launches Excess Insurance Advice CampaignOnline car hire specialist gives help to UK travellers and tourists when seeking cover policies
By: Helen Young July 19, 2011 - PRLog -- Internet based car hire price comparison site Carrentals.co.uk has this week launched a new initiative which is designed to help UK travellers circumvent the costly excess insurance charges which can be levied on car hire. With the summer holiday season in full swing the website has reported that some people have had to pay up to £2,000 for excess cover.
The award-winning comparator says that up to half of consumers have confessed to a feeling of being ripped off when taking out insurance policies on arrival in a car hire office. People have stated that they feel policies available upon car collection regularly don't cover things like lost keys, damaged tyres or windscreens - all very common problems. Gareth Robinson, Managing Director of Carrentals.co.uk, comments: “There is little doubt that travellers feel overcharged for insurance policies, in pretty huge numbers in fairness. Nobody likes to feel they are being conned when arriving at an airport and starting a holiday, so we want to give them a hand in terms of what to be on the lookout for." “This campaign we have introduced is put together using all our knowhow and experience of the car hire excess insurance sector - so it could be an invaluable helping hand to travellers.” Available through the new Carrentals.co.uk scheme is a video which offers in-depth advice on what pitfalls to be aware of, located at http://www.carrentals.co.uk/ Carrentals.co.uk has taken the further step of launching its own range of specialist excess insurance policies, designed to offer transparency of information and also great value. Travellers can use the Carrentals.co.uk deals to save up to 60% on policies which are offered when picking up a car on arrival in your destination. “Part of our mission as a company is to offer people the best possible information and help so that they are able to make informed choices that are right for them. This new campaign offers a proactive approach to avoiding being ripped off at the point you are starting your holiday and should be happy and relaxed!", Gareth concluded. Carrentals.co.uk is the leading car hire comparison site, comparing deals from up to 50 rental companies, including Alamo, Auto Europe, Budget, Holiday Autos and Sixt, in over 15,000 locations worldwide. www.carrentals.co.uk. /ends. About Carrentals.co.uk Carrentals.co.uk was launched in February 2003 and grew to become one of the UK's leading online car hire companies by 2006. In 2007 the company re-launched its site to create the first major online price comparator in the travel industry. Using the latest technology the Carrentals.co.uk site now searches up to 50 different car hire websites, providing an impartial comparison of the best prices available in over 15,000 locations. Websites searched include Alamo, Auto Europe, Budget, Ebookers, Hertz, Holiday Autos, Opodo, Sixt and Thrifty, with the Carrentals.co.uk site quickly comparing prices and allowing customers to refine their search by car type. The Carrentals.co.uk site also features over 5,000 pages of travel information in a mini-guide format. In 2008 Carrentals.co.uk was voted Best Car Hire Website in the Travolution Awards, and in 2010 it was Highly Commended in the Best Meta-search/ Media Contact Rachel Builder & Jenny White Context T: 01625 511966 F: 01625 511967 carrentals@contextpr.co.uk www.contextpr.co.uk http://www.youtube.com/ End
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