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Hi all,

Just a quick heads up, we have received information today confirming that the new Chevrolet Equinox 2010 now falls in to the Standard (Mid-Size) SUV category and not the Intermediate as per previous models (2006-2009).

The new Equinox, apart from being bigger, now gives better miles to the gallon and is considered a much greener Sports Utility Vehicle.

Old Style Equinox

New Style Equinox

Alamo now advertise their Intermediate (compact) SUV as a Ford Escape or similar.

Obviously this will not effect usrentacar customers as we rent vehicles in category types and not make or model as per our terms and conditions.

Regards,

James,

U.S. Rent A Car.co.uk

Hi all,

With peak season in full swing we are over run with new reviews from our customers regarding the suppliers service, here are a few I thought you might be interested in.

Alamo

Mr D Cook – good choice of cars.

Mr M Ayres – Meet Sally. Our BRAND NEW Ford Mustang Convertible. We couldn”t have wished for a better car! We picked her up in Virginia and left her in Boston. If you ever drive her, treat her with respect and send her our love. Enjoy.

Mr P Womack – Excellent service,great car, would recommend and use again.

Mr D Herring – They tried to charge me an $2.66/day airport user fee on top of what I had prepaid. I showed them the contract where it states that the airport fees are includede and they removed the charge.

Budget

Mr J Gardiner – A very smooth & efficient car hire experience would definitely use this supplier again.

Mr I Bennett -This website was espescially good for me as it reduced the cost of the $25 Young Person’’s surcharge for 2 weeks use of a car in Florida.

Mrs B Smith – Vehicle spotlessly clean, easy pick up and drop off. Very easy to drive considering size. Overall, a problem free experience and will definitely use on our next trip.

Mr J Walker – Other than a grumpy unhelpful assistant when collecting car, we were very satisfied. We have booked through Florida car hire several times and have are will be happy to do so again.

Dollar

Mr A Smith – The car supplied was almost new with only 415 miles on the clock and in immaculate condition.The only negative comment i could make is the long wait at the desk when collecting the car but this was at 9 p.m. and there was only two people on duty.I did notice when we returned the car at 3 p.m. that there was more staff on duty and the queue was very short.This is only a minor point however as the overall experience was excellent and i would definitely recommend this supplier.

Mr G Williams – Quick and easy to use web site, prices very competetive, overall Service cannot be faulted. Collected car from Dollar desk in San Francisco, and returned to desk in Las Vegas. All documentation okay, all bookings perfect. Faultless and best service I have used for US Car Hire!

Mr K Leighton – We had a choice of vehicles from the line of SUV’’s. May have helped that we arrived early in the day (9am). Service was good from Dollar, but don”t like the way that they always try to add on extra insurances. Didn”t take the “extra” cover though wether this makes me wise or stupid I”m not sure.

We are still the only USA car hire company to include reviews from real customers and now have a data base of over 20k. Thank you to all our customer who provide this invaluable feedback.

Regards,

James,

Car Hire Reviews from usrentacar.co.uk

Miami International has unveiled its new consolidated rental car garage, a facility that will house 16 rental companies and their 6,500 cars.

Located east of the airport, the building’s first three levels are dedicated to storing and maintaining cars and the top floor is a customer service lobby. A fleet of buses will transport travelers to and from the terminals, eliminating the need for rental companies to operate their own shuttles.

The $480 million facility is the first phase of a broader construction project by the Florida Department of Transportation to build a major “intermodal center” that will house the county’s metro rail and buses, Amtrak and possibly high speed rail service.

Hi,

We’ve been busy behind the scene’s giving everyones favourite Florida Car Hire specialist www.floridacarhire.net a bit of a makeover.

Now the site is in beta testing at present and isn’t in the public domain quite yet but I thought I’d give you a sneaky peak at what you can expect.

Old Style Florida Car Hire

New Style  Florida Car Hire

As you can see the new style site is a lot more modern, fresh and bright. We have also added the new Florida Car Hire mascot “Wheelie” our cool convertible. You can follow Wheelie on twitter @floridacarhire

Fingers crossed the design will go live next week, in the mean time I’d love to hear what you think of the new design.

Regards,

James

www.usrentacar.co.uk

Hi All,

We are delighted to announce that for the first time we have been nominated for Best Leisure Car Hire Company at the prestigious  British Travel Awards, in the open vote category.

To our delight we have also been nominated for car hire company of the year. So fingers crossed we could win something.

We would be grateful if you could take the time to vote for us by clicking here

Kind regards,

James,

U.S. Rent A Car.co.uk

Hi all,

I just have heard today that Dollar Rent A Car have officially opened their12th Customer Choice l0cation in San Jose, California.

Just like the Alamo choice product, customer’s will be able to take their pick from which every vehicle they like the look of within their booked category, so for example if you’ve pre booked a Convertible and there are Mustangs and Sebrings available you can walk up and take your pick.

Here at U.S. Rent A Car we’ve been surprised that other car rental firms haven’t copied Alamo’s choice product sooner, perhaps this might lead to Budget Rent A Car following suit…

Kind regards,

James,

U.S. Rent A Car.co.uk

Hi all,

Good news in the world of car hire, we have finally had written confirmation that Alamo will now accept a Visa Debit Card for the security deposit locally.

In the past Alamo would only accept major credit cards for this, which has left non-credit card holders in a bit of a bind. Thankfully sense has prevailed.

Upon arrival you will generally be asked to leave this information in the form of a pre-authorsiation, meaning any charges incurred during the rental, i.e. childseats, late return etc will be debited from the imprinted card.

Please note At present Alamo are only accepting the Visa Debit. Payment to U.S. Rent A Car.co.uk has not been altered.

Kind regards,

James Thomas,

U.S. Rent A Car.co.uk

We are happy to announce today, U.S. Rent A Car customers booking with our supplier Alamo Car Rental can now take advantage of the SaveTime feature.

About Alamo SaveTime

Speed up your rental with our SaveTime process. Simply provide us with your driver details online, after you have made your reservation to save time at the rental counter.

Driver Details Required

The SaveTime process requires you to provide the following driver details:

• Driving Licence number, expiry date and country of issue
• Address
• Contact details
• Date of birth

Please click here to access Alamo SaveTime

Hi guys,

Just a quick heads up, just received a call about Alamo Rent A Car warning us that 7 Seaters, 8 Seaters and 15str Minivans for July and August are close to going on stop sale.

Stop sale is car hire terminology that basically mean’s the supplier has rented out all of those specific vehicles.

Reasons for the stop sale can only be speculated about perhaps the  popularity of Harry Potter at Universal is one reason.

On a plus note at present Budget Rent A Car and Dollar Rent A Car have stated that their fleet utilisation is running to plan and they have no intention of issuing stop sales.

7 seater minivans and 8 seater minivan can be rented by visiting usrentacar.co.uk.

Kind regards,

James Thomas,

U.S. Rent A Car.co.uk

Hi guys,

U.S. Rent A Car is happy to announce that we are the first car hire company to release rates past 31/03/11.

You can now book car hire in Florida with Budget Rent A Car up until the 31/03/12 so once booked, which you can do by leaving a £50 deposit,  you will be guaranteed that rate regardless of what happens to the £ or the $.

Fully inclusive prices start from as little as £123.00 and include 1 additional driver free of charge.

Search for cheap Car Hire USA rates for 2011

Regards,

James,

U.S. Rent A Car.co.uk