Sneak Preview Of The New Look Florida Car Hire .NET Site

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

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New Style  Florida Car Hire

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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

Our Survival Guide To Florida Car Hire

Hi all,

With peak season in full swing I thought I’d take this chance to blog about some hints and tips that can help you with your Florida Car Hire.

1) Fully Read Your Rental Agreement – I know you’re tired after a long trip and I know you just want to get to your villa/hotel/apartment, but I cannot stress enough how important it is to fully read and understand your rental agreement. The rental agreement is the legally binding contract between yourself and the car hire supplier (not usrentacar), any locally paid for extras will appear on this, once signed you are agreeing to these terms.

2) Pre-Book Your Car Hire – Purchasing your car hire upon arrival can double or even triple the prices we would charge you. Always pre-book your car hire.

3) Hire A Sat Nav – For some, you are in a new country, your driving on the wrong side of the road and you’ve just come off a long flight. Hiring a Sat Nav either through us (posted to you in the UK) or for collection at the car hire pick up location, will not only give you piece of mind but could save your marriage ;-)

4) Choice Products – Something to bear in mind is that Alamo Rent A Car and Dollar Rent A Car both operate a choice product, where you can select the vehicle you want, from the category of car you have pre-booked. This is an excellent way of assuring all your luggage fits.

5) Details – Please make sure you have packed your full driving license, your Car Hire voucher (collected here) and your credit card (alamo will now accept a Visa Debit Card) without these your supplier has ever right to refuse your hire and you will not receive a refund.

I hope these tips help, have I left anything off?

If so we’d love you to leave a comment below.

regards,

James,

U.S. Rent A Car.co.uk

Please Vote U.S. Rent A Car For A British Travel Awards 2010

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

Dollar Car Hire Confirm Customer Choice For US Rent A Car Clients

Hi all,

Good news, today Dollar Rent A Car has confirmed that www.usrentacar.co.uk customers can take advantage of the recently released Dollar Customer Choice product .

U.S. Rent A Car customers collecting from the following locations will have the opportunity to choose their make and model of vehicle from the category they have booked. At present this does not include Dollar Specialty vehicles.

Dollar Customer Choice Locations

Atlanta International Airport (ATL)

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

Oakland International Airport (OAK)

Ontario International Airport (ONT)

Las Vegas International Airport (LAS)

Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Phoenix International Airport (PHX)

Denver International Airport (DEN)

Houston George Bush International Airport (IAH)

Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)

Houston Hobby International Airport (HOU)

We’d love to know if you will be taking advantage of this offer and what vehicles you got.

Regards,

James,

U.S. Rent A Car.co.uk

Dollar Car Rental Slowly Test Customer Choice

Hi all,

I just have heard today that Dollar Rent A Car have officially opened theirdollar12th 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

Alamo Car Hire Now Accepting Visa Debit For Security Deposit

Hi all,

Good news in the world of car hire, we have finally had written confirmationVE_card_202x153 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

Car Hire Pages You May Have Missed

Hi All,

Todays blog is about pages you may have missed or not seen on  www.usrentacar.co.uk which maybe of interest, hidden gems if you will.

http://www.usrentacar.co.uk/usa_petrol_prices.aspx

This page allows you to see the latest petrol prices in the USA, it may give you an idea of what potential saving you could make by purchasing our gold rate.

http://www.usrentacar.co.uk/pre_registration.aspx

No one likes queuing, this page helps usrentacar customers to pre-register their car rental details directly with the supplier, which should help speed up your collection time.

http://www.usrentacar.co.uk/affiliate/signup.aspx

If you own a website, why not make some money out of it and join our usrentacar affiliate scheme? Our low cost prices could mean big earnings for you. More info available here http://blog.usrentacar.co.uk/index.php/2010/06/24/u-s-rent-a-car-launches-affiliate-scheme/

http://www.usrentacar.co.uk/young_driver_under_25.aspx

U.S. Rent A Car was one of the first car rental companies to actively seek out better deals for young drivers, we can save you hundreds of pounds by selecting our YDP option.

https://www.usrentacar.co.uk/booking/login.aspx

This page is here to allow you to check your booking details quickly and of course to download your voucher.

http://www.usrentacar.co.uk/whatsincluded.aspx

Car hire can appear to be a bit on a minefield, so on this page we clearly state what all our rentals include.

http://www.usrentacar.co.uk/Compare_car_hire.aspx

Also to help, we offer this page where we compare all our suppliers in one easy page.

Have I missed any pages that might be of use?

Is there something else we should be showing or something you’d like to see?

regards,

James,

U.S. Rent A Car.co.uk

38 Unusual USA Laws

Some more crazy laws from the USA… I love them.

1) Florida - It is illegal to sell your children.
2) Kansas - Rabbits can never be shot by a person in a motor boat.
3) Ohio – You may not hunt any whales on Sunday.
4) Ohio – You may never sell beer while dressed in a Santa Claus suit.
5) New Jersey – A sales clerk may never allow a minor to purchase hand cuffs.
6) California – No alcoholic beverages can be displayed within five feet of a cash register in any store that sells both motor oil and alcoholic beverages such as beer or wine.
7) Sioux Falls, South Dakota – All hotels in the city must make sure that every room has two twin beds. The twin beds must be a minimum of at least two feet apart from each other.
8 ) Iowa - If you plan on drinking a lot at a bar, you will not be allowed to run a tab because it is against the law.
9) North Carolina – Singing off key in public is strictly banned by state law.
10) Wyoming – If you get dunk while in a silver or gold mine you could be arrested as such exuberant and reckless behavior is against  Wyoming law.
11) Texas - It is against Texas law to sell your right eye or your left eye.
12) Ohio –  The people of Ohio are concerned about fish. You may never, ever get a fish drunk.  If you are going to keep a bear you must get a license.

13) South Carolina – In the Palmetto State, you must always carry your gun to church. In Charleston, South Carolina all horses must wear super-sized diapers.

14) Utah - While driving in Utah, please keep it in mind that birds always have the right of way.
15) Michigan - Michigan has some odd laws still on record. If a married lady plans on cutting her hair, she must ask for permission from her husband. Failure to ask her husband if she can trim her hair could result in jail time. No cars can be sold on Sunday and one may never be drunk on a train.

16) San Francisco, California – The government of San Francisco is concerned with the happiness of their citizens. They actually have a law that says they guarantee sunshine to the public.
17) Arizona – Clothing rules are stressed in Arizona. No woman is allowed to wear pants and men and women both are not allowed to wear suspenders. Both laws are punishable by fines if broken.
18) Hartford, Connecticut – It is against the law to educate a dog in Hartford.

19) Texas- It is illegal to carry a concealed ice cream cone

20) Baltimore, Maryland – It is illegal to take a lion to the theater
21) Cicero, Illinois – You may not hum on public streets on Sundays
22) California – Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship
23) Joliet, Illinois – You may be fined up to $5 for pronouncing Joliet: Jollyet.
24) Gary, Indiana – Persons are prohibited from attending a movie house or other theater and from riding a public streetcar within four hours of eating garlic
25) Clawson, Michigan – It is legal for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens
26) Zion, Illinois – It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals kept as pets
27) St. Louis,Missouri – It is illegal to sit on the curb of any city street and drink beer from a bucket
28) New York – You may not throw a ball at someone’s head for fun
29) Lehigh, Nebraska – It is illegal to sell doughnut holes
30) Utah – You must yield to birds while driving on the highway
31) Tallahassee, Florida – One may have sexual relations with a porcupine
32) New Britain, Connecticut – Fire trucks must travel at a speed of 25 m.p.h., even when going to a fire.
33) Illinois – It is illegal to speak English, American is the officially recognized language
34) California – It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
35) Tucson, Arizona – It is illegal for women to wear pants.
36) Alaska – It is illegal to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.
37) Iowa – Kisses may last for as much as, but no more than, five minutes.

38) Louisiana – It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.

Meet The U.S. Rent A Car Staff – Simon Palmer

Name: Simon Palmer

Position: Accounts Payable mickey_mouse

Years Served: 2

Biog (what do you do here): I am responsible for making sure our suppliers (Alamo, Budget and Dollar) are paid on time. For our customers security and piece of mind we pre-pay all our rentals, so I’m always busy making sure we stay on top of this.

Area of Expertise: As geeky as this sounds its probably Excel Spreadsheets!

Favourite USA Location: Miami, Florida. Love the night life.

Ideal Road Trip Companion (not your partner): Richard Hammond, he knows a lot about cars and due to his height wouldn’t take up a lot of room.

Favourite Car: Chrysler 300 (the luxury version)

If you were a Disney Character or Character that appears at Universal who would you be?: Probably the big guy himself….. Mickey Mouse…

Meet The U.S. Rent A Car Staff – James Thomas

Name: James Thomas

Position: Affiliate Manager. goofy

Years Served: 5

Biog (what do you do here): I have recently just taken on the role as Affiliate Manager, my role is to help our affiliates and generate new business. As we have only just built this software I am looking forward to promoting this side of usrentacar.

Area of Expertise: I’m a jack of all trades, as to date I have pretty much worked in every department available.

Favourite USA Location: I love loads of places in the U.S. but the big kid in me still loves Orlando, especially Islands of Adventure.

Ideal Road Trip Companion (not your partner): Stepehn Fry, would you ever get bored? Witty, Intelligent and well travelled.

Favourite Car: Ford Mustang, rented one from Orlando International last year and it was great. A beautiful white Convertible.

If you were a Disney Character or Character that appears at Universal who would you be?: I’d love to think Spider-Man but in reality probably Goofy.


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