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Hi all,

Petrol Policies vary from supplier to supplier and location to location, if you do not pre-pay your first tank of fuel by selecting our gold rate  you will be subject to the suppliers terms regarding petrol. Below is our guide to our suppliers petrol policies. Please note these terms can change at any time without notice.

Alamo Rent A Car offer’s one option which is pick up the vehicle full of fuel, you will then be expected to pay for this petrol at the suppliers local rate.

Budget Rent A Car offer two options, firstly, pick up the vehicle full of fuel, you will then be expected to pay for this petrol at the suppliers local rate. Secondly Budget will allow you to pick up the vehicle full of fuel and return it the same way.

Dollar Rent A Car offer’s one option which is pick up the vehicle full of fuel, you will then be expected to pay for this petrol at the suppliers local rate.

Remember once you sign the rental agreement locally you are subject to any fee’s stated upon it. This page also can help you with USA petrol prices.

Regards,

James

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Here are the top five viewed posts on usrentacar.co.uk for the week commencing the 18th October.

• Car Hire Models Collected By Our Customers In October 2010
• How To Pack Your Boot For Car Hire
• Dollar Car Hire Confirm Customer Choice For US Rent A Car Clients
• Busch Gardens and Discovery Cove Announcements
• Universal Orlando and usrentacar Strike Up Partnership

Here are the top five viewed blogs on usrentacarthis month.

• Universal Orlando and usrentacar Strike Up Partnership
• 10 Tips For Florida Car Hire
• USA Road Signs
• Alamo USA Promote Chevrolet Equinox To Standard SUV
• Avis Budget’s Response To Hertz’s Comments Over Dollar Thrifty

Hi all,

Following the popularity of my last blog regarding car hire makes and models being collected I thought I’d update you with a selection that were collected in  October this year.

Mr J Manson booked an Intermediate SUV for collection from Union Square, San Francisco on the 05/10/10 with Alamo Rent A Car and got this (looks like a free upgrade).

Jeep Grand Cherokee

Mr Gary Emerson collected a convertible from Sanford International Airport on the 04/10/10 with Budget Rent A Car and got this.

Ford Mustang Convertible

Miss S Walton collected an Intermediate 4 door from Miami International Airport on the 03/10/10 with Dollar Rent A Car and got this.

Ford Fusion

Mr J Davidson collected a 7 seater minivan from Boston International Airport on the 06/10/10 with Alamo Rent A Car and got this.

Dodge Grand Caravan

Mr A Taylor-Gregg collected a luxury vehicle from Union Square, San Francisco on the 04/10/10 with Alamo Rent A Car and got this.

Cadillac DTS

What vehicle types have you collected?

regards,

James

Hi all,

Over the weekend the usrentacar.co.uk blog hit 200 separate posts. I’d like to take the time to thank everyone who reads my posts and specially to those of you who have taken the time to comment on them.

Here are the Top 10 most viewed blogs of all time

Customers delayed by Volcanic Ash Cloud may face delays – click here for advice

Drive Your Dream Car! A-Team van to K.I.T!

Alamo and Budget Price Increase

Universal Orlando and usrentacar Strike Up Partnership

Alamo Car Hire Now Accepting Visa Debit For Security Deposit

Alamo Issue Availability Warning For Florida

Car Hire USA in 2010 Reviewed

Cutest Safety Video Ever….

Latest Car Hire Makes and Models Being Collected

Top 5 Car Hire Questions you ask us

Hopefully you’ve found this blog useful and I’m looking forward to writing another 200.

If you have any ideas or comments that you think could improve our blog please feel free to comment below.

Regards,

James

Here are the top five viewed blogs on usrentacar this week.

• Universal Orlando and usrentacar Strike Up Partnership
• 10 Tips For Florida Car Hire
• Latest Car Hire Makes and Models Being Collected
• Florida Car Hire Insurances
• USA Road Signs

Here are the top five viewed blogs on usrentacar this month.

• Universal Orlando and usrentacar Strike Up Partnership
• Special Offer – Free Florida Car Hire Upgrade (offer expired)
• Rip Ride Rockit Closed Indefinitely
• 10 Tips For Florida Car Hire
• Alamo USA Promote Chevrolet Equinox To Standard SUV

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Hi all,

Ok, so they don’t like being called nerds… so…. the geeks in the IT department have followed their Dollar Car Hire Las Vegas locations map with a map showing all the Dollar Car Hire locations in New York including opening times etc. You can very their hard work here, Dollar Car Hire Locations in New York.

As we now have live availability with Dollar Rent A Car you can now check available vehicle categories up to 15 minutes before collection! Also we offer free one way rentals from Nevada to California and vice versa so you could always collect from a downtown location but return it to the airport?

Is there another location you’d like us to map or have we missed something?

Kind regards,

James

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Its ALIVE!!!!!

We are finally delighted to announce, that starting today the 20th September 2010 usrentacar.co.uk is now able to offer live availability on our site with Dollar Rent A Car.

This means vehicles shown on our results page with Dollar do not have to go through the usual on request procedure that Alamo and Budget do, and vouchers can be released immediately.

It also allows our website to go truly live, as we have been able to remove our usual 72 hours alert (for dollar only), so now customers can book on the day of collection if they wish.

A new feature you will notice during booking is a countdown timer, which is set at 15 minutes, all availability is based on 15 min intervals so it is important to complete the rental process within this time frame, the average person spends 4:30 minutes on usrentacar.co.uk so 15 minutes should be plenty. 

We are very excited about this new technology and hope our other suppliers will offer us the same opportunity soon.

Regards,

James,

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Hi guys,

Voting for this years British Travel Awards is well under way now and as you may be aware we have been nominated in 2 categories this year.

Every person who votes for these awards is automatically entered in to a prize draw for some fabulous holiday prizes.

So why not vote for usrentacar.co.uk for Best Leisure Car Hire Company and Car Hire Company of the year by clicking here (http://www.britishtravelawards.com/vf_rl.php)

Thank you and kind regards,

James

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,

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About 96 percent of all the rental cars available at Orlando International Airport should now be ready for visitors in the airport’s parking garages, now that a $60 million renovation of rental car service areas is completed.

Orlando International expanded its rental car service areas adjacent to the terminal parking garages. That means more room for rental car companies to prep returned cars for their next use within the airport. The companies may then pull them into rental car spaces reserved in the parking garage to be ready for customers.

As a result, all the major agencies now can have cars ready for use parked in the parking garages, so visitors can walk over from the terminal to claim them. In the past, much of the rental car business operated from remote lots outside the Orlando International property, and many rental car customers had to board shuttle buses to go get their cars. In the past few months, Thrifty, Enterprise, Hertz and Advantage are moving rental cars into the parking garages, joining Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, National and two small rental-car companies, E-Z and L&M.

There’s still a handful of independent and niche rental car agencies that prep and offer their cars at remote locations and run shuttle buses from the terminal.

The $60 million project was paid for with a special $2.50 tax levied in 2008 on airport rental cars.

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