When driving one of our hire cars or vans, you need to be able to read a vehicle number plate at 20 metres. If not, you could fall foul of new police powers. This September, police in several counties launched … Read More
Ever had someone park inconsiderately across your driveway? Chances are that’s happened to most of us at some point, but how about inconsiderate drivers parking on your driveway? Picture this: you’ve hired a car from us for a weekend away … Read More
Why going Dutch could help reduce the numbers of accidents involving vans and cycles. We’ve all been there. You take your hire van out onto the road, you’re taking a corner like you’ve taken it a thousand times previously and … Read More
Pass the bag – 1 in 5 motorists suffer car sickness. Here’s a happy thought for you as you hire a car for the half term. If you have children and one or more of them suffers from car sickness, … Read More
If MPs have their way, your diesel van and petrol car’s days are numbered even sooner than planned. But is a ban by 2032 realistic? Two years ago, we took delivery of our first electric rental vans. It was a … Read More
It drives some to distraction. Others can’t see what all the fuss is about. So what’s the deal with zip merging? If you’d have hired a car or van from our Leeds depot recently and headed towards the M62, you’ll … Read More
Where did the 70 mph motorway limit come from, and what are the chances of it changing? For many of the people hiring our cars and vans, they’ll be leaving our depots and heading straight towards the nearest motorway. Once … Read More
Our hire vans have plenty of load securing points – so make good use of them. There’s been a spate of news headlines recently along the lines of ‘two thirds/three quarters of all car and van thefts go unsolved.’ The … Read More
Our streets are filled with people whose attention is on their mobile, not the road. So what can we do about it? In Holland, some pedestrian crossings now have LED strips across the road which illuminate when it’s safe to … Read More
“Your UK driving licence will no longer be valid for driving in Europe after Brexit,” scream the headlines. But what’s the reality for driving overseas in the event of no deal? Most of the time, our rental vans and cars … Read More