Spain – World Cup Winners And Car Hire Kings
Congratulations to Spain for their World Cup win last night over a Dutch team who had more in common with Chopper Harris than Johan Cruyff.
Here Automatic car hire tries to relate football with car hire (forgive us) with some extremely interesting facts about the industry in Espania.
1) Zero Excess Insurance was born here!
Europa Goldcar was the first supplier to offer zero excess insurance on their cars as standard but at a price. Yes folks they also introduced the policy which has irked quite a few rental car users in their time…
2) Full to Empty
To offset the offer of zero excess insurance and loss of revenue from selling insurances to cover any excess Europa Goldcar introduced a full to empty fuel policy. With a little bit stuck on for the fuel in the car and a bonus of may cars brought back with fuel it was to prove a winner.
3) Malaga and Alicante – two of car rentals hotspots.
Look at any Top Ten locations for any of the car rental brokers int he marketplace and you will find Alicante and Malaga gleaming at or near the top all year round. Yes unlike Geneva or Nice , these boys show real volume from Santa time to Wimbledon.
4) Electric Dreams
Spain is looking to put 1 million electric cars on the road by 2014. This mean subsidies in terms of buying these vehicles which may attract some car rental companies. This said Automatic Car Hire worries that high maintenance costs coupled with no fuel policies mean the uptake in the car rental industry may be slow.
5) Know The New Laws
There are a few tips you should know about the laws when driving in Spain. Visibility vests are now compulsory so when broken down use the one in your rental car (no they are not for a rave or to take home!)
Also check the hire car has replacement bulbs and two warning triangles as these are compulsory too!
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