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Car rental company offer advice to holiday makers
Even if you have UK online car insurance that covers you for every eventuality, Hertz, the car rental company, advise UK drivers planning to hire a car for their summer holidays to bear a few other essentials in mind.
It can be tempting to just chuck your clothes in a suitcase, grab a map of the British Isles and pile the kids, complete with buckets and spades, into the back of your car and drive off in search of Britain's best beaches.
But, then you realise that although your trusty two-door Peugeot 106 maintains fairly cheap car insurance rates it isn't quite cut out for the job. It simply isn't going to provide the space and luxury ride needed to take pleasure in a long distance road-trip.
Buying a new car on a whim is out of the question, unless you were actually looking to upgrade to a more practical family car. Hertz suggest that the answer is to hire a car especially for your cross-country excursion; it will make for a more enjoyable experience all round.
You can choose the size, make, model and even colour of car that will suit your holiday and getting adequate motor insurance cover should be straightforward too. Most UK online car insurance companies such as duck2water will be happy to advise you with this.
So, once you have decided that a hire car is the way to go you may be thankful of these recommendations that Hertz have provided:
Consider hiring a car with a satellite navigation system such as Hertz NeverLost. This is specially designed for holiday makers as it lists more than a million places of interest such as restaurants, museums and theme parks. Its cross-border capability and choice of 11 languages means that you can even use it if you venture abroad.
Think carefully about the type of vehicle that you would like to hire. Consider the size of vehicle that you desire, whether you want a luxury vehicle or basic set of wheels and whether air conditioning is a must.
How about joining the Hertz#1 Club? It's totally free to join and offers you privileges such as access to promotions and saving time when you pick up your car.
Corrine Aldous, from Duck2Water Car Insurance Services, the online car insurance UK specialists adds: 'Always make sure that you have satisfactory car insurance cover when hiring a car to avoid any unnecessary complications when on your holidays. It is usually provided by the car rental company but is worth double checking.'