Dangerous Hire Cars – Check Before You Hire
Thursday, 10. December 2009
If you are hiring a car or van over the Christmas period it might be wise to ask if you can see the service book before taking the vehicle. There have been some warnings issued that some small daily rental companies have cut costs by not having their cars serviced on time, especially those that are keeping cars longer. The larger rental companies tend you only keep their cars for 3 – 6 months but the smaller operators are keeping cars for maybe 2 years, so if the car is over a year old it may be worth checking before hiring. You don’t want to put yours and your families lives at risk. Also check tyre pressures, take note that the pressures are different if you are travelling with a full load of passengers and luggage than if you are travelling alone and some daily rental companies overlook tyre pressures when topping up the oil, water and washers or the pressures are set for single occupancy. By Graham Hill
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