There have been some absolutely amazing driving games created over the years for games consoles from the legendary SNES to the latest Wii. The vicarious thrill of taking the virtual wheel has ensured this genre’s longevity, from realistic driving sims to crazy cartoon violence. James Davies counts down the top 10 best driving games of all-time, starting with a classic race-against-the-clock title. 1. Crazy Taxi 1999 Buy: £5 – 20 Download: N/A You walked into your local arcade and saw a Crazy Taxi cabinet. You walked over, popped some money in and was sucked into Read more…

Hi everyone, A heads up to those of you who don’t know: Car Rentals UK now has a Facebook page and a Twitter page. Here you will find links to the latest car news, blog articles and advice, and there will be some competitions to enter too. You should definitely join, it’s well worth it and it’s the easiest way to keep up with all Car Rentals UK news. BECOME A FACEBOOK FAN OF CAR RENTALS UK FOLLOW CAR RENTALS UK ON TWITTER See you on there! Alex

2010 Six Nations Championship Fixtures The Six Nations (RBS 6 Nations) Rugby Union Competition is held every year during February and March and features teams from England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, France and Italy all competing for the Grand Slam Title! Carrentals has found you information on the closest Airports to these fixtures.  Why not book your car hire today, that way you and your friends can arrive, pick up your car and drive to the match without having to worry about busy trains or buses, you can arrive fresh and relaxed and then settle down Read more…

The beleaguered Japanese motor manufacturer Toyota is having to recall millions of vehicles worldwide after concerns about sticking accelerator pedals. Earlier this week the company announced it was recalling over seven million vehicles in the US and the problem has now spread to Europe and China. Apparently there have been instances of accelerator pedals sticking down or only slowly returning to the idle position. In November last year the company recalled 4.2 million vehicles in the US because of problems with floor mats coming loose and causing pedals to stick. The new problem is thought Read more…

If you own a car it can’t have escaped your notice that the car is regarded as one of the worst forms of transport in terms of its environmental impact – perhaps not as bad as planes, but nevertheless a significant contributor to global warming. Many would say that the answer is to persuade people to leave their cars at home and use another form of transport. Twenty-five percent of all car journeys are less than two miles in length and thus it should be easy to use another form of transport. In terms of Read more…

You have to feel sorry for Nico Rosberg. A while ago he signed up to drive for the new Mercedes (nee Brawn) Grand Prix team, expecting to be racing alongside the new world champion Jenson Button. Then Button decided that he was going to McLaren instead to partner Lewis Hamilton and the rumours were that Nick Heidfeld would get the second Mercedes seat. Rosberg must have felt quite pleased. There he was, driving for the world championship-winning team and confident that he could hold his own easily against the likes of Heidfeld, and that he Read more…

Please God, don’t let this be true. A West Midlands motor racing fan has named his baby boy after new Formula One world champion Jenson Button and former world champion Lewis Hamilton. Trevor Sutton and partner Mandy Smith, from Wyken in Coventry, decided this would be a great way to celebrate the achievements of the two British drivers. Sutton has been a motorsport fan for 25 years and attended his first Formula One British Grand Prix in June last year. The 38-year-old said: ‘We had already thought about names and were going to name him Read more…

If anyone were to ask me about the various cars I’d owned or driven in my life and which, if any of them, stood out in my memory, there is one which immediately springs to mind. It is a 1996 2.5-litre BMW 323 automatic convertible, which my partner and I bought to drive through France to Monaco for the Grand Prix a few years ago. There are a number of reasons why this car holds such fond memories – some of them automotive and some sentimental. We looked at a number of options before settling Read more…