Are there age policies against renting cars? Are there policies against renting cars to people of certain ages? Many car rental companies will not rent to people younger than 25 or older than 70. The policy of refusing rental cars to the under 25s seems to be a worldwide phenomenon. Perhaps the rental companies themselves think people younger than 25 pose an unacceptably high risk for vehicle and / or property damage. Also, the problem Read more…

What is the best option for the consumer? Whilst worldwide car ownership figures on the whole are rising, at the same time there is a noticeable shift in many large cities (particularly in Australia, the UK and increasingly, in parts of the United States) towards reduced car ownership levels. Everyone’s cutting back, and cars are not imune – even James Bond commutes in a Ford these days. This is partly a result of more working Read more…

Standing apart from the bog standard Vauxhall and Peugeot drivers of this world, there exists a special breed, a group who nary flinches when the word ‘insurance’ is mentioned. Such people insure tanks for the daily shopping run. Inspired by this, I decided to take on the ultimate car insurance challenge. I was going to quote me happy for the Batmobile. I took as my example the Batmobile from The Dark Knight, or, as it’s Read more…