Carrentals.co.uk has teamed up with the Lakeside Hotel in the idyllic Lake District to offer one lucky winner a two-night stay for two in this luxurious hotel on the shores of Lake Windermere.

The Lakeside Hotel at Newby Bridge is the perfect getaway from the fast pace of life. From the moment you arrive at this beautiful four-star hideaway in the heart of the Lake District, it feels like home. With restful rooms, delicious fine dining, inspired by fresh local produce and indulgent treatments in the luxury spa and pool, Lakeside is the perfect place to escape.

The Prize

The prize is a two nights’ bed and breakfast for one lucky winner plus their guest at the Lakeside Hotel, Newby Bridge, Cumbria.

How to win your trip to the Lakeside

For your chance to win a relaxing two-night stay at the Lakeside Hotel all you need to do is answer the following quick questions:

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How many miles long is Lake Windermere? *

Name 3 UK locations Carrentals offers car hire *

In no more than 15 words tell us, if you win, who you will be taking with you on this break and why….. *

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Given Name (forename) *

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Email Address *

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Where did you hear about Carrentals.co.uk *

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For more information on the Lakeside Hotel visit www.lakesidehotel.co.uk

Terms and conditions of Carrentals Competitions:

• The closing date for the competition is 07/03/12
• This competition is open to UK residents over 18 years of age, except employees and their relatives of the Lakeside Hotel and Carrentals.co.uk
• Only one entry per person
• All entries are done online. (no phone call necessary)
• The prize details are as stated and no cash alternative will be given
• Bank holiday weekends are excluded.
• The prize is subject to availability.
• The prize is for two nights bed and breakfast for one winner plus their guest.  Any further expenditure must be settled by the competition winner.
• The prize must be used by 15th December 2012
• The winner will be notified by email and winners’ names will be featured on the Carrentals.co.uk website here and on the newsletters.
• Carrentals.co.uk and the Lakeside Hotel may, from time to time, send promotional material to entrants
• Carrentals will never share you data with any third parties, please see our privacy policy for more information.

Carrentals is pleased to be teaming up with www.GoodSkiGuide.com and The Bergland Hotel in Soll to give you a chance to sample a spring break in Austria’s SkiWelt – the largest connected skiing area of Austria!

This will give one lucky winner the chance to whisk away a loved one or friend on a short break where they will be provided with everything they need to have a fab few days skiing, including flights, car hire for transfer, ski hire and lift passes! What more could you want!?

Travel will be via RyanAir on Sunday the 18^th of March and returning on Wednesday 21 March and the lucky winner and guest will be staying in the 4* Hotel Bergland in Soll, Tyrol, Austria in the SkiWelt and its best snow for 60 years.

How to enter…

For your chance to win this fantastic prize, all you have to do is answer a few questions…

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Who presents the TV programme Ski Sunday?  *

Name one company Carrentals has teamed up with to bring you this offer? *

In no more than 25 words tell us “I should win this competition because....” *

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Mr Mrs Ms Miss Dr

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Family Name (surname) *

Email Address *

Confirm your email address *

Address 1 *

Address 2

Town/City *

Postcode *

Date of Birth *

Where did you hear about Carrentals.co.uk *

Search Engine (Google, Bing, etc.) Magazine Word of Mouth Other

Enter what you see in the image *

I would like to receive information via email from carrentals.co.uk

I would like to receive information via email from goodskiguide.com

Further Information:

Your flights* will be with RyanAir and you will fly out from Stansted to Salzburg. (*this only includes the flights, you will be responsible for any extras needed.)

We will provide you with your car hire for your transfer from the airport to the resort and back again!

You will be staying on a half board basis at the family-run 4* Hotel with apartment accommodation. The hotel sits opposite the village nursery slopes and very close to the main lifts. From here you will be able to ski back to the doorstep after a day on the biggest linked ski area in Austria! The area has a very user-friendly terrain and is the perfect location for beginners as there is Ski Schools and Tuition readily available (at your own cost).

For a full report and information on The Hotel Bergland visit www.goodskiguide.com

Terms and Conditions of the competition:

• This competition is open to all UK residents over 25 years of age (except employees and their relatives of Carrentals.co.uk and goodskiguide.com)
• Only one entry per person
• All entries are done online (No phone call necessary)
• The prize details are as stated and no cash alternative will be given
• The winners will be notified by email and winners’ names will be featured on the Carrentals.co.uk website here and on the newsletters.
• Carrentals.co.uk and the Good Ski Guide may, from time to time, send promotional material to entrants.
• Carrentals will never share you data with any third parties, please see our privacy policy for more information.
• Your address is needed for us to post any part of your prize out to you. Winners will be emailed prior to posting of prizes to confirm their address.
• The flights are with RyanAir and only include the flight itself, you will be responsible for any extras needed.
• The car hire will be paid for by Carrentals.co.uk but we will put the winner in touch with the supplier to confirm driver details.  Any additional extras required will be payable by the winner.
• You must be prepared to travel between the 18th and 21st of March 2012
• You need to be aged over 25 to be able to hire the car. You also need to hold a valid UK driving licence and be prepared to drive a hire car to get to the resort.
• The judge’s decision is final.

Car hire comparator Carrentals.co.uk compiles list of top locations to enjoy a romantic drive for Valentine’s Day

With Valentines Day fast approaching and many couples planning a romantic escape, leading comparator Carrentals.co.uk has put together a list of the best locations to visit and enjoy a romantic drive.

Gareth Robinson, Managing Director of Carrentals.co.uk, says: “Every year we see a surge in bookings for Valentine’s Day, with many couples looking for somewhere new to explore together.

“As a result, a growing number of couples are choosing something different to the traditional city break, and hiring a car offers them the freedom to explore the culture, scenery and sights of a much wider area.  To help them choose where to go, this year we’ve put together our guide to five of the top romantic driving locations, with each offering something extra for a Valentine’s break.

Carrentals.co.uk’s Top 5 Romantic Driving Locations –

1. Amalfi Coast, Italy – The Amalfi Coast is widely considered Italy’s most scenic stretch of coastline. The coastal road links Sorrento with Salerno and is dotted with fishing ports, magnificent views and numerous restaurants for a romantic dinner for two.

1. Champagne, France – The Champagne route, a 220 km signposted route winds its way through rolling countryside and winegrowing villages, and past some of the World’s most famous champagne houses.

1. West Coast of Scotland – This driving route explores the stunning coastline of the West Coast of Scotland and natural beauty of Argyllshire, with incredible scenery, golden beaches, ancient castles, famed seafood and pretty villages.

1. Seville, Spain – Seville, capital of Andalusia, is a great place to start and allows you to explore the white washed villages and fantastic scenery of this region. Highlights include visiting the secret gardens of the Barrio de Santa Cruz and watching the sunrise over the Guadalquivir River.

1. Romantic Road, Germany– Known as the Romantic Road, this particular route travels through the southern provinces of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg taking drivers to historic picturesque villages, baroque churches, medieval castles, romantic hotels, and Bavarian beer halls.

Carrentals.co.uk is the UK’s leading car hire comparison site providing cheap car rental in over 15,000 locations worldwide including Italy, France, Spain and Portugal, with pick up locations including car hire in Faro and car hire at Faro Airport.

To compare the latest car hire deals for a Valentine’s Day getaway visit www.carrentals.co.uk.

Carrentals.co.uk to give £1 for every car hire booking made on 25 January 2012 to help support homeless charities across the UK

Car hire comparator Carrentals.co.uk will run its second ‘Book & Donate’ day on 25 January, when the company will donate £1 for every booking made on its site to StreetSmart, which raises funds for over 90 homeless charities in 19 cities across the UK.

The first Carrentals.co.uk ‘Book & Donate’ day on 11 January raised over £330 for StreetSmart, which supports a growing range of projects including education, training, housing and health initiatives for homeless people.  StreetSmart supporters include Stephen Fry, Neil Morrissey and Richard Bacon.

Gareth Robinson, Managing Director of Carrentals.co.uk, says: “Our first ‘Book & Donate’ day was a great success, and we hope this next one will build on that, raising even more funds for the work StreetSmart does with so many homeless charities.  For every booking made through our site on the 25^th January we will donate £1 to StreetSmart – it doesn’t cost our customers anything, but it can help make a real difference to thousands of homeless people on our streets.”

This is the second ‘Book & Donate’ day run by the company, with future dates scheduled for February 8^th and 22^nd, and March 7^th and 21^st.

“We’d encourage anyone planning to rent a car to book on one of our ‘Book & Donate’ days,” adds Gareth, “but to also ensure they book well in advance of their travel date to get the best choice of prices, vehicles and any special requests they may need.  Certain destinations can get very busy, so leaving booking to the last minute can mean no availability or higher prices.”

The main StreetSmart campaign runs every November and December with restaurants across the UK – including famous names such as Nobu, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal and Restaurant Gordon Ramsay – opting to add a voluntary £1 donation to the bottom of each table bill.  All of the £1 donations are then passed on to StreetSmart by participating restaurants, with StreetSmart distributing the funds across its charity projects.

Glenn Pougnet, director of StreetSmart, says: “Support such as this from Carrentals.co.uk is vital to the work we do.  Over 90 homeless charities now benefit from the funds we distribute, and we visit each and every project we support to ensure it really does help the increasing number of homeless people across Britain’s cities.  If you know you need car hire, please help us by booking on one of these special fundraising days – your support is invaluable.”

Carrentals.co.uk is the UK’s leading car rental comparison site, comparing deals from up to 50 rental companies including Alamo, Auto Europe, Budget, Holiday Autos and Sixt, in over 15,000 locations worldwide.

Grab yourself the chance to win a 3 night ski break in France* – all you have to do is answer a few questions…

We also have 10 copies of the Good Ski Guide magazine to give away to 10 runner ups, which provides definitive information on all French Ski destinations!

Carrentals have teamed up with IGOSKI.co.uk to offer you the chance to win a 3 night ski break in France* for one person worth £425, and you can bring your partner for just £150!

You will be leaving on Sunday the 18^th of March and returning on Wednesday the 21^st of March. You will be supplied with everything you will need** including flights, en-suite accommodation, transfers, ski hire and boots, breakfast, afternoon tea every day and a 3 course dinner with wine for 2 nights!*** What more could you ask for!

As well as this, 10 lucky runners up will receive a copy of the Good Ski Guide magazine so you can be in on the best places to ski this year!

How to enter…

All you need to do is answer 3 quick questions below:

This Competition is now closed.  Please check our mail competition section for our latest competition!

What is included in the prize….

The trip itinerary will be similar to this:

Your Ski Break will depart from a UK airport at 07.25 and arrive in Geneva Airport (French side) at 09.30. The transfer to your resort will depart at about 10.30am which will take no longer than 1 hour.

You will arrive at your Chalet for 11.45am and then be whisked off your Ski hire fitting at 12.00pm. Your half day ski pass will start at 12.30pm and lessons start at 14.00 (You must register for ski passes and lessons yourself).

You will be able to use the ski lifts until they close at around 17.30 which means you have a couple of hours to relax before your 3 course dinner is served at 20.00 (except on Tuesday).

Breakfast will be served at 07.30 each morning and first lifts will open at 09.00. You will be able to enjoy half day skiing on the Sunday and full days of skiing Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Your transfer leaves the resort at 18.30 on Wednesday evening.  Your flight home will depart 21.15 and you will arrive back in the UK at 22.00.

Terms and Conditions of Carrentals Competitions:

• Closing date is the 7/02/2012
• This competition is open to UK residents over 18 years of age (except employees and their relatives of Carrentals.co.uk)
• Only one entry per person
• All entries are done online (No phone call necessary)
• The prize details are as stated and no cash alternative will be given
• The winners will be notified by email and winners’ names will be featured on the Carrentals.co.uk website here and on the newsletters.
• Carrentals.co.uk, IGOSKI.co.uk and  Good Ski Guide may, from time to time, send promotional material to entrants.
• Carrentals will never share you data with any third parties, please see our privacy policy for more information.
• Your address is needed for us to post your prize out to you. Winners will be emailed prior to posting of prizes to confirm their address.
• IGOSKI.com will be in touch with you directly to finalise the trip plans and give you the full information.
• You must be prepared to travel between the 18th and 21st of March 2012.
• The judge’s decision is final.

* Promoters reserve the right to change the location to a 4* resort in Austria although every effort will be made not to do this.
** Lift passes and Lessons are not included.
***Evening meal cannot be provided on one night due to Staff Night Off.

Carrentals has 5, personally signed, copies of a great new book “Am I covered? You’re Covered!” which features some of Car Insurance’s funniest claim stories, to give away to 5 lucky winners in our competition this January.

Authors Harriet Prentice and John Morgan have written this witty, non-fictional book on humorous car insurance claims following the wintery conditions in January 2011.  The topics covered and the information within have come from research articles and surveys about car insurance claims!  Contributions to the book also came from Australia, Allianz Insurance, and Canada, Kanitex.ca.  From Britain, Aviva UK delved into their company’s archives and provided unique historic and recent claims to make this a fun packed read!

Full of tales that will leave you laughing out loud and knowing a lot more about insurance, the book is full of conversations staff at insurance companies across the globe have actually had with their customers!

How To Enter…

We have 5 books, which will be signed by Harriet, to give away to 5 Lucky Winners!  All you need to do is answer 3 quick questions below:

THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. Please visit our Competition page for our latest competition!

If you are not lucky enough to win a book but are interested in buying one they are available to buy direct through  UK Arts Council Funded FeedARead.com and Amazon.

Terms and conditions of Carrentals Competitions:

• The closing date for the competition is 24/01/12
• This competition is open to UK residents over 18 years of age, (except employees and their  relatives of Carrentals.co.uk)
• Only one entry per person
• All entries are done online. (no phone call necessary)
• The prize details are as stated and no alternative will be given
• The winners will be notified by email and winners’ names will be featured on the Carrentals.co.uk website here and on the newsletters.
• Carrentals.co.uk may, from time to time, send promotional material to entrants
• Carrentals will never share your data with any third parties, please see our privacy policy for more information.
• Your address is needed for us to post your prize out to you. Winners will be emailed prior to posting of prizes to confirm their address.
• The judge’s decision is final

Comparator to donate £1 for every booking made on 11 January 2012 to help support homeless charities across the UK

Carrentals.co.uk is launching its first ‘Book & Donate’ day on 11 January, which will see the car hire comparator donate £1 for every booking made on its site to StreetSmart, which raises vital funds for over 90 homeless charities in 19 cities across the UK.

Gareth Robinson, Managing Director of Carrentals.co.uk, says: “StreetSmart is a fantastic organisation, which helps so many homeless charities with their work in getting people off the streets and back onto their feet again.  Their focus is on supporting projects that go beyond providing a bed and a shower, providing support that helps people become valued members of the community.”

Since its launch in 1998, StreetSmart has raised and distributed over £4.7million to support a range of work including education and training initiatives, supported housing and health issues.  Its supporters include well known names including Stephen Fry and Neil Morrissey.

The main StreetSmart campaign runs every November and December with restaurants across the UK – including famous names such as Nobu, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal and Restaurant Gordon Ramsay – opting to add a voluntary £1 donation to the bottom of each table bill.  All of the £1 donations are then passed on to StreetSmart by participating restaurants, with StreetSmart distributing the funds across its charity projects.

“StreetSmart works with charities across the UK, meaning the money we donate will benefit homeless people in many different areas,” adds Gareth.  “This is the first of our ‘Book & Donate’ days, with the next one planned for the 25^th January, and then on a number of dates through February and March.  For every booking made on each ‘Book & Donate’ day we will donate £1, so it won’t cost our customers anything to help raise funds.”

Carrentals.co.uk is the UK’s leading car rental comparison site, comparing deals from up to 50 rental companies including Alamo, Auto Europe, Budget, Holiday Autos and Sixt, in over 15,000 locations worldwide.  Popular destinations include car hire in the USA, Portugal and car hire in Spain, with locations such as Malaga, Alicante and car hire at Murcia Airport.

Christmas is coming early for 13 lucky winners in the Carrentals.co.uk ’12 days of Christmas’ giveaway, which is offering the chance to win a prize a day in the run up to the festive season.

An iPad 2, Amazon vouchers, tickets for two for the London Eye, a vineyard tour and tasting, and more are all up for grabs starting from 12 December.

The competition will offer a prize a day for 12 days, followed by a prize draw of all entrants on the 24^th December for the chance to win the iPad 2.

Carrentals.co.uk is also donating the total cost of the prizes to the homeless charity, StreetSmart.  StreetSmart helps over 90 homeless charities in 19 cities across the UK, and has so far raised and distributed over £4.7million to support a range of work including education and training initiatives, supported housing and health issues.

To enter the competition, each day visitors are given a clue to find a Carrentals.co.uk snowman hidden on the site. Once customers find the URL where the snowman is hiding they use it to enter the competition.

Gareth Robinson, Managing Director of Carrentals.co.uk, says: “We have some great Christmas gifts to give away this year – it’s up to the winners whether they keep them or give them to friends or family on Christmas Day!  But we also wanted to give something to help the thousands of homeless people who can find it particularly hard at this time of year.  StreetSmart helps many of the smaller homeless charities across the UK whose work is vital, and we hope our Christmas campaign will go some way in helping provide a range of support.”

For full details on the Carrentals.co.uk ’12 days of Christmas’ competition and all terms and conditions visit http://www.carrentals.co.uk/media/12-days-of-christmas.html.  For further information on StreetSmart visit www.streetsmart.org.uk.

Carrentals.co.uk is the UK’s leading car rental comparison site, comparing deals from up to 50 rental companies including Alamo, Auto Europe, Budget, Holiday Autos and Sixt, in over 15,000 locations worldwide including car hire in Italy, Spain, UK and car hire in Cyprus.

A 16GB iPad 2, Amazon Vouchers, Comedy Nights and more are up for grabs in our 12 Days of Christmas Competition!

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR ENTRIES, THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED.
Full list of all the winners can be found HERE

We may not have a partridge in a pear tree, but this Christmas we’ve got some fantastic prizes to give away!  Take a look at our advent calendar above to see which prize is up for grabs each day in our 12 Days of Christmas competition.

13 chances to win…

For a chance to win, simply help our Snowman find his way around our website.  The Snowman has the site map, so each day take a look at the new clue on the answer form below, then click on the Snowman on the right and use the site map to find him on the right page of our website.  When found, simply copy the url/page address from the address bar and paste it into the answer box below and complete your details.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR ENTRIES, THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED.
Full list of all the winners can be found HERE

You will then be entered into the draw for the prize of that day, and all entrants from every day of the competition will also be automatically entered into the final grand prize draw for a 16GB iPad 2!

With 13 chances to win, it could be a bumper Christmas!  Good Luck and follow that Snowman!

Carrentals supporting StreetSmart.

As part of the competition Carrentals.co.uk will also be donating the total prize fund equivalent to a great charity, StreetSmart, which does so much to help people get back on their feet again by supporting over 90 homeless charities in over 19 cities across the UK.

Actor and Author Stephen Fry says: “StreetSmart is a marvellous undertaking and has established itself in the advent calendar as firmly as the oxen and the shepherds.”

StreetSmart runs throughout November and December, with the money raised going to charities who support people through crucial stages in their progress from vagrant to valued community member.

Terms and conditions of Carrentals Competitions:

• The start date for this competition is the 12/12/11
• The closing date for the competition is 23/12/11
• New questions will be posted by 9am on that day.
• Winners will be emailed prior to posting of prizes to confirm their address
• If unsure how to copy and paste a URL (web address) please view this short video on YouTube.
• This competition is open to UK residents over 18 years of age, (except employees and their  relatives of Carrentals.co.uk)
• Only one entry per person
• All entries are done online (no phone call necessary)
• The prize details are as stated each day and no alternative will be given
• The iPad 2 is the final prize, all who have entered on each day will be automatically entered into the iPad2 prize draw on the 24th December 2011
• The winners will be notified by email and winners’ names will be featured on the Carrentals.co.uk website here and on the newsletters.
• Carrentals.co.uk may, from time to time, send promotional material to entrants
• Carrentals will never share your data with any third parties, please see our privacy policy for more information.
• Your address is needed for us to post your prize out to you.
• The judge’s decision is final

Carrentals.co.uk launches Road Sense safety campaign with Brake to help raise awareness for dangers on the road

Car hire comparator Carrentals.co.uk has teamed up with road safety charity Brake to launch its 2011 Road Sense campaign, designed to encourage all drivers to take greater care on Britain’s roads.

Road Sense this year focuses on the issue of drivers cutting back on vital motoring checks to help them save money, despite the potentially dangerous consequences this can incur.

Gareth Robinson, Managing Director of Carrentals.co.uk, says: “A lot of road traffic incidents are preventable and by making vital motoring checks to your vehicle this will increase your safety, especially in the most difficult of driving seasons.”

According to Brake, road crashes are the biggest killer of young people often as a result of driving too fast or overtaking. Young drivers are involved in a huge proportion of road casualties, due to a combination of inexperience and a tendency of many young people to take risks. One in eight licence holders in Britain is under 25, yet one in four fatal and serious injury crashes involves a driver in this age group.

“This is the sixth year we have run our Road Sense campaign, and each year we try to encourage drivers to drive more responsibly and safely,” adds Gareth. “It is vital that we all act on the advice given by organisations such as Brake to help increase road safety and prevent fatal road incidents from taking place.”

Katie Shephard, director at Brake, says: “We are delighted that Carrentals.co.uk is promoting its Road Sense campaign again this year to help to get the message across that we can all play a part in making roads safer. Through Road Safety Week this year, Brake is appealing for action to tackle the devastating crashes and casualties that happen every day involving young people and young drivers. Brake is calling on young drivers – and drivers of all ages – to ‘have a heart at the wheel’: to show compassion, acknowledge they have lives in their hands, and pledge to drive safely.”

The Road Sense website provides advice on how to stay safe on the roads and a range of offers, including discounts on winter clothing and reflective gear for children and adults from Outdoor Look and BrightKidz.

Carrentals.co.uk is the leading car hire comparison site comparing prices in over 15,000 locations worldwide including France, Spain and car hire in Ireland, with pick up locations including car hire in Dublin, Cork and Shannon.

For more road safety information, offers and advice visit www.carrentals.co.uk/roadsense2011