Are you aware that a staggering 11% of people are guilty of not wearing their seatbelt whilst in a car? You may not think that this is a high amount and just pass it by, however you know the function of seat belts of course they save lives by preventing motorists from moving excessively during a crash. The safety charity also claim that a further 31% of motorists don’t wear three point harnesses, that may be a more realistic scary figure for you. If you aren’t wearing a seatbelt you don’t only risk your own life, if you’re a passenger in the back seat you can also risk the lives of the driver and passenger in front of you as you get propelled forward in a crash you may collide with them and cause a fatal injury. (more…)
Hiring A Car Without Counterpart Licence
Often when hiring a vehicle it is a requirement to have both parts of your driving license on you when you collect a vehicle, if you are on one of the newer driving licenses. Sometimes this isn’t possible if you have somehow misplaced the counterpart of your license. Some suppliers can now do DVLA checks when you collect your vehicle if you do not have both parts of your license on you.
The price for this can vary from £5-£10 depending on the supplier. This amount covers the cost of the phone call to the DVLA as a premium rate phone number is used to do this. To be able to do this you must have at least 1 part of your original license on you and the DVLA office must be open when you collect the vehicle. (more…)
Young Driver Car Hire Antalya Airport
Another great offer has arisen for our customers, in particularly young driver car hire Antalya Airport. Young drivers that are under 25 often see an increased cost when they come to hire a car due to hiring companies not wanting to insure a young driver due to the stereotype of “boy and girl racers” being more dangerous on the road.
Motorists with bad eyesight can lose license in hours
Now if police are concerned about motorists with bad eyesight they can order an on the spot sight test for the driver.
This test, much like in your original driving test, is to read a car registration plate thats 20 meters away. If this test isn’t completed to the officers satisfaction then they can send the report to the Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) which until quite recently took days and even weeks to process and complete. However what they’ve done now in the hope of making the roads safer for all drivers is they can now send the report by email which will only take hours in oppose to what it used to take. This makes it much easier to get motorists with bad eyesight who are a risk to others off the road much quicker.
Motorists used to be able to continue driving through the hours or weeks that the report would take to process, this was a massive danger and the inevitable happened when Jackie McCord’s 16 year old daughter was struck down by a driver who had failed a recent roadside eyesight test and subsequently she was killed. This driver was wrongfully yet legally allowed to drive on the road making it unable to point the blame. Jackie McCord the mother of the girl had numerous campaigns and petitions to see that someone amended this danger hazard, eventually partially successful.
Some drivers still believe that justice was not fully amended as they still don’t see this as a strict enough guideline. Many people believe that drivers should take regular sight tests so it prevents this happening in the first place rather than just waiting for another accident to happen. The subject is still very much open to controversy with a divided split on people unable to come up with a solid conclusion, so it appears that this is the quick solve medium to appease the general motorist population.
MyKey Feature Could Reduce Insurance Costs For Young Drivers
United States Car Giant Ford is set to bring its’ new My Key Technology to the UK, much to the relief of many young drivers and their parents alike. The target market is aimed at those who have the tag of boy and girl racers.
My Key is designed to make Ford vehicles safer to drive and aims to help reduce the amount of fatal accidents involving young drivers under 25. The technology is aimed to give parents piece of mind as it allows parents to control the settings in the car via a master key.
So we ask what does this key do, what can I adjust and how will it keep our children safe?
Speed: Excessive speed caused more than 30% of all accidents in male drivers and 21% in female drivers under 25. The My Key system has a feature which allows the top speed of the vehicle to be limited to a set speed, depending on the setting warnings will sound at 70, 90 or 100kph.
Fuel: Parents will also be relieved to know that they will not have to be anxiously expecting a late night call from their stranded teenagers as the feature also provides early low-fuel warnings. Drivers are warned when they have 120km of fuel left in the vehicle.
Music: When teenagers play music they tend to play it quite loudly and this can often distract them from the job they should be concentrating on, driving. Unfortuantely for teenagers the MY Key function has the ability to limit the volume on the audio system, thus removing any unnecessary distractions, ensuring that the driver is being more concentrated on the job at hand.
Seatbelts: My Key also encourages the use of seat belts in vehicles. More often than not drivers will tend not to put their seatbelts on, or slip it over their shoulder, so it appears that they are wearing one to any passers-by. The system uses a reminder chime and mutes the audio system until all front seat passengers comply and stick their seatbelts on.
Personally Indigo believes that this is a very clever idea as in time this could reduce fatalities and bring down the insurance premiums for younger drivers, enabling them to driver safer, and in time they may also be able to go out and hire vehicles and not have to pay a fortune for young driver fees or extortionate insurance premiums.
Ford plans to make the My Key system available to European drivers when it releases the brand new 13 plate ford fiesta and it aims to make the feature as standard on the vehicles. However all is not lost. 53% of parents who were surveyed by Ford said that they would give their teenagers more access to the family vehicle if these settings were applied.
We have no doubt that budding Michael and Michelle Schumacher’s out there will be rushing out to get the new Ford Fiesta!
Police get new drugalyser testing kit
The police now have a new piece of technology in their arsenal to use at the roadside, they are nicknaming this technological breakthrough as the “drugalyser” which has recently been approved by the Home Office. Previously if the police suspected the use of the illegal substances they had to take you for a blood test which took a considerable amount of time giving the drugs the possibility of passing through your system without a trace.
The way that it will work now is this new drugalyser, if they suspect you are under the influence of drugs they’ll swab your mouth and look for the compound contained in cannabis called tetrahydrocannabinol, However to convict you they still need that blood test but the theory is that this roadside kit will make it much quicker to be eligible for the blood test.
They are very hopeful for the development of this new piece of kit. They believe it will be further developed in the foreseeable future to be capable of not just detecting cannabis, but other illegal drugs as well. The penalties if you’re found to be under the influence of illegal drugs are very similar to the penalties for drink driving thereforeare capable of damagaing your day to day life.
Also coinciding with this groundbreaking discovery Damian Green the Policing and Criminal Justice minister released a statement describing these drugged up drivers as a “menace to pedestrians, other motorists, and themselves” he was also determined to “ensure the police have access to new technology to ensure drug drivers are caught and punished.
Cannabis is the most widely used illegal drug in the United Kingdom, the reason they are really trying to crack down on not only this substance but this substance when mixed with driving, it becomes extremely dangerous. Cannabis slows down reaction times making a under the influence driver unable to stop if they came across a situation where they needed to avoid a collision.
A British medical journalist has come out and made a statement that “those driving under the influence of cannabis had nearly double the risk of a crash” which really hits the nail on the head at how dangerous this issue really is. The statement that the police are trying to get across here is think twice before abusing drugs and driving, it could kill someone.
Book Early For Your Half Term Car Hire
Well it is that time of year again. It is not that long ago when the kids were off from school over Christmas. But the half term holidays are nearly upon us. From the 13th February the kids will be off school for around 10 days. That is 10 whole days to come up with ideas of how to keep the kids entertained.
Well book a car with Indigo Car Hire today and you can whisk the kids off to one of the many attractions that the UK has to offer. Whether you fancy a trip to somewhere busy to do a little shopping in a city centre, somewhere rural like the North York Moors, the Lake District or the Cotswolds, or you could even go somewhere fun like a theme park like Alton towers, Flamingo Land, Chester Zoo, Light water Valley, Thorpe Park, Chessington World of Adventures, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Lego Land, York Maze.
There is also no guarantee that you will be able to escape the bad weather but with so much to see and do in the UK this half term, it can sometimes be nice to get a change of scenery. We often overlook the delights which are sat right on our doorstep but there is so much choice and plenty of things to see and do. Get out there this half term and explore the pleasures of the UK.
If you are planning to get away this half term with the family then it may be worthwhile to collect a 7 seat people carrier. A typical example model is the Volkswagon Caddy Max Lite or the Ford Galaxy which is a sizeable car which has plenty of room for people and luggage. For more on half term people carrier hire please click here.
You can always be sure that there is plenty to do this half term, so arrange your half term car hire today to get the kids out and about, to go out with your friends or even to relax for this February half term. Half term is always a busy time for car rental, so always make sure that you book early and arrange your car hire this half term.
For more information about Half Term Car Rentals, from any location in the UK, please contact us over the phone on +44 (0)113 880 0748 or via email on sales@thealternativeagency.co.uk
Debit Card Car Hire Orlando Airport
When you are travelling overseas you always want things to run as smoothly and as swiftly as possible.
On a recent visit to the states our Reservations Manager Cherie Walker travelled to Orlando Airport and found a few suppliers who were able to offer car hire with a debit card. It can often be a real pain trying to find a car rental company that does not accept debit cards, and often demand the use of a credit card and this isn’t just a problem in Orlando this is worldwide.
The last thing you want is to find yourself in a situation where you are trying to hire a vehicle at Orlando Airport and you do not have a credit card and then you are left stranded with no vehicle. This is where we come in. We have established a large network of suppliers based at Orlando International Airport whereby payment by credit card is not the only option. You can now get your debit card car hire Orlando Airport with ease when you book directly with Indigo.
To guarantee the use of your debit card at Orlando Airport please speak directly with our reservations team as there are a few restrictions in regards to which cards are accepted. If you book online there is no guarantee that you will be placed with a supplier that can accept your debit card because we have organised this offer especially with one particular supplier, so speak to us direct and our friendly and helpful reservations team will be more than happy to help and get you on your way with a hired car in Orlando, to explore and enjoy your holiday, car hire without a credit card doesn’t have to be hard just call Indigo Car Hire!
Call today on +44 (0)113 880 0748.
Can I hire with a debit card at Alicante airport?
Often when it comes to hiring a car most car hire companies ask you for a credit card on arrival. Majority of people these days only have debit cards and do not need a credit card so choose not to have one or are unable to get one.
Here at Indigo we’re here to help make hiring a car with a debit card easier for you at Alicante airport. If you need to hire a vehicle at Alicante airport and only hold a debit card, come to Indigo today and we will explain the whole process to you, answering any questions and queries you may about your car hire with a debit card at Alicante airport.
We now have a special arrangement with a supplier that is based at Alicante airport to allow our customers to use a debit card for all payments. The supplier that we now exclusively work with is based within the terminal at Alicante airport and has vehicles ranging from the Peugeot 107 or similar to the Citroen Berlingo or similar so whatever your requirements we are here to help.
To take advantage of this special arrangement, contact Indigo directly today to find out the options. When you collect your vehicle from the supplier, by taking out additional insurance at the cost of 7 euros per day, you will be able to use your debit card for payment and this means that you will have a zero excess on the vehicle and will not be liable for any damage to the vehicle.
At Alicante airport we can currently accept a wide range of cards, however there are some requirements. If you would like to hire a vehicle at Alicante airport with a debit card, speak to us directly today to find out the options available to you.
If you are looking to hire a car at Alicante Airport with a debit card please call today +44 (0)113 880 0748 to get a quote today!!