The BIK tax, Benefit in kind for full has been in the news since the April budgets where announced last year. The changes where a while ago now but the basic outline was that the limit of a £80,000 cost of a company car had been removed which was the first thing to go; now there is constant updates for the tax. There is a change every year and we will run through the last few major changes for you. (more…)
Technology That Can Save Lives
The CU80 could prove a device to save lives. Its a mass USB like device that can be plugged into a car near the steering wheel, the CU80 operates by blocking the use of laptops, mobile phones any tech related devices. This will hopefully prevent the use of mobile phones when driving is illegal in this country and is a huge problem, if caught with a mobile phone then you can ultimately been fined £60 and receive 3 points on your licence. There are several advertising campaigns and protests in order to get people to stop using the phone in their car, its dangerous. Using a mobile can result in dangerous driving and ultimately death of either those around or the driver. (more…)
Last Minute Car Hire
Last minute kind of person? Constantly leaving things right too the last minute then end up running round like a headless chicken trying to get everything done? Yeah me too. One thing people put off to the last minute due to it being right at the back end of the holiday plans is renting a car. The issue is most car hire companies require a long notice when you go to hire their cars so many start to panic in the realisation that they can’t hire a car which can completely ruin your holiday plans. (more…)
Legally Driving With Over 12 Points
People who receive 12 points within a 3 year period are usually banned from driving for 6 months as 12 points are the legal maximum amount. The 12 points allow for quite a fair number of minors in several peoples opinions and also in the eyes of the law, newly qualified drivers get less lineance with only being allowed to get 6 points in their first 3 years of driving. Would you worry if you where on the road with people who had totalled up 12 points or more? As they should be banned and with good reason to be. (more…)
Matt Completes The Leeds Half Marathon
Matt Carter finished the Leeds Half Marathon in 2.08.38 a respectable time seeing as little training was done and he finished with plenty to spare, ready for his 2nd full marathon in October.
Matt took over the mantle from our director Cherie Carter who was due to run this time but could not seeing as she is 3 months pregnant with their second child.
This year the race was expanded to include 6000 participants and for sure there were more supporters than the previous 7 years he has taken part, more of a carnival atmosphere.
This is the start of many fundraising event for Indigo Car Hire’s chosen local charity ‘St Gemma’s Hospice’ which provide incredible care for the terminally ill. Click here to read more about them and the other events we have planned.
If you would like to show your support to Matt, Cherie and St Gemma’s Hospice then please click here.
Schiphol Airport | Low Deposit
Planning on hiring a car at Schiphol airport? Well you should come to Indigo as we compare all the best prices, find you the lowest, apply our offers and deals and give you the end result. As you may know Indigo are constantly announcing great deals for our customers and we haven’t let you down in getting a deal at Schiphol either this deal is in the form of a low deposit, we have tons of fantastic deals and we werent going to dissapoint you in getting one for Schiphol airport either, well of course we haven’t we are Indigo car hire! (more…)
Pilot With Forged Documents Put Lives In Danger
American national Michael Fay settled in Alton, Hampshire and is currently subject to a police manhunt. Why you ask? The 59 year old Michael Fay was a former US Air force pilot and worked for Afriqiyah Airways the Libyan national carrier and during his time as a pilot which was an eight month spell for the airline made 8 landings at Gatwick airport. The air plane that he piloted was a 320 Airbus which seats 144 passengers. A fellow pilot became suspicious of Fay when talking to him on an internet forum and alerted his suspicion to the police. (more…)
Car Hire With Points On My Licence
A common question we get asked on a regular basis is how many points can I have on my licence in order to hire a car. Our general answer majority of the time depending on the location and the supplier is six. This is industry standard as many only car hire companies only accept six points, some don’t accept any at all. It also depends on what you got your points for with convictions like a DR10 taking 5 years from the conviction date in order to be accepted for car hire where as for example speeding isn’t considered as serious in terms of when you get points on your licence and hiring.
We have managed to negotiate a certain supplier that has several locations across the UK to bring you car hire if you have 9 points or lower. This is a 3 point improvement on the previous amount, however it does still depend in which you got your points or convictions for, please refer to our driving convictions page for more details on what points are considered more serious than others. You will find the main convictions that get turned away are insurance and drinking convictions, for those you will need to wait 5 years in order to hire a car with us and every other car hire company.
The amount of points and what points are accepted or declined can often be very confusing, Indigo are here to make it easier for you so give us a call on +44 (0)113 880 0748 if you are still confused after reading our driving convictions page. Take advantage of Indigos offers, if you have 6-9 points on your licence come straight to us as we will be able to do something about it to try help you hire a car.
Millions Face Fines For Outdated Licences
Up to two million motorists could be fined for having an expired licence photo card. Some may be shocked to learn that you actually need to update your licence once every ten years, people often assume that if you don’t need to renew your paper licence you don’t need to renew your card half of the licence, this presumption is wrong. It also doesn’t help that on the front of the licence the actual dates that you need to see for the licence to be renewed by are extremely small and people just over look them. (more…)
Don’t Save “Home” In Your Sat Nav!
Thieves are always looking for new ways to get their hands on your goods one of which is cars just like it always has been. Amongst other valuable items in a car new models often have a inbuilt GPS which people regularly use to travel to and from locations, many people program sat navs to save their favourite locations and most commonly home. Saving home into your sat nav creates a new threat if your car is unfortunately subject to burglary. (more…)