Blood clots are rare during travel but it’s defiantly worth raising awareness as it still occurs in those who are at higher risk. Deep-vein thrombosis or Pulmonary embolism the medical name for the type of blood clot mostly caused by air travel is caused by being crammed into a small area without moving for a long period of time, the longer the flight the bigger the risk proposed the guideline is that after 4 hours you are at a much greater risk so its advised that you follow the necessary precautions in order to prevent such an event happening, There are several groups that run Travel clot awareness campaigns so follow their guidelines in order to prevent the chance of falling victim to a travel related blood clot. (more…)
Tow Bar Car Hire
Car Hire With A Tow Bar
It’s often confusing the full ins and outs of hiring a car with a tow bar as there are many regulations, rules and only a handful of locations that we offer this service. In order to help our customers and potential customers this blog is about the full details for towing vehicle hire, it’s important to know all the full details before going to hire the car with a tow bar as it can often have legal complications as there are so many rules regarding tow bars.
In order to hire a car with a tow bar you must be the age of 25 or over and have two years driving experience. The general cars we hire out that are fitted with a tow bar are 4x4s, Pickup trucks and other larger vehicles. If you want to know the full ins and outs and requirements as well as if you have preference to what vehicle you want in order to tow your desired object then please call the Indigo reservations team and they will be able to explain it to you in full.
There are several outlined regulations outlined in order for you to be suitable to tow and if you break these rules then you are running the chance of being prosecuted by the police.
Tow bar Type
You don’t necessarily need to worry about this as its down to the car hire company as they have fitted the tow bar, however its good information to know. It’s basically meaning it needs to be Type approved, the tow bar needs to be suitable for the type of car you have, the tow bar should have on it an approval number and details of the suited vehicle, it’s always good to check for this in case.
Towing Mirrors
Some people may to realise in order to tow you must have suitable towing mirrors, majority of the time the car mirrors aren’t enough and you need to add extensions to them in order for them to meet the adequate width. If your mirrors aren’t deemed as suitable for the size you are towing then you can be prosecuted by the police, fined up to £1,000 and given three points on your licence.
Trailer Brakes
Small trailers brakes are optional, however if your trailer is over 750 kilograms it must have its own braking system or else you could be on the wrong side of the law and also be prosecuted by the police.
Weight and Width Limits
The amount your car can tow is in the specifications of each vehicle in the handbook, this is hard to outline an amount per car as every car is different. The maximum width that any trailer can be however is 2.55 Metres and the absolute maximum length is 7 metres before hiring your car you should always make sure it’s suitable to tow what you want to tow.
We do car hire with a tow bar at several locations across the UK, here is the full list of locations.
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If you are interested in hiring or enquiring about hire a towing vehicle then please contact us direct, do not book online. You can contact us on +44 (0)113 880 0748, chat with us online or email us at sales@thealternativeagency.co.uk
Stansted score triple
London’s Stansted airport has always been known as a great hub for low cost airliners around the world. The two airports that are of main competition for low cost airlines to Stansted are a rival English airport Luton and Berlin Schonefeld. The annual World airport awards has several awards and accolades for airports around the world including the best overall airport, the best terminal, most improved airport, worlds best domestic airport and many more. (more…)
Excess Reimbursement cover
Indigo can now offer excess reimbursement cover through the use of a 3rd party excess policy. Car hire companies when you go to hire a car offer you the chance majority of the time to reduce your excess down to zero meaning in the unlikely event of an accident you won’t have to pay a penny out of your own pocket. Unfortunately however this costs an additional fee per day in order for them to give you this policy. (more…)
Gatwick get huge Easter boost
The cold chill appears to make British citizens want to flock the country to sunnier climbs, pointing out the obvious right? Well there seems to now be concrete proof into this statement with Gatwick seizing the benefits of the cold early Easter with Easter Sunday being the coldest Easter in the UK on record since records began in 1960 with temperatures dipping as low as -9.8C a ridiculous temperature for the last day in March. (more…)
MasterCard and Visa undergo EU investigation
An investigation is to take place into MasterCard and Visa cards inter-banking fees. The problem came across when they found if a US tourist was to use one of these cards inside the EU the charges would be extremely high, much higher than those who live in the EU but are travelling to another country within the EU. The problem arises with MasterCard and Visa as well as other rival companies all trying to compete on their inter-banking charges. (more…)
Gap between Leasing? Indigo can help!
No one wants to be left without a car especially if they heavily rely on it to get them to and from work on a daily basis. Many people instead of buying a car opt to lease on instead as it can often be more convenient and just easier, but what happens when you lease a car and it comes to the end of the lease and you are waiting for your new lease vehicle to arrive? This can take days or even weeks and you can be left stranded. (more…)
Airports dive into war over their “turf”
Manchester airport bosses have launched an advertising campaign in the form of posters in order to win back some of their passengers. One of their advertising campaigns portrays them as “the low-cost airport of the north” and the other is aimed to portray them as “the global gateway of northern England”. These adverts are controversial in themselves with seemingly being very close to aiming them at rival northern airports, let the war between airports begin. (more…)
Cardiff airport new travel routes cause a stir
Cardiff airport was under Spanish ownership until recently whilst under this ownership the airport saw a massive slump of passengers with losing out on almost half it passengers from 2 million in 2007 to 1 million in 2012 which is a staggering loss for any airport. The underlining reason Cardiff airport saw rapid decline was due to the withdrawal of budget airlines from the airport causing there to be less flight routes around the world from Cardiff airport which of course leads to a decrease of customers. (more…)
Heathrow Airport Proposed Plans To Expand
Many may be aware that Heathrow airport has proposed plans to expand the airport by increasing the amount of runways to a total of 4. This will increase flights to an estimated 860,000 per year; these plans of course don’t come without their controversy with many views opting for and against the proposal to expand the airports size. This has of course sparked huge debate as to whether the airports plans should be accepted or not. (more…)