Advance Booking Essential Ahead of Olympics Warns Carrentals.co.uk

    SURREY, ENGLAND, June 20, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Carrentals.co.uk, the award-winning car hire price comparison website, has issued advice to travellers ahead of this summer's forthcoming Olympic Games in London. With prices rising and UK car hire on the up, the website is warning people to book their car rental deals soon or risk paying over the odds - or even missing out on a rental car altogether.

With under 50 days to go to the Games, Carrentals.co.uk has seen a rise in demand for car hire while prices have also been rising. With that in mind Carrentals.co.uk advises booking rental deals as soon as possible if travellers want to take advantage of great value deals like London Gatwick Airport car hire from just GBP14 per day.**

Carrentals.co.uk helps tourists and travellers to compare car hire deals from over 50 of the industry's leading providers, from Alamo to Thrifty, and offers rental deals in more than 15,000 places around the world. This summer for the Olympic Games Carrentals.co.uk has great value deals available such as rentals from Heathrow Airport from as little as GBP16 per day*.

Gareth Robinson, Managing Director of Carrentals.co.uk, said, "Now is definitely the time to get car hire for the Olympics booked. Cars are being booked up fast and we expect prices to rise as the Games get closer - so advance booking is the key to getting a good value deal at one of the UK's major airports."

The Carrentals.co.uk service compares car hire deals from up to 50 rental companies, including Alamo, Auto Europe, Avis, Budget, Hertz, Holiday Autos and Sixt, in over 15,000 locations worldwide. To compare the latest car hire deals visit www.carrentals.co.uk.

*Price correct at time of writing for 1 week car hire from July 26th for rentals collected at Heathrow Airport.

**Price correct at time of writing 1 week car hire from July 26th for rentals collected at Gatwick Airport.

About Carrentals.co.uk
Carrentals.co.uk was launched in February 2003 and grew to become one of the UK's leading online car hire companies by 2006.

In 2007 the company re-launched its site to create the first major online price comparator in the travel industry. Using the latest technology the Carrentals.co.uk site now searches up to 50 different car hire websites, providing an impartial comparison of the best prices available in over 15,000 locations.

Websites searched include Alamo, Auto Europe, Avis, Budget, Ebookers, Hertz, Holiday Autos, Opodo, Sixt and Thrifty, with the Carrentals.co.uk site quickly comparing prices and allowing customers to refine their search by car type.

The Carrentals.co.uk site also features over 5,000 pages of travel information in a mini-guide format.

In 2008 Carrentals.co.uk was voted Best Car Hire Website in the Travolution Awards, and in 2010 it was Highly Commended in the Best Meta-search/Price Comparison category. To book or for further information visit www.carrentals.co.uk.

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