Lost in London? Stuck in Singapore? Carrentals.co.uk Launches Sat Nav Hire Service for Travellers

    CHESHIRE, UK, September 25, 2008 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Getting lost in a hire car may become a thing of the past - leading car hire comparator Carrentals.co.uk has launched a new Sat Nav service, enabling customers to hire Satellite Navigation systems from 27.08 per week.

The latest edition to the holiday extras provided by Carrentals.co.uk, the Sat Navs are ordered online and delivered to a UK address ready to be taken to destinations ranging from the UK to Singapore, South Africa and the USA.

Last minute travel plans can also be catered for with delivery of the Sat Nav by 1pm the next day* for any bookings made before 4pm Monday - Friday. The Sat Nav systems are available for a total of 38 destinations worldwide.

Managing director of Carrentals.co.uk, Gareth Robinson says: "We are constantly looking for new ways to improve the service offered to our customers and Satellite Navigation systems are proving increasingly popular with travellers, both in the UK and overseas. We have now teamed up with Zintech to allow customers to organise Sat Nav as well as car hire on our site, making it easier to book everything in one place."

Carrentals.co.uk compares prices from up to 50 car hire companies on the site, including Holiday Autos, Budget, Thrifty, EasyCar and their own Carrentals.co.uk prices, with over 9,000 locations around the world available. Visitors to the site can search and compare the best deals on car hire, before transferring to the supplier's site to make their booking.

For more information visit www.carrentals.co.uk

*Delivery is dependent on there being someone available to sign for the Satellite Navigation system.

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 9,000 locations.

Websites searched include Budget, Thrifty, Sixt, Holiday Autos, Opodo, EBookers, Carrentals.co.uk and EasyCar, 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 6,000 links to useful tourist information sites, plus over 2,700 pages of travel information in a mini-guide format.

In 2008 Carrentals.co.uk was voted Best Car Hire Website in the Travolution Awards. To book or for further information visit www.carrentals.co.uk

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