Great news, car hire prices in Europe continue to fall, with summer 2025 bookings now almost 10% cheaper than last year, and 34% lower than in 2023, according to a new costs survey we conducted! The survey, conducted in early January 20...
Are you hiring a car in 2025? Use this essential guide to ensure you avoid car hire pitfalls. 1. Excess Protection – A rental company will often try to sell a range of extra products and services when a traveller arrives to pi...
We conducted a recent Opinium Survey1 of UK business travellers who have hired a car, and it revealed that more than a quarter (26%) have faced unexpected charges on their car hire bills. The survey found that 60% of business travellers ...
Two-thirds (69%) of hire car drivers would rent an electric car, rising to 91% of 18-34 year olds, according to a new survey of 1,000 car hirers by Opinium, on behalf of iCarhireinsurance.com, a leading provider of car hire excess insurance. In c...
A new study of European car hire prices this summer has found that prices have fallen by 27% since January 2024. On average, weekly car hire prices have fallen from £422, if booked in January, to £306 if booked now - a saving of ...
We conducted an Opinium* survey of over 1,000 car hire drivers and it revealed that two in five hire car drivers (41%) have discovered damage on their rental vehicle at pick-up which is not marked on the check-out sheet. Moreover, almo...
