31st August 2010

Welsh civil servants rack up £23k car hire maintenance bill

The Welsh Assembly Government has told members that they must be more conscientious when it comes to refuelling their hire cars before returning them to dealers. The announcement comes after it was revealed that Welsh civil servants ran up a bill of £23,000 last year through service charges because they did not fill up their tanks.
The refuelling charges are up by £2,000 on last year and more than twice what they were in 2004. Jenny Randerson, a Welsh Liberal Democrats transport spokesperson, said it was shocking that at a time when the government was trying to save every penny possible; [...]

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31st August 2010

BA rejects Unite’s demands risking possible further strike action

British Airways passengers could once again be facing disruption as the dispute between the airline and its cabin crew rumbles on. Unite has accused BA of turning down its latest peace deal, but added it hoped to be able to sit around the table at the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) with BA sometime in the next week for talks.
Tony Woodley, the union’s joint general secretary, has sent an email to the 11,000 members who make up BA’s flight crew saying the airline had turned down Unite’s proposals of having all flight perks returned over a limited period of [...]

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31st August 2010

Two dozen cars destroyed in Stansted Airport carpark fire

Returning holidaymakers who have left their vehicles in the long-term parking area at Stansted Airport could be in for a rude awakening.
Drivers returning to the airport may wish they had remained on holiday when the discover that theirs may be one of 24 cars incinerated in a recent fire which swept through the long stay bay at the London transport hub.
A joint Police and Fire Service investigation has been launched to try and determine the exact cause of the blaze which saw the two dozen vehicles destroyed and an untold number of the travelling public affected.
Initial reports have suggested that [...]

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31st August 2010

Car rental business under threat in Jordan

Car rental agencies in Jordan fear that new regulations may force them out of business
Recently proposed legislation by the Public Transport Regulatory Commission (PTRC) is threatening many hire company owners, with the rules governing operation making it increasingly difficult for small businesses in particular to survive.
According to government officials, the new PTRC regulations which have been imposed on car rental agencies have been done so in order to improve the market in line with the Kingdom’s recent tourism industry developments. The most contentious of these is the rule that sees the raising to 30 vehicles for the minimum number of [...]

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31st August 2010

Cardiff welcomes City Car Club

Cardiff council has announced plans to introduce short term hire vehicles to the city’s streets in a bid to reduce congestion. City Car Club has been given the contract to run the scheme which will see 10 low-carbon emission vehicles occupying parking spaces throughout Cardiff from this October.
The scheme is to be funded through the [...]

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