Long drive? Watch your back!

December 29th, 2009 No Comments »

Recently, my lower back gave way to years and years of bad posture. It turns out I’ve been curving where I shouldn’t and straining where I couldn’t.

A few days of discomfort got me thinking about my last big drive. A trip from Melbourne to Sydney consisted of 11 hours non-stop driving and no consideration for my poor back.

Back pain is often preventable and with some trusty research, here’s a few ways to take care of your back  on your next self-drive holiday.

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‘Tis the season to book ahead: Car hire lessons from Christmas 2009

December 22nd, 2009 No Comments »

As we career towards Christmas, our team takes a moment to look back on the season that brings food, laughter and a limited availability of cars for hire. Here are a few lessons from the festive season car renters should keep in mind for Christmas 2010.
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You paid how much excess?!&#!!

December 16th, 2009 2 Comments »

Another how-to post, best read as you’re about to book your car rental.

Accidents, damages and break downs can (and do) occur indiscriminately, no matter how much you’ve planned, organised and reorganised.

Mind you, we certainly think there are ways to avoid many mishaps, but if something does go wrong with your car hire during your care, the last thing you want to deal with is a sticky aftermath.

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A broker, an aggregator and a vendor site are sitting at bar…

December 14th, 2009 No Comments »

This post launches our how-to posts, helping people book a car rental. These tips will help make renting a car a smoother process.

So, let’s go.

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The Results Are In

December 10th, 2009 No Comments »

In September, we launched a customer survey to evaluate what our customers thought of Webcarhire. It pointedly asked, “What could we be doing better?”

We expected all sorts of answers, but appreciated the most constructive.

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Welcome. Bienvenu. Bem-vindo.

December 8th, 2009 No Comments »

It was our Twitter account which first gave us an insight into the thriving social world order, where people connect, share and bask in a virtual sense of community.

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