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Leading car rental company, Fair Rent, have recently commented on the new look driving license, which now features the UK flag along with the EU flag, for new and replacement driving licenses in the country.

A consumer group report into car rental hire has found that withheld deposits and hidden charges are a key cause of concern for people who wish to hire vehicles from rental companies. The group also criticized extortionate fees in adding extra drivers to the rental policy which put drivers at risk of driving for longer periods of time in order to try to save money. Now that summer is here, many people will be thinking of going on holiday, or other travel with their family or loved ones. Many will seek to hire rental vehicles, but some may have their reservations.

A recent survey of 736 Australians found that 57% thought that car hire prices were misleading whilst one in four had disputed additional charges upon returning a vehicle. More than half of participants reported feeling anxious whilst driving a hire vehicle despite only 16% of participants reporting having crashed one in the past. With airlines recently facing reform over the transparency of their fares, there have been calls to apply these reforms to vehicle hire too.

There has been much discussion across the media regarding the recently announced DVLA changes to the driving license system. The change involves still issuing the credit-card style plastic license complete with the individuals picture, but removing the paper counterpart. Instead, the paper will be replaced with an online system when it comes to car hire. Why does this matter? Ultimately, car hire companies have typically used the paper counterpart and find it useful for their policies of hire as it lists the endorsements and/or actions of the individual in regards to driving. Previously, if a person had too many endorsements on their paper slip they would not be allowed to hire a car.

According to Autorola UK's remarketing portal, the average prices of cars sold online reached a three-year high in the first quarter of 2015.

According to a recent report by Which?, the leading consumer association, rail commuters from South East England are most likely to have their journeys delayed and most likely to be unhappy with their service. These discouraging results in terms of public transport, especially in regards to the capital, have excited much response, especially from rental vehicle specialists Fair Rent.