LIGHTWATER, ENGLAND, January 30, 2010
/24-7PressRelease/ -- While sat nav technology has allowed any driver to navigate their way anywhere, leading car hire price comparison website Carrentals.co.uk believes that drivers are putting a little too much faith in it. The website is advising drivers to always keep a map in their car just in case.
Sat nav has become the most popular driving technology today, but it is not yet without its failings. On occasion a GPS system can not recognize a place, and this in turn means that drivers can end up lost somewhere they do not know. As such leading car hire price comparison website Carrentals.co.uk recommends always keeping a back-up map in the car glove box.
Gareth Robinson, managing director of Carrentals.co.uk, says, "Motorists no doubt benefit massively from sat nav technology but there is a danger in relying on it completely."
Gareth went on, "What we are telling drivers is to be aware of the risks and always keep a traditional road map in the car glove box just in case their sat nav fails them. One additional move is to get out a map and plan out a route before travelling, so that if sat nav does fail, drivers can have a general idea of their directions and so on."
Carrentals.co.uk offers a choice of sat nav hire in its range of holiday car hire packages which encompass 38 countries worldwide, prices starting at only GBP27.08 per week. Late holidays and trips are catered for too with delivery of sat nav by 1pm the following day* for reservations made before 4pm Monday - Friday.
Carrentals.co.uk compares car hire deals from as many as 50 rental companies, including Alamo, Budget, easyCar, Holiday Autos and Sixt, in over 9,000 locations worldwide.
To compare the very latest car hire deals visit http://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 Alamo, Budget, easyCar, Ebookers, Hertz, Holiday Autos, Opodo, Sixt and Thrifty, 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 5,000 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 http://www.carrentals.co.uk
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