If you are in the transport hire market you will be well aware of the constant feud between taxi drivers and private hire vehicle operators, both accusing each other of…
Airbnb to give Kim Kardashian and Kanye West a Free $30m rental home
A new 60 page report has suggested that holiday home rental firm, Airbnb, are set to sign a commercial deal with America’s super couple, Kimye, offering them free long-term accommodation…
Ridelink to breathe new life into the car rental market
With the news constantly being filled with horror stories from the car rental market a new firm, Ridelink, it promising to shake things up, launching a business with a mission…
Nextbike hire firm celebrate 250,000th customer
Having this week celebrated the 6th birthday of London’s ‘Boris Bike’ it appears that we are a nation that is celebrating their love affair with cycling more and more each…
Eco-friendly car rental firm Twizy stops taking bookings
With the lucrative nature of the vehicle hire market we are always saddened to hear of firms closing down or in times of trouble, with Isle of Wight operation ‘Twizy’…
Speedy Hire’s Chairman is yet again under attack
If you are involved in the hire industry you will be well aware of Speedy Hire, a UK provider of equipment rental in the construction, infrastructure, industrial, manufacturing, facilities management,…
6 years of the Boris bike marked with free London bike hire
Today Transport for London announced that they will scrap the £2 hire charge for its popular Santander Cycles, a business decision that coincides with the 6 year anniversary of what…
‘Airbnb for motorhomes and caravans’ raises $2m in funding
This week it has been announced that Peer-to-Peer RV rental firm, ShareACamper, has raised a whopping $2m in seed funding, now boasting the money they need to make a real…
Briton arrested for renting a stolen Lamborghini to Saudi Prince
Whilst a pretty amusing headline the truth is car rental, like any other industry, has its rogues, with stolen vehicles being a risk globally. Where in the UK we have…
Supercar kid ‘Lord Aleem’ experiences post-Brexit racism
If you are into high end cars then you will have heard of ‘Lord Aleem’, a young, extremely wealthy British Muslim with a passion for fast cars. With strong connections…