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Top tips when you hire a car at the airport

Make sure your hire car has wheels and an engine. Make sure your car rental at the airport has doors and a wind-screen, otherwise you may not be able to see to drive safely when it rains, and you may fall out onto the road. Read

By: john | 30/04/2009 | Travel Tips

A flock of tourists and a swarm of flies

Claiming compensation for holiday illness and accidents abroad   There is something distinctly dodgy about all-inclusive buffets. Ok ...... I know some of the world´s top hotels and restaurants offer luxurious beachside buffets with fresh lobster, vintage champagne, caviar and succulent seafood. Read

By: john | 29/04/2009 | Travel Tips

 Oh to be in England after an accident at work

Hands up anyone who has had an accident at work? And no, falling off the table at the Christmas party does not count. If it did, I would surely be on the way to my first million by now. One particular incident involved a stage, some steps and some pretty wild dancing. Result – a sprained ankle and severely bruised pride. Not forgetting the broken leg I suffered after a ´pacharan´ party on the Costa del Sol with a bunch of property investors. A checkered past indeed! Read

By: john | 29/04/2009 | Personal Injury

Car Hire, Squire?

Airport car hire – watch out for the wide boys We all know the stories about dodgy second-hand car dealers. A nudge, a wink and a ´say no more guvnor´ from the Arthur Daleys and Del-Boy Trotters of this world is by no means uncommon. But what happens when dodgy car hire dealers get involved with airport car hire and car rentals? Read

By: john | 29/04/2009 | Travel Tips