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Driving Tips in Spain and the Language of the Road

Struggling with the local language? Don’t worry we’ve sorted out a handy little guide to those all important phrases for when you’re on the road in sunny Espana. It can be tough going on foreign roads if you don’t have the foggiest what this word or that word means, so we’ve picked out all the lingo [...]

Driving in France – Know The Road Language

Lost with the language?! Don’t worry, you wouldn’t be the first person to get confused by the language of the road in a foreign country. We know it can be tough when you’re not too hot on the local lingo, so we’ve knocked out a handy little guide of the essential ‘must know’ phrases and [...]

Travel Tips – USA Driving Routes

Here’s a handy little guide to our favourite driving routes in the good old US of A. We’ve laid on seven of the best American drives, so if you’re hiring a car you can really get the best out of ‘the land of the free’. Be sure to sort out some accommodation before you hit [...]

Drink Driving In Ireland: Finding A Solution That Suits…

You may or may not have heard that the Irish government has recently decided to toughen up on drink driving offenders in the Emerald isle. Drivers caught under the influence will now get a minimum one year ban from the road, as opposed to the previous minimum sentence of three months, with the maximum ban [...]

Irish Drives – Seven Of The Best

If you’re hiring a car in Ireland you’ll surely want to know where the best driving routes are – and this is where we come in. We’ve put together seven of the most attractive driving routes across Ireland, so you can really get the best out of the Emerald Isle from behind the wheel – [...]

Parking in Dublin for St. Patrick’s Day

If you’re heading over to Dublin for St. Patrick’s Day and you’re renting a car then you’re going to want to know where you can get parked. To say Ireland’s capital will be busy on ‘Paddy’s Day’ would be a slight understatement, so we’ve got a few tips for you: Paid street parking controls will [...]

Spotting the Right Signs: On the Road in Ireland

Any of you that have driven round Ireland will know by now that the quality of Irish roads often leaves a lot to be desired. Worse still are the road signs that blatantly lie and send you off in the opposite direction! Makes you wonder whether there’s leprechauns sneaking around jumbling up the signs when no [...]

Travel Tips Australia – Top Driving Routes

Australia is more of a continent that a country, so there’s a real variety of landscapes, and the best way to see it all is behind the wheel. You get anything from tropical rainforests, sun drenched surfer beaches and colourful coral reefs to red rocky deserts and exhilarating outback trails, much of it hidden away [...]

Cheltenham Festival: Getting There By Car

What better way to indulge yourself than by spending the week at the Cheltenham Races? Spend three days soaking up the atmosphere of the races and betting on the horses, then celebrate your winnings (or forget about your losses!) with a wild party Irish style on St Patrick’s Day! Many of you will be flying to England and driving to [...]

Driving Route Of The Month – Ring Of Kerry, Ireland

If you want to experience the raw natural beauty of Ireland at first hand, then a trip around the beautiful Ring of Kerry in Ireland’s southwest is a must. The circular route, which covers about 170km, boasts some of the most breathtaking scenery you’re ever likely to see. On top of its outstanding beauty, ‘The [...]