Car hire cost hits the roof.HOLIDAYMAKERS face being stranded because a shortage of hire cars has forced prices up. Firms have failed to replace fleets both at home and abroad with the recession being blamed. Last-minute bookings, a cut in car production and finance issues have compounded the problem. In Spain Spain, Span. España (āspä`nyä), officially Kingdom of Spain, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 40,341,000), 194,884 sq mi (504,750 sq km), including the Balearic and Canary islands, SW Europe. , prices are said to be up to 70 per cent higher. Direct Villa Holidays offers customers free cars, but has struggled to get vehicles. Co-owner Sara Jones said: "Getting hire cars has been a nightmare. We couldn't could·n't Contraction of could not. couldn't could not get cars, or when we could, they were five or 10 times dearer." |
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