With Britons looking forward to summer holidays in the coming weeks, new research has highlighted the importance of being extra vigilant when collecting the keys to hire cars at airports.
A survey of 1,000 people who rented a vehicle in recent months revealed that almost a fifth had found scratches, dents or kerbed wheels on collection that were not noted on the handover document given to them at the start of their holiday.
Failure to raise these issues with rental