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Dollar Rent A Car Launches Dollar.co.uk, Offers Customers from United Kingdom Fully Inclusive Product

17 July 2000

Dollar Rent A Car Launches Dollar.co.uk, Offers Customers from United Kingdom Fully Inclusive Product

    TULSA, Okla., July 17 Dollar Rent A Car today launched its
new Web site, http://www.dollar.co.uk, offering customers from the United Kingdom a
pre-paid fully inclusive rental car package when traveling to the United
States.
    The site provides secure transaction processing, providing customers with
the convenience of prepaying online for their rental in British pounds
(Sterling), as well as an immediate e-mail reservation confirmation, followed
by a rental car voucher mailed directly to the customer's address.
    Dollar offers customers from the UK two fully inclusive rental car
packages.  The first package offers renters unlimited mileage, Loss Damage
Waiver (LDW), Supplemental Liability Insurance (SLI) up to $1 million
liability coverage and all taxes and airport fees.  The Platinum Package
includes all of the above items, plus no charge for additional drivers over
25 years of age, an initial tank of fuel (petrol) and a phone card.
    "Dollar.co.uk was created as an additional way to help meet the rental car
needs of customers from the UK, traveling to the United States," Peter
Guptill, Executive Vice President, Florida Region, says.  "Dollar's fully
inclusive rates are an excellent value, allowing our customers to conveniently
pre-pay in advance right over the Internet.  Renting from Dollar could not be
easier."
    Other http://www.dollar.co.uk site features include special offers, destination
features with location-specific information; weather and U.S. driving
directions, including Great Drives(R), the customer's guide to some of the
best road trips in the United States.
    Dollar.co.uk can also be accessed via Dollar's main Web site, dollar.com.

    About Dollar Rent A Car
    Dollar Rent A Car, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.,
, has approximately 430 worldwide locations in 26 countries, with a
significant presence in Australia, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America,
including 260 locations in the United States.  The company and its licensees
have locations at most major airports across the nation, and a fleet of
97,000 vehicles.  Through its alliance with Sixt rent a car, Dollar offers
service in more than 25 additional countries covering Europe, the Middle East
and Africa.  DOLLAR worldwide headquarters is located in Tulsa, Okla. For
additional information, the DOLLAR Web address is http://www.dollar.com.
    Dollar.com is the number one ranked Internet car rental site by Gomez
Advisors.