Carrentals.co.uk Announces Donation of Over £5,000 for StreetSmart Charity

Online, April 9, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Online rental comparison website Carrentals.co.uk has announced that it has raised over £5,000 for homeless charity Streetsmart via its latest 'Book & Donate'. The day saw the company donate £1 per booking to StreetSmart, the group which helps 90 UK homeless charities benefit from fundraising activities.

The Book & Donate day was conducted on the back of the Carrentals.co.uk '12 days of Christmas' which raised a further £700 for StreetSmart. With this figure added to the 'Book & Donate' total of £2,131 - and matched by the UK government - StreetSmart is set to benefit to the tune of £5,662.

Gareth Robinson, Managing Director of Carrentals.co.uk, commented: "We are so pleased with the results of our latest 'Book & Donate' day - StreetSmart work really makes a difference to the lives of people sleeping rough in the UK."

"We'd like to express our gratitude to our customers for contributing to this great effort and this genuinely worthy cause through their booking rental cars on our Book & Donate days this year."

The StreetSmart campaign also includes major fundraising pushes each November and December which includes some of the country's top restaurants like Nobu, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal and Restaurant Gordon Ramsay. The restaurants add £1 donations to people's bills to generate funds each table bill. All of the £1 donations are then passed on to StreetSmart to go to its worthy charity projects.

Glenn Pougnet, Director of StreetSmart, commented: "We hugely appreciate this type of support from Carrentals.co.uk and its customers, and all of the various homeless charities around the UK we work with benefit as a result."

Carrentals.co.uk is the UK's leading car rental comparison site, comparing deals from up to 50 rental companies including Alamo, Auto Europe, Budget, Holiday Autos and Sixt, in over 15,000 locations worldwide including Spain, Portugal and Greece. Deals on show at present for summer include Majorca car hire plus great deals in the likes of Faro and Crete.
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About Carrentals.co.uk
Carrentals.co.uk is one of the UK's leading car hire comparison website, and celebrated its 5th birthday as a comparator in February 2012. Last year, the company achieved record sales, despite the challenging economic climate.

Searching up to 50 different car hire suppliers, including Alamo, Budget, Hertz, Holiday Autos and Sixt, Carrentals.co.uk provides an impartial comparison of the best prices available in over 15,000 locations worldwide.

Customers can also book with Carrentals.co.uk through the Android and iPhone mobile apps launched in 2011 and also through the comparator's Facebook page.

To book or for further information visit www.carrentals.co.uk

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