Off-setting Car Rental Emissions

Online, April 3, 2011 (Newswire.com) - From the 1st May, car renters will be able to offset their car rental carbon emissions when they rent a car from DriveMyCarRentals.com.au. For only $0.50c extra per day, Renters will be able to offset their car rental carbon emissions.

Commenting on the service, Daniel Noble, founder of DriveMyCar Rentals, said: "We launched the Car Rental Carbon Offset (CRCO) option as part of our commitment to bring greater choice, better value and social responsibility to an industry that has a reputation to the contrary".

"Australia has over 15,000,000 vehicles on its roads producing over 75,000,000t of carbon per year! Carbon Offset is a logical service for the rental industry. It makes sense and people want the opportunity to be socially responsible. I hope other rental operators take our lead and offer Carbon Offset to their customers" says Noble.

Over the past 12 months, DriveMyCar Rentals has a grown its fleet from 500 to over 5,500 and has more than 7,500 registered users across Australia. From sports cars like Ferrari and Porsche to mainstream brands such as BMW, Toyota, Ford and Honda DriveMyCarRentals.com.au covers the full spectrum of the car rental market. The company boasts over 40 different car models and savings of up to 90%.