Leading article: Bring on the old bangers
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But some travellers are, reasonably, asking why, in the absence of new cars, hire companies seem so reluctant to rent out older, or less perfect, cars at reduced rates. You don't have to go so far as to embrace the concept of Rent-a-Wreck to appreciate that a cut-price rate for a vehicle with a few blemishes and a minor dent might be just the job in these straitened times.
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