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First, Second and Third Place Prizes Announced for Carrentals.co.uk Online Video Competition
Released on: November 08, 2010, 3:13 am Top prize for the best video on the comparison site goes to a man from Middlesex 08 November 2010 – First prize of an Apple iPad (16GB) goes to Tim Bunn from Middlesex, in Carrentals.co.uk online video competition. His video 'a superhero’s car?' beat the rest of the competition. The online competition was started in July, of this year, where applicants could make and upload a 90 second video to the Carrentals.co.uk YouTube page. There was no charge for entering, and Carrentals.co.uk judged the three best video entries for the prizes. Tim said: “I've never won anything before, never mind something as valuable as an iPad. It's awesome news!”. The YouTube channel – CarrentalsCarHire, is Carrentals.co.uk's video page, where all of the entries can be watched, including the winner 'a superhero’s car?', 2nd place 'Mini Motorhead' and third place's 'Mr Ride'. As well as the iPad, the other prizes were £50 of John Lewis Vouchers and £25 of shopping vouchers, respectively. “Our YouTube page has had some very creative videos put on it, and we are amazed at the popularity of the competition. In our eyes, Tim's video was a worthy winner as it was very well created. All of the videos were great, but we'd like to thank Tim for going the extra mile with his”, said Managing Director Gareth Robinson, of Carrentals.co.uk. Top name companies such as Budget, Auto Europe, Holiday Autos, Alamo and Sixt, in more than 10,000 different global destinations have their prices checked and shown on the Carrentals.co.uk site. For the best prices and latest deals, see www.carrentals.co.uk. /ends. About Carrentals.co.uk In 2007 the company re-launched its site to create the first major online price comparator in the travel industry. Using the latest technology the Carrentals.co.uk site now searches up to 50 different car hire websites, providing an impartial comparison of the best prices available in over 10,000 locations. Websites searched include Alamo, Auto Europe, Budget, Ebookers, Hertz, Holiday Autos, Opodo, Sixt and Thrifty, with the Carrentals.co.uk site quickly comparing prices and allowing customers to refine their search by car type. The Carrentals.co.uk site also features over 5,000 pages of travel information in a mini-guide format. In 2008 Carrentals.co.uk was voted Best Car Hire Website in the Travolution Awards. Media Contact Contact Details: Helen Young
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