As well as a user friendly search engine the App allows you to search for nearby locations and a quick dial function to speak to customer services. All bookings can also be managed within app, even previous bookings made via the website can be looked up by entering the reference number.

The App can be viewed here in iTunes and downloaded direct to your iPhone via the App Store.

Sat Nav We have already provided many customers with Sat Nav’s who are travelling to New Zealand to follow the home nations down under. As the matches are being played over a wide area hiring a sat nav makes driving a lot easier. We still have a few New Zealand sat nav’s available to hire for the Rugby World Cup and are offering a 50% rental cash back to if one of the home nations emerges as the eventual winner. To take advantage of this offer you must hire one of our New Zealand Sat Nav’s for a minimum of 2 weeks. Then if one of the home nations does bring home the Web Ellis Cup we will pay 50% of the rental value paid back to you.

New Zealand is a spectacular country to travel round in between games so we have put to gether a few useful driving tips.

Remember to drive on the left !

New Zealanders drive on the left-hand side of the road. Drivers give way  to all traffic crossing or approaching from the right.

Seat belts must be worn by all passengers in both the front and back of the car.

Speed limit is 100 km/h on open roads and 50 km/h in built up ares

As in the UK drinking and driving is strictly enforced so be safe and stick to the soft drinks if you plan on driving.

If you require car hire for New Zealand our sister site www.comparisoncarhire.com will find the cheapest quote available.

If you are thinking of hiring a sat nav this Easter Weekend and maybe through to the following Bank Holiday weekend the latest you can order is 4pm on Wednesday 20th April which will guarantee delivery by 1pm on Thursday 21st just before the Easter break. We still have a few sat nav’s remaining for the UK and also Europe for those travelling further afield.

The weather is looking perfect with temperatures set to sore into the mid twenties, hotter than Rome, Benidorm and Tenerife! So its definitely a good time for a staycation.If you are staying within the UK then we recommend visiting our home county Dorset. With the sun set to be shining all weekend it is well worth visiting Sandbanks in Poole which is renowed for its million pound properties, excellent beaches and coastline.

To all our customers we wish you a Happy Easter!

We have recently moved to new offices located in Bournemouth. As we have extended our product range, mainly on our Zintech Media website, we required the additional office space and have made the short move from Poole to Bournemouth. We previously shared offices with Fonix LED who provide LED screen hire for events such as X Factor, movie premieres, concerts and sporting events. Our new address is The Old Mill, 18 Wharfdale Service Road, Bournemouth, BH4 9BT. All of our products will be supplied with return packaging with this address.

Easter Weekend and the Royal Wedding

All public holidays prove to be the busiest times for our sat nav hire service and this year with the double wammy of Easter weekend and then the Royal Wedding we fully expect to be busier than ever. It is very likely we are going to run out of sat nav’s therefore we recommend booking now for this period. If you are travelling to the UK from overseas for this period please contact us about our collection point at Heathrow so that you have your sat nav for your first journey. We are still offering our pre-programming service for this period to make using the sat nav even easier. Car Hire will also be in strong demand for this period. The best way to find the best car hire deals is to use our sister site www.comparisoncarhire.com which is a car hire comparison website and offers the best price from a number of leading car hire suppliers.

Another year has flown by here at Zintech HQ. This is our fifth year of providing sat nav hire and we would like to thank all our customers for their custom in this time. We would also like to wish all our affiliate partners a Happy New Year and thank them for all their business throughout the year. This year has been a successful year for Zintech with the World Cup in South Africa being the highlight where we had over 100 sat nav devices been used by our direct customers and car hire affiliates. England failed to perform in the World Cup but at least South Africa is one of the best countries in the world to visit so not all was lost.

The feedback we have had from our customers this year has been amazing and we pride ourselves in providing the best possible service. We are the only sat nav hire company on the internet where you can always speak to someone to either place a sat nav booking or for any enquiries. Even out of office hours our phone line is diverted to a member of staff for any urgent enquiries or problems. We do not claim to be the cheapest on the internet but we can guarantee that you will receive the best products with the latest mapping, technical support, free pre-programming and a large stock of sat nav’s for a host of different countries.

Before we pull the shutters down for another year on behalf of all at Zintech we would like to wish everyone a prosperous 2011.

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Christmas is always a very busy time of the year for us with many people travelling abroad and in the UK. Already we are receiving many orders for the Christmas break so if you are thinking of hiring a sat nav we would recommmend not leaving it to the last minute to avoid disappoinment.

We are delivering sat nav’s right up untill December 24th. As always, items are delivered by Royal Mail Special Delivery so your order is guaranteed to be with you before 1pm on your delivery day. As mentioned in our previous article even with the recent snow disruption all orders have been delivered on time. The latest we can accept orders on the 23rd December for the next day is 16.00.

Over the Christmas period our offices will be open for business as normal during working days. Even over the holidays the phone will be answered in case you have any technical problems or questions. This is just one of the additonal benefits on offer when choosing Zintech for your sat nav hire.

Follow Zintech on Twitter

If you are not already then follow us on twitter to find out all our latest news, offers and updates on deliveries and general information. To follow us simply click on the twitter logo below. We also be running some fun competitions via twitter for our customers.

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Due to the recent cold snap we are dispatching orders a few days earlier just to make sure our customers will receive their sat nav in plenty of time. However, at present the Royal Mail is doing an excellent job despite the adverse conditions and most Special Delivery items are arriving within the guaranteed time period. For customers in the areas worse hit by snow we have been dispatching up to 5 days in advance just to make completely sure. If due to the weather an order does not arrive in time we will honour any refunds but hopefully with the excellent job the Royal Mail are currently doing we do not envisage any problems.

We are yet to see a snowflake here in our offices in Poole, Dorset but we will be keeping an eye on the long range forecast to make sure all of our customers receive their orders on time.

Keep up the good work Royal Mail!!

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Here at Zintech we are currently in the process of developing an early warning alert system which will help tourists avoid driving through Townships and informal settlements in South Africa. Whilst some of the townships are safe to visit as part of a guided tour, tourists are advised not to travel through these areas especially during the night. Following the tragic death of Anni Dewani recently in the township of Gugulethu we have had customers requesting if the sat nav can be programmed to avoid these areas. Whilst it is not currently possible to program the sat nav to avoid these areas our alert system will at least give drivers an advanced warning that they are approaching a township. Once the system is available all of our South African sat nav devices will be installed with these alerts. This will give drivers an audio and visual warning that they are within a certain distance from a settlement and allow them to change their route accordingly. We hope to have this available in early 2011.

10% of Sat Nav Hire for Australia through December

If you are travelling to Australia this winter either to escape the current artic conditions or to watch England hopefully beat Australia in the cricket then we are offering a 10% discount on sat nav hire through December 2010. We have limited stock available for the Christmas and New Year period so if you do plan to hire a sat nav for Australia now is the time to do so. To receive a 10% discount on sat nav hire for Australia simply type dec11 into the promotional code box when placing your sat nav hire booking.

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Last week we added Argentina to our range of products, staying in South America we have now added its westerly neighbouring country, Chile. Chile is a long slither of a country on the west coast of Southern America with the South Pacific Ocean to the west and Peru and Bolivia on it’s north borders.

As Chile stretches for 2700 miles from North to South it’s climate varies significantly. In the north there is the desert and in the extreme south it is very glacial. Central Chile has a very Mediterranean climate and the Pacific Islands such as Easter Island experience a sub tropical climate.

Tourism has grown considerably since 2005 with many people choosing to visit the extremes of the country. In the north San Pedro de Atacama is very popular with foreign tourists who arrive to admire the Incaic architecture, the altiplano lakes, and the Valley of the Moon. In Putre, also in the North, there is the Chungará Lake, as well as the Parinacota and the Pomerape volcanoes, with altitudes of 6,348 m and 6,282 m, respectively.

Throughout the central Andes there are many ski resorts such as Portillo, Valle Nevado and Termas de Chillan which provide skiing conditions when The Alps are green. In the south visitors flock to Patagonia and the Torres del Paine National Park to visit the many glaciers. On the west coast lies Easter Island which is very popular for locals to take their vacation.

Driving Advice for Chile

Roads are generally good in Chile, however there are a number of expensive toll roads
The main road which stretches from north to south, Panaamericana, has many tolls so make sure you have plenty of cash
Motorway speed limits are 120 km/h
Make sure you drive on the right!
Do not drink and drive

We also have excellent car hire deals for Chile which can be obtained by visiting the link below.

Sat Nav Hire Chile

Car Hire Comparison Chile

Note: The above information is provided as a guide for our customers. We try our best to make sure the information is as accurate as possible at time of publish. We cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies. If any of the above is incorrect please advise us and we will be happy to update.