Photo courtesy of Discount Car and Truck Rentals Facebook page

Travelling across Canada has always been easy, thanks to the convenient schedules offered by VIA Rail, Canada’s, national passenger rail service. But once travellers are in destination, point-to-point travel can be more complicated. Now, however, an expanded agreement with Discount Car and Truck Rentals,an official rental car partner for VIA Rail Canada means rail passengers will soon have more travel flexibility at the train station.

"VIA Rail is a well-established Canadian brand that is leading the way in how it thinks about its customers,” said Jay Singer, President and CEO, Discount Car and Truck Rentals. “We are extremely proud to expand our partnership with them and contribute to their vision of exceptional customer experiences.”

Signature white, blue and green QuickCar™ rental kiosks are being installed at six high-traffic VIA Rail stations across the country, adding to those already in operation in Ottawa, Fallowfield, Kingston and London. When complete, ten rail stations nationwide will offer the QuickCar service.

"It is through partnership and innovation that VIA Rail intends to significantly enhance the travel experience of Canadians,” said Yves Desjardins-Siciliano, President and CEO of VIA Rail. “Today's announcement with Discount Car and Truck Rentals demonstrates our shared commitment to providing seamless and simple integration of all modes of transportation and thus, to enrich the overall travel experience."

Each kiosk is equipped with a credit card reader and driver's license scanner. Once customers scan their documents, they are connected via video feed to a live agent who will guide them through the rest of the rental process. Once the rental process is complete, customers receive an email with instructions on how to find their vehicle in the station’s parking lot.

The system also allows customers to return their rental using their smartphone or via the kiosk 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Toronto-based Discount Car and Truck Rentals is the largest vehicle rental company in Canada owned by Canadians and has more than 300 branch offices, located within 15 minutes of all major Canadian population centers. 

For more information, visit www.discountcar.com or www.viarail.ca. 

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