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Title: Car Hire April 2017
Post by: John H on February 16, 2017, 00:00.

Just booked a car for four weeks in April, base cost only €54.21

If you're over in April now might be the time to make a booking.

Regards all

John

Title: Re: Car Hire April 2017
Post by: Corporal Jones on February 16, 2017, 08:41.

Which site are you using John.

Title: Re: Car Hire April 2017
Post by: John H on February 16, 2017, 09:06.

Hi Victor, Record, being a member I also get a 10% discount on the base price, so come out at €49

Regards all

John


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Title: Re: Car Hire April 2017
Post by: llamedos on February 16, 2017, 11:12.

Try doyouspain they compare the market and I've had some good bargains from them in the past, I block goldcar from the search as I have heard they can be difficult. I used doyouspains own extra insurance which is a lot cheaper than the company you rent from, I also cancelled a rental with a day to go with no extra cost and a full refund.


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Title: Re: Car Hire April 2017
Post by: llamedos on February 16, 2017, 11:24.

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I just wish they were that cheap in August.


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Title: Re: Car Hire April 2017
Post by: John H on February 16, 2017, 12:40.

Insurance4carhire is even cheaper


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Title: Re: Car Hire April 2017
Post by: John H on February 16, 2017, 12:41.

I don't pay a dime till I get to Records desk at the airport, makes it easier to cancel and rebook when taking advantage of price drops


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Title: Re: Car Hire April 2017
Post by: chris and jackie on February 16, 2017, 16:57.

I agree with John, record are normally the best. We had one booked for March for 2 weeks but just cancelled and rebooked with base cost of 19 euros which was 12 euros less than previously. With all bookings you have to pay the 24 euros refuelling fee.
We have never had any issues with record regarding damage etc

Title: Re: Car Hire April 2017
Post by: llamedos on February 16, 2017, 17:25.

I never had a problem with Record either.


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Title: Re: Car Hire April 2017
Post by: Chris C on February 16, 2017, 19:27.

I always use full to full fuel policy and def book through doyouspain

I've never had a problem with Goldcar but when I came over for new year they were very expensive, so I selected Dickmans who I'd used previously without problem. Well it's mid Feb and still haven't got my 950 deposit back that has been taken from my credit card (Goldcar / Record never showed as ever being taken from my card at all) have got nowhere with dickmams so reported it to barclaycard as unauthorised transaction and done a change-back. Will never use Dickmans again, once bitten and all that.....

Title: Re: Car Hire April 2017
Post by: Brandon on February 17, 2017, 10:29.

Hi John,

That is incredible value.
I have priced with Record directly for 1 week in April and it is showing as about €200.

It looks like if you book for a longer period there is better value,

regards,
Brandon

Title: Re: Car Hire April 2017
Post by: John H on February 17, 2017, 11:05.

Morning Brandon, hope all's well.
I must admit I thought it would be a lot more expensive as the Easter holidays fall into our holiday .
For us hiring works out so much cheaper than car ownership

Regards all

John


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Title: Re: Car Hire April 2017
Post by: Brandon on February 17, 2017, 14:37.

I just checked again and i week is about €140 (€20 per day) whereas you can rent for 4 weeks for about €42 (€1.45 per day)
It doesn't make any sense.
What would happen if you rented for a month but returned the car after a week?
Would additional charges apply?

Otherwise, I am thinking of hiring for a month at €42, flying home after a week and coming back for a long weekend break a few weeks later & return the car then

Title: Re: Car Hire April 2017
Post by: John H on February 17, 2017, 15:30.

Hi Brandon, I've taken cars back early with no problem whatsoever....or charges!!
There's also a few times, when we've been doing a bit of touring that I've approached the 2000km limit......no problems at all, phoned Record and they've swapped the car straight over for me.

Regards all

John


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Title: Re: Car Hire April 2017
Post by: Spurs on February 17, 2017, 17:01.

Yes I suspect they will charge extra if you return it early don't you know anyone who lives there who could drive it back to airport on due date?

Title: Re: Car Hire April 2017
Post by: Tony Gillam on February 19, 2017, 08:08.

It's a totally false situation though. It would be far better if the hire companies charged a sensible rate to start with instead of trying to cover operating costs and make a profit by dubious practices.

Title: Re: Car Hire April 2017
Post by: Corporal Jones on February 19, 2017, 21:59.

Totally agree tony at the end of the day your on holiday, playing the constant evolving games and dubious practices of hire companies can cause unecessary stress, weve had the occasional drop off argument where you have to fight your corner or it will cost and whilst some are far worse than others i think they all try it on at some point. The problem is the ridiculous low price they charge they cant make any profit on the rental, therefore they become creative in extracting money from extras, i mean 25 euros refuelling charge from a petrol station 50 yards away. Like you i would prefer a fair price with no extras and no hard sell or underhand practises. No doubt there will be some people who have never had a problem and rent a brand new car every month for less than a fiver.

Title: Re: Car Hire April 2017
Post by: Aficionado on February 21, 2017, 19:20.

Quote from: Chris C on February 16, 2017, 19:27.

I always use full to full fuel policy and def book through doyouspain

I've never had a problem with Goldcar but when I came over for new year they were very expensive, so I selected Dickmans who I'd used previously without problem. Well it's mid Feb and still haven't got my 950 deposit back that has been taken from my credit card (Goldcar / Record never showed as ever being taken from my card at all) have got nowhere with dickmams so reported it to barclaycard as unauthorised transaction and done a change-back. Will never use Dickmans again, once bitten and all that.....

Hi Chris, just left a car back to Dickmans, my card was not charged with the deposit, just a block, same last October. I use Hire Cars in Spain, maybe they have a deal with Dickmans on this that DYS don't? It can take up to 6 weeks to get the deposit back but you should have had it by now.

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I just wish they were that cheap in August.


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Title: Re: Car Hire April 2017
Post by: Spurs on February 21, 2017, 19:34.

I always use centauro and like most others have there own tried and trusted hard sell of insurance ,upgrades etc and I'm sure take advantage of any damage opportunity I have a uk excess car hire charge insurance policy that covers any added fees for damage etc it's on £40 a year so never take the extra insurance but they now block €1050 each time on a credit card which once or twice I think is more than the car is worth!!!!  Yes I've had a couple of clapped out bangers with thousands and thousands of miles on the clock but if you take them back and complain they always change them . I always photo the car on my phone from all angles on collection and return and on damage I've never had an issue ,prices are low though at the moment

Title: Re: Car Hire April 2017
Post by: Corporal Jones on February 22, 2017, 09:28.

Like you spurs we've had everything from a brand new straight out of the box to a dodgem car, last year at record picked up car late evening,  it had 37 different dents, scratches and scrapes, went back to office who said every blemish was recorded on there system  and i needed to photograph car to avoid confusion when returning, 37 pictures a flat phone battery, 1 irate wife and 3 screaming kids later we were on our way. 2 weeks later the rental cha inspected the car and true enough every blemish was on his sheet. Car passed all good but was all this nonsense necessary just to pursue extra revenue. Incidentally ive used DYS many times but when i had a problem with drivalia last year they werent as keen to assist me getting my deposit back.

Title: Car Hire April 2017
Post by: DaveG on February 22, 2017, 18:23.

I had an issue with Centauro last year when they took €87 euro off my card for a tank of fuel and only refunded €62 - deducting the €25 for the rip off refuel. I had booked full / full with DYS but Centauro insisted I had booked full / empty with partial refund.
When I asked DYS to confirm my booking with Centauro the wheels fell off (pardon the pun) and before they would help I had to provide my booking voucher - luckily I had saved it. When I asked DYS didn't they still have a copy the email trail went cold.

After two months of persisting I eventually got my money back - but could have done without the 20 or so emails and I suppose some would have given up.

As Tony said if they would only charge a realistic rate then they wouldn't have to resort to trickery to turn a profit.

Dave

PS. If in the Canaries I would recommend AutoReisen who in 15 years have never so much as glanced at the car when I have returned it, Once whilst I was parked and away from the car a rear lamp was broken, I took it back to them and they just changed the car over without any fuss whatsoever. Brilliant service.

Title: Re: Car Hire April 2017
Post by: Tony Gillam on February 23, 2017, 08:06.

I got knobbled €350 for a parcel shelf with Centauro, despite it being in the same condition as when collected. My supplementary Insce company didn't want to pay out claiming the policy didn't cover the inside. When I pointed out that the exclusion wasn't in the Key features document they relented and eventually paid up. As John posted, we don't need this hassle.