Petrol Pete
Hardcore MB Enthusiast
PS. BA , Avis partnership has always worked well for me. I use Insurance4carhire.co.uk. Have done for years. Had one claim, they paid out almost instantly.
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PS. BA , Avis partnership has always worked well for me. I use Insurance4carhire.co.uk. Have done for years. Had one claim, they paid out almost instantly.
FYI I've decided to book a 'select/elite' level vehicle - most likely from Budget. Depending on what is available on the day and suppliment, I may upgrade - but at least it insures a fairly high initial level of vehicle. There often doesn't seem to be a lot of logic to some of the rates - e.g. a 'Luxury full size' vehicle is significantly cheaper than a 'small' or 'economy' vehicle.
With AVIS/Budget (basically the same company with the same vehicles) - when you select residency outside the US, there is a premium on AVIS not applied on Budget website.
In addition, I'm waiting for a Virgin Travel Credit card to pre-pay the booking. You get the live market exchange rate in dollars without having to pay a foreign currency fee - usually 3%.
The worst thing you can do, it's a waste of money. If you like giving away money and you can afford it..fair enough. And you are correct, it's not " the cheapest way of doing it"...Its the most expensive way.Whenever I rent a car, I add the cost for zero excess and also tyres and glass cover if they offer it etc.
This way, I know I just drop-off the car at the end of the journey and I don't need to worry about hearing from them again... (apart for toll road charges which are applied to my card).
Might not be the cheapest way of doing it, but it does buy me peace of mind.
Be a bit careful with this in the USA, I accepted my usual upgrade only to discover ...it was a VW Passat ! when I asked them WTF ! they said it was from their 'Euro' range as European cars are perceived to be classier. The same has happened to me in Europe on more than one occasion. Got 'upgraded' from a fully loaded Opel Astra to a poverty spec A class Mercedes Benz...just because it (would have) cost about 5 euros a day more than the Opel as the MB was seen as an 'executive' brand.FYI I've decided to book a 'select/elite' level vehicle - most likely from Budget. Depending on what is available on the day and supplement, I may upgrade - but at least it insures a fairly high initial level of vehicle. There often doesn't seem to be a lot of logic to some of the rates - e.g. a 'Luxury full size' vehicle is significantly cheaper than a 'small' or 'economy' vehicle.
With AVIS/Budget (basically the same company with the same vehicles) - when you select residency outside the US, there is a premium on AVIS not applied on Budget website.
In addition, I'm waiting for a Virgin Travel Credit card to pre-pay the booking. You get the live market exchange rate in dollars without having to pay a foreign currency fee - usually 3%.
Whenever I rent a car, I add the cost for zero excess and also tyres and glass cover if they offer it etc.
This way, I know I just drop-off the car at the end of the journey and I don't need to worry about hearing from them again... (apart for toll road charges which are applied to my card).
Might not be the cheapest way of doing it, but it does buy me peace of mind.
Yes, they 'got' me and it was my fault for not reading the paperwork thoroughly, but seriously, what a low-life individual and downright deceptive company policy
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