Best car hire price

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

Increadable I know, but for November, for a 4X4 Hertz direct came out tyhe cheapest!

All inclusive prices were as follows:
Two weeks

Hertz £377.64
Dollar UK £578
Alamo UK £468.57
Airline Network £421
National £388.49
Holiday Autos £382.40

 

[allie5]

Have you tried uscarhire.co.uk ? I used them on a reccomendation from some other DISers for my Xmas holiday last year and they beat their nearest rival by £40.

Really pleased with the service and they are a company that has been around a fair amount of time, not one of these fly-by-night places! Worth a look, you never know!

 

[paulh]

try www.yescarhire.com 4x4 2 weeks :-
Gold Inclusive.

Collision / Loss Damage Waiver. (CDW)
Supplementary Liability Cover.
Extended Protection (EP).
State / Local surcharges.
State / Local Taxes.
Airport user fee.
Unlimited mileage.
Multiple Additional Driver Cover. Over 25yrs.
Free tank of petrol.

total cost £386.55

Standard Inclusive

Collision / Loss Damage Waiver. (CDW)
Supplementary Liability Cover.
Extended Protection (EP).
State / Local surcharges.
State / Local Taxes.
Airport user fee.
Unlimited mileage.
total cost £364.50

always check that you get all the insuance if you go direct with hire firms
Paulh

 

[paulh]

we using them in aug using alamo

 

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

PaulH
That's more expensive than the rate I have with Hertz direct. (386.55 compared to £377.64)

the Hertz deal does include all taxes and surcharges the same as yescarhire.

 

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

Allie5
yes, UScarhire do beat Hertz (£352 compared with £377.64)

The other advantage for me at any rate is that as a Hertz No1 gold card holder, I just go straight to the bay and pick the car up, no queuing or waiting in line.
(I wish alamo had the same system, as they are my preferred supplier, I like to choose my car from the ones available in the section)

 

[paulh]

once bitten twice shy as i pionted out about the insurance one i booked with hertz direct and ended pay an extra $100.00 always check that sli cdw are included
Paulh

 

[paulh]

PaulH
That's more expensive than the rate I have with Hertz direct. (386.55 compared to £377.64)

the Hertz deal does include all taxes and surcharges the same as yescarhire.

just checked up on the hertz site the 376.64 is for only one driver and no tank of feul so you should compare it to the standard insurance from yescarhire which 364.5 making yes cheaper by 12.14

Paulh

 

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

I only want one driver and the tank of fuel is always a rip off.

 

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

once bitten twice shy as i pionted out about the insurance one i booked with hertz direct and ended pay an extra $100.00 always check that sli cdw are included
Paulh

BASE AMOUNT:
WEEKLY: 2 @ 188.82 GBP
UNLIMITED FREE MI (MI=Miles, KM=Kilometers)

THE BASE AMOUNT INCLUDES AIRPORT ACCESS FEE IF ARRIVING ON A FLIGHT WITHIN 48 HOURS, LOSS DAMAGE WAIVER, TAX, LIABILITY INSURANCE SUPPLEMENT, VEHICLE LICENSE FEE RECOVERY:, RENTAL SURCHARGE:

Additional Charges (included in the 'Approximate Rental Charge') - PER RENTAL

APPROXIMATE RENTAL CHARGE: 377.64 GBP
The rate quoted is based on available information at time of reservation. Additional fees or surcharges may be applied at the time of rental, for example, if you add an additional driver or purchase any additional products.


Optional Items (Exclusive of Tax)
PER DAY
PERSONAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE /PERSONAL EFFECTS COVERAGE: 3.02 GBP

 

[paulh]

ypu must have gone over to the dark side as your maths dont addup in my book £364.50 is lees than £377.64 please read posts carfully just like small print
Paulh

 

[alisonbestford]

I have to admit that, when looking into car hire, I get confused as to whether the rate covers all the insurance needed!
I, too, thought I'd found a good price with Hertz - til I added on the extras which almost doubled the quote!
Maybe I was adding on unecessary extras? I'm not sure.
I'm going to have to work it all out before we need to book

 

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

ypu must have gone over to the dark side as your maths dont addup in my book £364.50 is lees than £377.64 please read posts carfully just like small print
Paulh

oh really? (Sarcasm) Oh very good by the way "carfully" very drole, unles that was you not being very "carful".
I would rather pay the extra £13.14 i.e. a HUGE £.94p per day to know that the car will be there and that I do not have to stand around for an hour waiting to collect my car, which will only be a few months old rather than a year old clunker.

 

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

I have to admit that, when looking into car hire, I get confused as to whether the rate covers all the insurance needed!
I, too, thought I'd found a good price with Hertz - til I added on the extras which almost doubled the quote!
Maybe I was adding on unecessary extras? I'm not sure.
I'm going to have to work it all out before we need to book

Alsion,
Onn the Hertz web site when you put in you are coming from the UK it does give you the all inclusive rate.
Loss damage waiver and Collision Damage waiver are the same thing, it is confusing when different companies use different names for the same product.
All taxes are to be included. You do not need personal accident insurance as you should have that coverage on your holiday insurance.
The only things you might need to add are a child seat (though its cheaper to take your own or buy one out there for the holiday) and for extra drivers

 

[alisonbestford]

So, anyone?
Do you think I may have been adding on unecessary extras?
With the 'Nectar' discount, and signing in with my Hertz Gold membership, the car came out at about £400 for three weeks.
When I added on SLI etc it came out at about £850!
Surely that's not right?

 

[alisonbestford]

Alsion,
Onn the Hertz web site when you put in you are coming from the UK it does give you the all inclusive rate.
Loss damage waiver and Collision Damage waiver are the same thing, it is confusing when different companies use different names for the same product.
All taxes are to be included. You do not need personal accident insurance as you should have that coverage on your holiday insurance.
The only things you might need to add are a child seat (though its cheaper to take your own or buy one out there for the holiday) and for extra drivers

We must have posted at the same time
Thanks for that.
Is SLI incuded?
I'll have another look then

 

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

So, anyone?
Do you think I may have been adding on unecessary extras?
With the 'Nectar' discount, and signing in with my Hertz Gold membership, the car came out at about £400 for three weeks.
When I added on SLI etc it came out at about £850!
Surely that's not right?

Alison,
What are the dates and car size you were putting in?

yes, all working hard on our computers this fine lovely sunny Sunday morning

 

[alisonbestford]

23rd March 2006 - 13th April.
A 4 door car but only for three of us - 2 ad, 1 ch.
No booster seat needed as DD will be 7.
When I put in Nectar the discount was best - the cheapest car wasn't the smallest if I remember

 

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

23rd March 2006 - 13th April.
A 4 door car but only for three of us - 2 ad, 1 ch.
No booster seat needed as DD will be 7.
When I put in Nectar the discount was best - the cheapest car wasn't the smallest if I remember

Allsion
I got the following for a four door full size:-

1008.00 USD 569.02 GBP

RATE (RQ) CODE AUAWU

RATE IN US DOLLARS (USD) IS GUARANTEED.
CONVERTED RATE IN POUND STERLING (GBP) IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
BASE AMOUNT:
WEEKLY: 3 @ 336.00 USD 189.67 GBP
(MI=Miles, KM=Kilometers) UNLIMITED FREE MI UNLIMITED FREE MI
THE BASE AMOUNT INCLUDES LOSS DAMAGE WAIVER, TAX, LIABILITY INSURANCE SUPPLEMENT, VEHICLE LICENSE FEE RECOVERY:, RENTAL SURCHARGE:
PER RENTAL
APPROXIMATE RENTAL CHARGE: 1008.00 USD 569.02 GBP
The rate quoted is based on available information at time of reservation. Additional fees or surcharges may be applied at the time of rental, for example, if you add an additional driver or purchase any additional products. A Frequent Flyer Surcharge of up to $0.50 per day up to a maximum of $2.00 per rental may apply when renters choose to take miles or credits from a US Frequent Flyer program


Optional Items

PER DAY
PERSONAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE /PERSONAL EFFECTS COVERAGE: 5.50 USD 3.10 GBP
(Click on any of the links highlighted above to learn more about an item.)


Conditions of Rental
24 HOUR ADVANCE BOOKING REQUIRED
5 DAY MINIMUM RENTAL
27 DAY MAXIMUM RENTAL OR AS OTHERWISE ALLOWED BY LAW
AIRLINE TICKET REQUIRED: NO
If you do not return when and where required, higher rates and/or service charges will apply

 

[alisonbestford]

Thanks.
Using code 548201 I got $670 for a Ford Escape (I think).
I didn't take it any further than the quote page but I'll go see