Car rental

[kazdav]

I have just priced car rental - seven seater with platinum cover and gps on dollar.uk for approx £750 for three weeks. I priced it on dollar.com and its working out at approx £1500 for three weeks. Am I doing something wrong here.

 

[wildwood]

we recently booked with a company called affordablecarhire.com we got a 7 seater with all insurance and unlimited drivers with pick up from miami for 18 nights for the cost of £510.00 really happy with this package and they where really good to work with even waviered credit card fee for us , maybe worth a call or look

 

[Samaya]

I have just priced car rental - seven seater with platinum cover and gps on dollar.uk for approx £750 for three weeks. I priced it on dollar.com and its working out at approx £1500 for three weeks. Am I doing something wrong here.

No you're not doing anything wrong, in fact your highlighting what a good deal we Brit's get when renting cars in the States when compared to US residents who pay a lot more.

Therefore, normally best to book USA rentals through a UK company.

Try comparing from sites such as;
www.kayak.co.uk
or
http://UK.bestfares.amadeus.net/cars

From one of those sites one example is on www.carhire3000.com which is offering a 3-week rental for a Dodge Caravan or Similar for £714.32, it's a Premium Sat-Nav Package: Price includes additional drivers over 25 & a tank of fuel & GPS Rental

 

[kazdav]

Well it looks like pre booking is the way to go. I am comfortable with Dollar because I am pretty sure its them that we normally get the car with on virgin flydrive. The platinum package covers all the extra insurance and extra driver.

I can never remember is it the cdw that we need to get over the basic insurance that puts the price up. Or nowadays is that all included in the car rental prices.

 

[Samaya]

Dollar.co.uk Rental includes:
Unlimited Mileage, Loss/Collision Damage Waiver, Supplemental Liability Insurance, Uninsured Motorist Protection, All Taxes and Airport and Local Fees

 

[wayneg]

Never rent GPS thru a car rental company, you are paying approx £100 fot it. Either buy on Ebay before you go or at Walmart on arrival, either way it will cost you about £50, after your trip sell it and get your money back if you don't want it. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TomTom-910-Sa...S_Accessories_Software_ET&hash=item33667a872b
I bought this one in Feb from Walmart £45. http://www.walmart.com/ip/TomTom-XL-335SE-4.3-GPS-Navigation-System/15173175?findingMethod=rr

I just checked for 3 weeks, 7 seater with Auto Europe who are quite competative just now. £568.87 GBP less 8.5% quidco = £520.52

 

[kazdav]

I have my own very old Tom Tom but my US maps would need updating and that would cost £45.

Just thought if I rented one with GPS it would have the most up to date maps. I think I last updated mine in either 2004, 2005 or 2006!