Florida Car Hire goes under

[Elle]

Florida Car Hire today ceased trading!! Anyone booked with them will not have their vouchers honoured, so will have to make alternative arrangements.

Elle

 

[Melcatfish]

I assume you mean Floridacarhire.com?

Just as a warning if you do mean this company I just checked their website and it appears to be operational - hope not too many Dis-ers will be affected.

Regards
Mel

 

[Elle]

I do mean them yes!

DO NOT BOOK with floridacarhire.com they are no longer trading the web site will take a while to come down I expect.

Elle

 

[Minniespal]

I hope no disers are affected by this.

 

[Mickey Scouse]

Aren't these the same people behind ticketcafe?

taken from Florida Car Hire.com
Holiday Cars Ltd , Moor Park House, Moor Park Lane, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 1QT

taken from ticket cafe.co.uk
TicketCafe.co.uk,
C/O Global Leisure Cars Limited, Moor Park House,
Moor Park Lane,
Farnham,
Surrey,
GU10 1QT

Better steer clear i think

 

[Muppet]

I'm not doubting but where does it report this. My friend has booked with them and needs to know where it was reported.

 

[Rain]

I consider myself fortunate, I always have used Florida Car Hire but for some reason decided to book with Ailine Network for our next trip!!!!!!!!!!!! Whew!

I really hope that it does not affect many Disers

 

[ybird]

Hi Raine,

Just be aware I booked floridacarhire because of the recommendations i found here on the disboard.

I leave for Florida in 2 weeks time and now find I have to pay again for car hire.

It's ok recommending companies but at the end of the day we are all at risk from companies going belly up.

 

[Rain]

Hi Ybird,

I am so sorry that this has happened to you!
I also used FCH on the recommendation of people on this board, it`was only by chance that this time found someone cheaper otherwise I would be in the same boat!!
I also paid by Switch so in future I think I too will pay by CC.

Lynda

 

[AlisonB]

Same goes for us - I was just on the point of booking with Florida car hire when I realised that I could save a few £££ by booking with Airline Network, so that's what I did.

Could happen to any of us at any time.....

 

[Elle]

As some of you know we at Florida Homes and Travel sell car hire to Villa Owners and holidaymakers, we used Florida Car Hire as our "broker", so as far as we were concerned FCH dealt direct with Dollar, we got excellent rates to pass on to our clients because we provided them with a number of bookings per month.

Unfortunately it seems that FCH did not deal directly with Dollar, the money that you give to FCH goes through at least 4 other "brokers" before it gets to Dollar!! If any 1 company in this chain does not pay their bills, all companies below it are in trouble and unlikely to have the vouchers honoured, which is exactly what happened to us yesterday (I want to point out at this time that I did not know this until yesterday, and yes I should have done my homework)
We have booked all of our clients new car hire at our own expense, people who have paid by credit card direct with FCH will also get a refund via their card company.

Where do you go from here? The truth is that no one broker is totally safe, considering that Alamo are in or have just come out of Bancruptcy protection in the states. In my opinion it is safest at the moment to use a broker at the top of the chain, such as Autobookers or Suncars or go direct with the hire company.

The end result in all this, is that car hire rates are going to rise! No doubt! The car rental industry is in turmoil right now and the next Hire for Lower/Autos Abroad/Usa Rentacar/Florida Car Hire (These have gone bust in the last 7 days) is just literaly around the corner. I will do a lot of research over the next couple of weeks and let you know what I come up with.

Elle

 

[MalcolmC]

Originally posted by Mickey Scouse
Aren't these the same people behind ticketcafe?

Better steer clear i think

Yes, they are. AVOID.