hiya,
Hope you can help.
We WERE travelling with Travel City Direct and for the first time had a hire car after using shuttle buses on previous holidays. So, with TCD it was just booked on a package with all the insurances included and a sat nav as you get the car free with the holiday.
We to are very lucky to have been able to get another holiday through Thomson with Virgin for a few hundred more pounds but our new holiday doesn't include a car, so I have been looking at different sites to see what we can get ourselves.
The thing that confuses me is the car insurance. I can see they all offer CDW but I am sure I have heard something about personal liability insurance they charge but this not mentioned. I remember stories about people gettin to their hire car and having to pay out more, because to be honest we just haven't got much more to spend! What insurance do we have to take and will we get there and have to pay anymore? Can anyone recommend a car hire company?
Thanks to anyone who can help.
Hi
Just had exactly the same problem as you, we to booked with TCD and hired the car through them. We have been in to Thompso and yes it cost more!
Ask thompson or you can do it yourself to ask for fully comp insurance or you, we have just paid £397 for 2 weeks in March.
Hope this helps, it was with Alamo but try holiday autos also...that was for a 7 seater mini van by the way.
Liz.
Just had exactly the same problem as you, we to booked with TCD and hired the car through them. We have been in to Thompso and yes it cost more!
Ask thompson or you can do it yourself to ask for fully comp insurance or you, we have just paid £397 for 2 weeks in March.
Hope this helps, it was with Alamo but try holiday autos also...that was for a 7 seater mini van by the way.
Liz.
I use this site for car hire .It has a choice of rental companies for you and the site clearly sets out what is included in all hire packages .I have never paid on arrival for extra insurances as the packages include everything you need so be strong with the clerk when you get there.
http://www.uscarhire.co.uk/?villa=393
http://www.uscarhire.co.uk/?villa=393
Book direct with http://www.dollar.co.uk where everything is included (including a tank of fuel on some deals). Obviously compare prices with other sites but in my experience Dollar wins hands down 9 times out of 10 and also have the newest fleet of cars (our Caliber had 11 miles on the clock in 2006).
moo,
I would recommend getting a quote for the gold / platinum package from either of below car hire sites, this will include petrol which is definitely worth doing as you pay a lot more if you choose to bring the car back empty, this also includes all insurances:-
http://www.usrentacar.com/ or http://www.airline-network.co.uk
We've used them lots of times and both are usually the cheapest.
I would recommend getting a quote for the gold / platinum package from either of below car hire sites, this will include petrol which is definitely worth doing as you pay a lot more if you choose to bring the car back empty, this also includes all insurances:-
http://www.usrentacar.com/ or http://www.airline-network.co.uk
We've used them lots of times and both are usually the cheapest.
TCD might have appeared cheaper but you would have had to pay more when you picked up the car, they were always trying to flog you upgrades. Book it from the UK and get the platinium cover which will include fuel (so you take the car back empty). On arrival DO NOT pay for any offered upgrade just say no. If they have not got a car as booked you will get an equivalent or better without having to pay. 
tulsablue - you never had to pay more when picking up the car with TCD. It's up to you whether you accept their offer to upgrade. We never did. TCD always paid insurance etc in advance on booking. Other package companies like Thomson don't try to sell you this in advance, only if you ask. That is the point! TCD did not 'appear' cheaper. They were cheaper........
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