 Poster: A snowHead
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anyone any tips for car hire from zurich or even better any nice discount codes, please
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Try this. It almost always comes out the cheapest when I compare prices for hire from Geneva or Lyon.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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thanks rob-link is cheaper than going through the standard holiday autos site. Does anyone know in switzerland whether ski racks come as standard without the need to pre book ie by pre booking do you pay for a ski rack that'll likely be on there anyway.
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brian
brian
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dan100, snow chains, winter tyres, motorway vignette all come as standard. Ski racks are extra (usually it's the magnetic type, so watch you don't scratch the paint).
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| snow chains... |
With most but not all companies. I think Budget charge extra (was the case for me two or three times last season), although Alamo always seem to have them in the car regardless of whether you pay extra for winter equipment.
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rob@rar, slightly off-topic, since this is an enquiry about Geneva rather than Zurich, am I right to infer from this and the gazillion other threads that come up on searching, that it is best to hire from the Swiss side, even if driving to a French resort (Les Arcs, as it happens  ) and even though it may be a bit cheaper from the French side? I'm asking this question at the risk of seriously annoying Boredsurfing - I have searched lots of other threads, honest, just wanted to make sure I had drawn the right conclusion.
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Hurtle, I've never hired from the French side but I know several people who have and it has never been a happy experience. The route into and out of the airport is much more complicated than from the Swiss side, so there is a strong possibility of getting lost (I know several who have). Also, and perhaps more importantly, Swiss rentals come with winter tyres as standard reducing the chance that you will have to use the dreaded snow chains. For me those two factors are worth the extra cost of hiring on the Swiss side.
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rob@rar, exactly what I thought. I hope this helps other people who are planning their travel, and that Boredsurfing won't be too cross with me for going over old ground. Thanks!
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and the cars on the swiss side come in better colours, but thats just an opinion 
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rob@rar, oh, I've just thought, do the Swiss provide the reflective jacket? Don't know if that's already required in Switzerland. [Edit: I've looked on the AA site now, reflective jackets apparently not compulsory in Switzerland. Guess I'll have to buy one then.]
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Hurtle, IIRC some of the rental agencies were selling reflective jackets last season (alongside a sign which said they were compulsory in Italy).
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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some of the rental agencies were selling reflective jackets last season
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Found 'em online at Discount Office Products for £2-something inc P&P - but have since bought at Wickes DIY shop for £3.49 as needed for this weekend ( Tignes trip).
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mountainaddict, thanks! I've now found another thread (blimey, there are an awful lot of car hire threads!) which says that you can get them at the Pound shop, but I haven't got one near me.
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You know it makes sense.
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Yellow jackets are often found in pound shops for £1.00
or they are available from French motorway service areas for around €7
and remember it must be in the car not the boot! Presumably the now compulsory warning triangle is allowed in the boot.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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A fortnight ago we hired a car from the Swiss side of Geneva and drove into France. booked through holiday autos. It was from Alamo and I noticed that it did not supply a yellow reflective vest as required under French law! (It did include winter tyres and snow chains, plus warning triangle tho)
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Poster: A snowHead
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Hurtle, Thanks for finding this bit!
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[Edit: I've looked on the AA site now, reflective jackets apparently not compulsory in Switzerland. Guess I'll have to buy one then.]
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AndBoredsurfing, thanks for the bit about the jacket to be in the car...
Another thing to add to the 'must remember to pack' list.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Boredsurfing wrote: |
| Presumably the now compulsory warning triangle is allowed in the boot. |
I believe that the warning triangle has to be at hand in the car in some countries and certainly in Switzerland it has to be at hand and not in the boot, as confirmed by the AA site.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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dan100, Along with the reflective jackets, triangle etc., rules for driving in France mean you also need spare bulbs for the lights (may be included in a hire car, if it's law?), a fire extinguisher, first aid kit - unsure if same rules for Switzerland but may with checking to be safe. You may already have this car hire link, but just in case - http://www.directskiers.com/Cars.htm
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| Anniepen wrote: |
| dan100, Along with the reflective jackets, triangle etc., rules for driving in France mean you also need spare bulbs for the lights (may be included in a hire car, if it's law?), a fire extinguisher, first aid kit - unsure if same rules for Switzerland but may with checking to be safe. You may already have this car hire link, but just in case - http://www.directskiers.com/Cars.htm |
What are you supposed to do if you have sealed unit headlights?
Although the fashion for those does seem to have diminished in recent years, unless it is just the fact I have been driving French cars recently 
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