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Car Hire in Geneva - strange question being asked !
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Never noticed before but trying to book car hire from Geneva and keep getting asked if I want it from Geneva France or Geneva Switzerland !!

Whats the difference ? I have booked flights for the last week of this month (30th March) and am going to book accommodation last minute dependant on the snow conditions. Does it matter what car hire location I select (assuming they are both in the same airport !) ??
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Book from Swiss side! You will get snow chains as standard in the car (or should do as it's the law in Switzerland) without having to pay extra and one of those little stickers in the window so you can use Swiss roads without having to pay a year road tax! They are both in the same airport, but you'll come out from your flight Swiss side anyway...ignore the French bit!
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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?

rooney, this one has been done to death on this forum, try a search and you will find out the merits of either.

The airport is the same, it's shared between the 2 countries as it is built partly on French territory. The main entrance from the city/motorway is on the Swiss side, for the French side there is a customs road that leads into France near Ferney-Voltaire.

Basically, French cars are often slightly cheaper but won't have the Swiss motorway tax sticker or any winter equipment as standard, whereas the Swiss cars MAY include these depending on supplier. There is also the issue of the circuitous route needed to access the French side when picking up/dropping off. The issue is further complicated by a re-arrangement of the car hire parking on the Swiss side, which is a (payable?) shuttle bus ride/long walk away.

Your decision will probably be based on the difference in cost, your final destination (France or Switzerland), whether you need winter equipment and the motorway sticker.

Hope this helps. snowHead

(ducks for cover as conflicting views start flying in) wink
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Joanne Mountainsun wrote:
Book from Swiss side! You will get snow chains as standard in the car (or should do as it's the law in Switzerland) without having to pay extra and one of those little stickers in the window so you can use Swiss roads without having to pay a year road tax! They are both in the same airport, but you'll come out from your flight Swiss side anyway...ignore the French bit!


Overall, Joanne's right, the difference in cost won't be large enough to make it worthwhile fiddling about with the French side.
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

rooney, there is one advantage booking on teh french side, if you book thru Holiday Autos anyway, and that is that they allow a second named driver for free
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