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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Frosty the Snowman, I think I read somewhere recently that there's a shortage of hire cars in Europe at the moment? Bizarre.
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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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beanie1, Yes, it was in the Times (or the Sunday Times) a week or two ago.
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I used auto-europe.co.uk recently (not for France) and their prices seemed to be very good.
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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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Frosty the Snowman, There is an old linky below and it worked for me out of Geneva earlier this year- swiss side for all inclusive winterisation of car. Give it a go and let me know if it still works.
Up the Boro!
http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=28468
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www.opodo.co.uk ahve been cheap for me in the past.
It's often amusing if you go back to the same place a few times and use different car companies it often ends up being the same one giving you the car at the other end.
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I completely agree with you Frosty the Snowman - Christmas and New Year car hire normally costs us £350 for 2 weeks and has cost us £500 this year.
This thread might be worth a look - although prices might have gone up by now.
northantsred, I can confirm that that link is still working. I booked something for November on it last week.
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Frosty the Snowman, don't know if this snippet has reached other parts yet but Budget Germany has just closed down completely. It was in the local paper yesterday. That is one car hire company less operating out of Munich Airport and maybe indicates why the costs may rise a lot more before this recession is over. We may see other companies rationalize this year and reduce choice quite considerably.
Sue 
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I completely agree with you glasgowcyclops - car excess insurance pays for itself after just 5 or 6 days of use.
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glasgowcyclops, That is what we did. Paid about €100 to Hertz for the privalige last March. Got excess cover for the year for myself and Mrs RH for €20 less. Off tomorrow to GVA for a couple of days!
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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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Samerberg Sue, just got back from Geneva: The Budget desks etc were deserted with a sign saying "please go to Avis"
Have Budget folded, or retrenched severely?
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We encountered issues with summer car rental this year in Spain - ended up paying £400 for 4 days rental of a Golf. There has been a shortage of hire cars, particularly small ones. Not sure how this will affect the winter season but I guess it's looking like it will in some way.
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You know it makes sense.
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rungsp, from the Avis website:
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Avis Budget Group, Inc.
Avis Budget Group operates two of the most recognized brands in the global vehicle rental industry through Avis and Budget. Avis is a leading rental car supplier to the premium commercial and leisure segments of the travel industry and Budget is a leading rental car supplier to the price-conscious segments of the industry |
Looks to me like they're consolidating to reduce costs, which is no great surprise.
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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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We take out an annual excess insurance which is not exorbitant - and were able to put two names on it, so my husband and daughter share the policy, and the cost - she probably hires a car more often than we do and is able to benefit from it.
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Poster: A snowHead
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rungsp, No idea, I just read a report about Budget in Germany. It said nothing about any other countries but I suspect that ousekjarr has a plausible reason for it being the demise of the whole Budget operation. I notice that in a recession they are closing the brand for the price-concious rather than the more expensive end? All I can see is the effect being a smaller pool of suppliers, which in turn will lead to higher prices, if not collusion in that area (if it does not already happen!)
Sue
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Frosty the Snowman, There is a shortage of cars for all the car hire companies as the car manufactures have changed the way that they supply them, additionally the majors such as Avis are no longer giving the consolidators (Holiday Auto's etc) the low rates they once did, as they have realised that this dilutes their revenue. You will also see some of the smaller cars (group A) disappear as they are hard to get hold of, this is one of the few sectors in the car industry were there is demand.
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FAQ
Just looked at some car hire for next seasoon and I reckon that prices have gone up by at least ONE THIRD and for smaller models by twice that 
