 Poster: A snowHead
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Just wandering why  is there a difference in the price of a hire car at geneva airport . french side swiz side . holiday autos . and does it matter which side you get car from.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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When I've compared prices the French side is marginally cheaper, but cars hired from the French side do not come with chains/winter tyres as standard (they do on the Swiss side) so any savings you might appear to make will soon disappear when you add supplements for essential winter kit. The French side is also very tricky to get to (lots of stories of people getting lost trying to take the hire car back). I only use the Swiss side.
For prices try these links
http://www.fleeteurope.co.uk/main.aspx?page=wwh
www.e-bookers.com
http://www.travelsupermarket.com/
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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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The cars on the Swiss side also come with the Vignette you need to drive on Swiss motorways - the French side ones probably won't.
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i have been comparing the price and the swiss side is cheaper by £20 to £30 pounds
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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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pistenbully, in that case definitely go Swiss!
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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pistenbully, in that case I can see no advantage in renting from the French side!
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rob@rar.org.uk, you beat me to it!
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pistenbully, if you're arriving in Geneva from the UK you arrive in the Swiss side of the airport as the French side is for French domestic arrivals. Let the hire company know that you'll be taking the car to France and you shouldn't have any problems.
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On booking form they dont asy where you will be going but do give a list of countrys you cant go to . and france is not 1 of them .think thats sorted then.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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pistenbully, "what do they know?" - nothing clearly! Travel agents are pretty well down my list of people from whom to ask advice...
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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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You can simply walk across between French and Swiss sides inside the airport at the far right had end of the check-in desks (opposite end to easyJet). Just show your passport and say you're getting a hire car - you can only check in at the French easyJet desks if you're flying to Paris.
Generally I've found it slightly cheaper to hire on the French side - go through St Julian at the border on the way back to avoid Vignette hassles (you won't get done on the way out of Switzerland) and follow signs to Ferney to get to the French side.
Loads of info on transfers, hire cars and directions at http://www.latania.co.uk/resort/transfers.htm plus recommended companies. Also try entering E400000 as the discount code on the Avis site - it worked for me and they didn't ask for anything at the hire desk. One other thing - fill up on the Swiss side and remember that a lot of "24 hour" fuel stations only have automated pumps at night which require French (or Swiss) credit cards - UK ones don't work (maybe they will soon, with the advent of PINs on UK cards).
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Good luck trying to return a car to the French side!
You will need it.....no signposts at all...the swiss side is so easy though.
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You know it makes sense.
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nearly got divorced between geneva airport and french car hire return last season - what started as a laugh ended badly - going into the 2nd hour of being lost, missus rightly pointed out all my weaknesses....never use a map....get too drunk.....remember that time 3 years ago you stayed out all night - French side returners beware. BUT....when you do find it, what a brilliant feeling - and it's actually pretty straight forward - just a lack of signs 
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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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Check out www.rent-a-car.fr (I think), I got some truely great prices for my guests last year from them at Geneva...well worth a little investigation!
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Poster: A snowHead
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sarah@alpedhuez, seems to be unavailable at the moment?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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sarah@alpedhuez, thanks, that's another link to add to my car hire sites to be checked each time I make a reservation!
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Whilst they're not at the airport they will come to pick you up from the arrivals gate - I normally have managed to get between 30 and 40% discount for my guests. For others watching this site they operate from Chambery as well (but not Lyon or Grenoble unfortunately).
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