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GVA Holiday Autos rentals
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Based on an admittedly small sample size of two...

My last three Holiday Autos rentals have been through Advantage, who are the "discount" branch of Hertz. They seem to rent higher mileage Hertz cars.

HA seem to have started "charging" for snow tyres and chains.

I picked up a car earlier today and had two people in front of me in the queue.

Rental 1: "Your car comes with snow tyres and snow chains. Would you like to take the snow chain option?"

"That's a good idea. Yes please..."

"That'll be 80 swiss francs."


Rental 2: "Your car comes with snow tyres and snow chains. Would you like to take the snow chain option?"

"That's a good idea. Yes please..."

"That'll be 50 swiss francs."


Rental 3 (mine): "Your car comes with snow tyres and snow chains. Would you like to take the snow chain option?"

"No thank you."

"Finally, someone who listens."


Your mileage may vary, but I suggest you decline snow chains until the last possible moment. Check the car first.

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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Good point. Seems to me that HA are being beaten on price by Auto Europe (who seem to have winter tyres included in many of their deals). We too find the 'Advantage' brand seem to be the Hertz cars that are just a little too shabby to go out under that brand - given that you collect and drop off from the Hertz bays. One of the things that we found last winter was one of the GVA hire outfits (sorry forgotten which 'cos we hire 4 times each season) the chains were in a sealed packet - if you broke them out you were charged, return with seal un-broken no charge. Mostly OK as we usually go up in the Funni from Bourg St Maurice, could see people being tempted not to chain up when they should.
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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?

Ian Kenvyn wrote:
the chains were in a sealed packet - if you broke them out you were charged, return with seal un-broken no charge. .


Pretty sure this was the situation with the Advantage car we hired in Geneva.
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 cran
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If it has snow winter/tyres it's very unlikely that you will need chains.

worse case cut through the hinges of the chain box and open it without breaking the seal... Toofy Grin
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

Just booked last night with Europcar from GVA, winter equipped, and better price than auto-europe or holiday-autos
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Quote:

If it has snow winter/tyres it's very unlikely that you will need chains.


you probably would if you were driving up to resorts today, given the snow! A friend rented a car at GVA through Advantage in October, with a discount through Civil Service Motoring Association. Was a good deal, and a perfectly good car.
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 Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...

Just back from GVA after using Holiday Autos and Advantage.

As Ian Kenvyn says, the rental was indded Hertz by another name, with the car being damaged/scratched and higher mileage (45,000k) than is usual for a hire car (though everything was fine and it drove well enough). We hired for 4 days at a very reasonable £98 plus a further £30 'winterisation fee' to cover chains and snow tyres. However, on pick up, the Advantage rep informed me that the said fee did not cover snow chains, only snow tyres - so I was charged extra. I am currently pursuing, this via e mail, with Holiday Autos.

The snow chains box was sealed with a cable tie - but there was no mention of there being no charge if the chains were returned unused.
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