But of course you never will.
I am sure there are some unscrupulous car hire companies out there, but in general surely everybody knows what they are buying.
Car hire - quarter tank on collection and drop-off - what's all that about?
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But of course you never will.
I am sure there are some unscrupulous car hire companies out there, but in general surely everybody knows what they are buying.
Thank you for the comparison, I am totally unworthy of it though. As windscreens make up only a small part of my income, nowadays.
threebikesmcginty
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[QUOTE 3416471, member: 259"]Blimey, lighten up, it's the cafe, and a certain amount of mickey-taking is expected! 
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Whilst I agree with it being the cafe and should be light hearted, it is also a discussion area and it soon goes off topic, when somebody slightly disagrees with certain posters.
[/QUOTE]Whilst I agree with it being the cafe and should be light hearted, it is also a discussion area and it soon goes off topic, when somebody slightly disagrees with certain posters.
Aperitif
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Mort's glass is a quarter full and he's peeved, yours is overflowing and you're peeved...sheesh! I think there needs to be some transparency at all times, with shattering revelations, wind ups (and downs) when someone pushes the right buttons, smashing repartie and a toughened attitude to panes in the ars...e by gum. Do you really wear a medallion?
Cycleops
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Unfortunately making money is dirty thing for a lot of people on here. Just light the blue touch paper and wait for the same dreary suspects to wade in.
400bhp
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[QUOTE 3415628, member: 259"]We use insurance4carhire, but there are others offering the same kinds of packages.[/QUOTE]
Just to add to this. I bought the same insurance.
However, I had to be very firm with a car rental agency in Malaga, when they insisted I had to purchase their insurance despite having my own. They said I would have to put down a £500 deposit on my credit card for not taking their insurance. I said fine. Turns out they did not put a £500 deposit after all on my credit card.
The staff must be on commission. It annoys me that the insurance industry allow unregulated persons to sell insurance, albeit understandably this is much harder to regulate (from a UK perspective) overseas. But we see many examples here, mobile phone insurance being one.
Just to add to this. I bought the same insurance.
However, I had to be very firm with a car rental agency in Malaga, when they insisted I had to purchase their insurance despite having my own. They said I would have to put down a £500 deposit on my credit card for not taking their insurance. I said fine. Turns out they did not put a £500 deposit after all on my credit card.
The staff must be on commission. It annoys me that the insurance industry allow unregulated persons to sell insurance, albeit understandably this is much harder to regulate (from a UK perspective) overseas. But we see many examples here, mobile phone insurance being one.
Nowadays, I don't hire, the worry (driving/leaving/parking it) is horrible when I am supposed to be on holiday. I've been fleeced by most big companies and possibly every one bar Helle Holis in Spain, and that was probably due to an oversight................the whole industry appears to be about competing for your signature and CC details, rather than car hire, once they are obtained then the "real" business starts. 
Pale Rider
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I understand the big hire companies reckon to buy the new cars at such a whacking discount they can sell them at a profit after three or six months of hiring them out.
Works well for the companies because they can also advertise 'no car older than six months or X thousand miles'.
The provenance of the car can be disguised to maximise its second hand value.
For example, the registration document of a, say, 'Acme Hire Cars' car will not say that, it might say something like 'AHC Services Ltd'.
Works well for the companies because they can also advertise 'no car older than six months or X thousand miles'.
The provenance of the car can be disguised to maximise its second hand value.
For example, the registration document of a, say, 'Acme Hire Cars' car will not say that, it might say something like 'AHC Services Ltd'.
threebikesmcginty
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[QUOTE 3417748, member: 259"]
We regularly get offered upgrades to scratched up year old automatic premiums instead of bottom line manual ones, especially in Ireland. They've got so many scuffs on them they tell you not to bother checking, as they haven't got time to look for anything smaller than a real dent...[/QUOTE]
We regularly get offered upgrades to scratched up year old automatic premiums instead of bottom line manual ones, especially in Ireland. They've got so many scuffs on them they tell you not to bother checking, as they haven't got time to look for anything smaller than a real dent...[/QUOTE]
