Car rental
So living in Dublin, working 12 mins from home, 8 mins to the gym and 20 mins from town why would I need a car. I really don’t! Except when I want to go to Lahinch or visit TC, & Coxy and my crazy mates down in Limerick.
So I looked into renting a car there for the crew reunion weekend. I was gobsmacked at the charges folks were charging and getting away with. Crazy prices, rules, and did I mention idiotic prices. One company wanted to charge me €800 excess on my CC for the weekend cause they only charged €55 quid for a car for a weekend. Budget and enterprise were the most expensive, europcar were the most difficult to deal with, to the point once I read more information I pointed out I could pay an insurance fee and thus reduce the excess on my CC.
I found thrifty. Helpful, great service, great choice and not a rip off. They were so nice the first time I booked a car, they had none left in the smaller size I got a free upgrade no whinging whinging. Last week I booked it again to go to Limerick, and they even collected me as I needed to be back in the office for 2 and have the car parked.
Thumbs up and I’m using them again for June bank holiday.
May 7th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Car rental can seem expensive until you factor in all the costs of running a car and how much of the time it’s sitting idle. Only that I’m living in the countryside, far away from any rental, I’d give it very serious consideraion.
May 7th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
For 6 days including insurance it worked out at €31.50 a day. I live in Castleconnell, so a taxi from town out there is €26. I was at a wedding the other side of town so a taxi would have been close to €50. I also needed to be mobile and come and go as I pleased. I do have access to 2 other cars. this was just much easier.
May 9th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
If you rent cars on a regular basis you can get an annual car hire insurance policy - I got one last year for about 90 euro
May 9th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Wow that’s impressive did not know about that at all! Must look into that. Thanks Luan