fuel charges when collecting car - Dollar

[Pamela]

Hiya

Trying to book car hire for my parents for three week stay in October this year and have found a deal with Dollar. However I have been told that the car hire charge is based on the car being empty and a tank of fuel will be charged when they collect the car. I was told that they do not over inflate the prices and a full tank should be no more than £25.00 they charge pump prices.
Is this correct or has anyone been badly overcharged with this clause?

[Kazzie]

Pamela,

Try getting a quote for Dollar car hire through the link with this site, if you chose the gold insurance pack everything is included.

This is the link http://www.floridahire.com/

Karen

[Lynnes]

This includes all the insurance you would need as well. Lots of the 'deals' around don't include this.

[roger]

I'm not sure where you heard that, but the rental companies charge a LOT for the tank of fuel. See the note we include on our site at this link: http://www.uscarhire.co.uk/faq-hire-types.aspx

Depending on the type of car, the tank can be around $80 - $90 on a 7 seater (which costs approx $60 for a full tank at the pump).

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Pamela
Hiya

Trying to book car hire for my parents for three week stay in October this year and have found a deal with Dollar. However I have been told that the car hire charge is based on the car being empty and a tank of fuel will be charged when they collect the car. I was told that they do not over inflate the prices and a full tank should be no more than £25.00 they charge pump prices.
Is this correct or has anyone been badly overcharged with this clause?
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[CERICROWLEY]

Pamela

It depends on how long you are hiring the car for, 7-14 days, it is best to go for the gold option, as it is cheaper than paying for the silver option and the tank of gas. Although if you are hiring it for more than 14 days, it can work out cheaper to pay for the tank of gas with the silver option.

[Robert5988]

Dollar charged me $4.19 a gallon last week - the price at garages ranged from $2.89 upwards.

I had take someone to Thrifty Rental(a sister company to Dollar) in Melbourne last week and they charge $3.09 a gallon

It is also irritating that petrol gauge moves off 'full' within 10 miles of driving off. When I fill car I can drive 60 miles before gauge moves.

No big deal but just penny pinching.

[Nikki D]

Last year I got a fly drive from Travel city[msnembarrased] and when I got to the desk I had to pay $56 for fuel. It was a lot more than the pump price. Your better getting your car hire from here other than Roger being very helpfull there are no hidden cost when you arrive.[msnsmile2]

[Robert5988]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Last year I got a fly drive from Travel city and when I got to the desk I had to pay $56 for fuel. It was a lot more than the pump price. Your better getting your car hire from here other than Roger being very helpfull there are no hidden cost when you arrive.[/quote]

It doesn't matter from whom you get your Dollar car(Roger etc) on Silver you will still pay $4.19 a gallon(For a PT cruiser I paid $66)
It is a Dollar charge.

For the 3 weeks I was there, the Gold option works out more expensive as I didn't need multiple drivers.

[anorak]

I have sometimes (been naughty and ) booked a Dollar car from an airline ticket company as its sometimes a bit cheaper and they charge £2 per day for the gold option with full fuel and extra drivers, so for a week its definitely worth it, for a fortnight its a bit debatable unless you need the extra drivers or book a large car with a big gas tank.
I see on the car hire from this site that Dollar seem to charge a bit more than £2 per day, and Budget a bit less, in fact Budget seemed really a very reasonable cost. I've never used them.

[roger]

That's correct, the Gold option is only around £2 per day more with us, so especially on shorter rentals this is well worth it for the extra drivers and free tank of fuel. It surprises me how many 1 or 2 day bookings we take where the customer books on Silver option, but for £2 or £4 more they could have had a free tank of fuel (worth it even if they only use part a tank).

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I have sometimes (been naughty and ) booked a Dollar car from an airline ticket company as its sometimes a bit cheaper and they charge £2 per day for the gold option with full fuel and extra drivers, so for a week its definitely worth it, for a fortnight its a bit debatable unless you need the extra drivers or book a large car with a big gas tank.
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