car rental usa or uk

[chris]

Rates do vary a lot in my experience according to when you go. I've just booked Paul's car for October via skycars- one week intermediate with full cover for £159 compared with in Feb for £175.
What I found interesting was it was £6 cheaperto book over the phone than on the net. There was a sentence saying 'these prices are only valid for internet bookings', I'd always assumed that meant it was the best price available!

Chris

[Lizzie]

I have been looking for "Gold" car hire Intermediate 2dr (always book and pay for 2dr, 99% of time given 4dr). Direct cars were dearer than Americars. Americars wanted £158 for 7 nights in Nov which I thought was v.good, but I need car for 8 nights - cost £200, thought the extra day charge was a bit steep. Bit peeved with Autos Abroad
the price on their website less the £24 disc is less than the price they quote over the phone!

Liz

[Andy & Arlene]

It is always more expensive when you are adding extra days above the week. Last year we went for 3 weeks and one day, and the quotes we were getting for the one day extra was round about £44. They don't seem to do pro rata. Although in the end I haggled with the guy and we paid £505 for 22 days and up to 4 drivers in an intermediate 4 door.

Arlene

[blott]

That's a good point Arlene. Last time, we had three days over a convenient week period and we found it was cheaper to pay for an extra week than it was for the days individually! It always pays to ask...!

Blott

Edited by - blott on 20/09/2002 23:10:38

[floridadreamvilla.co.uk]

We flew with Virgin last week and rented a car from Dollar.

The Virgin Holidays (VH) people were no problem as there is a completely seperate desk for them so the main Dollar desk is quiet. When you go into the basement of the multi-storey car park across the road to pick up your car there is a seperate VH desk so they all queue up there and you sail to the front of the queue at the normal Dollar desk - great

[Harmony]

Glad it went so well for you John, but I suspect not so good for those Virgin Holiday's clients. I have a renter who works for Virgin and has got a great flight deal from them, but part of the deal was he had to have their car hire. I have already warned him that there are often delays getting the car.

Does anyone have any really clear directions for driving from Orlando International to the 192 that I could send this renter? Apparently he is not very good at navigating and often gets lost.

[florida4sun]

Here are some directions for you to Allamanda Grace just insert the last bit to the house and any 24 hour emergency numbers.


Directions from Orlando International.

Please note that all signs and turns are very obvious, it is not easy to miss any.

Follow the airport ring road toward exit sign 528 West Orlando and Tampa (ignore signs on ring road to Kissimmee 417).
Follow 528, also known as Beeline Expressway West, through two toll booths (.75c and .50c).
Take second exit (exit no. 3) sign posted John Young Parkway (this comes up on you quickly).
Follow exit ramp and turn left onto John Parkway (South - please note South) - this is a busy junction, but there is plenty of room in the middle of the road to do it in two moves.
From here on you simply drive in a straight line for between 20 and 30 minutes until you reach Vine Street (the 192.).
Go over the 192 and follow until you reach Poinciana Boulevard (ignore sign for Poinciana at the lights of Pleasant Hill Road - you need the next set).
Make a left onto Poinciana Boulevard and follow for 3 to 4 minutes until you see Crescent Lakes on the right. Turn into Crescent Lakes and follow until you reach Allamanda Grace on the right.

Conact Info: 407 XXX XXXX (emergencies only between the hours of )