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USA car hire - breakdown insurance or AA
Hi Whenever we go abroad an hire a car we take the extra breakdown insurance. Someone has mentioned that we don't need to as we have AA cover in the UK, does anyone know if this is correct? Also, as we use a well known hire company, surely there shouldn't be a breakdown charge as this would imply the car was not well…
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Ryanair cancelled flight but won't refund airport parking bought with tickets
Hi, I'm hoping someone here can help. I bought flight tickets in January for travel in June and three days later received an email from Ryanair saying they were cancelling the flight. The email came with a link to claim a refund which I claimed and has arrived. However when I booked the flights I also paid 65 Euros to book…
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Car Hire - no credit card?
My boyfriend needs to go to work in Southern Ireland for a week on Monday and he was going to fly and hire a car. However it turns out that as he doesn't have a credit card, he can't! He has a Visa Debit card but apparently that is not good enough. Is there anyway around this? He will now have to undertake a long drive in…
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Budget 2014: Lower air tax on long-haul flights
UK passengers on some long-haul flights are set to pay less tax following a revamp of Air Passenger Duty (APD). FROM WHEN?
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EasyJet sale?
Hi all,Happy Easter :) Does anyone know if EasyJet usually do any sales towards summer? We are planning on taking our 2 little one's on holiday to Scotland in July and it's either fly,or go on the sleeper train-for which I apparently need to buy a ticket for my 5 year old,plus another to make sure we have 2 full berths to…
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Green Motion Car Hire charged pre-authorisation £300
Hi, last week, I hired a car with Green Motion, Heathrow (through Atlas Choice). I was informed that a £300 pre-authorisation would be put on my Credit Card, which I took to mean a charge that would be effective in the event of damage to the vehicle. I returned the car and was told everything was fine. Anyway, I checked my…
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Cheap flights from Dublin...what's the catch?
I have noticed that there are a number of flights from Dublin to where I want to go, almost half the price as UK. I guess this is due to the APD and the highest taxes in the world that are imposed on UK travelers. Will booking return flights from Dublin mean that I avoid these UK taxes? If not, is there any way around it?
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How to cancel Flight Tickets without penalty
Hi, I have just bought flight tickets through a travel agent, I did this over the phone and was sent an e-mail which contained an electronic customer acceptance form, I confirmed this form and received an e-ticket, I have now been reading dire reviews about this travel agent and am now wondering if I have done the right…
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Dumb question about the N&P account
Good morning After becoming terribly disappointed at Metro bank taking away my facility to take money out in america, im looking for a cheap and free way to do this again. I see that if i put in £500 to the Norwich and Peterborough account a month, i wont be charged. I do not want to make this bank my bank of choice as…
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Crystal Travel Scam
Has anyone else tried booking a flight at crystaltravel.co.uk only to find that the advertised price is no longer available? This happened to me last week. But after agreeing to pay an extra £133, the chaotic reservations team failed to respond to my emails, so the following day I booked the same flight elsewhere.…
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Council planning
Do i have valid case.coventry council granted planning permission for a retailer to display a huge sign opposite my home which is a residential area.i complained about this sign before the company even applied for planning permission i kept being told that permission had not been granted as yet then approx.a month ago i…
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Flexi fares with Easyjet
Thought i would just share this with all on this site. We were going to book 4 flights to Lanzarote in the school holidays. When we went on Easyjet website they were over 1500 including bags. We then booked the flexi flights, which were £848. Saving of £700. What you do is book seats on a cheaper date, and then 24 hours…
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To cancel or to not show
I have 4 return flights booked with Easyjet which I am no longer able to use for reasons not covered by my travel insurance. The tickets are non-refundable with a total cost of over £300. To cancel will cost me 8 X £35 (as far as I can make out from their web site). There was a discussion on a similar note here last…
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Beware Auto-Europe car rental "admin Charge"
I have just paid for a rental with Auto-europe.co.uk and paid £2.63 a day extra for the zero excess option... and now that they have sent me the details I see that far from being a zero excess, in the event of an accident there is a 52.50 Euro excess charge for "administration" which is not covered by the zero excess…
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First time booking RyanAir Flights Advice Appreciated
Hi We're about to book flights for the first time with Ryan Air. Although me & my husband have flown before its the first time we've flown with our children they are age 8 & 13 and we'll be away for 7 nights. Finding the cheapest tickets seems to be the easy bit ! Now I'm into the realms of baggage allowances and whether…
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Flights from Amsterdam to Manchester?
Apart from Easyjet what other cheap airlines are out there that have flights from Amsterdam to Manchester for May?
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Stopover in Singapore or Hong Kong on way to Oz
Hi there, Planning a trip to oz in October and thought about a stopover in Singapore or Hong Kong.. As we normally go straight to oz due to time constraints, we've never been to either place, apart from the airport. Thought about booking a few days mid flight, but not sure how long to stay for. Any tips about where to…
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Crazy US Airways prices...any ideas?
Hi guys I'm trying to book a one way flight from Dallas Forth Worth to Phoenix in November. I have used Kayak and found a good flight time with US Airways for £130. HOWEVER, when I search from DFW to LAX instead, I get a one way price of £80...but this INCLUDES a stop off in Phoenix. In fact, it is the SAME FLIGHT to…
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Finding best flight price if dates are flexible
I am looking for flights to Geneva from the north of England. Travel can be for any 2 days from 4th July till the end of August roughly or any two days in the last week of May. With such flexibility how do I find the best prices? Is there a site which shows monthly price details for all airlines or do I have to try each…
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Passport Minimum Time With Ryanair?
Evening everyone, I'm flying with Ryanair next week and my passport expires in October this year. I'm traveling to Krakow 22/04/2014 - 26/04/2014, I know my passport has enough time for Europe travel however does Ryanair put anything in their T & C's with a minimum time? I've checked but I haven't noticed anything, I…
