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Car hire in Portugal with no credit card??
Hi We're off to Portugal soon and want to pick a car up at Faro airport. The problem is is that neither me or my husband have a credit card and all the car hire companies i've looked at seem to want a credit card to swipe in case of damage etc. Is there a way around this - will the car hire companies accept debit cards?…
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European Car Rental Conciliation Service
Though I would post this as many posters have been experiencing difficulties with car rentals when abroad. http://www.ecrcs.eu/
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Citi Bank Dollar account changes
I have had one of these accounts for a couple of years as it lets me makes transfers from my linked UK bank account to my citibank account and the exchange rate was always very high - almost as high as the interparty bank rates. This morning however i transferred some money over and instead of getting 1.67 rate they only…
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Ace FX
Have been looking at buying my Euros and saw ace fx, wondered if anybody had any experience of using them.
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Thomas Cook Long Haul Refurb
Hi Guys, I've only ever flown long haul with BA but this time simply can't afford the £1,200 flight ( LHR-PHX return) The cheapest flight I've seen so far is booking 2 one way flights Manchester to Las Vegas separately with Thomas Cook (£477+£239). I can get a cheap flight to PHX from Vegas or catch a ride with my friend.…
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Refund for cancelling a flight.
Hello all, We travel to Germany at the end of July. Most of my girlfriends family are driving and going by Ferry. I was asked to pay for flights for myself and my girlfriend as well as her Nan. My girlfriend's Nan can't quite decide if she is well enough or not and has asked me to cancel the flight. I didn't opt in for the…
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Ryanair Boarding Passes and Seating.
Hello all, After reading the Guardian Money Section yesterday, I was made aware of the new rules with regards the printing of boarding passes and the times allowed to do so. The new rules: (From Ryanair website) "From the 8th April 2014 onwards online check-in will open 30 days before each scheduled flight departure time…
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joining up flights - help!
Planning on flying from Orlando to Gatwick on 2nd December into the 3rd December. The flight is due to land at 8:50am flying Virgin atlantic. I'm then looking to fly home to Glasgow. The only flights are 10:10 or well into the afternoon with BA. Is that enough time to land, collect luggage and check into the flight or will…
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Hire Car for California - Insurance required?
Hi I'm really struggling to understand what Insurance I need to arrange for hiring a car in California for 2 weeks and the most cost effective way to do it. I was looking at purchasing an Excess Waiver policy from Insurance4CarHire.com, but for the USA they offer a full insurance policy (£99 annual policy). If I purchased…
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Buying Euros on-line
I unsuccessfully tried to purchase some Euros on-line from both First Direct and then HSBC (both part of the same banking group). I completed both registration forms. However both websites wouldn’t accept payment via my Debit card, but gave absolutely no indication as to why. When I rang HSBC’s telephone service I was…
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One Way Car Hire - Western Crete
Does anyone have any recommendations for a car hire company that will do a one way rental? I have had a look around but I am struggling a bit. We would like to pick the car up in Almyrida but return it in Agia Marina 5-7 days later.
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Booster seats
Booster seat hire is very expensive and jet2 say that child seats can be loaded in the luggage as special items. Would I be able to put a booster seat into the hold and avoid paying booster seat prices? Sorry if its a silky question but I can't see it being that easy to avoid the high costs.
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Gatwick airport parking???
Hi, I'm picking up a friend from Gatwick north. I'll only be there for maybe up to an hour but on their site they say it'll cost about £10!!! Madness! Any ideas??? Thanks!
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Thomas Cook left us without money
For some years now I have booked my currency, the day before travelling, for collection at the airport with Thomas Cook. This year, I couldn't find an option for Thomas Cook at Manchester airport. I checked for stores near home to collect on the way to the airport. I eventually ordered for the Swinton branch. On the day we…
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Help Please - Malaga Car hire
We have been searching for a hire car for our forthcoming trip to Spain... The industry is nothing short of a NIGHTMARE! with so many differing charges for x & y I would appreciate members help for the cheapest way of booking a car as follows Has to be a 5 door and capable of taking 2 suitcases (Focus / Golf / Seat) Arrive…
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UK Car Hire Offers...?
I wanted to hire a car from a Saturday morning to Monday morning in ten days or so. I had a look at the article on here, but it seems to be geared towards car hire abroad. I have had a look at the major websites (Hertz, Enterprise, etc), but I wondered if there might be offers I have missed. Does anybody have any tips on…
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Easy Jet name change
Hi I am looking for some advice on changing name from my husband to daughter as he has just got new job and can not go I checked online they want £70 for name change and £88 for total fare difference just wondered why fare difference seat was already booked or is this just another way of making money sorry to go on I am so…
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Car crash in the back of my hire car in Portugal
Today I was sitting in traffic in the south of Portugal and a car crashed into the back of mine. The damage is not too noticeable just some scratches but the rear bumper bar is bend completely. I took a picture of the person who hit me and his car, with his number and name. I moved the car to the side of the road spoke to…
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Best option for 18 year old going to Tenerife
My 18 year old is going on his first holiday with a group of friends in July. I was wondering what his best and safest option for his spending money would be. He has a current account with Barclays which he has a debit card for but no credit card. I was thinking that maybe a prepaid card along with some euros in cash would…
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Help Backpacking in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam what travel currency pre paid card
Hi everyone Apologies in advance as i know this has been mentioned a few times but I am now on a countdown (13 days) until I go travelling for 2 months around Thailand, Cambodia and vietnam and i am struggling to get my head around what pre paid card I should take. At first I thought the STA travel card but after reading…
