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Goldcar Car Rental
We have recently returned from a terriffic 10 day break in Italy. We had reviewed car hire options from the MSE web site and booked a small compact car via Argus Car Hire and the supplier was to be Goldcar for collection at Campario Airport. On arrival the only desk which had a queue was Goldcar and it became clear each…
Cashcard
HELP! I'm going to Singapore and NZ for 6 weeks and wondered what is the best prepaid card with no limit on annual usage,as when I get there I will be using it to pay for hotels,car hire etc.
Best method to pay hotel costs
I have a slight dilemma that I was hoping the MSE community could help me with :) I have a honeymoon to Japan coming up and from the sounds of it, our hotel will take the payment for the booking when we arrive. I am fairly clued up on the do's and don'ts of spending abroad, but I am not too sure what to do in this…
Monzo
Im going away on Holiday next year but I'm looking just now at different ways to get currency. I usually use The Halifax Clarity Card and a mixture of cash. However I'm reading good reviews about the Monzo card as its a prepaid card but you get the master card rates. I'm just wondering if anyone has used and if it is…
Pre Paid Travel Cards to use for 6 months without withdrawal limit per year
We visit our daughter in Spain for 6 months at a time and use a Pre Paid Travel card. Only problem is that some Travel Cards limit your withdrawals to £3000 per year but in 6 months we can spend more than this. Which is the best pre-paid travel card which doesn't limit your withdrawals but gives the best euro rate ?
Dove v Iberia - cancellation of subsequent flights
Mr Dove won http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/airlines-passengers-refund-cancel-ticket-court-rules-james-dove-iberia-lawsuit-london-madrid-a7810586.html Iberia may appeal.
RyanAir Refund
Hi :-) Had an issue at the airport where I had both my outbound and inbound boarding passes but they still charged me £100 for printing them out again. I am disabled so had a carer with me but they needed to reprint them so we could sit together. When I go to the refund page at RyanAir, I can't find the relevant section to…
Ryanair Seat Policy & TDA 1968
I recently flew with 3 others on a Ryanair flight to Nuremberg. All of us were scattered around the aircraft, outbound and inbound, as were members of every other group I spoke to. This policy will not be changed by complaining to Ryanair. They have little regard for negative customer feedback. The company makes it clear…
Travel money for a student
Hello, I'm going abroad this summer, and as a student I don't have much of a credit history, so I assume an application to a specialist overseas credit card would be rather fruitless. What other options are there for me to take my travel money safely and conveniently, whilst also cutting down on costs? Cheers
Minibus hire excess in america
HI, i'm just wondering if anybody can help me. We are off on a family road trip to America and have hired a 12 seater minibus. When we have come to take out separate excess insurance all the companies have a limit of 9 seats. The only company that i have found that covers up to 15 seats is Questor, but unfortunately they…
Do you want to pay in gbp/eur in supermarkets
I got a Halifax clarity card recently and took it to fuerteventura. No complaints about the card. Though we only got back last night so all I've done on it is spend so far. The only issue I had was really the language barrier / clarity of the messages on the card payment devices. Most of the places i used it had standalone…
Flight destination changed
On 12th May 2017 I purchased a flight with Air Ethiopia from Aberdeen to Durban via London and Addis Ababa. On 24th June I was informed that my final destination was Johannesburg. No flight from Joburg to Durban was included and no refund is possible. I feel very annoyed as I will have to pay a further £100 and the flight…
Mispelled Name On Airline Ticket - Australia
Hi there, Made a mistake booking a 'cheap' airline ticket to Australia by entering 'Pete' as my first name instead of 'Peter.' I go by Pete in all of my every day personal and business life...but my passport and driving license reads 'Peter'. I phoned the website it was booked through (TravelTrolley) and they said if it…
Flight connections at Frankfurt
Hi folks, I've booked my wife on a flight from Moscow to Birmingham with a change at Frankfurt with a 45 minute connection in Frankfurt. I've checked with Lufthansa and they've told me that: * 45 minutes is the minimum connection time for Frankfurt * If her inbound flight's delayed, they'll automatically book her onto the…
stanstead security times
Has anyone been through Stanstead early on a weekday morning recently. I am flying out in 3 weeks on a Thursday morning for a 0735 flight. I have heard horror stories about queue times at security ?
Lounges: are they all like T5 North?
Plumped for a BA Club upgrade to see what's on the other side of the door. The nearest BA lounge was Heathrow T5 north. Really it wasn't worth the upgrade. Free paper, magazine, a couple of glasses of vino and a light lunch. Very crowded, so much so I couldn't sit down to eat at a proper table and instead had to perch…
Contact Lens/Deodorant in Checked baggage?
Hi all, I am writing on this forum in the hope that someone replies in the next few hours so I can adjust as necessary before my flight this afternoon. I have a 250ml Contact lens solution and a 150ml deodorant bottle. My understanding is that neither can go in my hold baggage as they are over 100ml, but, over 100ml or…
Damage Refund Insurance ??
Hi could someone help me to understand what Damage Refund Insurance is please? Is it the same as excess insurance? The policy with Axa states What you need to know about your cover: Your Damage Refund Insurance policy works like this: * Your car hire supplier, ENTERPRISE, will hold an excess/deposit amount of EUR1000.00 on…
Fiat 500 convertible
Hello We are off to Italy in September and a silly dream of mine is to drive around in a fiat 500 c. Do you know any websites which will hire out cars like this? Regular car hire places only advertise their hard tops. Thanks
Monzo card
Was just about to order one of these for use abroad, and noticed a message on app saying 'please remember this is a Beta, so carry a backup card for now'. Does that mean there's a chance something could go wrong with it? All our holiday money is going to be on it, so I can't have a backup... may as well just order a…

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