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Drivalia Contactless collection and return
I'm sure I'm not the first, but on a recent trip to Edinburgh, 26th Feb I rented a car from Drivalia to collect city centre. I booked through third party online firm (that specialise in bookings) but wasn't advised that it was a contactless collection through an electronic key box. This rendered my collection over three…
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Jack's Flight Club hidden subscription scam?
Hi, I signed up with Jack's flight club premium back in January to try them out and although they were surprisingly vague with the offers they sent (they only suggest you search yourself for a period), I decided not to ask for a refund in my first 30 days as I wanted to support a small business. Anyway, jump to today,…
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Virgin Atlantic - Price change during booking?!!
Hello all, I’ve spent the last 10 minutes on Virgins website booking a flight to New York. I had selected my flights, agreed terms and clicked pay. Confirmed price was £496 I then got the normal notification from my bank to allow payment on my phone, which I did. Then the virgin page should refresh and confirm booking. but…
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Own car hire or their taxi service..pros and cons
Hi all We have booked to go to Greece next month. The place where we are staying has offered a taxi service for 39 euros each way but I've managed to find car hire for £55 for the whole time we are over there. I've heard that car hire places try tricks to get you to pay for more cover than you need etc. The journey from…
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Car hire: UK licence refused at desk (Economy Car Rentals)
I booked a car hire through Economy Car Rentals and when I arrived at Malaga airport the local firm refused me the car. They said that the T&Cs stipulated I must have an International Driving Licence. Actually, the T&Cs state that I must have an IDL if I am non-EU citizen. I am an Irish citizen with Irish passport. Then,…
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Cheap Travel Money Discussion Area
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Car rental ageism
If I went into a shop and the management refused to serve me because I was black, gay or Jewish there would be an outcry - because that is against the law. So why am I refused service by a Rental Car company purely because of my age? I am as fit as a butchers dog and have a medical report to prove it. My eyesight is…
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Car Hire, Snow Chains
Rented a car with Hertz through booking.com / rentalcars.com early
this year; website stated: "Price includes free rental of Snow
Chains". Paid in full (with
insurance having previously been done over on that!) Upon arrival and a
long wait at the desk, I enquired if snow chains were in the car,
twice, they were so signed…
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Best way to spend in the US
Hi, I'm off to the States for a month in August and want to know the best / cheapest way to spend whilst out there. I have a Revolut card, Starling Bank and various bank debit and credit cards but just can't work out the best one to use whilst out there. I find it all a bit confusing if I'm honest! I'm happy to get another…
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Car Rental Deposit Refund
Has anyone rented a car from Easirent and struggled to get the rental deposit refunded? I returned a rental car on the 19 March,2020 and I am still waiting for the £1500 deposit to be refunded back to my credit card.... all the while, I am being charged interest on the charge.
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Traffic report required for travel insurance claim
Hello everyone, I am desperately trying to find a traffic report so that I can claim on my travel insurance. I travelled from Hard Rock Hotel in Playa Paraiso to Tenerife South Airport on 19th January on the TF-1 and there were two accidents that caused the journey to be very slow and conjested. Does anyone know where I…
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Last minute.com have cancelled our flights and we cannot speak to anyone!
We had flights booked from LDN-Boston, this flies out NEXT WEEK! We booked via last minute.com. We had a notification that the inbound flight had been cancelled, so we spent ages looking a new flight which cost us more money while they sorted the refund. We’ve just gone to add a bag to our outbound flight which is with Jet…
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Still no Easyjet winter flights to Madeira ?
There are still no flights to Madeira after October ! Tried both website and app for days. Holidays maybe, but not flights only. Can't believe they wont actually be flying there. Anybody know what's going on ?
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Flight change and alternatives have doubled in price...
Hi all So Ryanair have emailed me to tell me that a flight I booked this summer has changed to land over 4 hours later than originally scheduled. The new arrival time is quite late and very inconvenient. The flight number has changed. I can accept the change, or get a refund; the problem with the latter is that compared to…
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New security scanners
I believe the new scanners are now operational at Newcastle & Leeds as well as other locations. Am I correct in thinking that one can now take a pre bought bottle of wine through security and on to a plane in carry on luggage?
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Jet2 Flight Prices
Question for Jet2 frequent flyers: is there a ‘best time’ to book flight only eg 6 months, 3 months, 2 weeks etc ahead of travel? Flying to Athens 1 September for 3 weeks, exactly as we did last year (31/8), and with checked bags, seats etc, cost is 34% more. I booked 6 June last year. Can anyone say from experience…
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Flight cancellation with Jet 2.com
Hi All I booked 2 flight tickets on my credit card for myself and friend in January . My friend booked the accomodation on her card. I have since had new health problems. I have travel insurance via NAT west bank. They have agreed to refund my flight if can't or want to cancel but I have to accept that they can't refund my…
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Possible flight scam?
Hey…thinking I’ve dropped a right clanger. went online for flight comparison, saw flights that were great price and cheaper than the airline directly. Thought I was booking actual tickets, paid with credit card only to find out what I have requested is a promotional fare and the tickets not guaranteed. Have to wait 24-48…
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best travel card for holiday Revolut )
Thought I might get some info in this forum about holiday money. Opened a Revolut account as it had been recomended on this site as being good for travel. any one give me any advise about using this bank on holiday in Europe. I see you can have several accounts with this bank does this mean I can change sterling into…
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Ryanair 10kg checked in bag
Are the dimensions for the 10kg bag the same whether it is carried on in to the cabin or checked into the hold? Ryanair website is a bit vague. TIA
