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Car Hire in the UK - the Foreign License debacle
I live in the UAE, and have UAE license. A UK license, whilst still in my bottom drawer, is technically invalid. Most years (except the last 2!) I have hired a car in the UK for a couple of weeks. The biggest mine-field is the ever-changing attitude to foreign licenses and International Driving Licenses. There used to be…
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airport lounges
i have an amex pass to the aspire lounge T2 Manchester airport but its only open certain times and this doesnt include the times im travelling, does anyone know if i can use this for any of the other lounges in T2- no response from the airport or amex thanks
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Bought Flight Cancellation Service - Only Half Refund
I bought 4 tickets (Wife and I plus another couple) on Norwegian Airlines flight only plus extra £9pp for insurance in case we could not fly. All on same booking which I paid for as a single purchase. One of the other couple needs and operation and won't be able to fly. Airline is saying the other couple can have a refund…
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Exchange USD to GBP
Hi. I've got a not insignificant amount of USD that were surplus to my travels in the USA from a couple of years ago. With the dollar / pound exchange rate being very favourable at the moment, what is the best / safest way to exchange this currency. With the upcoming rise in energy bills and inflation at home the GBP's…
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Car Hire Prices and being penalised for living in the UK
I’m in the process of shopping around for car hire for my
trip to Canada in August 2023. Prices are still ridiculous despite it being 11
months away. One site, HolidayAutos was coming out at nearly £300 cheaper
compared to other Comparison sites. I then clocked that in the field where it
states ‘Where do you live’ it…
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Latest Excess Insurance Scam
My brother flew in to Malaga this morning and here's what he found New scam with the hire cars. You need a photo licence and international and passport and credit card. Plus docs must have the exact same wording full names and no initials. Everyone is getting caught out. Brits Dutch, French etc. With slight variations…
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Lastminute.com & British Airway Refund Help Needed
I booked British Airways flights through lastminute.com. These ended up being part of the 10,000 cancelled flights. I received my notification on 12th July and immediately requested a refund through lastminute.com. Two months later, and after speaking to various 'agents' at both lastminute.com and BA, I am still waiting…
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jack's flight club
Just had an out of the blue £35 deduction by 'Jack's flight club' which i cancelled several years ago- I tried phining the advertised number but it is now a private number wnd the gentleman concerned was not best pleased as he is frequently bothered! I have tried cancelling on their website but to no avail as i seemed to…
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EC261 Expenses Compensation for Airport parking
Hi, I am new to forums so please excuse the lack of experience. Due to 2 cancellations by Easyjet, afterwhich we eventually returned from holiday 7 days after the original return date, Easyjet are refusing to refund the surcharge for collecting our car 7 days later than originally booked/paid for. Their argument is that…
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Tui Dreamliner headphones
Do I need a 2 prong adapter on a Dreamliner? Bought some noise cancelling headphones for the 11 hour flight and just realised it might be needed
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The currency club?
Has anyone had any experience in exchanging currency from The Currency Club? Is it a safe place to buy from?
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Coop travel issued out of date Swiss francs
Hi, Aug 2022 my sister-in-law got my son 30 Swiss francs as spending money for his scouts trip. Turned out co-op travel foreign exchange gave her "series 8" banknotes which ceased being legal tender in Nov 2021. They won't refund them. They say we might have switched the notes so unless we can prove they issued those exact…
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Pre authorisation o hire car
I hired a car in Spain in early August with the usual blocked credit card amount. I don’t take their insurance as I have a policy. They returned the blocked amount after a couple of days. After 4 weeks I have been notified of a charge for a stain on a seat, my policy doesn’t cover internal damage. I’ve appealed it and am…
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RyanAir Flight refund on Thomas Cook holiday booking
Hi all, My Wife is cancelling a package holiday booked with Thomas Cook for October half term due to a medical issue that needs investigation and has been told she can't fly. Flights are with RyanAir. Thomas Cook told her she needs to cancel flights first direct with RyanAir. She has started the process via the RyanAir…
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Blue Air (Romania) - Warning
Please be careful if booking with Blue Air. I don't need specific advice on this (we can discuss though) but did want to warn of their shady practices. I had paid £6.45 for their 'flex' service, which according to the booking terms lets me change the ticket up to 4 hours before for free. This contractual term looks very…
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Flight Cancellation Cmoensation
Hi, my son’s Ryanair flight 6 months was cancelled while they were sitting on runway ready to go, he also then missed his connecting flight, these flights were paid for with friends credit card who received his refund about month later. My son is continually calling Ryanair, providing information, then more paperwork, but…
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Ryanair Booking System
Hi all. I want to book Ryan Air flights to Poland early November. It's now a while since I used Ryan Air and I'm unsure of the booking system. When I select the dates and flights to correspond, it offers a price before you begin to add bags. There are a few options, one that offers a basic boarding with only a small bag,…
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Car Hire Condition, Cost and Equivalent to Agreed Car?
Hi, I am just back from a family summer holiday to a Greek island. When we arrived to collect the car booked for 10 days, it was not what I had expected given the booking details and condition. I know that in some countries costs have risen dramatically due to supply chain issues, but we paid some £480 for 10 hire for a…
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Jet 2 defer holiday
Is it possible to defer a holiday with Jet 2? We were due to go to Menorca on September 22nd but I am in hospital with sepsis and due to other issues found we will not be able to go. The lines are busy and I cannot see a way of asking to defer the booking until 2023.
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Budget Air Non-Repayment of Refund
I have been waiting for a refund from Budget Air for the last 3 years despite them being fully refunded by American Airlines. I email them on a daily basis as they do not have a customer services telephone number. They have done everything in their power not to refund me by using every excuse in the book. I have now…
