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Flights, currency & car hire

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Care Hire Claim help? (Hertz)
hi all I rented a car with Hertz recently. It was midnight & pitch black. i checked the car for damages but was hard to see. Next morning I checked the car in the light & noticed some damage that wasn’t on the report. We parked the car in a locked area so I didn’t happen overnight i emailed them with photos immediately,…
Ryanair "Just wait"
I'm looking for direction on an issue with Ryanair, no doubt common with many. We originally booked in 2019 some flights for 2020. By the time they came around, Ryanair offered a voucher refund or rebook. We chose to rebook and were lucky enough to get away. The difference in the rebook price, was to be given to us, as a…
Moving Money from Thailand Banks to U.K.
Because of Covid I am back in U.K. and now need to get money to live ... I have a bank in Thailand ... How much can I get to U.K. and what is best way to do it?
Easyjet price change cost / refunded in full so closed
Easyjet. Why is it more expensive (in this case £27) when you change an already booked flights dates/times, compared to the cost of a new flight on the same dates/times ? (the price on the website is a discounted one, when changing flights you get charged the standard fare - which isn;t shown on the website)
Brexit Bank Charges
I have regularly transferred money from my UK HSBC bank account to Spanish bank accounts for several years with only a small cost levied by HSBC. Since 1st January 2021 the receiver has been charged €18 by their bank for receiving money from outside the EU. I thought the UK was still a member of SEPA
Has anyone had a refund on a Ryanair flight that they booked using vouchers? Ignore this
Ignore this, I just re-read their email and it says: "Please be advised if you part paid your booking with a gift voucher, this voucher is available to use until it expires."
Norwegian long haul cancellation - cashpoint exchange
Hello all, my first time posting, just wondered whether anyone has any advice please? We booked 6 premium ticket flights to Orlando with Norwegian for travel in September 2020, for my big birthday. Last June, Norwegian emailed us offering free option to transfer tickets into Cashpoints to use on a flight in 2021. We did…
Jet2 flight cancellation
I got email from Jet2 today saying I had cancelled my flight to Faro in March and sent the relevant cancellation documents. HoweverI did not cancel the flight. What can I do?
BA reward flights
I have flights booked for end of February to the canaries. I’m assuming they are going to be cancelled, and tbh, I want them to be as I don’t want to travel. Has anyone had any reward flights cancelled for February to Tenerife. Thanks
Refund car hire
I'm hoping you can help. I am self employed and need a car normally to travel to my workplace, I've hired a car with Europcar for 28days starting from Monday 4th of January. With Lockdown now happening, my clients are taking my work away and I no longer need the car. I've been on their live chat and been told each branch…
American Airlines 'Travel Credit?'
Hi All - so we are booked on American Airlines flight to Costa Rica this Easter 3rd Apr - 17th Apr. But I have a growing suspicion that is isn't going to be likely that we can go due to covid. I have researched their website, and the way I am reading this, the day you cancel, you will be issued travel credit that lasts 1…
Ryanair flight transfer charges
so we had to change our flights back in august due to covid and pay for the transfer of flights which was £650 which is a bit steep but on top of that they also charged for bag transfer£15 per bag totalling £120. I have been trying to speak to Ryan air for months with no joy and just filling in contact forms which I then…
Travel Trolley
Hi, I was wandering if anyone could help I booked flight to Cape Town 2 months ago to fly NYE, due to the ongoing pandemic and the outbreak of the new strain in SA my Flights were cancelled, I called travel trolley immediately to request a full refund but they fobbed me off with a credit note, after speaking with VA they…
2 month UK car hire - best deal?
I need to hire a car in London for 2- 3 months and I’m trying to figure out the best deal. Car leasing sites seem to have a 2 year minimum and while I am a Zip car member a day trip seems to rack up to about £80 a day. I need to use this car 2 - 3 days a week for about 2 months. Any advice on how to get a decent deal would…
Unable to fly with Ryanair today. Refund?
I have a flight booked with Ryanair to Alicante tonight. I’ve had an email from Ryan saying only Spanish and Andorran nationals are allowed to land in Spain. Anybody know if I’m entitled to a refund? Can’t get through to Ryanair.
Ryanair free flight change scam with priority
Quite shocked they can get away with such a blatant lie and such a misleading poster of "free flight change". Just booked SKG to MAN, flight is priced 12.99 and bought priority for 6.00, total cost 18.99. Currently there is a promo for free flight change where you can change to any other flight and just pay the price…
Help me change my Euros
Hi, Can anybody help? I've recently sold my villa abroad in Turkey. The complete deal is done in cash. I paid most of it in to my Euro account in Turkey to transfer it to the Uk, but kept 10,000 Euros and brought it back with me thinking I could save the cost of transfers. I have a euros currency account with HSBC,…
EasyJet changed flight even though my original flight is still on
Wonder if anyone has any advice or experience of this. I am due to fly to Turkey for a few days next May. I booked a return flight at 13.45 but EasyJet have notified me that they have changed it to 23.05. The flight at 13.45 is still on, still being sold and, if I go to 'my booking', I can change the 23.05 flight back to…
Does Ryanair charge twice for luggage on one-stop trips?
A rather theoretical question these days. If someone books a flight with Ryanair from airport XXX to airport ZZZ with a stop in airport YYY (so XXX --> YYY, then YYY --> ZZZ) will Ryanair charge for extra luggage twice (so per journey leg) or once (so, per journey)?
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