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Florida car hire/purchase
Hi guys, so I am looking to go to Florida for 3 months in January. I have been offered the chance to work remotely by my work (and I also work nights, so this actually makes hours more sociable!) and my Aunt also lives there so accommodation will be very cheap. the only stumbling block is car hire/purchasing. so looking at…
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Rentalcars.com unfair no show fee
Hi Due to a delayed Eurostar train I missed my pickup time for a car I had booked through rentalcars.com for two weeks in France at a price of £410. I tried to get through to them on the morning of the pickup many times on the phone with no success. I was on hold for more than half an hour whilst trying to navigate my way…
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Best way to transfer money from India to UK
Hi, First post here (I think!) so please be kind :) I have been exploring the best way to transfer money from Indian banks to UK banks but never really got a perfect answer to that. I have done bank transfers (same bank) from the Indian bank branches to UK bank branches (INR to GBP) using State Bank of India but the fees…
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flight agent told us flight was cancelled and cost to change but was never really cancelled
My first post here. In a nutshell I booked flights via a flight specialist for my daughter and boyfriend back in September. Checking details about a week ago I discovered the outgoing flight time was changed, so urgently emailed the flight specialist to check as the layover was now 7.5 hours. After a couple of days they…
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When to book a flight
I have booked a hotel in Ibiza for 1 september next year. I wonder when might be a good time to book the flight ie now or leave it to say January. Any advice?
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Buying flights for someone else
Hi. Can I buy my daughter and her boyfriend's flights on my credit card? I wondered if they would need to purchased by the actual persons flying?
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Best place to exchange foreign currency
I've been sent some foreign currency for Christmas but I don't know which is the best place to exchange it. My local Post Office said they couldn't do it and they thought the bank probably couldn't either. The cash is in Australian dollars and Euros.
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Iraqi dinars
Does anyone know how to get Iraqi dinars in the UK? My local money exchanges just say that they don't have any and can't order any. I suppose that I'll just have to take UK pounds and change them either at Istanbul or in Kurdistan itself.
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Can anyone help me find a cheaper flight next week?
I know it's a longshot, but you guys came through for me before. I have brought forward my plans for emigrating to Canada and, ideally, I would leave 31 December, but can also do 1 or 2 Jan. I'm flying from Edinburgh/Glasgow and need to land in Calgary/Edmonton with no connections in Canada beforehand (due to immigration…
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Car hire excess product for new Canadian Resident
Hi all I'm moving to Canada from the UK in January as a permanent resident. I will be hiring a car and I want to take out insurance to cover the excess. Most products in the state that you must be UK resident throughout the duration of the insurance but I will become a Canadian resident when I arrive in Canada. Other than…
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UK to Australia Business Class Feb 2020
I am planning an extended stay in Adelaide Australia from the end of February 2020 until end of April 2020 and need to get there from Northern Ireland, and willing to fly from Dublin or other European Hub. I have British Airways Silver Status and would like to use a One World Airline while getting value for money. Anyone…
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Flybe / Air Canda codeshare?
Hi I'm searching for flights leaving EDI on 31 Dec and flying to Calgary. Various return dates in Jan. A flight keeps coming up cheapest with the flight from EDI to LHR being Flybe and the LHR to YYC flight being Air Canada. I can't find if this is a connected flight (i.e. bags checked right through...Air Canada…
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Leftover currency - exchange here or in another country?
I have about £100 in leftover currencies from a trip and will be heading to a country using the Euro - am I better off doing a buyback and purchase here, or taking the currency to the country on my trip and converting it there? My gut is to take it with me and exchange there Thoughts? Thanks!
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Credit card companies should take the lead
Is it not time the credit card companies protected their customers from car hire companies who just take what they like from credit cards. Complaints should end with companies being black listed and customers told not to use them. Example, I was lied to by staff at Malaga airport, a fuel full to full was indicated so when…
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Overzealous Airport security wrongly confiscate my item?
I flew back from holiday in Germany to Edinburgh via Birmingham and I got onto the plane in Germany without any issues. For years I was flying 2 to 3 times a month in my previous job and in Birmingham, never have I seen airport security so unorganised, incompetent, and each one of them on a total power trip. (Bit of a…
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Budgetair 'ticket service'
I bought a flight from Budgetair and noticed on the invoice there was something called ticket service. This is a ticket insurance that comes up as a pop up and then after saying yes there isn't a way of getting rid of it and it becomes ticket service on the final ordering page. It doesn't say this is a ticket insurance at…
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Argus Car Hire - AVOID AVOID AVOID
Avoid & go to a more credible & easy to contact company !! A month ago I had booked a car for 4 days. Due to sickness arrived 3,5 hs late to pick up the car from the airport. The provider (Hertz) said they didn't have car available anymore and we should contact our agent (Arguscarhire) to resolve and get our money back.…
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Changing €100 bank notes to smaller denominations
Aha! Finally figured out how to post a new thread on here after 2 years of trying :money: I have a couple of €100 bank notes that were given to us after my mum sold up in Spain to return to England and we withdrew her cash from her local bank. I recently tried to spend them at the hotel I stayed at in Italy but they…
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Change AUD to GBP
I have $2860 Australian money from a holiday. I get confused on when to exchange it to GBP. Do I get a better exhange when GBP is high, or when GBP is low?
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Hike in BA flight price in a couple of hours
I was trying to book a return economy flight from Gatwick to Orlando today. Price seemed not too bad (£550 ish). I needed to confirm dates then went back to book-£900+ That can't be right I thought so tried again shortly after-£1900!! Can anyone explain what's going on? Thanks
