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Car hire company refused to provide car
Hi everyone I think this is a bit of a deadloss but thought I would check with the knowledgeable folks on here anyway. On 12th August 2019 I purchased car hire with Avance Car Rental via Carjet online with Santander credit card for £156.32. As my wife would be doing the bulk of the driving I put her down as the named…
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Car hire in UK
Any recommendations for hiring a car in London to drive to Belgium and return? There seem to be issues with insurance for some companies.
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When a code share works to your advantage
Last month I was booked on the last BA flight before they ditched the route Gatwick to Fort Lauderdale. Booked with Orbitz using the AA codeshare so AA flight number and ticket number and BA flight When I went to check in 24 hours before the BA app advised there would be a delay but didn't specify how long. I checked in…
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Opodo flight overcharge
Hi. I booked a flight through Opodo, out from Heathrow to Boston, and back from JFK to Heathrow. I searched Kayak and was linked to Opodo through my chosen flight and price. This price was replicated on the Opodo website and was throughout the booking process. The total price for 2 travellers was £1530, and I had to…
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Cancelling Flight within 24 hr cooling off period - BA
Hello So I made a mistake with a flight, I booked a single, when it was cheaper to book the whole trip as a multicity trip. So I rang to cancel the single - which is fine, no trouble. But because the ticket is in someone elses name BA want to talk to them first. They also have them as the card holder, when in fact I paid.…
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Revolut - transferring back to GDP?
Hi, this is probably a daft question and I probably already know the answer. We have $150 left on our revolut account from last years holiday to Florida. Is there a best way of transferring this back to GDP without losing out on too much money? Any tips or tricks? Or just a case of exchanging it back and losing the…
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Beware - Heathrow T5 Long Stay Car Park
The Terminal 5 Long Stay Car Park is free of charge for the first 2 hours. https://www.heathrow.com/transport-and-directions/heathrow-parking/heathrow-long-stay-parking However, twice in the last week when I have stayed there for less than 2 hours (private vehicle, not a taxi), the ticket machine at the exit barrier has…
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Both my 2 holidays flights cancelled...
Hi all, Maybe someone can give some advice, in one afternoon we have had flights cancelled on both holidays for this year to Milan and next year for Lanzarote, great day not, we have had a right argument with Booking.com over flights, in less then 4 weeks we are supposed to fly to Milan with Flybe, they said they have…
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Caxton card
Ive just used my Caxton card for the first time in Spain. All was OK, but I didnt spend all the euros that I topped it up with. I tried to find out from the site if I could transfer it back into my bank account but couldnt find the information. I ended up converting it back into GBP and spending some of it in ASDA but…
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Car Rental Excess Insurance for P2P Rentals?
Hi, Does anyone know of any car hire excess insurance that explicitly DOES cover the hiring of vehicles overseas using P2P (Peer to Peer) companies. Many dont seem to mention it in their wording or exclusions. Thanks :beer:
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Manchester Airport Terminal 1 Arrivals - anywhere to buy food?
Haven’t been able to find this information, hope someone can help. Flying into Manchester T1 tomorrow, and will walk via the travelators to the railway station. Wondering whether there’s anywhere we can get a sandwich or similar before catching our train to Piccadilly, as we only have 12 minutes connection time at Picc…
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Easyjet scraps £16 per booking admin fee - MSE News
Budget airline Easyjet has scrapped its £16 per booking administration fee it charged on flights...Read the full story: 'Easyjet scraps £16 per booking admin fee' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply.
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Help finding the cheapest flight to Calgary (immigration)
Hi all I'm moving to Canada in the new year. I finish my job here at the end of the year and plan to move sometime in January, although I have no fixed date. I'm trying to find the cheapest possible flight. Although it only has to be one-way, I'm looking at return trips as they are usually cheaper. Does anyone have any…
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Spending in New York
My wife is going on a jolly to NY with her mates. So a fair amount of spending will be taking place. So for using a card to spend whats best monzo, starling, revolut, any other Thanks
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How to any sense out of KLM?
I'm trying to cancel a flight on KLM for next Saturday. They refuse to do this over the phone and say I must do it online. The page will not load (connection has timed out error) this has been going on for the last 3 days. I've tried 2 different pc's, 4 different browsers and even had a try on my phone. Same error on all…
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Potential flight availability
This post is really asking for an educated guess rather than actually expecting an absolute answer We all know Thomas Cook has gone belly up and as a result prices have rocketed. Looking towards next summer, do you think that any other of the providers will will increase their capacity to make up for the Lost seats or do…
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Thomas Cook Repatriation after 6 October?
My son was due to return to UK on 15 October with Thomas Cook. He booked the tickets 'flight only' with the trip originating in the UK, for a low cost holiday/short stay accommodated with friends in the States. He's presently looking around for a cheap way back as his tourist visa will expire on the 15th. He is struggling…
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Flying to Canada under maiden name?
Hey all, While we've been married for 5 years my wife has never bothered to update the name on her passport. We're now planning a trip to Canada so I was looking into the name change procedure this weekend, and from what I can tell she'd have to get an entirely new 10 year passport for £75, just to change this single…
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One-trip car hire to Heathrow T5
I'm looking for a one-trip car-hire service to travel 100miles to Heathrow T5 in November 2019. Besides checking all the major names in car hire, are there are tips, tricks or offers I should be aware of on getting the best deal?
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Warning - Autovia car hire, Bergamo Airport
WARNING - DO NOT DEAL with Autovia Car Hire at Bergamo Airport under any circumstances. if you go through an internet broker for car hire (I used Holiday Autos via one of the links on the MSE site in the car hire section) and they offer you Autovia, do not use. They are scammers. I hired a Fiat Estate for four days from…
