Lowest price car hire or refund double the difference

Jennifer4

Hi
I'm in the process of booking car hire for my family whilst in Portugal and have seen on https://www.europcar4easyjet.com
that they are offering the lowest priced car hire or double the difference refund. I have found a similar car with 121 at less than half the price they have quoted so would expect a significant refund as promised. Has anyone tried to do this? Are there any pitfalls at all?
The terms are as follows:
http://www.easyjet.com/en/book/Car%20Lowest%20Price%20Guarantee.pdf
Please advise

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mad_rich

Do you mean 121carhire.com? They're an agent, aren't they?

In which case, you've failed at the first hurdle:

1. Only online prices, direct from International Car Rental Companies owning or operating their own fleet of vehicles will be matched, i.e. car rental companies operating in more than one country.

I used the DTD guarantee a few weeks ago, when the price direct with Europcar was cheaper than the price with europcar4easyjet. It took a while to get the payout. Emails were ignored, people on the phone claimed to know nothing of the guarantee. But they did payout in the end, and I got a day's rental for £3!

If you can find a car that fits the T&Cs, then there is (theoretically) no risk. You book the more expensive car at E4E, then submit the claim straight away. They *should* respons within 96 hours. If they don't respond, or refuse to pay out, you can cancel your booking within 14 days with no penalty.

Jennifer4

thank you that is really useful.

jennifer