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Car Hire in Southern IRELAND

HAVEFAITH
HAVEFAITH Posts: 557 Forumite
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in Flights, currency & car hire
Car Hire in Southern IRELAND
Hi,

We're looking at car hire deals in Southern IRELAND ... any good tips/deals out there please?
"onwards & upwards"

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  • dmg24
    dmg24 Posts: 33,920 Forumite
    10,000 Posts
    It is quite a big place. Where are you going?
    Gone ... or have I?
  • jammin_2
    jammin_2 Posts: 2,461 Forumite
    HAVEFAITH wrote: »
    Car Hire in Southern IRELAND
    Hi,

    We're looking at car hire deals in Southern IRELAND ... any good tips/deals out there please?

    Impossible, I'm afraid. "Southern Ireland" hasn't existed since 1922.

    If you mean "Ireland", you can try Hertz, Budget, Enterprise and more. Where specifically in Ireland do you need to collect the car?
  • HAVEFAITH
    HAVEFAITH Posts: 557 Forumite
    PPI Party Pooper
    jammin wrote: »
    Impossible, I'm afraid. "Southern Ireland" hasn't existed since 1922.

    If you mean "Ireland", you can try Hertz, Budget, Enterprise and more. Where specifically in Ireland do you need to collect the car?

    Yes I mean EIRE :) .... collecting & returning to Kerry airport. I was wondering whether it cheaper to deal direct with a local car hire firm as opposed to the usual suspects ... hertz etc. Also if there are any discount codes to use in existence. Also does any ever use SCDW (Super Collision damage waiver - which protects the excess?)
    "onwards & upwards"
  • jammin_2
    jammin_2 Posts: 2,461 Forumite
    HAVEFAITH wrote: »
    Yes I mean EIRE :) ....
    Actually, you mean Ireland. Éire is only correct when speaking Irish.
    HAVEFAITH wrote: »
    collecting & returning to Kerry airport. I was wondering whether it cheaper to deal direct with a local car hire firm as opposed to the usual suspects ... hertz etc. Also if there are any discount codes to use in existence.
    I would recommend starting here. If you choose to book Hertz, go through the Aer Arann website for (what I've always found to be) the best prices.
    HAVEFAITH wrote: »
    Also does any ever use SCDW (Super Collision damage waiver - which protects the excess?)

    For zero excess cover, I've read good things about this and this crowd.

    F!ilte go hÉirinn!
  • nuttywoman
    nuttywoman Posts: 2,203 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    We`ve hired one for 5days next month, picking it up at Dublin airport , think its 129 euros
  • macdrew
    macdrew Posts: 17 Forumite
    I have recently found Easy Car much cheaper than dealing direct with the company I have used for years!
  • Birdy12
    Birdy12 Posts: 589 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    edited 26 August 2009 at 1:37PM
    I came back from Ireland 2 days ago and hired a car through Hertz (purely because they had the size car I required and I went through Quidco).

    I opted for the SCDW and it was EUR12 per day extra. I then went to look at the car to look out for any scratches/dents prior to driving and asked one of the staff to look with me. As I had bought SCDW, he told me not to bother.

    They also give the car a full tank of petrol to start you off with, with the option of them re-filling the car at the end at a reduced per litre rate. I took advantage of this, (as I had 'pre-paid' for the car, there was no re-fuelling charge).

    On a Quidco note, I paid Hertz for the hire of the car on the 14th August and my 'earned' amount has already been received by Quidco. Good going Hertz!
    It's wouldn't have not wouldn't of, shouldn't have not shouldn't of and couldn't have not couldn't of. Geddit?
  • herbertthehelper
    herbertthehelper Posts: 85 Forumite
    HAVEFAITH wrote: »
    Car Hire in Southern IRELAND
    Hi,

    We're looking at car hire deals in Southern IRELAND ... any good tips/deals out there please?
    Best bet is to price comparison site it... Then get in contact with the local brokers off the site
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