Advise appreciated on car hire @ Alicante airport

nikkit72

Going to Spain next monday need car hire at Alicnate airport, now ive been comparing them and holiday autos and Argus seem to be best price but after reading reviews they both only get 1 or 2 stars, never hired car before and am worried sick of being scammed .
Any advise on best companies to go with and what ins best to take ,
Argus car hire incl CDW with no excess which seemed a gd price £68.63 for 8 days

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richardw

Be careful of the charges for a tank of fuel. Full to full is better.

nikkit72

yes thats what i thought Richard, any advise or car hire companies who do this? not to expensive

richardw

You just have to read the terms and conditions before you book, if it says €xx for a tank of fuel, just go to the next one in the list, until you find a full to full deal.

It's a bit of a pain, but worth it to save money.

nikkit72

7/7 so far are all pay for full tank bring back empty such a shame . looks like its ginna have to be pay for fuel

Bob_the_Saver

"Car hire incl CDW with no excess £68.63 for 8 days"

How prices have gone up!

harwood_red

I also need to book car hire at alicante on the 16th sept for two weeks and losing the will of checking so many!! As original poster, worried about getting ripped off with hidden extras that you don't fully find out about till you get to the car hire place in spain!

harwood_red

just found this website by searching full/full petrol tank

hirecarsinspain.com

sorry couldn't do link with being new member to correctly prevent spamming

just trying to check whether everything else I will need is included

pompeyrich

harwood_red wrote: »

I also need to book car hire at alicante on the 16th sept for two weeks and losing the will of checking so many!! As original poster, worried about getting ripped off with hidden extras that you don't fully find out about till you get to the car hire place in spain!

The main things to look out for are the full-empty fuel policy. You will be charged for a tank of fuel, at inflated prices, and you get no money back for any fuel left over when you return the car.

The other thing is the CDW excess, this is the amount you have to pay if the car is damaged, no matter who is to blame. This can range from €500-€1500. You can buy a policy, to cover this amount from the UK before you leave for around £2 a day, this will also include damage to tyres and windows, which would cost extra from the hire company.

You can buy a policy from the hire company to reduce the excess to zero but this usually costs at least €5-10 a day and tyre insurance another €3 a day.

Also check the paperwork before you leave the rental desk as some companies have been known to tick accept the extra insurance even though the customer has refused it.

melb

if you look at bravocarhire they list all the different car hire companies that they deal with and they list their T & Cs. solmar do full-to-full I think. Also doyouSpain are usually cheap and they offer you the chance to change supplier if you don't like their first offer. You only pay when you pick up the car. Rentalscout had really good prices last year - they are also a broker and Carjet are a reliable broker. the thing is they are all just brokers - ie middlemen who put you in touch with the car hire companies and different brokers seem to have different agreements with the same hire companies so it really is a matter of spending a lot of time researching.

richardw

melb wrote: »

they are all just brokers - ie middlemen who put you in touch with the car hire companies and different brokers seem to have different agreements with the same hire companies so it really is a matter of spending a lot of time researching.

Exactly, you need to put more time in researching to avoid the full to empty pay for a tank of fuel situation.