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Cash back sites more expensive???

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Why is it that when hiring a car in the UK it is much cheaper to go direct than use a cashback site even after (if) I get the cashback??

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  • Azari
    Azari Posts: 4,317 Forumite
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    Why is it that when hiring a car in the UK it is much cheaper to go direct than use a cashback site even after (if) I get the cashback??

    Because the cashback site has to make a profit.

    Presumably the rental companies do not see any reason to offer a discount to the cashback site but the site offers the service in the hope that people will simply assume they are getting a better deal.
    There are two types of people in the world: Those that can extrapolate information.
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