Couple of days Car hire in Majorca

CEON44

Going to Majorca in September and thinking of hiring a car for a couple of days only. Cant hire in advance as I want to play it by ear and hire when it suits at the time. All I hear is terrible stories of getting ripped off by hire companies and it has happened to me. Few years ago I was in France and had a car from Europcar. I left the car back in pristine condition. The guy went round it with a fine tootghcomb but couldnt find any damage. He looked annoyed. Then a couple of weeks after getting home I found my credit card had been charged for £80 with a speeding fine. Lies of course, but puts you off wanting to hire. Is there any trustworthy hire companies in Majorca, particularly Cala Dor that can hire a car for a couple of days without the hassle?

eDicky

CEON44 wrote: »

I found my credit card had been charged for £80 with a speeding fine. Lies of course,

How do you know that?

There may be small rental outfits local to where you will stay in Majorca.

CEON44

How do i know what?. I know i wasnt speeding thats how I know

JohnMl88

My OH used ok rent a car, just make sure you make a video when you collect the car. Ok rent a car charges 50€ if you received a fine.

eDicky

CEON44 wrote: »

How do i know what?. I know i wasnt speeding thats how I know

Did you receive or ask for the official penalty notice? If you're confident that you didn't exceed any speed limits did you challenge it with Europcar?

Shazbat1

Please stay away from Avis. I hired a car from Avis and had no problems until I got home and was charged £262 for insurance despite telling them we had our own insurance. I am unable to claim this back as I had signed there form to take the car. There was a section on there form that didn't get crossed out by them saying we had our own insurance.

EveryWhere

Shazbat1 wrote: »

Please stay away from Avis. I hired a car from Avis and had no problems until I got home and was charged £262 for insurance despite telling them we had our own insurance. I am unable to claim this back as I had signed there form to take the car. There was a section on there form that didn't get crossed out by them saying we had our own insurance.

A nonsense post. Millions of people use them and yours is the only post mentioning this.
I ran a Google search and found...nothing.
So why should people avoid them, on the word of someone who has made but one post on a forum?
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bagand96

If you want to play it by ear and hire in the resort then your best bet will be trying a couple of local companies who have offices in resort. Often these smaller local companies are friendly and won’t try and scam you - or at least far less likely to than the big players at the airport where the “creative” charging loopholes seem almost systematic (not all operators obviously - but some).

Have a look on the trip advisor forum for Cala Dor and see if there’s any recommendations on there.