Car Hire USA

pieropan

Just a word of warning...cost of car hire rental has gone through the roof.We're due to got Orlando in April next year for 2 weeks and have been quoted £1800 for a mid size SUV.Americans have had to cope with the shortage of new cars over the summer and consequent car hire cost inflation.
Haven't seen this issue covered anywhere in media.BBC had a piece on about covid restrictions being lifted a couple of days ago, but not a word about car hire costs.
People need to factor this in before booking flights......
Pieropan

Westin

He is a thread on the subject which is in the Car Hire forum.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6305155/the-price-of-car-hire-in-florida#latest

Westin

p.s.

The BBC and other UK media outlets also have not reported on lorry driver/haulier shortages in parts of the USA, some food items and consumer goods in short supply, delays receiving and unloading container cargo at some US ports, plus the shortage of staff and open vacancies in the lower paid industries like restaurants, bars, shops and hotels.  Ditto issues in some European counties.   To do so would kind of kill the agenda on this all being a Brexit issue.

pieropan

Many thanks.Key point here is that this needs some major news coverage as people will book flights and then get stuck with horrendous car hire costs.The BBC new piece I saw was borderline criminal in its lack of up to date detail.

VWPolecat

As Westin pointed out in the Florida car hire thread the Rental companies are buying used cars to build their fleet.
 So not only very expensive but old clunkers with 80,000 miles on them.
Rental car agencies rush to build back fleets — by buying used cars (autoblog.com)

sheramber

Would you not check out all your costs before booking a holiday? Not book one part then check out the  cost of another part.

hollie.weimeraner

sheramber said:

Would you not check out all your costs before booking a holiday? Not book one part then check out the  cost of another part.

Absolutely

Sandtree

pieropan said:

Many thanks.Key point here is that this needs some major news coverage as people will book flights and then get stuck with horrendous car hire costs.The BBC new piece I saw was borderline criminal in its lack of up to date detail.

If its a critical part of the holiday then people should be checking pricing before they book any component... its much more reliable method than checking BBC News.

News articles did say hotels were slashing prices to attract tourists over the summer but no news agency picked up that Four Seasons, Rosewood and Mandarin Oriental have all persisted their pricing throughout, is that equally borderline criminal by the news agency? How do I know, because I checked before thinking I could get a bargain luxury holiday.

photome

pieropan said:

Many thanks.Key point here is that this needs some major news coverage as people will book flights and then get stuck with horrendous car hire costs.The BBC new piece I saw was borderline criminal in its lack of up to date detail.

Not sure we need the media/state to tell us everything. I have known that car hire costs have escalated for months and have posted on all the US forums that I frequent.

when booking/buying anything I do my own research, as should we all.   .then its not "someone elses fault "