Buy another car - we paid £700 for our galaxy, OK it only lasted 4 months but it still worked out cheaper than hiring! It was too expensive to put through the MOT due to it's age and mileage, this was a week before my partner and I (minus the 4 kids) had booked to go to France. We bought a Renault Clio for £350 and it got us to St Tropez from Leicester. When we were nearly home, the drive shaft went but it was still cheaper than hiring. We now have a Fiat Multipla (Fugly) 6 seater with plenty of space in the boot - paid £1500 for it and it does between 40 and 50 mpg (diesel). Get a good European Breakdown, buy an old bangor and with luck you'll break down and they'll give you a shiny, new courtesy car for the rest of your holidays, sorted!
------------- Kyla
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Quote: Originally posted by millermicm on 22/11/2010
Last time I hired a car I know I couldn't take it out of the country and I think this is a pretty standard contract.I only realised when I got back from France with it. Mind you the hire Company delivered it to me in the Tunnel outbound terminal carpark when my car expired there. Bit of a clue there really for the hire company. Post last edited on 22/11/2010 20:34:26
Makes you wonder how car hire in France works at say, Calais, with Belguim just 30K down the road, doesn't it? No border controls either
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Topic: Hiring a car in the UK 4 travel 2 France
