lh Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Can anyone recommend a car hire firm at Bordeaux airport? Internet searches bring up a myriad of companies and trying to work out which to choose is difficult. It would be good to have a personal recommendation - of one that is a long-established company and one that doesn't add loads of charges at the last minute. Many Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 It's a few years since we hired cars at Bordeaux airport but we always got a good deal from Holiday Autos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkkent Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I agree with Cendrillon - try Holiday Autos. They are not a car hire company but a broker. You may even find that the hire terms with them are better than anything you could obtain by going straight to the hire company itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suein56 Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 [quote user="Clarkkent"] ... Holiday Autos. They are not a car hire company but a broker. You may even find that the hire terms with them are better than anything you could obtain by going straight to the hire company itself.[/quote]That's what we found when we used them; but it was a while ago.Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lh Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 Many thanks for the recommendations. We usually drive but this time we're flying out for just a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
602 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 we recommend these people to our visitors and they have always come up with the best price and servicehttp://www.xoomhire.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulT Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 My problem with the likes of Holiday Autos is that you do not always know which company the car will be coming from until you have booked.On two occassions I had a problem with a particular company when arriving late, being shown on the documents that there were one or two slight scratches on the car, being unable to verify in the car park as there was very little lighting only to discover next morning that there was far more damage than that shown on the documentation. It then 'hurts' trying to contact them to report that the damage is more than shown.Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkkent Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 That is very annoying, Paul. But don't forget that the likes of Hertz and Avis operate through local franchises and the behaviour found at one location may not be typical of the brand as a whole.Two more points 1 When I use Ryanair I always check the price of booking a Hertz car on the Ryanair site. It is usually cheaper than any other source including brokers.2 If you are going to hire a car on more than one occassion it is usually very cost effective to obtain annual third-party collision waiver insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renaud Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 The trouble with booking with the car hire company promoted by the airline is that is where the queues will be.The advantage of the larger companies is that they are good when something has gone wrong with the car, internet sourced cars less so.That said, avoid A*** at Bordeaux airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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