I’ve been trying to hire a car for 4 days over the school holidays, pick-up and drop off in North Edinburgh but I’m being quoted £1600 for 4 days, seems absolutely insane. If I pick up in Newcastle and drop off in Edinburgh it’s £400, which makes no sense to me. Tried a few places and struggling to find anything affordable. Is this the new normal or does anyone know an alternative?
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Thread: Car Hire Extortionate
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11-04-2022 06:29 PM #1
Car Hire Extortionate
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11-04-2022 06:34 PM #2
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What about the enterprise car club?
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11-04-2022 06:45 PM #3This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Edit-you’re right though, it’s way cheaper with them. I usually just use them when I need a car for a few hoursLast edited by hibsbollah; 11-04-2022 at 06:52 PM.
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11-04-2022 11:20 PM #4This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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12-04-2022 06:29 AM #5This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
So he’s just getting a taxi instead.
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12-04-2022 07:04 AM #6
For £1600 you could buy a half decent car use it for a while and sell it on later.
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12-04-2022 07:18 AM #7This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
The car club is definitely my best bet.
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12-04-2022 07:56 AM #8This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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12-04-2022 08:00 AM #9This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I assume the global car supply crunch has wrought havoc on these companies business models as well.
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12-04-2022 05:42 PM #10This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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13-04-2022 09:07 AM #11
I used to work in car hire and this is just down to demand. Centres are expected to run at around 95%-97% capacity at all times so it doesn't take the hugest rush for a centre to be scrabbling for cars. It becomes an element of "we'll happily send someone to the midlands/London etc. to pick up a car for you but the money needs to be worthwhile" and you end up with exorbitant fees.
The cars were often sold within a few months of arriving at the centres, they have a computer programme that says when the optimum time to send the car to BCA would be and you have a very short time frame to retrieve that car and get it off your fleet. I've heard that the current situation of lead times with cars and the used car market has caused havoc with fleets.
By the sounds of it though, what you've been quoted is past the "We'll send someone on a 400 mile round trip to get a car for you" and well into the "We'll need to magic a car out of our backsides here but if the money's right we'll find a way one way or another" territory.
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13-04-2022 09:32 AM #12
Ive just booked a Hyundai i10 through the Enterprise car club for the 4 days+ for £128!
I know its a different business model but the end product is the same, the use of 4 wheels for a few days.
Thanks for the advice all.
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