Many places on the
internet are actually agents and they just find the best deal they can with
any company – including the bad ones. It seems that the cheaper the car
hire, the longer you have to wait for your car (often well over an hour!)
and the more extras they charge. We are dismayed to hear from guests that
many hire car companies are charging for a full tank of petrol at premium
rates, and then asking you to bring it back empty … and many only having
used a quarter of a tank. Check the small print carefully!
A Berlingo, Kangoo
or Doble are good vehicles for up here - a lot of the locals use these types
of vehicle as they are cheap to buy and have good ground clearance plus
loads of space. Failing that, Ford Focus and Renault Clio are fine. However,
I don’t think anyone actually gets the car that they request! Don’t worry
too much about it – so long as you don’t go for one of these new cars
without a spare wheel (like the Kia Picanto) or anything too classy
(especially anything with low profile tyres!), you’ll be just fine.
Having not felt we could reliably
recommend any one particular company, we think we have now found a firm that,
whilst perhaps slightly more expensive at base level, it guarantees no
extras. Hilary and Richard, arriving late at night,
were very pleased with the service.
The price is
generally about 30-40 euros higher than the base price you would pay via
other internet companies, but you will not then get charged extras (such as
a full tank of fuel at premium prices) on arrival - check on their site:
