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Has anybody used www.holidayautos.co.uk... ? Apparently they are part of lastminute.com and they are extremely cheap... :confused:

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I always use www.carjet.com. A clearing house for all the companies based at Jerez airport. I would be interested to know if anyone has found anywhere cheaper. Their rates include fully comp insurance, and I have had a nasty dent but was charged nothing.

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I have used them quite a lot, and I have never been disapointed. In fact they have even given 1 or 2 upgrades because we are repeat customers free of charge! Most important point is that the cars have always been quite new, and spotless. (until my kids have got in them that is!)

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Nicol I always book the cheapest airconditioned model, and frequently get something better. The cars have also been new. I found with other companies there are usually excesses to pay in event of damage, but Carjet cover it all except tyres and underbody. I seem to remember comparing them with Holiday Autos and they were cheaper. Mind you having had two prangs..one we just discovered, a nasty rip below a headlight that I think may have happened in a pothole while viewing a country property, the other I reversed into a scooter, I keep expecting them to reject my booking but they haven't yet !

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car jet and doyouspain.com are about the cheapest and best you will get.

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After having used a variety of car hire companies I now only use http://www.victoriacars.com/index_EN.html

Always good service, price is usually there or thereabouts, and the cars have been fine.

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On our last trip to Malaga I booked a car with CarJet, pricing was very competitive, however, we specifically ordered a baby seat, I even telephoned two days prior to leaving to confirm booking and emphasized the baby seat was for a 4 month old. On arrival, yes you guessed it, sorry we only have child seats. not what you want to hear at 1:00 in the morning. Cancelled car, walked to the next car hire company and was sorted in minutes, a little more but worth it, I'm sure the company was holiday autos but can't remember, I will check and see if I still have some paperwork somewhere.
Kevray

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Which company was it that you were actually booked in with ?? Usually Europcar,Goldcar or Centauro. They have all been very good. Last but one trip we had the company that don't have an office but operate out of the main hall on a shelf. We got an upgrade but to a larger Seat Leon which I hated, and there were some guys having to wait for the roof rack for their windsurfers to arrive. I would have complained to Carjet, as they are very helpful on the telephone. Otherwise they have been exemplary.

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Has anyone managed to hire at say Jerez and return to Seville?? Sometimes Ryanair is cheaper to mix and match but I have never managed to get Carjet to agree..

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Just booked a car for 16 days at end of June/July. About £246 with Holiday Autos, about 200 with Centauro, and 183 with Car Jet, the actual booking they have sent me is with Crown. Have to say that Crown have been least favourite of the many I have had so far, but for knocking around on dusty roads it will be fine.

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Although you have already booked your car through Carjet for June/July it might of interest to you to check on a quote for this time with 'Doyouspain.com I think you may find them slightly cheaper, not a lot but would pay for a cheap meal or a couple of :beer: :beer:

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We are coming over next week for 3 days... We have found a fantstic car deal from www.spain-car-rentals.com, but have been informed that they
normally charge you for a full tank of petrol even if you don't use it all... Do you know if carjet or anyother company do the same...???

Can't see how we will use a full tank in three days... Could be wrong though... :D

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Most of them do it I'm afraid .... I've been for a weekend before and taken back half a tank. They cottoned on to the fact that its very difficult to take a car back with an empty tank so its extra profit for them!
When I first started to go there it was full to full.

Maybe ask them when you book not to fill the tank ... you might get away with it

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Depends which company one ends up with through Carjet..Some want the tank returned empty, but will refund the difference if not done so, usually at a later stage on one's credit card. Others don't bother so do a lot o driving, and top up with small amounts. Holiday Autos in France need the car returned with a full tank, this was in Nime. Difficult unlesss one manages to pull off the motorway and fill up at the last station before the airport. If not completely full, they will top up and bill your credit card at an expensive rate. I do not know if they operate the same way in Spain.

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Yes this is what i thought... I suppose it's one way to increase your earings :(

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Usually for bookings of 3 days or less, car hire companies will allow the full/full option but you do have to ask at the time of booking and probably again at the time of collection.

Only problem is, where's a petrol station close to the airport? I don't recall one within miles of Jerez?

I always book the smallest car for short breaks and refuse all offers of a free upgrade as larger car usually equals larger fuel bill!!

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Just tried DoyouSpain for the April/May trip....Carjet was 119.70 against Doyouspain for 130.16.....

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But how many ear rings can you wear :D

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Must have multi piercings

Leonardo

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The petrol station the rental cars use (or at least I think so) is very close to the airport turn off from the main road. If you are coming from the south, continue past the turn off (under the bridge) and it's just on your right.
Now this road is a dual carriageway so you have 2 options. When you leave the petrol station continue going northwards until you find a way to cross over to the south bound carriageway ! Or the easiest option is to take the route the rentals cars take to get to the airport ! This may not be obvious at first site but have managed it. basically you go through the rental car parking area !
Now I am also sure that there is a garage actually on the main road going north out of Jerez only a few kms short of the airport. Must loook out for that one next time I use Jerez.

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I always end up using holiday autos. Be sure to check the insurances out at the begining. Whereby if you have to cancel you can get all your money back. We once didnt fly, and hadn´t taken out the insurance for about 4 pounds, but they did let us transfer the booking to our other holiday which they didnt have to do.

With the petrol, they offer you 2 options from what i remember when we used them in October. Either you bring the car back empty and they will fill the car up but obviously you pay either the same or a few pence more per litre. Or you Fill it up before you get there.

You have to sort out which arrangement you are going to do before you take the car. We couldnt find the petrol station at luton and thought we just take it back empty and let them fill it up. They then wanted double the money per litre!

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There is a BP garage on the airport site just past the roundabout on the right, access might even be from the roundabout.
pwwm

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Hi Poollounger, glad to see this time you are saving money with Carjet. However when I posted my previous posting it was in regard to your 16 day trip in June/July, at that time I obtained a quote from 'Doyouspain' for a 5dr clio with a/c for 16 days covering that period, the quote worked out about 9 euros cheaper than your quote, not a lot I know, but better in our pockets than theirs. Looking at Carjet today for the same booking the price given is £167.31 or 260.32 euros. which is less than the £183 you were previously quoted. As we know Carjet and Doyouspain are in direct competition with each other so consistently change their price structure (same as Ryanair) although at least with the car companies if at a later date one finds a better deal it is easy to cancel existing booking and rebook. At least now it has given you another alternative to Carjet to check before booking. We are also going over during April/May but for 28days and at the moment Carjet is cheaper than Doyouspain for that period, so have changed my booking, but will keep a check on both sites for my best option until nearer the date of departure.

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Thanks for the info...I have never tried cancelling, so this was interesting info. I may need to book a larger car for June/July as we now have elderly family flying out as well. Is it really possible to cancel without penalties??

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I think if you check carjet's site they specify that you can cancel up to about 48 hours before. Check the site it will tell you.

We used to use Avis cos 'im in the office' gets a discount through the firm but we found that carjet works out cheaper. Our only beef is the bringing vehicle back empty, impossible to judge tank level in a strange car safely so you always end up giving them fuel, unless you like living dangerously and don't mind missing the flight!! with Avis you take car back full. We used to fill up on the way from Chiclana to Jerez, the petrol stn that is on the old road on the right, so tank could not have been totally full but they never bothered to check.

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Hi again poollounger, it is quite simple to cancel a booking with both car companies mentioned. I have on previous occasions contacted the company I was booked with by telephone, told them I was able to get a better deal with another company, they requested I forward the quotation of this to them as proof, this I did and was offered an even better deal. Re; A bigger car. A couple of weeks ago I know Doyouspain was offering an upgrade from a clio to a ford fusion for about 6 euros extra, but not sure if this offer is still available, worth a look.