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Maw

Posted: Wed Jul 5, 2023 12:49pm

Maw

Posts: 70

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Location: Playa Flamenca

Joined: 20 Feb 2020

Posted: Wed Jul 5, 2023 12:49pm

I also use doyouspain but have excess insurance in UK so now dont take their insurance.  If you take the insurance on booking then on collection the car rentals tell you that its the brokers insurance and you need to take their insurance so just be aware as you could pay twice!

I also try to use the same company which I have found really helpful when choosing the car.  Click and Rent are off airport and the shuttle bus is easy enough.  They close early so just be aware.

Choose full full so you fill up what you use.

Good luck!

harvest

Posted: Wed Jul 5, 2023 2:38pm

harvest

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Posts: 184

149 helpful points

Location: Denia

Joined: 23 Dec 2020

Posted: Wed Jul 5, 2023 2:38pm

I have posted before about Lara Cars, they include full insurance in the price so there is no extra for damage (they don't even check when you return the car). They meet you with the car at the airport and prices are very good.

Mac59

Posted: Wed Jul 5, 2023 5:26pm

Posts: 56

10 helpful points

Location: Rojales

Joined: 18 Sep 2022

Posted: Wed Jul 5, 2023 5:26pm

harvest wrote on Wed Jul 5, 2023 2:38pm:

I have posted before about Lara Cars, they include full insurance in the price so there is no extra for damage (they don't even check when you return the car). They meet you with the car at the airport and prices are very good.

Hi

I have attached 2 random dates of screenshots of car hire companies for your attention.

Tom1916

Posted: Wed Jul 5, 2023 5:57pm

Posts: 8

13 helpful points

Location: Torrevieja

Joined: 14 Nov 2021

Posted: Wed Jul 5, 2023 5:57pm

I have been using Centauro for seven years, on average, 3/4 times a year from Alicante airport. I always get full comprehensive insurance cover, I have had only a positive experience with them in all those years, and the service is very personable. Full comp and they dont even check the car on return, that and the fact that they are on the ground floor makes entering and exiting from the airport easy.

Mac59

Posted: Wed Jul 5, 2023 6:23pm

Posts: 56

10 helpful points

Location: Rojales

Joined: 18 Sep 2022

Posted: Wed Jul 5, 2023 6:23pm

Tom1916 wrote on Wed Jul 5, 2023 5:57pm:

I have been using Centauro for seven years, on average, 3/4 times a year from Alicante airport. I always get full comprehensive insurance cover, I have had only a positive experience with them in all those years, and the service is very personable. Full comp and they dont even check the car on re...

...turn, that and the fact that they are on the ground floor makes entering and exiting from the airport easy.

What do you pay for an average week in the summer with them?

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Sligogent

Posted: Wed Jul 5, 2023 7:18pm

Sligogent

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Location: Torrevieja

Joined: 31 Jan 2021

Posted: Wed Jul 5, 2023 7:18pm

Mac59 wrote on Wed Jul 5, 2023 6:23pm:

What do you pay for an average week in the summer with them?

I  have  booked a  car with  Daya Nueva car hire   for  6 days  for  165 euros   everything  included.  No add ons. I am happy  😊 with  service  I received from  them

jorge1306

Posted: Wed Jul 5, 2023 8:34pm

Posts: 41

36 helpful points

Location: Torrevieja

Joined: 28 Jan 2023

Posted: Wed Jul 5, 2023 8:34pm

There all bandits at the airport..go local or not a brand big name...

SteveeX

Posted: Wed Jul 5, 2023 8:56pm

Posts: 18

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Location: Algorfa

Joined: 22 May 2023

Posted: Wed Jul 5, 2023 8:56pm

Mac59 wrote on Sat Jul 1, 2023 12:07pm:

If you book with “do you spain” I guarantee the price will be cheaper than any suggestions on this forum,they are a broker and have used them for nearly 2 years now, you can also get insurance with them, I had a dent in a panel which unfortunately wasn’t there when I picked the car up and t...

...hey paid out in 9 days, just keep paperwork etc in case of a claim.I’ve tried 3 rental companies but Drivalia is the one we have stuck with, just make sure to video every bit of the car for your own piece of mind,start with the dash board which shows the date etc then continue with the rest of the car,3 minutes of your time but hey ho!!

Good luck.

I agree about Drivalia, which is a company I've used many times, but would suggest that you book them through 'Zest' online. They are an 'intermediary' company like 'Do you Spain' but (in my view) have much better offerings. They usually offer a free second driver, free breakdown cover, free cancellation and a level of 'top up' cover on the excess payable to the hire company with each booking. They have won a 'Which' recommendation many years in a row.  

Sunnytorr

Posted: Wed Jul 5, 2023 9:48pm

Posts: 35

12 helpful points

Location: Rojales

Joined: 1 Nov 2019

Posted: Wed Jul 5, 2023 9:48pm

David005 wrote on Thu Jun 29, 2023 12:34pm:

It's been years since I hired a car, but now I need to. Can anyone recommend a car hire company with good service and good value, for a 5 day hire from Alicante Airport, please? They all seem to have terrible reviews, with either very long queues, or charges for damage that was already there. Als...

...o, where can you fill up with petrol at or near the airport, for "full to full". Thanks for any help.

Hi there, we always use Lara cars for car hire. They are a very helpful reliable company. They will meet you at Alicante airport with the car and you also return it to them there. You can find them on line. They have an office in La Marina. 

Martyn1986

Posted: Wed Jul 5, 2023 10:20pm

Martyn1986

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Posts: 1282

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Location: Villajoyosa

Joined: 23 Aug 2020

Posted: Wed Jul 5, 2023 10:20pm

I think OP is probably sorted now due to fact that they haven't replied at all to any replies 

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