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Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 11:48am
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dickie 333

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hi all 

car hire is so costly found a car hire company Opencar at alicante airport looking for recommendations on them please

kind regards dickie 333

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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 1:49am

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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 1:49am

Have rented from quite a few but not this company. They say on their site you get the price you expect on collection without surprises or hidden extras which is great but in their rental conditions paragraphs 3 & 4 seem to suggest purchase of collision damage insurance (CDW) is necessary to avoid the renter being liable for damage done which is not so great. You’d need to clarify what level of cover is given without purchasing this & how much the (CDW) itself is to purchase. Also if not purchasing this extra cover is a large deposit blocked on your credit card to cover any would-be damage. 

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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 8:39pm

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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 8:39pm

8102Mko wrote on Tue Sep 28, 2021 1:49am:

Have rented from quite a few but not this company. They say on their site you get the price you expect on collection without surprises or hidden extras which is great but in their rental conditions paragraphs 3 & 4 seem to suggest purchase of collision damage insurance (CDW) is necessary to a...

...void the renter being liable for damage done which is not so great. You’d need to clarify what level of cover is given without purchasing this & how much the (CDW) itself is to purchase. Also if not purchasing this extra cover is a large deposit blocked on your credit card to cover any would-be damage. 

Can I ask who you would recommend please ? 

Thx

8102Mko

Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 9:08pm

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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 9:08pm

GTMK wrote on Tue Sep 28, 2021 8:39pm:

Can I ask who you would recommend please ? 

Thx

I’ve used a few at the Airport that have now priced themselves out of the market, we used Lara last month who are cheap & also offer CDW in their quoted price. Have used Edi too who were similar. There may be more nearer to your destination who might be good value & if they’d offer to include the airport pick-up & drop-off in the quote you could compare for yourself. 

Jimmy Mack

Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 9:13am

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Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 9:13am

dickie 333 wrote on Mon Sep 27, 2021 11:48am:

hi all 

car hire is so costly found a car hire company Opencar at alicante airport looking for recommendations on them please

kind regards dickie 333

What I would suggest and it only my personal choice I would never give any car hire company access to a deposit which they usually request if you don’t take their costly insurance.

Regards 

 Jim

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