Renting a car for Christmas
Posted by Jacqui | Posted in Car Hire, Car Rental | Posted on 16-09-2010-05-2008
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Christmas is coming and the goose is getting fat, at least for the car rental companies! Christmas is high season everywhere, whether it’s for the two weeks spanning Christmas and New Year, or for a whole month from the 15th December.
Be warned! This is one period when you really do need to book early, not just to get the car you want but to get a car at all, especially if you’re going anywhere popular.
Spain is always very popular and although you may be lucky to get a car locally when you fly in, you can be very sure you will greatly over the usual rates for it.
Even if you’re just renting a car for the week before or after Christmas or New Year, you still need to book your car hire early. I know it sounds repetitive, but it’s so important, even now, people are booking for Christmas and every day you leave it, there are less cars available for you!
Go to a car rental broker as they have cars from most suppliers, whereas going direct means there are fewer hire cars for you in the first place. This means that you have a much larger pool of vehicles to choose from, it saves time and hassle and will generally cost you less!
So don’t let the car rental goose get too fat! Above all, enjoy the holiday and remember that drinking and driving do not mix!