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Rental - Young driver surcharge

  • 02-06-2010 2:16pm
    #1
    dRNk SAnTA
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 777 ✭✭✭


    Hi everyone.

    Sorry if this is the wrong location for this question.

    I'm 23 with a clean licence and looking to rent a car in Europe. I know all companies have an under-25 surcharge, and with Hertz and Avis it's €30/day which is ridiculous and almost more than the car itself. Does anyone know if surcharges vary across rental companies? if there's a company we can rent from more cheaply?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    keithclancy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,208 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    dRNk SAnTA wrote: »
    Hi everyone.

    Sorry if this is the wrong location for this question.

    I'm 23 with a clean licence and looking to rent a car in Europe. I know all companies have an under-25 surcharge, and with Hertz and Avis it's €30/day which is ridiculous and almost more than the car itself. Does anyone know if surcharges vary across rental companies? if there's a company we can rent from more cheaply?

    Thanks

    The Surcharge is normal and is to cover the increased Insurance cost for being under 25.


  • #3
    dRNk SAnTA
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 777 ✭✭✭dRNk SAnTA


    I accept the surcharge, just not the high price of it. Hertz have a maximum charge of 300 which is good if you're renting long term, but no use to me. I'm looking for a company with a lower surcharge rate.


  • #4
    PaddyFagan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,146 ✭✭✭PaddyFagan


    dRNk SAnTA wrote: »
    Hi everyone.

    Sorry if this is the wrong location for this question.

    I'm 23 with a clean licence and looking to rent a car in Europe. I know all companies have an under-25 surcharge, and with Hertz and Avis it's €30/day which is ridiculous and almost more than the car itself. Does anyone know if surcharges vary across rental companies? if there's a company we can rent from more cheaply?

    Thanks

    Depends on where exactly you're renting - lots of smaller car hire places have lower surcharges (and/or a lower age when there isn't one).

    For example these guys in Malaga - www.hellehollis.com
    (I've no business connection with these guys, just some asked before I was using them around that time and checked!)

    I'd suggest you search the web for the various companies where you going and check them all out....

    Paddy


  • #5
    Delta Kilo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,212 ✭✭✭Delta Kilo


    Try enterprise, there age for rental is 23. I think it is a small bit more expensive,, but not a great deal.


  • #6
    cianclarke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,389 ✭✭✭cianclarke


    I've used Sixt and Europcar since I was 18 in Germany - found both to be reasonably cheap.


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  • #7
    si_guru
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,347 ✭✭✭si_guru


    dRNk SAnTA wrote: »
    Hi everyone.

    Sorry if this is the wrong location for this question.

    I'm 23 with a clean licence and looking to rent a car in Europe. I know all companies have an under-25 surcharge, and with Hertz and Avis it's €30/day which is ridiculous and almost more than the car itself. Does anyone know if surcharges vary across rental companies? if there's a company we can rent from more cheaply?

    Thanks

    I am 42.. I would happily pay €30 a day to be 21 again.


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