AVIS and BA - Upgrading Car Hire - Check your price before you call

[robotango]

Great post... many thanks

[Dacoops321]

Thankyou so much to the OP, we go in August and I have just upgraded my booking from group W to group L and received a £73 refund. Thankyou again

[Northtim]

How are people getting through to BA to check this!
I have tried at various times over the last 2 days and always end up with an automated message saying they are taking more calls than usual right now and the can't take my call so try again later.

[Eccle]

Originally Posted by Northtim

How are people getting through to BA to check this!
I have tried at various times over the last 2 days and always end up with an automated message saying they are taking more calls than usual right now and the can't take my call so try again later.

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I phoned about 11.30 yesterday and queued for around 20 min

[OLS]

Originally Posted by Northtim

How are people getting through to BA to check this!
I have tried at various times over the last 2 days and always end up with an automated message saying they are taking more calls than usual right now and the can't take my call so try again later.

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They will be inundated with calls at the moment about the potential strikes both at Heathrow and the pilots strikes I bet, so I think they will be very very busy - I find ringing the second the lines are open usually is the quickest way to get through

[wozwebs]

Jut spotted this after posting on the other Avis threads. Have a Ford Escape (F) booked but want the Ford Edge (W). When I booked the flights and car via BA the Edge was around £70 more than the Escape for some reason so I thought I would save some cash. Just looked using this link and the Edge is actually £16.94 cheaper than the Escape now so I will call first thing in the morning when the lines are back open to see if I can change. Presume there will be the £25 admin fee? Should mean £8.06 extra all in? Presume this way you keep the same booking number too?

[RickT]

Originally Posted by wozwebs

Jut spotted this after posting on the other Avis threads. Have a Ford Escape (F) booked but want the Ford Edge (W). When I booked the flights and car via BA the Edge was around £70 more than the Escape for some reason so I thought I would save some cash. Just looked using this link and the Edge is actually £16.94 cheaper than the Escape now so I will call first thing in the morning when the lines are back open to see if I can change. Presume there will be the £25 admin fee? Should mean £8.06 extra all in? Presume this way you keep the same booking number too?

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Ask them to quote you are a group S (standard), Z (Full Size) and L (premium) so you can make an informed cost effective decision.

the prices via the link are indicative, but trend is that its sometimes more of a saving than is displayed.

[wozwebs]

Phoned this morning and managed to change from the Ford Escape to the Ford Edge and received a £5 refund. Can’t complain at that.

[Libsmum]

Tried this today and have upgraded from a Group F to a Group W and got £61 back!
Thanks op for this top tip

[paulaperk]

I must've git a decent deal at time of booking, paid £345 for ford escape or similar for 2 weeks, now when I look it's about £100 more expensive