Alamo Brits price gone up massively!

[scarecrow]

Usually I find Alamo Brits the most expensive when I start looking in mid Decemeer, this year I have already booked with them as i discovers thanks to posts on here you could pay when you got there, so that's what I did, thank goodness.

In my experience the prices of most of the other renters comes down the week before Christmas, so keep checking. Last year I booked with Hertz after finding a code on flyer talk that you could use when paying with an American Express card. The previous time we went to the states I booked with Auto Europe, and before that we had the good old Hertz glitch. So keep checking. The prices usually shoot up again after Christmas though.

I've just had a look on Kayak and Budget prices look similar to what I paid with Alamo Brits.

[Guest]

We've made our reservation for four weeks Midsize SUV in April/May 2015 for GBP 510. Same period would cost now GBP 710. I wonder what's going on there...

[Scotscraig]

Booked with Alamo Brits last week for Int SUV for next Oct - £313 for 16 days. Checked after reading this thread and now £150 more. Very glad I booked now!

[Guest]

I have used Alamo enough times to know the price will go up and go down a number of times over the year, it just happens. When I see a go price i book it knowing i can cancel and get a refund if the price goes down or pay on arrival and just cancel.

[Ming]

We booked in September after reading a thread on here saying they had bargain prices. We paid £328 for a 7 seater van for last 2 weeks of July 2015. Just had a look and same van is now over £600. So glad I took the advice from the thread in September.

[TEL N KEL]

Originally Posted by tspill

Your statement isn't really correct.
Virgin have been more expensive for us in about the past 15ish trips. A/B has been the cheapest each time by quite an amount.

Bottom line is to check with various companies.

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agree I booked convertable with alamo brits virgin was £80 dearer at time, its just a case of looking around to find who is cheapest at time .

[Guest]

Well I've booked it now. Booked Int SUV for 15 days at Easter with Alamo for £336. Much cheaper than I've seen elsewhere and now get to use Savetime!

[rtfl66]

Originally Posted by tspill

Your statement isn't really correct.
Virgin have been more expensive for us in about the past 15ish trips. A/B has been the cheapest each time by quite an amount.

Bottom line is to check with various companies.

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I've booked with Virgin for the last two trips as a fair bit cheaper than Alamo Brits. Actually this year I booked and paid with Alamo Brits as wanted the additional driver, Virgin then had an offer of a free additional driver so I cancelled my standard SUV hire with Alamo and rebooked with Virgin saving nearly £90 on a 17 day car hire. It does pay to shop around as the Minivan was more expensive with Virgin but the standard SUV much lower with them.

[dave]

I booked with brits a couple of months ago. Int SUV 4 weeks in August for £519 same hire is now £883😳😳

[loves_disney]

i've actually found the intermediate SUV is just not showing for my dates anymore. It's £533 on the full website so with brits it should be around £480 which i'd pay right now! but it's not showing! only standard SUV :/