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4 Jan 21, 12:21 PM |
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Difference between ba and virgin
I have looked at virgin and they give the basic and the gold. We chose to pay for the gold last time
When I go onto ba cheapest seems to be Avis but then i can’t actually find what the insurance covers. I would basically want to be covered for everything I could as I wouldn’t want to risk anything. |
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4 Jan 21, 12:38 PM |
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If you book a BA fly drive then you are fully covered for everything and you don't need to take out any additional insurance. If you join the BA executive club then you also get another named driver for free. Taken from BA.com.
'Inclusive car insurance' Includes: Unlimited mileage Customer Facility Fee Tire & Battery Fee Third Party Liability (TPL) State Surcharge Veh. License Fee Collision Damage Waiver (CDW) Fuel Policy: Full to Full'
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5 Jan 21, 12:03 PM |
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Was just on the website and did the flight and hotel then added the car as extra.
Just feels like I was missing something cos it was so cheap. I’m not a brilliant driver over here let alone over there so I always want to make sure I’m covered. Do you think the normal booster seats will be ok for the kids? They are both over 5 so I don’t think Florida requires them anymore but I prefer them just like home |
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6 Jan 21, 01:10 AM |
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BA have some very good deals at the moment, so I don’t think you’re missing anything. We’ve always done BA fly drives, never had any issues, had free upgrades twice and if you join the BA executive club & Avis preferred then you get added benefits too.I think normal booster seats would be fine, if you use them here.
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15 Mar 21, 11:31 AM |
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Join Date: Aug 18
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Tom. Mick. Your usually the guys to see with cars.
I had virgin last time and we paid for the gold insurance as we had no idea what we were doing. There is a big difference in prices if we have to pay for more insurance. Any idea what I am covered for with ba? And which would you say is better the basic virgin or the basic BA |
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15 Mar 21, 11:38 AM |
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VIP Dibber
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We did a BA fly drive back in Nov 2017 and it included CDW with no excess and $1m SLI in the basic price and that's what you need. There was no option to upgrade insurance since it was all included - although you could upgrade the car. From what I read on here BA still do that.
With a VS fly drive you have to upgrade to Gold I believe to get the same level of CDW and SLI. Same with a Tui fly drive. You can't book a BA fly drive until flights are released at 355 days out. You can book a VS fly drive in advance of their 330 days rule - if you feel like paying around £1,000 more than by waiting until day 330 Mick
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15 Mar 21, 11:53 AM |
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To throw another option in to the mix. Virgin Atlantic now do a flight + car option that delivers a fully insured car and is cheaper than the Virgin Holidays fly drive.
However it's full payment on booking unlike VH which is deposit only if you so wish. Worth a look.
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15 Mar 21, 12:04 PM |
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I must be looking wrong Tom as it shows the flight prices then talks about adding the hotel if I wanted but couldn’t see a car. Maybe it’s cos I use a mobile rather than desktop site.
Will keep looking though. Only reason for virgin is cos it’s from Manchester *** found it. Be being silly 😜 Thanks Edited at 12:06 PM. |
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15 Mar 21, 03:12 PM |
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