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9 Jan 17, 05:31 PM |
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Fab loophole OP ... This is why I LOVE the dibb
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9 Jan 17, 06:22 PM |
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Join Date: Nov 09
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Thank You for posting - there is 6 of us and we were going to have 2 cars just booked
1 car 14 nights and 1 car for 17 nights both economy for total of £446, Alamo Brits wanted £667 so a good saving thanks again. Chris |
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9 Jan 17, 09:01 PM |
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wow great find it works because there giving 7 days for the price of 5.
We have a 21 day trip so just split the car rental into 3 rentals and it saves us £200
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9 Jan 17, 09:10 PM |
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Join Date: Dec 09
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I'm with you now. Off for a look
Will playing around with the dates make a difference to the price ? How do you do Quidco / executive club and Preferred on the booking ? Are these cancellable ? Edited at 09:28 PM. Reason: extra |
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9 Jan 17, 09:28 PM |
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We were already registered for exec club, it would be worth you joining first as it gives an extra driver free. I joined Avis preferred just before booking and at the end of the booking page it asks for your preferred number. Went through topcashback and it tracked within mins giving another £7 off!
We were considering not collecting the car on our last day and using uber to get back to the airport. however it clearly shows a no show fee will be applied. We will continue with our original plan to pick the car up at the doubletree hotel at the entrance to Universal and drive to MCO. |
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9 Jan 17, 10:01 PM |
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Join Date: Dec 09
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omg every date and drop off location gives a different price !
Only managing to save about £75 so far I don't suppose it would take long at MCO to drop off and pick up ? I'll tell the kids we're going on a mystery tour somewhere near Universal Studios. I notice they charge an extra £10 to pay by credit card which is a bit of a cheek as you have to show up with the card you paid with to get the car. |
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9 Jan 17, 10:13 PM |
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If you split your booking into 7 day rentals you get 7 days for the price of 5
so 14 day rental make 2 rentals 21 day rental make 3 rentals I was only asked £5 extra for using credit card
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9 Jan 17, 11:42 PM |
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Very Serious Dibber
Join Date: Apr 16
Location: Hertfordshire
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The 7-days-for-the-price-of-5 stacks, e.g. a 14-day rental should give 4 days for free, so splitting it into two should be sufficient.
OP. Great find. Contemplating this as we're going May as well as November/December. Compared to Alamo Brits (existing booking + current prices) I'll save ~£60 over the 32 days in total.
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10 Jan 17, 08:41 AM |
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Apprentice Imagineer
Join Date: Oct 10
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Thanks so much OP. Booked last night for 2 lots of car hire either side of our cruise in August for half of what Alamo Brits wanted for 1 lot! And we got a suburban monster too whereas Alamo was only Standard SUV.
This gives us flexibility around Miami post cruise rather than taxi to south beach and then being without car for 5 days there Totals: £791 for 13 days plus 5 days all inclusive and additional driver. Was more than that for just the 13 day bit, but when I added the second portion it reduced in price overall! DH really wanted the monster to drive around the west coast and the Keys:now he gets it! |
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10 Jan 17, 09:19 AM |
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Good tip OP. Works out cheaper than single booking for Avis, however for me Virgin Holidays is still coming in surprisingly cheap at the moment with Alamo (£50 cheaper than previous booking through Discount Florida Car Hire, so worth checking their prices).
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