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[Closed] Car hire challenge - can you beat £197.11 for 6 days hire (from London)?

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Well, can you? 🙂

Hiring a car for this weekend, best I can find is £197.11 with Argus Car Hire (manual Ford Fiesta), thought I'd see if the STW hive mind could save me a few more pounds 🙂

Need to collect in central-ish London (Kings Cross, Tower Bridge etc)... all help appreciated as always STW, a pint of virtual bitter to the winner (or maybe even a real one if I'm driving past this weekend 🙂 )


 
Posted : 29/03/2010 10:15 am
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first up - you get 6 day weekends - what line of employment is that 😉


 
Posted : 29/03/2010 10:18 am
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There's a couple of days leave in there as well 🙂 I'm in travel, we work a 7-day roster and it works in my favour occasionally 😉


 
Posted : 29/03/2010 10:21 am
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I've just hired a van from Enterprise over Easter for five days for £120 using this discount link, but then you are looking in London so may be not as good.

http://click.specials.enterprise.com/?qs=bd6b6024ee19e3234b07842124f001bd244601f3750f89093dfb1f55cb6c15214af3b38222af5392

keppoch.


 
Posted : 29/03/2010 10:22 am
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cheers Keppoch, unfortunately that's no good for London (all 'sold out' at that rate, unsuprising really).


 
Posted : 29/03/2010 10:27 am
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Take the Argus deal and when you get there ask for an upgrade.
Ergo a better 'value' deal.

Thats what i do.


 
Posted : 29/03/2010 10:36 am
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Yes, yes, I can...if you're willing to take the 15 train to Croydon from London Bridge/Victoria. If you are, "The Garage" offers 89 quid for old Nissan Micra to 145 quid for new Skoda Octavia. Everything in between depends on size and age. Added bonus: if you get the Octavia, it's probably got a Minicab sticker which means no congestion charge...

http://www.thegaragecarrental.co.uk/minicab.shtml


 
Posted : 29/03/2010 12:43 pm
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Priceline. £130 for an Aygo from Victoria. Couldn't be bothered looking for other London pickup locations.

You're a travel agent aren't you- Surely somebody'll give you a car for nix, or close to it?


 
Posted : 29/03/2010 12:52 pm
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you'd think so wouldn't you, but unfortunately not 🙁 things ain't as good in the travel industry as they used to be 🙁


 
Posted : 29/03/2010 12:53 pm
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hmmm, tried Priceline.co.uk (cartrawler I guess?) and it's giving me a price of £200+?


 
Posted : 29/03/2010 12:58 pm
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get any old banger off ebay with a months tax and mot.insurance is the only bother/cost.if your knocking on you could be ok tho.

sell it on ebay when your done for parts or complete (if still in mot/tax)....potentially you could end up quids in...potentially that is....


 
Posted : 29/03/2010 1:03 pm
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sorry - should have added: the company i linked to above isn't just a minicab rental place, it's a normal hire car place too. 15 minutes!


 
Posted : 29/03/2010 1:12 pm
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probably the dates you're searching- you didn't specify. If you pick up on the Wed for 7 days it shows as £129, if you pick up on the Thursday for 6 days it shows as £203. 😕


 
Posted : 29/03/2010 1:14 pm
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that's brilliant Vinnyeh, I knew I could count on STW to help out 🙂 Silly how it's cheaper to rent for a week instead of 6 days 😆

Hmmm... wonder if I should go for a Golf for a little bit more...


 
Posted : 29/03/2010 1:18 pm
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the company i linked to above isn't just a minicab rental place, it's a normal hire car place too. 15 minutes!

Good call as well Konabunny, thanks for the suggestion. I think Vinnyeh wins though, a new car with unlimited mileage for £130 is pretty good! Plus it's 5 minutes from my door 🙂


 
Posted : 29/03/2010 1:26 pm