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Car-hire

Posts tagged with "car-hire"

4 May 2019 in Motoring

Have you experienced a car hire rip off?

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We’re investigating problems with car hire. Have you got a story to share? Our guest Nick Trend of the Telegraph explains more.

(more on car hire…)

7 July 2018 in Travel & Leisure

Have you faced long queues hiring a holiday car?

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If you have, you’re not alone – but frustrating waits at car rental desks vary greatly between companies. Our new research reveals all…

(on holidays…)

15 July 2016 in Money

The fees you could live without

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Fees and charges

You’ve been sharing your stories of the everyday fees that really wind you up, from contract termination charges to the cost of updating your address…
(more about surprise fees…)

8 July 2016 in Motoring, Travel & Leisure

Update: Together we can end rip-off car hire charges

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Car rental sign in airport

Today we launch our new car hire campaign, alongside the Spanish consumer group OCU. Together we’re calling on car hire companies to end all unexpected extra charges and play fair with their fuel policies.

(more about car hire…)

21 November 2014 in Motoring, Travel & Leisure

OCU: how we’re cleaning up car hire in Spain

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Cartoon car

Holidaymakers have long complained about some car hire companies in Spain using unfair fuel policies. Here’s the Spanish consumer org OCU on how they’ve worked with Which? to clean up car hire.

(more about car hire…)

13 August 2014 in Motoring

Car hire: who’s still taking you for a ride?

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Cars cartoon

You told us you were sick of facing extra car hire charges at the pick-up desk and not getting refunds for fuel you’d paid for upfront but didn’t use. Here are the car hire firms that have changed after our calls for action.

(more about car hire…)

12 July 2014 in Travel & Leisure

Air your getaway gripes and put a stop to holiday hassles

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Holiday hassles illustrations

Despite the grey skies and heavy rain, summer is upon us and many take the opportunity to take a well-earned break. But many of you have told us that your holidays have not been quite as hassle-free as you hoped…

(more about holiday hassles…)

2 June 2014 in Motoring

Do car hire companies drive you round the bend?

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Car hire

A holiday should be a relaxing time away from the stresses of everyday life. But for some their holiday starts with unexpected stress and expense at the hire car collection desk. Sound familiar?

(more about car hire…)

26 February 2014 in Motoring, Travel & Leisure

Do car hire tricks drive you mad?

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Car hire

Do you hire cars when you go on holiday? And have you had a problem with the car companies you’ve hired through? We reveal the top pitfalls to avoid when booking a hire car.

(more about car hire…)

30 January 2014 in Motoring

Is the concept of car ownership becoming extinct?

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Blablacar promotional video of people in car

The launch of a peer-to-peer car lending website last week prompted me to think about how car ownership is changing. Borrowing a car from a stranger is a concept I find really hard to get to grips with.

(more about car ownership…)

16 December 2013 in Motoring, Travel & Leisure

Have you had a car hire nightmare?

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Car hire sign

Hiring a car on holiday should be stress free and easy, and for most of us it is. But all too often unexpected charges when we pick the car up or drop it off at the airport can turn this into a nightmare.

(more about car hire…)

18 June 2013 in Motoring, Travel & Leisure

Revealed: car hire complaints that drive you round the bend

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Car on road

When it comes to hiring cars abroad, you’ve told us that fuel costs, insurance costs, unclear websites, extra charges and disputed damage are all factors that have given you cause for complaint.

(more about car hire complaints…)

31 May 2013 in Technology

Am I stranded without a landline?

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An old black telephone on a yellow wall

Mobile phones have become so prevalent that many people have hung up their landlines for good. But are there still situations when a landline number comes in handy?

(more about landline numbers…)

26 April 2013 in Motoring, Travel & Leisure

Your view: the hidden cost of car hire sites

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A car hire key on an exotic beach

Our investigation into car hire sites uncovered sneaky charges that could catch you out. You’ve been sharing the highs and lows of your car hire experiences.

about your car hire comments…)

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