{"id":18332,"date":"2016-07-02T13:00:02","date_gmt":"2016-07-02T06:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/planning-to-hire-a-car-abroad-this-summer-read-our-guide-first\/"},"modified":"2016-07-02T13:18:17","modified_gmt":"2016-07-02T06:18:17","slug":"planning-to-hire-a-car-abroad-this-summer-read-our-guide-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/planning-to-hire-a-car-abroad-this-summer-read-our-guide-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning to hire a car abroad this summer? Read our guide first"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWe look at ways to get the best rental deal, how you can avoid hassle and the hard sell at hire desks, and the firms you should beware of. Plus, we compare car hire costs at Malaga airportCar hire firms operate in a similar way to airlines, meaning you\u2019ve got to book early, and online, for the cheapest deals. \u00adBooking in February \u00adcompared with June can bring down the average two-week rental by \u00a3100. If you are yet to book this summer\u2019s trip it\u2019s not too late, but don\u2019t hang around if you are going to a popular destination.Online brokers tend to be the cheapest, but car hire firms\u2019 own websites will sometimes match them if they have a sale on. The two online brokers that stand out are Holidayautos.co.uk and Rentalcars.com. It\u2019s a confusing market designed to catch out the unwary, and the key to getting a good deal is to make sure you are comparing like with like. The above two sites give the clearest explanations of what you are getting. So what should you be looking for? Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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We look at ways to get the best rental deal, how you can avoid hassle...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-4LG","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9276,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/steer-clear-of-car-hire-rip-offs-on-holiday\/","url_meta":{"origin":18332,"position":0},"title":"Steer clear of car hire rip-offs on holiday","date":"March 9, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The headline price can make you think you\u2019re getting a bargain, but you need to be on guard against sneaky chargesHolidaymakers heading overseas for Easter who have yet to book their car have already missed the cheapest deals \u2013 but they could still save money by avoiding being ripped\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":76202,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/car-hire-firms-double-whammy-strikes-at-both-the-young-and-the-old\/","url_meta":{"origin":18332,"position":1},"title":"Car hire firms\u2019 double whammy strikes at both the young and the old","date":"January 10, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Readers were left out of pocket when car hire firms failed to honour their bookings, one because he was old and another because she was youngReaders were left out of pocket when car hire firms failed to honour their bookings, one because he was old and another because she\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":58882,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/holiday-car-hire-how-to-avoid-the-add-ons-that-can-double-your-bill\/","url_meta":{"origin":18332,"position":2},"title":"Holiday car hire: how to avoid the add-ons that can double your bill","date":"June 24, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r From saying \u2018no\u2019 to satnavs and child seats, to checking the vehicle thoroughly, there are ways to avoid unnecessary costs and stressGreece and Portugal are the priciest places to hire a car this summer, while Florida is the cheapest, according to a survey of holiday hotspots. 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