Renting a car to go abroad

DukeDredd

Hey all,
Would it be possible for me to rent a car to go to France in for a week? Have a '92 car my self so would feel alot better with something thats unlikely to break down and maybe have air con...anyone done this or could let me know a rental company that would?

Duke

seamus

DukeDredd wrote:

Hey all,
Would it be possible for me to rent a car to go to France in for a week? Have a '92 car my self so would feel alot better with something thats unlikely to break down and maybe have air con...anyone done this or could let me know a rental company that would?

Duke

I'm not sure. Rental companies generally only allow you to bring the vehicle into bordering countries, so NI in Ireland, Spain from France etc. How were you planning on going? Boat to Wales, then drive to France?

With the Chunnel, UK rental companies tend to allow you take the vehicle into the EU, but with surcharges. So you may be able to get a boat to the UK, then pick up your rental car and drive to France. If you're doing a booze run, you'll be able to take the car back to Ireland to drop off your stuff.

Funny that they won't allow you take an Irish car off the island.

I only checked one company though (Argus), maybe have a scout around.

DukeDredd

Yip - it's gonna be a combined booze run and a few days chilling out over there also. I've sent an email to a few of them so awaiting replys. Guess i won't be surprised if none of them allow it.

DukeDredd

Nope - can't seem to find any company that'll do it. If anyone has any info that would help me here i'd really appreciate it.

Duke

Interceptor

I tried all of them before and only AVIS allowed me to take the car as far as the UK and no further - I guess the steering wheel on the wrong side might add too high a risk. Why don't you get four star AA cover on your own car - its not like you are trying to get to Italy and should the worst happen you can get it shipped back full of wine....

'ceptr

Seth Brundle

it is probably cheaper to rent it abroad anyway

seamus

Did you try these:
http://www.jpmg.ie/truckvanrentalhome.htm
With a small carvan, you'd get a good bit more booze in.

I would think that Van rental places would be used to people taking their vehicles abroad.

unkel

interceptor wrote:

Why don't you get four star AA cover on your own car

Yeah if you can't get a rental it is a good alternative. You won't need aircon for a few days...

kbannon wrote:

it is probably cheaper to rent it abroad anyway

The main point of the trip would be to carry the booze

seamus wrote:

With a small carvan, you'd get a good bit more booze in.

Make sure if you bring a lot back over, that you have something that backs up it 's for your own consumption. A booking confirmation of a wedding reception will do the trick

Won't explain the 20 cartons of fags though

michaelanthony

Rent a car over there

DukeDredd

And bring the car load of booze onto the ship as hand luggage in Roscoff?

pickarooney

Go to France as a foot passenger, or on a cheap flight, then hire a moving company to ship all your booze home as furniture.

DukeDredd

You're taking the p1ss right?

MadsL

Enterprise rent a van said this would be OK if I did it through a company rather than as a private individual, If you know someone with their own company maybe you can use their name and bring them back a case of wine as a thank you...

Also a van works better cus of the beefed up suspension. We nearly killed a polo doing the booze cruise (22 cases - 12 of them champagne). Thankfully we thought to go down in 2 cars and then transfered the load once off the ferry to the car we had left parked at Roslare (€3).

John R

DukeDredd wrote:

And bring the car load of booze onto the ship as hand luggage in Roscoff?

If you don't want to drive your own car around France then drive over, leave your car at the port and rent a local one then trasfer the booze back to your own car and drive home. probably cost considerably less than hiring a car here aswell.

MadsL

John R wrote:

If you don't want to drive your own car around France then drive over, leave your car at the port and rent a local one then trasfer the booze back to your own car and drive home. probably cost considerably less than hiring a car here aswell.

:eek: Have you tried carrying 20 odd cases of booze through a ferry port!!!!

John R

MadsL wrote:

:eek: Have you tried carrying 20 odd cases of booze through a ferry port!!!!

Sorry, I didn't make that clear. I meant take your own car over to France on the ferry, park it in the French port car park and rent a local car. On the way back park beside your own car, transfer the booze over, return the hire car and drive back onto the ferry. It involves almost no more driving of your own car then if you left it at Rosslare and it costs the same to take your car or a hire car on the ferry, it should cost less to hire a car in France and you will be hiring for less time because you will not need the hire for the crossings.

unkel

John R wrote:

Sorry, I didn't make that clear. I meant take your own car over to France on the ferry, park it in the French port car park and rent a local car. On the way back park beside your own car, transfer the booze over, return the hire car and drive back onto the ferry. It involves almost no more driving of your own car then if you left it at Rosslare and it costs the same to take your car or a hire car on the ferry, it should cost less to hire a car in France and you will be hiring for less time because you will not need the hire for the crossings.

The third way

Would not have thought of that myself