Car Rental in Greystones?

Clodagh84

Does anyone know if any of the garages in the area do car rental service?

MyPerfectCousin

There's an Enterprise rent a car location run out of Windsor motors in Bray. I'm sure a bit of googling will identify other alternatives, though probably none directly in Greystones.

Clodagh84

MyPerfectCousin wrote: »

There's an Enterprise rent a car location run out of Windsor motors in Bray. I'm sure a bit of googling will identify other alternatives, though probably none directly in Greystones.

Thank you MyPerfectCousin! I checked out their prices, and the car hire rates are okay, but the insurance charges are sky high! I know it`s most likely fully comp. I may call them to see if it`s compulsory to take their insurance, or if I can just have a certain level of insurance. Only looking to rent 4 wheels, so it doesnt have to be a new car!

MyPerfectCousin

Clodagh84 wrote: »

Thank you MyPerfectCousin! I checked out their prices, and the car hire rates are okay, but the insurance charges are sky high! I know it`s most likely fully comp. I may call them to see if it`s compulsory to take their insurance, or if I can just have a certain level of insurance. Only looking to rent 4 wheels, so it doesnt have to be a new car!

We only used them because our insurance company supplied a replacement car from there after a collision. Would you not book online and collect it from the airport if you're looking for the best deal? Budget.ie tends to have some of the lowest rates, or at least it used to.

Clodagh84

Thank you, yes I am investigating all options. Just thought if there was someone in Greystones, I would have liked to support them.

cuddlycavies

Bring plenty of that fine Oregonian Pinot Noir with you:)

Clodagh84

cuddlycavies wrote: »

Bring plenty of that fine Oregonian Pinot Noir with you:)

Ah! You are familiar with the very fine wines they produce here? Aren`t they excellent? I have been trying to educate the off-licence owners that they need to check out the wines from Oregon and Washington, and make them available to the general public

darter

Clodagh84,

Renting of smaller cars (classes A-C) in Ireland outside the Summer is cheap - less than 10 euro per day. The kicker are the fees for CDW etc. (10-15 euro/day) and 2nd driver (9 euro/day! Most European countries it is 9 euro or so for the whole rental period.).

Some U.S. Platinum and Gold credit cards (eg. AmEx Platinum) cover CDW and other insurances. Although the card may have an annual fee, it can pay for itself very quickly when doing car rentals and not taking CDW - both in Ireland and elsewhere. You have to check VERY CAREFULLY though in the small print of each card, as Ireland is on the list for some of the cards for which CDW cover is not extended.

You must refuse ALL insurances for the card's insurance cover to be valid. And take a copy of the card's small print with you to show to the agent. Hertz and Budget at the airport are hassle-free, but the smaller ones really are not comfortable with you not taking CDW and try to pressure you into it.

I spent a couple of months some years ago in Oregon - fell in love with Eugene. Oregon is what California was before the right moved in and got old.

Hope this helps...

ciaran67

Clodagh84 wrote: »

Ah! You are familiar with the very fine wines they produce here? Aren`t they excellent? I have been trying to educate the off-licence owners that they need to check out the wines from Oregon and Washington, and make them available to the general public

Oi dont forget BC Okanagan reds aswell!

loyatemu

darter wrote: »

Clodagh84,

Renting of smaller cars (classes A-C) in Ireland outside the Summer is cheap - less than 10 euro per day. The kicker are the fees for CDW etc. (10-15 euro/day) and 2nd driver (9 euro/day! Most European countries it is 9 euro or so for the whole rental period.).

Some U.S. Platinum and Gold credit cards (eg. AmEx Platinum) cover CDW and other insurances. Although the card may have an annual fee, it can pay for itself very quickly when doing car rentals and not taking CDW - both in Ireland and elsewhere. You have to check VERY CAREFULLY though in the small print of each card, as Ireland is on the list for some of the cards for which CDW cover is not extended.

You must refuse ALL insurances for the card's insurance cover to be valid. And take a copy of the card's small print with you to show to the agent. Hertz and Budget at the airport are hassle-free, but the smaller ones really are not comfortable with you not taking CDW and try to pressure you into it.

I spent a couple of months some years ago in Oregon - fell in love with Eugene. Oregon is what California was before the right moved in and got old.

Hope this helps...

or you could get annual excess insurance from the likes of http://carhireexcess.com/

darter

loyatemu wrote: »

or you could get annual excess insurance from the likes of http://carhireexcess.com/

Good one! It covers up to 180 day rental, whereas credit card ones usually cover only to 30 days. Max of €3,500 per rental.

You have to be a resident of Ireland to take that insurance though, so not an option for Clodagh84. There may be U.S. equivalents, although again read the fine print very carefully as Ireland has an odd status with some auto insurers. Some cards don't extend their CDW waiver to Ireland.

Clodagh84

darter wrote: »

Clodagh84,

Renting of smaller cars (classes A-C) in Ireland outside the Summer is cheap - less than 10 euro per day. The kicker are the fees for CDW etc. (10-15 euro/day) and 2nd driver (9 euro/day! Most European countries it is 9 euro or so for the whole rental period.).

Some U.S. Platinum and Gold credit cards (eg. AmEx Platinum) cover CDW and other insurances. Although the card may have an annual fee, it can pay for itself very quickly when doing car rentals and not taking CDW - both in Ireland and elsewhere. You have to check VERY CAREFULLY though in the small print of each card, as Ireland is on the list for some of the cards for which CDW cover is not extended.

You must refuse ALL insurances for the card's insurance cover to be valid. And take a copy of the card's small print with you to show to the agent. Hertz and Budget at the airport are hassle-free, but the smaller ones really are not comfortable with you not taking CDW and try to pressure you into it.

I spent a couple of months some years ago in Oregon - fell in love with Eugene. Oregon is what California was before the right moved in and got old.

Hope this helps...

Thank you darter, Yes I have an Amex card, but as you mentioned, Ireland is one of the countries they won`t cover on CDW. And thanks for the rest of the info on Hertz and Budget.

Darter, did you happen to bump into any exotic animals down in Eugene?

Clodagh84

loyatemu wrote: »

or you could get annual excess insurance from the likes of http://carhireexcess.com/

That was a good idea, except I`m not resident in Ireland! I will check out to see if my old insurance company can insure me somehow as my Irish driving licence is still valid.

Clodagh84

Axa have an excess insurance policy too, and on examining the policy, it appears one doesn`t need to be a resident.
Thing is, I don`t think an excess policy replaces the cover a CDW policy gives ie. in the case of a collision!

Clodagh84

An update:

I checked with my Mastercard credit card company, and Yay... they cover CDW insurance cover on a car rental in Ireland...so I will just go ahead and rent from the chaps in Windsor, Bray.

Thank you everyone for all your input on my thread