Car rental Charles de Gaulle Airport

tiny timy

Hi all,

Have to take an unexpected trip to Paris this week and will habe to hire a car at Charles de Gaulle Airport when i land.

This is all new to me. Can anyone recommend a car rental company there who i should book a car with online before I go? What sort of paperwork apart from my driving licence do i need to take.

Thanks

Samuel T. Cogley

You'll most likely need a credit card. I use Enterprise and Firefly (Cheap Hertz) but I find the Ryanair car rental yoke to be excellent. Just make sure you book something on the Airport not something a shuttle bus ride away.

tiny timy

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

You'll most likely need a credit card. I use Enterprise and Firefly (Cheap Hertz) but I find the Ryanair car rental yoke to be excellent. Just make sure you book something on the Airport not something a shuttle bus ride away.

Thanks. Credit card, no problem. Yes, definitely want something at the airport, don't want to be messing around

Irishmale0399

I tend to use the following: https://www.sunnycars.de/deen/

Offer in my opinion great insurance cover in the basic price. Used them all over Europe and never had a problem with anything.

Samuel T. Cogley

Oh yes, insurance! You can cover yourself for the year for about €50. Don't forget, like I did, the guy coming out of the junction has right of way.

TomOnBoard

Use ryanair car hire trawler site. Stay away from goldcar and the other really cheap ones. Only take cars with full tank that you return full or you may get screwed on the fuel. Stick with Hertz, Avis, Enterprise, Europcar and such. Buy excess insurance before you go. Check the car thoroughly when you get it to ensure its got no more damage than is listed on the contract.

Thrifty is OK if you get very good value. I find them pickier than Hertz (from where they get many of their cars I believe) upon return. I think Firefly is also owned by Hertz but they operate at the much more low cost/low service end of the market.

elperello

Are you sure you want a car?
If you are heading into the city it will be a mill stone around your neck.

TomOnBoard

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

Oh yes, insurance! You can cover yourself for the year for about €50. Don't forget, like I did, the guy coming out of the junction has right of way.

Jaze, Sam, when were you last there?

You don't give way to the right anymore, unless the yellow diamond on the main road has a line through it. Out in the country, youll find roads of equal importance alright. If there's no yield or stop sign, the old give way rule applies, but most D and all N roads will be appropriately marked.

Samuel T. Cogley

TomOnBoard wrote: »

Jaze, Sam, when were you last there?

You don't give way to the right anymore, unless the yellow diamond on the main road has a line through it. Out in the country, youll find roads of equal importance alright. If there's no yield or stop sign, the old give way rule applies, but most D and all N roads will be appropriately marked.

I know most are marked with the Yield sign, but yellow diamond or not it's a bloody silly way to operate! :pac:

Cerco

Check the car over for bumps, dents, scrapes and don’t forget the tyres, before driving off. If any issues then mark up the form and bring it to attention of rep. Take photos if necessary.

Samuel T. Cogley

Cerco wrote: »

Check the car over for bumps, dents, scrapes and don’t forget the tyres, before driving off. If any issues then mark up the form and bring it to attention of rep. Take photos if necessary.

Check the alloys too! Enterprise actually dont care if you scuff them in my experiance but other companies do.

tiny timy

elperello wrote: »

Are you sure you want a car?
If you are heading into the city it will be a mill stone around your neck.

Yeah, it's outside of Paris, no other option

Irishmale0399

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

Check the alloys too! Enterprise actually dont care if you scuff them in my experiance but other companies do.

If you use sunnycars like I recommended you wont have to worry about anything other than returning the car with a full petrol tank. They have everything covered in their basic price. Normally they source their cars from Hertz, Europcar or Avis and if you take the premium package you get a car which is less than 1 year old or under 25000km.


On a side note....if you are driving on the continent check the right before left thing before getting out on the road. Traffic coming from the right at a juntion has right of way in Germany (think Holland also) for sure unless its otherwise regulated by a road sign.