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If it helps, we hired at a suspiciously low price on Santorini last April. Something like €40 for four days. So it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s dodgy.
(we only really needed it for getting from the airport and back and all taxis/transfers were starting at €50 return)
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The best way to get low excess cover is to buy a policy from insurance companies that offer these, which is much cheaper than buying it from the car hire company.
This price comparison site will find you the best deal:
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Get third party car hire insurance from someone like Questor. They sometimes exclude particualrly dubious companies with loads of claims so check the T&Cs for that.
The cheaper ones tend to be more inconveniently located. May need a shuttle bus (or sometimes a random mini bus) to the lot and back so consider that if you may be short of time either way or are landing/dropping off late/early.
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Cheap providers are fine as long as you:
- Expect utter bullshit upsell pitches at the desk. They will outright lie to you. Make sure you know your onions about whether you need toll transponders, what fuel option you want (always choose "return full"), what insurance you should buy from them (hopefully none), sat navs, child seats, etc etc. They may also try to sell you a larger / more expensive vehicle. Bring a print out of your booking.
- Plan to return the car on time, in very clean condition, with a full tank.
- Expect utter bullshit upsell pitches at the desk. They will outright lie to you. Make sure you know your onions about whether you need toll transponders, what fuel option you want (always choose "return full"), what insurance you should buy from them (hopefully none), sat navs, child seats, etc etc. They may also try to sell you a larger / more expensive vehicle. Bring a print out of your booking.
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I recent took a ryanair flight and their combine car hire through ALamo was cheap and problem free. New cars though, jeez! So many beeps.
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Car hire from Athens airport. And car hire in general. I’d like low excess/really don’t have to worry about a thing insurance cover. And a car that can fit 4 adults comfortably for a 5 hour drive.
I’ve looked on sky scanner and stuff, but I’m unsure about the various providers/suspiciously low prices.
What do people usually do when looking for hire cars? Just trust the deal finder websites or is it worth going with enterprise or whoever for ease?