Do Not Try and Beat the Car Hire System
Hello Car Hire Seekers!!!
Many people have had a bad experience with a car hire company in the past. But, for the most part, the car hire companies are upstanding and legitimate. If you had some problems in your car hire history, do not try and gain redemption from the next company. You will only lose in the end because…You cannot beat the car hire system.
Before I go any further, we have to understand something about the car hire companies. They are actually taking a big risk by giving their cars to complete strangers. Just think, if some guy named David from Leeds was coming to use your car for a week, you would also want to protect yourself against any damages or problems that could possibly arise. You would even make some extra stipulations so that David would not break any of your rules for operating the car. But all hypothetical situations aside, it is important to look at the car hire process from the other side of the desk before doing anything you will regret.
Car hire companies are very clever. They know you need a car, they know more than one person wants to drive the car and they know you need insurance. That is why you cannot get any of this stuff for free. There are additional charges if you want extra features and deductible free insurance. They charge small prices for these extras, but they enforce stiff penalties if you break the rules.
One of the biggest mistakes is when a customer gets a car hire and does not pay for an extra driver. It is simple…If you will have more than one person driving the car hire, YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT!!! If any unauthorized driver is involved in an accident or some kind of traffic violation, none of the insurance policies will be valid and the car hire company might charge a huge penalty fee. For this reason, it is essential that you make sure ALL additional drivers are known to the car hire company and ALL are approved.
There are some local companies that offer customers a FREE second driver to attract extra business. One of the best companies I know of that offer a second driver for free is Marbenjo in Malaga, Spain. The website is only in Spanish, but I found the same prices from Decode Car Hire in Malaga. The car is from the same company and the website is in English. That is one of the reasons I like Decode Car Hire so much is that they put the company name directly under the picture of the car. This will help you find the company you want.
I will work on a more comprehensive list of companies and locations that offer a free second driver so you can know for your next holiday. If you are open for trip ideas, watch for a future post and take advantage of a car hire company that offers a FREE second driver. This will save you about 40.00 GBP over the course of 1 week.
Keep watching my blog for a list of companies and links to find FREE additional driver services. In all other cases, make sure you pay for an additional driver if you will have one!!!