Hiring a car in Spain
There are as many reasons and attractions in Spain as there are smiles on the faces of the locals; and let’s face it they do have something to smile about! The province of Andalucía is large and varied and exploring Spain in a rental car is at times the only practical option. Twenty years ago, anyone going to a large hypermarket was faced with a sea of yellow Seat Panda’s when they emerged, and God help the driver Spaniard and tourist alike who had forgotten to make a note of the bay he parked in, he could still be seen wandering around scratching his head half an hour later.
Alicante car hire is these days a more sophisticated process it has responded to the change in needs. Many tourists these days are not prepared to squeeze in to a small car with two doors. Many tourists can afford to come to Spain for a weekends skiing and they need something more luxurious both for themselves and for their skis. Fortunately, the very seasonal nature of the car hires business means that there is a wide variety of vehicles for the Summer rush. Car hire Spain is a great deal cheaper in the winter and there are genuine bargains.
Cheap car hire Spain is not necessarily the modern mantra in Spain as nowadays there are far more models available even Porsches. The larger companies like Hertz will if given sufficient notice make any model of car available for you including the larger nine seated people carriers. It is the smaller local companies that tend to offer the best bargains as they are subject to the constraints of the local economy, and they want to hire their cars out even in the off peak season. If the cheapest car hire Spain option is what you are searching for local Alicante car hire companies can at certain times haves basic cars as cheap as 49 euros for the week.
However it is never a good idea to dismiss any of the options in Spain as there are more cars than in any other European country and the majority of those are on offer in the province of Andalucía. Some of the airline companies such as Air Berlin, Ryan airways and British Airways include a discount voucher for hertz car hire when you purchase one of their air tickets. Alicante car hire covers the region in which you are staying. The province of Andalucía and they have many drops for the cars including both the international airports of Malaga and Granada.
The Internet has made the process of checking car hire in Malaga a great deal simpler than it once was. However, a straight price comparison does not always give you the answer because not all the terms and conditions are standard. It is once thing to have a look at Travelocity and have a graph of all the prices. It depends on your mileage. Some car rental companies fill the car, or have a half tank of petrol or an empty tank, and they expect to get the car back in the same condition. However, it is very difficult to judge an unknown car in a foreign country to empty, not all companies give a commensurate refund. To some companies offering cheap car hire means that they have built an extra profit margin into the business of not refunding the customer for extra petrol.
Check that the car hire rates are fully inclusive of insurance and taxes, excess charges can be the norm in Spain. That means the standard insurance you have paid for does not cover the first 250 euros of the claim and you have to cover that damage. Many companies charge a surcharge for drivers who are under 25.
By Bill Hanning
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