Hi,
anyone had any recent experience in hiring rental cars in Ireland - mainly the Republic of Ireland ?
i am mainly looking for a one or two days hire from Galway.
also looking - probably HERTZ - for about 7-8 days in Northern Ireland.
TIA
Hi...after having started this thread we ended up using HERTZ for Ireland, England, Scotland and Sweden Car Hires. England and Scotland were very cheap (as in about half the cost). Ireland cost more.
All but Sweden were one way and with Hertz the one ways fees were nil for my hires. Booked early (only paid later) to secure cheap rates when compared to other companies. I had a corporate rate with them that helped.
Our Irish trip ended up being 9 days of driving plus extra non driving days in Dublin.
We landed at Shannon, drove NE to theCliffs of Moher and then went south to do the three rings and then along the south coast and then up to Dublin. We had fabulously sunny weather for almost the entire trip with only half a day of rain.
Pickup Location
Shannon Airport
Address
Airport - Arrival Hall
Return Location
Dublin City Centre - 294A North Circular Road
Address
294A North Circular Road
Pickup Time
Tue, 08 May, 2018 at 11:30
Return Time
Wed, 16 May, 2018 at 17:00
Discounts
30+
WHAT YOU PAY NOW
341.90 AUD
YOUR VEHICLE
Compact, 4-5 Door, Manual, Diesel Air Group C CDMD
(C) VW Golf Diesel or similar
PAYMENT METHOD
Pay Now
DISCOUNTS
RQ: BEST
Rate Details
1 week at 107.29 AUD 107.29 AUD
2 extra days at 15.32 AUD 30.64 AUD
Included
Unlimited Kilometers Included
Total Sales Tax 48.15 AUD
Location Service Charge 36.00 AUD
Collision damage waiver 99.01 AUD
Theft protection 28.29 AUD
Upon booking, your credit card will be charged 341.90 AUD
WHAT YOU PAY AT COUNTER *
62.86 AUD
Fees and Surcharges
Taxes (Amount to be paid at time of rent) 7.48 AUD
Drop fee (Paid At Counter) 35.24 AUD
Approximate amount to be paid at time of rent * 62.86 AUD
TOTAL *
404.76 AUD for 8-16May from Shannon airport to Dublin city centre.
INSURANCE
Just in case I topped up with a 12 month policy
https://www.worldwideinsure.com/policy-wordings/2018/CER-WW-18_v1.pdf
to cover the things that the insurance that comes with the vehicle does not cover. This also covered me for trips in Oz in additional to my 4 car hires 3 of which were fora week or so. This was low cost and very cheap peace of mind IMO, ad saved paying the for the large excess insurance from the car rental companies..
