Car hire, Geneva airport

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Anybody got any top deals for car hire from GVA? I'll be hiring from there Swiss side, not the French (made that mistake once before). Just wondered if there are any deals to be had, or the best offer?

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Interesting about BA, I am an Exec Club member but I have no idea where my card is, everything is always done online when I book!

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Cheib said:

All the hire companies at GVA on the Swiss side supply cars with winter tyres....think it's a legal requirement. The s on the French side dont though....they don't even give you snow chains as I once found out when trying to leave a ski resort after a foot of snow had fallen the day before.

Or....they give you snow chains, but when you get halfway up the hill at 2am and try to fit them (because otherwise you're going nowhere on the low-tread non-winter tyres) you find that they are broken with several sections and clips missing. When you return the car and point this out, they say merci and simply place the remains of that same set of chains back in the line of sets to go back out again. Yep, ask me.....hence why I'll pay the Swiss premium this time. Not to mention the fact that you're thrown almost immediately onto a Swiss motorway with no carnet, or that you need the navigational skills of Ranulph Fiennes to find your way back to the rental dungeon.

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schmalex said:

They supply them, as its a legal requirement in winter time. However, some charge a "winter supplement", payable at the desk for the use of them. I very nearly fell into this little gotcha last month...

Excuse the dumb question but does that mean "don't pay the £11 per day for winters as the car will have them anyway"?

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schmalex said:

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schmalex said:

They supply them, as its a legal requirement in winter time. However, some charge a "winter supplement", payable at the desk for the use of them. I very nearly fell into this little gotcha last month...

Excuse the dumb question but does that mean "don't pay the £11 per day for winters as the car will have them anyway"?

More like "sure, you can have the car, but because it's winter time and you have to have winter tyres, we're going to charge you £11 / day for the pleasure even though they are mandatory"

So what did you do - pay it or ask them politely to PFO? I've booked now and it did warble on about a winter tyre charge payable at the desk, I just don't know whether I will actually have to stump up for it?

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Ah OK, thanks, makes sense now, I have booked a Fabia with Holiday Autos but it does say the mandatory tyre charge is CHF40, or £27-ish on top of £153 for 4 days. Might make sense to check some others which are inclusive then.

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Chucklehead said:

Expedia include the winter fees in the cost at Geneva and quite a few other countries too

That's very interesting, thanks, they are quoting £167 for a Polo against my £153 for a Fabia (same group then!) but yes, it does say "winter fees included". Cancellation and rebooking required then!