Car hire in Florida - specifically Orlando Intl
Discussion
steveo3002 said:
go on flyertalk.com forums ..they list what stock each location has
or youre set on a certain car hertz lets you book certain models
Champion chap, cheers! I'm not too worried about getting a particular model - more like I don't want to be stuck with something like a matiz vert (should such an abomination exist!!)or youre set on a certain car hertz lets you book certain models
I fly into the the States regularly and always use www.usrentacar.com they are based in the UK and always give good deals. As to convertibles... it depends what time of the year your going. If it is in July or August i would advise against it. Especially if your considering driving alot. Remember the intensity of the sun is much higher our there than in the UK. Our UV index is say 7 when out there it can be extreme 12 or higher. So you burn much quicker. So look on USrentacar web site and see what they can offer.
surveyor said:
shakotan said:
Don't forget you now need an International Driving Permit to be able to rent a vehicle in Florida. Your UK License is not enough.
Ignore the above. It's out of date. The Floridian's realised they had cocked up and decided not to enforce this law.Geoff Stilwell said:
If it is in July or August i would advise against it. Especially if your considering driving alot. Remember the intensity of the sun is much higher our there than in the UK. Our UV index is say 7 when out there it can be extreme 12 or higher. So you burn much quicker.
This!I cant imagine anyone using a convertable in Florida in summer, winter months would be great though.
It's usually in the high 30's with crippling humidity when we go in July, aircon on about 15mins before you get in your car, as much for respite from humidity as it is heat.
pherlopolus said:
This!
I cant imagine anyone using a convertable in Florida in summer, winter months would be great though.
It's usually in the high 30's with crippling humidity when we go in July, aircon on about 15mins before you get in your car, as much for respite from humidity as it is heat.
thanks for the reminder about that!! I remember I did this about 19 years ago and was severely burned I cant imagine anyone using a convertable in Florida in summer, winter months would be great though.
It's usually in the high 30's with crippling humidity when we go in July, aircon on about 15mins before you get in your car, as much for respite from humidity as it is heat.
Decided to go for a SUV instead and maybe upgrade for the last few days depending on what we feel like
I actually get nearly as much enjoyment out of the massive thunderstorms in summer as I do wandering around walmart looking at either 1) stuff i would be allowed on the plane with or 2) really dont need.
we usually have a 7 seater minivan so we have room to spread out (4 of us) and take my neices out with us too if we want to.
we usually have a 7 seater minivan so we have room to spread out (4 of us) and take my neices out with us too if we want to.
surveyor said:
shakotan said:
Don't forget you now need an International Driving Permit to be able to rent a vehicle in Florida. Your UK License is not enough.
Ignore the above. It's out of date. The Floridian's realised they had cocked up and decided not to enforce this law.The long and short is that non English licenses were banned but they removed the statute about 3-4 weeks ago when they realised they had made a small mistake.
You do have a license in English, so it wouldn't have applied in the first place.
JDRoest said:
Get ready to argue it though as the people on the desks may not be up to date or even understand what it was all about.
The long and short is that non English licenses were banned but they removed the statute about 3-4 weeks ago when they realised they had made a small mistake.
You do have a license in English, so it wouldn't have applied in the first place.
Everyone's up to date on this - wasn't 3-4 weeks ago - it was February. It wasn't non English licenses - it was non-US licenses (i.e. applied to anyone without a US license). It never made it into the statute because it was deemed unconstitutional. In reality it was a bunch of jobs-worths (yup, we have 'em too) trying to create a fix for a problem that doesn't exist (Law enforcement being unable to interpret non-English drivers licenses.) The fact that they have managed perfectly well up until this point in time seems to have been overlooked. The long and short is that non English licenses were banned but they removed the statute about 3-4 weeks ago when they realised they had made a small mistake.
You do have a license in English, so it wouldn't have applied in the first place.
I would offer that it wasn't a small mistake, but a rather monumental f
k-up.Matt Harper said:
Everyone's up to date on this - wasn't 3-4 weeks ago - it was February. It wasn't non English licenses - it was non-US licenses (i.e. applied to anyone without a US license). It never made it into the statute because it was deemed unconstitutional. In reality it was a bunch of jobs-worths (yup, we have 'em too) trying to create a fix for a problem that doesn't exist (Law enforcement being unable to interpret non-English drivers licenses.) The fact that they have managed perfectly well up until this point in time seems to have been overlooked.
I would offer that it wasn't a small mistake, but a rather monumental fk-up.
No offense Matt, but please do look up the case at some point before calling someone out. The intention was to make all non English d/l have an IDP, but they got it wrong, and made everyone have one.I would offer that it wasn't a small mistake, but a rather monumental f
k-up.It did make it to the statute books and came into force on Jan 1st, but they quickly had to ask LEO in the state not to enforce it as the legislation had kinda breached a Geneva convention (nothing to do with the constitutional).
HB7059 was filed on March 7th, and made it back to the Governors office for signing on April 2nd (not February). So although my "3-4 weeks" was more of a 10 weeks, I can only apologise that HB7059 is not foremost on my mind.
As for "Everyone's up to date on this"; none of the rental desks at our airport knew that the law had been changed a second time when visitors of ours 5 weeks ago were asked for an IDP! After a bit of a chat, they decided that a UK license would probably work after all as the d/l number seemed to fit the field on their computer that they had to enter (or whatever they do).
http://www.thespec.com/living-story/2221157-touris...
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Bills/bills...
My daughter's a cop. Orange County Sheriffs Office, OPD and CF State Troopers were all advised to ignore this directive in early Feb - prior to that it was stated that all non-US License holders were subject to it, not merely those in possession of non English language licenses.
Do you seriously believe that there is a single car rental company in Orlando that might think this is still in force, when the whole thing got nixed in Feb?
That said- you are correct - I could not be arsed to read the legislation verbatim (pretty much like everyone else, except you, by the look of things).
I don't want to fall out over this - and wasn't intending to 'call you out'. If it came across as offensive, that wasn't my intent.
Do you seriously believe that there is a single car rental company in Orlando that might think this is still in force, when the whole thing got nixed in Feb?
That said- you are correct - I could not be arsed to read the legislation verbatim (pretty much like everyone else, except you, by the look of things).
I don't want to fall out over this - and wasn't intending to 'call you out'. If it came across as offensive, that wasn't my intent.
Matt Harper said:
My daughter's a cop. Orange County Sheriffs Office, OPD and CF State Troopers were all advised to ignore this directive in early Feb - prior to that it was stated that all non-US License holders were subject to it, not merely those in possession of non English language licenses.
Do you seriously believe that there is a single car rental company in Orlando that might think this is still in force, when the whole thing got nixed in Feb?
That said- you are correct - I could not be arsed to read the legislation verbatim (pretty much like everyone else, except you, by the look of things).
I don't want to fall out over this - and wasn't intending to 'call you out'. If it came across as offensive, that wasn't my intent.
Stop claiming it got binned in February, it didn't. 2nd April, as confirmed above.Do you seriously believe that there is a single car rental company in Orlando that might think this is still in force, when the whole thing got nixed in Feb?
That said- you are correct - I could not be arsed to read the legislation verbatim (pretty much like everyone else, except you, by the look of things).
I don't want to fall out over this - and wasn't intending to 'call you out'. If it came across as offensive, that wasn't my intent.
shakotan said:
Stop claiming it got binned in February, it didn't. 2nd April, as confirmed above.
http://skift.com/2013/02/16/florida-to-ignore-law-requiring-foreigners-to-have-international-drivers-licenses/From: Rodrigues, Albert [mailto Deleted]
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 08:01 PM
To: All recipients deleted
Subject: FSS. 322.04 International Drivers License
To: All UPD Personnel;
A portion of FSS 322.04 which took effect in January 2013 requires certain visiting travelers to Florida obtain and carry an International Driver’s License. Since taking effect last month issues have been raised which question whether or not this provision violates international treaties. Sheriff Demings has directed that we join other law enforcement agencies in not enforcing this provision until it can be better researched by Legal, the Florida Legislature and Courts. The link below will take you to a story that explains the situation in more detail.
Please have your personnel refrain from enforcing this provision until such time as this review can take place.
Thank you
Captain Albert Rodrigues
UPD Acting Major
Matt Harper said:
shakotan said:
Stop claiming it got binned in February, it didn't. 2nd April, as confirmed above.
http://skift.com/2013/02/16/florida-to-ignore-law-requiring-foreigners-to-have-international-drivers-licenses/From: Rodrigues, Albert [mailto Deleted]
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 08:01 PM
To: All recipients deleted
Subject: FSS. 322.04 International Drivers License
To: All UPD Personnel;
A portion of FSS 322.04 which took effect in January 2013 requires certain visiting travelers to Florida obtain and carry an International Driver’s License. Since taking effect last month issues have been raised which question whether or not this provision violates international treaties. Sheriff Demings has directed that we join other law enforcement agencies in not enforcing this provision until it can be better researched by Legal, the Florida Legislature and Courts. The link below will take you to a story that explains the situation in more detail.
Please have your personnel refrain from enforcing this provision until such time as this review can take place.
Thank you
Captain Albert Rodrigues
UPD Acting Major
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