One Way Car Rental, Christmas Day

platypus · 25 Oct 2010 at 12:38

I'm having difficulty finding a car for Christmas day. Unsurprisingly most places are closed on the 25th, so I'm resigned to the fact that I'm likely going to have to rent the Friday before and then leave it at Heathrow.

However, I've been going through most rental companies I can think of and most don't seem to have an option for one way drop off. Is this a web thing, am I going to have to phone up for that?

DM · 25 Oct 2010 at 12:40

Phone up all the big ones do a one way for a charge.

platypus · 25 Oct 2010 at 13:58

Cripes, the one way charges aren't cheap are they.

DM · 25 Oct 2010 at 13:59

platypus said:
Cripes, the one way charges aren't cheap are they.

Nope

#Chri5# · 25 Oct 2010 at 14:25

Have you done a price via HolidayAutos or similar? I've done one way rentals in Europe through them and found the pricing okay.

Jasminethecat · 25 Oct 2010 at 16:20

Can you not use your own car?

platypus · 3 Nov 2010 at 09:52

Well turned out better than expected, managed to get a car for £80 all in with the one way fee, much better then a taxi.

Jasminethecat said:
Can you not use your own car?

And leave it at Heathrow for 4 weeks? No thanks.