Hi AllyG
Heres a few cars available and current prices for an average to slightly larger car for a weeks hire from Sat 5th Jan - Sat 12th Jan 2013 ....
http://www.auto-europe.co.uk/car.cfm
jon
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Hi ,
No worries, sometimes it can be better to ring them up, the French or swiss side shouldn't matter pricewise, the only difference is that hiring from the Swiss side you will automatically get winter tyres fitted ( possibly chains included as well )...from the french side they are something you need to request seprately once at the desk.
All the best jon.
It looks like Randyrat couldn't get a cheap quote for a hired car either. There's obviously a real art to this ...
Hi,
If anyone needs info about getting back into Geneva Airport Frenchside without getting stung for the " Vignette " Pm or email me and I'll give the route, I have posted it few times previously on other threads. Once I've got my new website up and running...the next time I go out to Bourg-st-Maurice I'm going to try and record the whole journey on videocamera and then create a weblink for people to watch......will need 2 - 1/2 hours worth of beer and snacks though :-)
jon.
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Started by Randyrat in Ski Chatter 04-Oct-2012 - 30 Replies
AllyG
reply to 'Dick Turpin!' posted Oct-2012
Thanks for that Jon,
I must be doing something very wrong :cry:
I put in that I'd pick the car up at Geneva airport, Swiss side (I didn't know which side was cheapest but I had to put something), on 13th January and return it on 20th January and I wanted a family size car.
The cheapest car that came up was a VW Golf and it was £293 for the week :shock:
I think maybe I'd better stick to the train :lol:
And thanks Bandit for explaining what the road tax meant :D
I must be doing something very wrong :cry:
I put in that I'd pick the car up at Geneva airport, Swiss side (I didn't know which side was cheapest but I had to put something), on 13th January and return it on 20th January and I wanted a family size car.
The cheapest car that came up was a VW Golf and it was £293 for the week :shock:
I think maybe I'd better stick to the train :lol:
And thanks Bandit for explaining what the road tax meant :D
JonG
reply to 'Dick Turpin!' posted Oct-2012
AllyG wrote:Thanks for that Jon,
I must be doing something very wrong :cry:
I put in that I'd pick the car up at Geneva airport, Swiss side (I didn't know which side was cheapest but I had to put something), on 13th January and return it on 20th January and I wanted a family size car.
The cheapest car that came up was a VW Golf and it was £293 for the week :shock:
I think maybe I'd better stick to the train :lol:
And thanks Bandit for explaining what the road tax meant :D
Hi ,
No worries, sometimes it can be better to ring them up, the French or swiss side shouldn't matter pricewise, the only difference is that hiring from the Swiss side you will automatically get winter tyres fitted ( possibly chains included as well )...from the french side they are something you need to request seprately once at the desk.
All the best jon.
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jonathan
www.ski-bourgstmaurice-lesarcs.co.uk
Bandit
reply to 'Dick Turpin!' posted Oct-2012
Cars rented from a Swiss rental agent, will already have a Vignette. French rentals (might) have one, or not, as payment for French Motorways is based on usage, not per year.
The Swiss Gov't have recently decided to raise the Vignette price to 100Fr. No definite implementation date yet, might be 2015, or if there will be the option of a short term Vignette for Tourists.
The Swiss Gov't have recently decided to raise the Vignette price to 100Fr. No definite implementation date yet, might be 2015, or if there will be the option of a short term Vignette for Tourists.
AllyG
reply to 'Dick Turpin!' posted Oct-2012
randyrat wrote:
We're trying to get from Geneva to Tignes, and we've come up against Dick Turpin and all his fellow highway robbers. How can a shared transfer for five come in at £110 each? And that's the cheapest!
Looks like it's going to be the hire car again, which is still a killer at nearly four hundred quid. Unless we can find a cheaper alternative.....
It looks like Randyrat couldn't get a cheap quote for a hired car either. There's obviously a real art to this ...
JonG
reply to 'Dick Turpin!' posted Oct-2012
bandit wrote:Cars rented from a Swiss rental agent, will already have a Vignette. French rentals (might) have one, or not, as payment for French Motorways is based on usage, not per year.
The Swiss Gov't have recently decided to raise the Vignette price to 100Fr. No definite implementation date yet, might be 2015, or if there will be the option of a short term Vignette for Tourists.
Hi,
If anyone needs info about getting back into Geneva Airport Frenchside without getting stung for the " Vignette " Pm or email me and I'll give the route, I have posted it few times previously on other threads. Once I've got my new website up and running...the next time I go out to Bourg-st-Maurice I'm going to try and record the whole journey on videocamera and then create a weblink for people to watch......will need 2 - 1/2 hours worth of beer and snacks though :-)
jon.
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jonathan
www.ski-bourgstmaurice-lesarcs.co.uk
Andymol2
reply to 'Dick Turpin!' posted Oct-2012
The hire cars often have the vignette already attached.
Ebay is a good hunting ground for them too - although it's early in the year for them - there are often a number of people who buy them, never actually get round to sticking them in the window unless they get stopped and flog them on eBay.
Ebay is a good hunting ground for them too - although it's early in the year for them - there are often a number of people who buy them, never actually get round to sticking them in the window unless they get stopped and flog them on eBay.
Andy M
Topic last updated on 12-October-2012 at 18:07