Car Hire from Geneva (French side)

Hi, has anyone got any words of wisdom about car hire from Geneva Airport (French side). We are travelling to Sainte Foy for a week in January 2014.

Dont worry too much about small bumps and scuffs as Alamo didnt when I went at Christmas.

J Webb wrote:Hi, has anyone got any words of wisdom about car hire from Geneva Airport (French side). We are travelling to Sainte Foy for a week in January 2014.

I always make sure that I hire from the Swiss side as all the vehcles come with winter tyres and snow chains at no extra charge.
The only down side is the bus ride to pick up your car.

Cars hired from the French side aren't normally fitted with winter tyres, those from the Swiss side always have winter tyres and chains included at no extra cost. The French are less fussy about the condition of the cars upon return.

Cars from the French side don't come with a Swiss motorway sticker (vignette) so if you use a Swiss motorway you have to buy one (CHF 40) unless someone who hired the car previously bought one. If you get 'flashed' in a car with Swiss plates in France you are less likely to be fined.

The French side of the airport can be difficult to find. There are maps on how to get to the French side and how to get to and from the airport without using the motorway on the Geneva airport website. A portable sat nav would make finding your way to and from France avoiding the motorway much easier.

There is also an old thread with some useful info http://www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/11589.page