Thanks for the report. We'll be there in early Oct. Did you rent a standard transmission or auto? Issues?
The M50 tolls: did they just accumulate & you paid them when you returned the car? I read you only had 24-48 hrs to pay the tolls.
What area/sights did you enjoy the most?
Thanks!!
Originally Posted by
TimeshareVon
May 6, 2012 Back in the USA after returning our Thrifty Rental w/o incident! I did have the letter from Capital One confirming that our World MC provided for coverage of the rental car in Ireland. For us, it was a great experience using the World MC with them . . . and we had no unexpected surprises.
Wait, yes we did . . . they DID NOT CHARGE our card the 2000 EU deposit on the card. When we returned the car yesterday they said they only did a "hold" on the account. Skeptical as I was, I couldn't wait to check it out online when we returned. Sure enough, the 2000 EU was not charge to the card! So no worries about fluctuating exchange rates or phantom charges for bogus damage.
The rental total cost, waiving all coverages plus the mandatory tank of gas cost $290.49 (billed in euro with the CapOne conversion @ $1.31394). The gas cost was $120.91 and the 15 day rental was $169.58.
Also, I did some more inquiry on the prepaid gas that we were forced into purchasing. The vehicle we received was an upgrade from the Toyota Yaris to a Toyota Auris which has a gas tank of approx. 60 liters. At the 95eu that we paid, that worked out to under 1.55eu/liter . . . about a dime less than the price we saw throughout Ireland.
We were successful in returning the car empty, the flashing "low fuel" light came on with a driving range per the dashboard monitors, of 23km. With just the drive from our B&B to the Thrifty lot (about 10km) we returned the car VERY low on fuel. SUCCESS!
Finally, the M50 toll billing through Thrifty worked perfectly. We were charged for our three trips over the M50. With the exchange rate, the fee was $5.90 (+/-) per trip.
All in all we had a very successful rental with Thrifty at the Dublin Airport and would not hesitate to use or recommend them.
NOTE: I have recently read that some banks that issue the World MC are dropping their coverage offer for Ireland. This may be why some are getting coverage while others are not.
p.s. I booked our reservation through Thrifty.com and NOT Thrifty.ie for the best rates. (They were significantly more at the .ie site!) Everything was disclosed on the .com site, including the insurance and added fees, so we had no surprises. The key is to read everything in the terms & conditions.