Originally Posted by
uastarflyer
Not sure why rental firms wouldn't stock automatics though. Simply for business.
In North America they do stock automatics almost entirely. I was very surprised to be able to order a rental with a stick shift in Florida. You can order an automatic in the UK or Europe but at almost double the price.
Originally Posted by
MissJ
They do, you just have to know to reserve one. I've been next to a few surprised travelers at LHR having to upgrade since they didn't pay attention to this fact.
I've had the opposite happen.
"Sir, I note you are a North American. You do know sir that the vehicle you reserved has a manual transmission? Are you sure you wouldn't like something else?"
I had one agent watch me leave the parking lot at LHR just to make sure I didn't stall.
