Hi all, we are 3 from Australia who will be in the UK for a month Aug/Sept. We want to explore as far afield as possible, starting in London & ending at Dublin airport. Are there any companies that allow this pick up & drop off, & we will be taking it across by ferry to Ireland from Scotland. Is this a viable option or do we have to hire cars in different places? Cheapest options appreciated of course!
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fwoggie
Yes, some would, but they'd charge an absolute fortune, as you're dehiring in a different country. Instead, consider dehiring it at the Scottish port and then boarding the boat as a passenger and hiring another car on the other side.
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kazzafry
Thank you so much fwoggie! That's a great help. Now I need to know are there hire car companies that have pick up London, drop off Troon? & are there companies that we can pick a another car up from in Larne? Cheers.
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rodway
Just a thought! You may have a better choice dropping the car at Glasgow and taking train or bus to Troon.
R
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kazzafry
Brilliant idea - thanks Rodway. This is exactly the sort of thing we need help with! Will look in to this. Any thoughts anybody on picking up a car on the other side please? Cheers, Kazza.
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iviehoff
Even then you'd still have the problem that Larne and Dublin are in different countries, and that tends to be expensive/problematic for car hire. Consider flying Glasgow-Dublin and taking in Northern Ireland (if that is part of your particular interest) in a round trip. Distances in Ireland, while tending to be more time-consuming than you'd think, are not so large as to make that impractical.
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iviehoff
Things don't have lists of fixed prices posted like in the old days, it all depends exactly when you do what and when you book it. I'm just making a suggestion of what I guess would usually be rather cheaper, but these things often depend upon this that and the other that only know can know.
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