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Is you shall clear up at the beginning, that the following text doesn't act of "hire cars" in the real meaning but of "car rental". The hire car is subject to it person promotion sedately (PBefG) and therefore is a vehicle with driver.

Hereinafterly vehicles are, however, described for self-propelling wheelchairs. Since the concept hire car is usually nevertheless used, however, in the colloquial one, this shall happen also here.

Who would rather find out his vacation spot on own initiative with a lent vehicle must first of all make some considerations. Begun by enormous price differences of the suppliers up to difficult insurance questions much has to be taken into account. Many are given to tips and supports in the following.

Price comparison pays off

In any case it is worthwhile to compare the prices of all sorts of suppliers. The price differences are up to 250%!

Not only by a clever choice of the supplier but payment can by online bookings and more immediately be saved, too. The booking on the spot isn't always more favorable. Special vacation offers also have to be taken into account. These lie partly far under these for business travelers.

"Consumer" has tested and found out that with the international suppliers "Economy Car reindeer valley", "Sixt", "Holiday cars", and "Sunny Cars" the most favorable ones are.

Who has thought that little suppliers are cheaper, which is mistaken? The small local companies often cannot be found over the Internet. "Hire car brokers" make the large part of the offers. These are the himself (inter) mediator companies make use of national service services.

It can be under no circumstances recommended simply to arrive and to hope the hire car would be more favorable on the spot in the high season primarily. It could happen namely that only more gets big, expensive hire cars one. Or uniting an itinerant scrapheap in the worst case of none at all or only more.

The advantages of a booking at home in any case contracts are in the language of their own, what, mostly, is already difficult enough of. At all events the place of jurisdiction would be in the emergency in the respective native country. At contract degree abroad not so.

Respect additional costs

The first impression can deceive, however. This one isn't really always the most favorable cheapest car lessors at first sight, too. The additional costs are included not at all prices.

Hid costs like one way rent e.g. (lend in Munich, return in Frankfurt), take-over outside office hours, additional drivers, frontier crossings, child's seats, passenger insurance, Diebstahlversicherung, value added tax, service and tank charges, booking charges, airport taxes, night supplements, Straßenbenützungsgebühren, bail etc. must be observed.

The row embellish after:

Airport

It can at e.g. charter flights (often at night) happen that one must take the hire car outside the office hours. Charges are possibly asked for this.

Even if one rents his car directly at the airport, additional costs can arise.

Agreements are important in the case of a delay, moving or Flugcancelung

Least or maximum age

Many hire car companies calculate charges on so-called risk drivers. Depending on country the minimum age moves between 21 and 25 years. A maximum age is also valid in some countries. So e.g. it is on an average 79 years in Spain. A further prerequisite is the driver's license possession of one up to three years.

Tanking

A car filled up should be given back also filled up. Otherwise the hire car company for filling up could require one to three times so high price twice as if one had tanked himself.

The ggfs should abroad. another octane number of gas pumps being taken into account.

In any case the tank invoice should be kept to be able to prove the full tank if necessary.

Hire cars are often submitted with an empty tank or the price for a tank filling is calculated in advance.

In any case the tank agreement should first of all be cleared with the lessor.

Bail / credit card

Among many hire car lenders a bail must be deposited. The plain deposit of the credit card data is required at international hotel chains. In such a case this means: No credit card -- no car.

Hardly a hire car can be paid in cash of more. The credit card serves most lessors as a safety. In addition, they have the possibility with that of retaining a bail. In many cases the signature locks up an authorization at the lease for the credit card -- what amounts to a plain deposit of the line of credit. So check contract exactly!

Insurances

Legal liability

Legal liability insurances are specified in all European countries and in Turkey. However, caution is advised with the sums insured. If one doesn't pay attention, then it can despite insurance happen that in this case of the case of the vacationists pays strongly. In Germany e.g. the sum insured amounts to 2.5 million euros per person at injuries to persons, property damages are covered with 500 000 euros. The sum is in Turkey however for injuries to persons at only 137 000 euros and for property damages at merely 5000 euros.

In any case a legal liability sum insured of at least a million recommends the ÖAMTC euros. This surcharge on the spot possibly is around some more, in the emergency, however, one must considerably more pay from the bag of his own without such a high insurance.

In addition, many Austrian legal liability insurers partly already offer insurance protection free of charge for foreign hire cars. Sum insured 3 million euros.

There is the possibility of concluding a so-called Majorca policy. This costs about 20 euros, is valid but a month lasting in all of Europe. This policy covers Sach and injuries to persons flatly in a height of 10 million euros.

The Traveller policy offers worldwide protection at a sum insured of 500 000 euros.

Sufficient Kaskoschutz

A fully comprehensive insurance insurance should be effected absolutely. Sometimes she is already contained in the lease under the contraction CDW (collie ion Damage Waiver). The charges on it are, however, almost as high as the regular rent in some cases itself. Still one nevertheless shouldn't do without it and a Kaskoversicherung most possible very less or better none at all choose self participation.

The excess immediately gets namely due in the claim. This also applies to from outside faults and the amount is often repaid only after some months.

E.g. a Kaskoversicherung without excess is inkludiert then if one already books his hire car in the native country.

Passengers and Diebstahlversicherung

Both one-and a Diebstahlversicherung at hire cars should be completed passengers. These already usually are always in the lease included but just not either although. Also has to be paid attention here on the sum insured.

Damage protocol

A damage protocol at collection and return of the hire car unfortunately isn't walk and gives, however, should be required absolutely. So no damages he hasn't caused at all are "lower rejoiced" be able to the tenant. Before the take-over one should take the hire car exactly together with the lessor under the magnifying glass. Tires, brakes, mirror etc. primarily need a check. The driver of the hire car can be liable for corresponding lacks of the vehicle in some countries. In such a case one should lift and present to the lessor the ticket in any case.

One should have the Mängelfreiheit of the hire car confirmed in writing himself before and after use around sicherzugehen.

Accessories

The hire cars aren't always equipped with all necessary "accessories". One should on the existence of Pannendreieck, first-aid set, operating instructions, spare wheel and ggfs. Child's seat not doing without (on perfect condition and childhood of eighth !!)

Accidents and breakdowns

According to the European consumer center, "as a rule, the tenant is obliged to do a written accident report for the car lessor and to contact him immediately, immediately call the police, at accident or theft".

One should under no circumstances take something at accidents or breakdowns even into his hand. One can ask a phone number for the emergency and enquire exactly with the lessor as one shall behave in the case of an accident or a breakdown or at theft. It also exists the possibility, himself of to take a European accident report which is available in several languages among automobile associations along at home.

Indicates e.g. the ÖAMTC offers it to uncertainties under the number of the letter of safe-conduct emergency number also from abroad round-the-clock support after accidents.

It is still final to say that one should have a possible bail as well as all agreements confirmed in writing to himself. It is, (also advisable the lease one linguistical trusted best version) or be able to to hand over at least a copy of it himself.

One doesn't feel comfortable in a hire car or discovers considerable defects, one should exchange him for another hire car.

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