Can't find a hire car! Please help!

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luket
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Can't find a hire car! Please help!

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Hi Everybody,

I booked a hire car with 'Farocar' in June this year, but they have just rang me less than week before my flight and cancelled the booking.

I have tried all the obvious car hire companies and brokers but they all have no availability on small cars.

Does anyone know a smaller, less well know hire company I could try, maybe in Carvoeiro? Pick-up at Faro Airport isn't essential and my dates are 09/08/10 - 23/08/10

Thanks in advance for anyone who can help me! I don't know what else to do. :(
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We have just used Loc Auto www.locauto.pt/about.htm
Excellent service - we would use them again, it's worth a try seeing if they have anything available.
Good luck
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One more

http://www.luzcar.com

Best of luck - but bear in mind - none of them will be cheap at this late stage :)
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try geral@autoalgarve.com otherwise go on google and try Interent
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Ok I have sent reservation request to Luz Car and awaiting reply from AutoAlgarve.

Any more ideas keep posting...
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Have you not tried Europcar? You can do it via Easyjet onlne. You don't need to book a flight with them!

I wish you luck! :)
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I had the same problem trying to hire an automatic and eventually found a company at the top of restaurant hill on the right, obviously I can't think of the name, opposite to the road up to ADM, and they were great and sorted one for me, hope you get fixed up. :)
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Pato that is where Loc Auto's place is :D
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Hi we have used various car rentals such as zit auto, travel rent and algarve autos, may be worth trying these as well hope u are successful, although late I hope you get a car
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We always use Travelrent. Their website is www.travelrent.pt

Good luck!
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pato wrote:I had the same problem trying to hire an automatic and eventually found a company at the top of restaurant hill on the right, obviously I can't think of the name, opposite to the road up to ADM, and they were great and sorted one for me, hope you get fixed up. :)
I think you mean the one that has an office in the Bellevue Apartments building, right on the corner? I have usefully forgotten the name...
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Me too - I am looking out of the window of my apartment and I can't quite see the name of them!
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I'm sure it's Locauto
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