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Conference terri::cars_uk

Title:	Cars in the UK
Notice:	Please read new conference charter 1.70
Moderator:	COMICS::SHELLEYELD

Created:	Sun Mar 06 1994
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2584
Total number of notes:	63384

1327.0. "Hiring cars when lease car is off the road" by KERNEL::PARRY (16 bits R SXy) Thu Jan 03 1991 16:39

    An interesting bit of information has been well publicised by being
    mailed to everyone.  I.e. the information about expenses.  There
    is a very interesting section which reads:
    
    "Car rental pending delivery of a company car will be accepted,
    with the cost centre manager's approval, or as a replacement vehicle
    whilst a company car is off the road following an accident.  a CAR
    OF EQUIVALENT LEVEL TO THE ONE LEASED MAY BE OBTAINED, but Avis
    may not be able to match the lease car model for model."
    
                                                          
    This implies that if your turbogtiflashjobbyjobby gets wrecked,
    you can hire the exact same model from Avis instead of the worn
    Escorts you usually get.  Of course the reality is different.
    
    Trev

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1327.1		BRABAM::PHILPOTT	Col I F 'Tsingtao Dhum' Philpott	`Thu Jan 03 1991 16:54`	17
	The reality is different? I hope not: this is a newly phrased policy effective from 1 Jan, and I also noted the bit about matching levels. It has been a source of frustration and irritation (read that as something that reduces pesonnel morale) that you continue to pay megabucks for your lease car whilst driving round in a class A or B rentawreck. I know I for one was frustrated when my Espace was off the road for 11 weeks waiting for Renault to supply the jig needed to do the work whilst I drove a series of uncomfortable group B cars. So this is new, and I am sure welcome... I certainly expect it to be implemented. /. Ian .\
1327.2	OH YEH!.	COMICS::OSBORNE	No, I am not kidding !!!	`Thu Jan 03 1991 16:56`	5
	"with the cost centre manager's approval," This being the small print, YES!. Dave.
1327.3	uncomfortable, but FUN !!!	CHEST::RUTTER	Rut The Nut	`Thu Jan 03 1991 17:26`	11
	� whilst I drove a series of uncomfortable group B cars. Group B - if only !!! Lancia Rally 037 ? Peugeot 205 T16 ? Lancia Delta S4 ? J.R. ;-)
1327.4		BRABAM::PHILPOTT	Col I F 'Tsingtao Dhum' Philpott	`Fri Jan 04 1991 08:45`	8
	well the ones I hired were class B (escorts et al) - but it was at this time that I put in some miles in an Integrale... does that count (it was uncomfortable). :-) /. Ian .\
1327.5		CHEST::RUTTER	Rut The Nut	`Fri Jan 04 1991 08:58`	17
	� well the ones I hired were class B (escorts et al) � - but it was at this � time that I put in some miles in an Integrale... Some-one should tell these hire companies that Escorts were in Group 1 and Group 4. Integrales in Group A. Group B, now we're talking (rubbish?) � does that count (it � was uncomfortable). But then you had to go back to something boring !!! ;-) J.R.
1327.6	moved by mod	KERNEL::SHELLEYR	Achey Breakey Back	`Fri Oct 02 1992 10:22`	14
	<<< WANLAD::DUA1:[NOTES$LIBRARY.GENERAL]CARS_UK.NOTE;1 >>> -< CARS_UK conference >- ================================================================================ Note 1903.0 HIRE CARS No replies FAILTE::THOMSONS 8 lines 2-OCT-1992 08:24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In case anyone is interested if for any reason your HERTZ lease car is of the road for longer than one day then DIGITAL are not billed for the first day , HERTZ pick up the complete rental bill. I had previously been told that DIGITAL always picked up the bill for the first days rental. Sounds as if things may have changed here and there is the potential to save quiet a lot of money. ST
1327.7		KERNEL::SHELLEYR	Achey Breakey Back	`Fri Oct 02 1992 10:29`	10
	I believe the way it works is that if your car is off the road for less than a day (ie routine service) and you get a relief car from the lease company, then Digital will be charged. However, as you say, is the car is needed for more than a day for mechanical repair then the lease company foot the entire bill. This was discussed at length in another note, but I can't remember where. Roy