Car Seats in Hire Cars?

[alioops]

Heather - Many of the newer cars have 2 or 3 anchor points already fitted. We hired a Misubishi 380 (Not my favourite car, turning circle is HUGE) from Thrifty for a week and had our 2 car seats in it. My new car also has 2 points fitted. My mum has an X-Trail and that has all 3 points fitted. I might get DH to check his Commodore now.

ETA - DH's 2006 Commodore only has the 1 point fitted. You can ask the hire company for a car that has as many anchor points as you need. All new cars have to have 1 point fitted to be complaint with Australian standards

[Danni]

Europcar will also give you a discount if you fly with Virgin!

[Doing my best]

We are flying with Qantas cause when we added our luggage surcharge with Virginblue, they were cheaper..

Anyhow, do we have to supply the anchors, are the holes all the same size for the anchor screws? Should we take one just in case? At least we are arriving in the middle of the day, so if there are any hassles, we can get it sorted.

Europcar is the 2nd cheapest for what I have looked at, and I tend to use them more cause they don't freeze a bond on your credit card if you pay the car hire with it. So just the one amount, and no waiting for refunds.. (We only have a small limit on our card, so this is big help for us..)

[Danni]

Sorry I have never taken my own seat. Its always been too much of a hassle to lug it with all our other luggage so we just hired it for $5 or $10 a day

[alioops]

Heather - if you have spare anchor point it wont hurt to take it, they are all the same. Instead of booking it on the net book over the phone and specify that you need a vehicle with x number of child seat anchors fitted. If you do take the anchor point you will need a 13mm spanner or a shifting spanner to put it in and take it back out

[Doing my best]

Heather - if you have spare anchor point it wont hurt to take it, they are all the same. Instead of booking it on the net book over the phone and specify that you need a vehicle with x number of child seat anchors fitted. If you do take the anchor point you will need a 13mm spanner or a shifting spanner to put it in and take it back out

Thanks.. That is a great help. I think I will take one just in case.