Car Hire while on holiday in Europe
Hiring a car gives you the freedom to go where you like and not be tied to public transport timetables. It is probably a bit more expensive, but with two of us sharing the cost it is worthwhile. More passengers in the car makes it a no-brainer. We could go off the beaten track to visit friends in out-of -the-way places, and detour into tiny villages to have coffee and cake with the locals. The down side is worrying about the traffic, accidents, and parking. In our case, these things weren't as bad as we expected. We have hired three cars over the last two months, through the car hire broker Argus Car Rental. We've used Argus on all our holidays for the last couple of decades. This time, in all cases, we ended up with cars from the Europcar agency. We try and choose a small car but not the smallest, and look at the reviews to make sure we are using a reputable car rental agency. It saves a lot of dosh to use a firm that generally has a depot outside the airport, meaning...