car hire in cyprus:

modek


Joined: 28/04/2008
Posts: 6

Message Posted:
28/04/2008 13:40

Please advise if any problems could occur when hiring car from Larnaca and then using it to tour round NC .Will be returning car back to Larnaca.Plus best deals would be useful.Thanks

joandjelly


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 2953

Message Posted:
28/04/2008 19:55

You have to think of the worst case scenario, i.e. you have a serious accident and the car is written off. Will the hire company retrieve the vehicle from the North or will you be expected to get the car back to the South at your own expense? You should ask them specifically "if the car is written off/seriously damaged in an accident whose responsibility is it to recover the vehicle?" and maybe even ask them to confirm this in writing. I have heard of a situation where the hire car company charged an exorbitant amount to the hirer's credit card for recovery (and I'm talking £000's).

smudge



Joined: 07/04/2008
Posts: 160

Message Posted:
28/04/2008 20:37

definitely think of the insurance implications. we hired from economycar and they are ok about going across border. Had no bother going either way but spent 7 days with the worry int he back of my mind. what if.... and some of the driving you see out there..... !

jmg171


Joined: 19/05/2007
Posts: 183

Message Posted:
28/04/2008 20:43

I have been told there is a car hire company called PETSAS who give full comp from south to north.

They have an office at Larnaca airport

jmg171


Joined: 19/05/2007
Posts: 183

Message Posted:
28/04/2008 20:46

http://www.petsas.com.cy/

jmg

captain


Joined: 28/04/2008
Posts: 10

Message Posted:
28/04/2008 23:01

we have hired from petsas at larnica twice and drove north they have a branch in nicosia just across the border but we now get a taxi north for peace of mind untill i see fully comp insurance in black and white thats the best thing to do in my oppinion bob

billybob


Joined: 29/03/2008
Posts: 576

Message Posted:
28/04/2008 23:14

good words captain no matter whot is wrote on the boards there is NO FULLY comp insurance for N & S

newlad



Joined: 02/03/2008
Posts: 7819

Message Posted:
28/04/2008 23:27

Hi Modek and welcome,

Please dont take this the wrong way but this particular question is a bit of an old chestnut on here.I personally dont have a problem with the drive from north to south but then i do rather live on the edge lol.The best advice that i could give would be to click on the topic called "read about car hire in north cyprus" which is at the top of the page.Or secondly fly to Ercan and take your holiday in the north and get away from the lager louts,

Regards,

Paul.

AndyP



Joined: 18/04/2008
Posts: 517

Message Posted:
29/04/2008 15:34

Why not use a car hire company in the north that do airport transfers. We used Sun Rent A Car a couple of years ago (before we moved here). They charged something like £30 each way and took you to the office in North to collect car. Lots of other companies do airport transfers. One company that are very resonable and reliable are Lifestyle Solutions. They can be contacted on 0533 834 0617 or 0533 839 9770 (don't forget the code from outside TRNC). Email is theproblemsolvers.r@gmail.com



Hope this helps.

wackyjim



Joined: 04/06/2007
Posts: 760

Message Posted:
29/04/2008 15:41

Gunray car hire do free airport transfers to and from Larnaca.



Speak to Ozgur on 0533 8688317 he is very helpful



Jim.

seastar


Joined: 19/02/2008
Posts: 13

Message Posted:
29/04/2008 20:25

Could any one give me an idea of how long it takes to drive from paphos airport to kyrenia

wackyjim



Joined: 04/06/2007
Posts: 760

Message Posted:
29/04/2008 21:10

Its 130 miles and takes about 2 hours 30 mins depending on traffic etc



Jim

seastar


Joined: 19/02/2008
Posts: 13

Message Posted:
29/04/2008 21:40

Thanks for the info Jim

Georgie


Joined: 10/01/2008
Posts: 14

Message Posted:
03/05/2008 01:23

Wackyjim



Do you have an email address for Gunray car hire

dash 70


Joined: 17/01/2008
Posts: 56

Message Posted:
03/05/2008 15:50

hi wackyjim

is it true that gunray car hire dont charge to and from larnaca via taxi as long as you obviously use their cars?if this is true do you know how much they normally charge per day in june?it sounds to good to be true.

any help thanks

dave

wackyjim



Joined: 04/06/2007
Posts: 760

Message Posted:
03/05/2008 16:45

Georgie/dash 70



It all depends on length of car hire and type of car hired.



Zafira high season is £35/day including CDW



Focus high season is £21/day including CDW



I use Ozgur all the time and he certainly told me he would do a free Larnaca pick up and return depending on car hired etc. I see that he is now doing an online only 20% discount which might be the and/or alternative to a free pick up. Best to e-mail him and ask for the best deal he can put together he is a really top guy and will bend over backwards to get your business.

http://www.gunrayrentacar.com/ourcars.php



Jim.

Sarah B


Joined: 25/06/2008
Posts: 1

Message Posted:
25/06/2008 23:13

Best advice we ever received was from someone who'd used Gunray Car Rental Speak to Ozgur on 0533 8688317 - not only did he recommend and manage our hotel booking, but his car hire prices were excellent and no extra charges were added when he was entitled to charge more! (Extra 12 hours)Also, actively managed our airport transfer from Larnaca.

When we return, Gunray will definitely be our choice!