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car hire/ overnight stay

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Hi, i was wondering if anyone has any ideas for our dilemma. We have booked to fly from Doncaster to Newquay next Sept on Sat 2nd arriving 8.05pm. We had planned to hire a car and then drive to St Ives where some friends have invited us to stay for a few nights, however it seems all the car hire places shut some time in the afternoon and charge £60 to collect out of hours which i feel is extortionate as 8pm isn't that late. My other thought was to try and get somewhere close by for the night then pick up a car the next day and drive across. Can anyone recommend somewhere close by and/ or know of a car hire company close by that would still be open at that time? Thanks in advance for any help

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The problem is there will be low demand for hires at that time of night especially at this time of year, chances are they'd have to pay staff to stay after hourd just for you. I'd bite the bullet and pay it, otherwise you'll be shelling out for a night's accommodation and having less time with your friends

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It will probably cost more to stay somewhere for the night. Public transport isn't that great around there at that time of night so you would need a taxi. I think you will have to pay up.

Barnsley, United...
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Thanks for the replies, UK must be one of the worst places to hire a car and most expensive can't believe a flight will be landing and there is no-one around at car hire, anyhow i'll be looking at all my options and got time to decide

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As you will see when you get there Newquay is a small rural airport without a huge amount of traffic. It has been subsided by the residents of Cornwall through the council tax but it does allow visitors to access Cornwall and the residents to get to London and other big cities more quickly. I guess it just doesn't have enough passengers to warrant the car hire firms staying open.

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Have you checked with the car hire firms? It isn't true that they close in the afternoon. According to the Airport web-site Hertz are currently open until 20:00 on Saturday. As your flights don't commence until next year it is possible that one of the firms would extend hours to match arrivals as there will be more demand due to more flights. You could have checked the hours before booking your flight. There is an independent hire firm based in St Austell which was advertising a very co-operative service during last summer.

Barnsley, United...
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Thanks for your response we have no option on the flight time it's the only one and we don't want to drive all that way. I have contacted a couple of firms and am waiting for a reply. It's a while off yet i know, was just putting out feelers for a bit of help, thanks again

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We'll hopefully you find what you are hoping for, but it really is a supply and demand thing, if the volume of business isn't there the desks won't be open, and as pointed out it's a small and not very busy airport. Probably best to look nearer the time, lots could change by then including your own flight time

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A correction. Flights from Leeds Bradford to Newquay commenced yesterday (28th Oct), at much more convenient times than next Summer. Is Manchester almost as convenient?

Barnsley, United...
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We have booked and are flying from Doncaster. We've sourced a car now which is much more reason thanks

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Hi! Can I ask who you booked with please. We're flying from Leeds and have the same issue. Our flight gets in at 18:05 and they are all shut!!

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