Returning a rental car out of hours with Tipoa at Bournemouth Airport

Tipoa Car Hire offer competitive rental car rates at Bournemouth Airport with our partners Hertz and Europcar 

Bournemouth "Hurn" airport is a very small airport and requires all of our support, to ensure it remains in operation. 

24 hour Petrol at Tesco, Pennys Walk, Ferndown

If you need to top up your fuel tank when returning the car, one of the nearest petrol stations is the local Tesco at Ferndown, which is open 24 hours. The address is:-  Pennys Walk, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 9TH

Tipoa, Europcar & Hertz key drop boxes

The rental car suppliers at Bournemouth do operate restricted opening hours and are normally closed on a Sunday, although special arrangements can be made to collect a car.

Returning a car on a Sunday or out of hours , when the local car hire companies offices are not staffed, you can use the key drop box provided.

Tipoa always highly recommend whenever you return a rental car you photograph it thoroughly. Especially when there is no member of staff in attendance, so you will always have proof of the condition if the car when you returned it .

When returning a hire car at Bournemouth Airport be sure to inform security at the barrier you are returning a rental car. As charges will apply, if you do not. The airport charges everyone £2.50 for 30 minutes, when dropping or collecting people.

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Car Hire Marble Arch Sunday Morning

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I am an american visiting London and was walking around the Marble Arch, King Cross area at 09:00am on Sunday morning. I did a search at google.com for car hire central London on my iPhone. I called the Tipoa Car Hire telephone number and was told that I had to use the internet to make a reservation. I made it clear I wanted a car now and I was only on a mobile phone, but they repeated, it was the only way to make a reservation with them. Nevertheless, I did go to their website and in fact i downloaded their FREE iPhone / iPad APP. I found this free APP very useful as it pin-pointed precisely on the map where I was, which was great as I wasn't sure how far I had walked and where the nearest rental car locations where. Cut a long story short I made a reservation to collect a car at Marble Arch in one hour's time (10:00 am) and drop the car at Bristol Airport, 4 days later. Including the one-way fee, I was charged €184, which i thought wasn't bad as a one-way British Rail ( Great Western) train ticket was €75. On this occasion and my first booking, I was super impressed with Tipoa Car Hire..



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Phuket Airport: Good Things to Know - Phuket 101

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Arrivals Hall Phuket International Airport we are moving

Phuket Rental Car services provided by Tipoa and it's local partners are pleased to announce that from the 18th March 2013, our offices will be located inside the terminal at the Arrivals Hall. This is a welcome change and the first time car hire operators have been permitted to be located inside the airport itself.

We and all the other Phuket rent-a-car companies are currently located just across the road, in old and very congested office & parking space.

The other important piece of information I must share with you is, there no longer is any local petrol station at the airport, or the close proximity?

I have no idea why, but the last remaining gas station at the airport has closed.

This now means if you are returning a car and want to top up the tank, you must do this at the only Petrol Station before the airport on the main road from  Phuket Town (south of the island) the 402, the is only a few hundred meters/yards from the main junction where you would leave the 402 turning left at the traffic lights using the exit lane on to the 4026

The precise location of this SUSCO garage is shown on the map to the left of these instructions. It is about 5 miles from the airport.Make sure you check to see if it is diesel or petrol you need.

Always ask for a receipt, it may be useful if ever you are challenged as to whether you filled up the tank or not. The thai word for receipt is "bizet" (pronounced bi set)

Okay so now you should be heading toward the airport on the 4026, this is a fast bit of road, with some dual carriageway and is currently being widen and renewed. 

 

Eventually after about 5 minutes of travelling, having turned left off the 402, you reach the end of the road at newly constructed traffic lights where you turn right. On route you may see a garage hidden on the right hand side, don't be fooled this is a LPG station only.

          

Drive another few minutes and the main entrance to the airport is on the left hand side next to a very large portrait of the king.

If you can take a few photos of the car with your phone, it is always advisable. Check over any paperwork with the staff and be sure that any damage/marks are agreed, if appropriate. Get back any receipts, especially the "deposit credit card receipt", which is normally held until the car is returned. Allow yourself at least 20 minutes for the return of the car, the inspection and paperwork formalities. Bon Voyage !

Martinique Fort de France article update

I just wanted to remind you all that the information on Tipoa Rental Car locations on Martinique have been updated.

Fort de France is the capital of France's Caribbean Island. It may surprise you that although it is over 7000km from Brussels, it is in the European Community and has the EURO as it's currency.

So if you would like to work in Martinique and you are a resident of the EU then you shouldn't have any restrictions.

 

Tipoa are based at the Fort de France Airport, also known as Lamentin International Airport [FDF], which is located 7 km from the capital.

Other locations Tipoa have on the island are:-

Fort De France Fort De France Airport La Diamant - Hotel Novotel

Le Diamant- Hotel Mercure Le Marin - Marina du Marin Sainte- Anne

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Stansted Airport Car Hire - Great Britain

Walk out of arrivals after baggage claim and look left

Hertz, Sixt, Europcar, Enterprise, Alamo and more

Stansted Airport [STN] is a modern and clean UK airport, located North East of London. It is the UK operational hub of low cost airline Ryanair. 

Rental Car suppliers who are linked to the online Tipoa booking system are broken down into two categories; "on-airport" & "off airport". 

The off-airport ones are very nearby on the perimeter of the airport and are served by frequent free shuttle buses. These suppliers offer normally the lowest rates.

The on-airport hire car suppliers could not be easier to locate. When you leave the baggage claim area, walk through duty free toward the exit. On your left next to Burger King are all the rental car desks.

On this occasion I made my way to Sixt to present my voucher. It is worth noting that just on the outside pillar of the SIXT office the out-of-hours key drop box is located.

From whichever car supplier Tipoa has chosen for your on-airport reservation at Stansted, exit through the first large revolving door you come to on your left on leaving the rental car counter. Then turn immediate left down the ramp and follow the overhead signs.

Sixt rental desk at Stansted. Out of hours rental car key drop box at Stansted

All of the on-airport rental companies are a maximum of a 5 minute walk under a covered walkway. If you reservation is for a non-airport supplier, such as Green Motion, exit the airport in the same way and wait at the rental car shuttle bus stop.

The walkway is well signposted by each of the rental car suppliers. 

 

On arrival at your supplier make sure you photograph the car all round, if you have time to avoid any misunderstandings on your return. This way you have a visual record of any scratches or dents there may be, It is also wise to check if the car is Petrol or Diesel and if you have to return it full or empty.

It always wise when you make your reservation online with Tipoa to insert your mobile number rather than office or home, if you know your mobile will work when you are away. You will receive your SMS reminder, just in case you forgot who your rental car supplier is this time !

Now it is time to depart the car park, insert you complimentary ticket to open the barrier. Remember to turn immediately left and drive in the left hand side of the road. Click here to see what other countries drive on the left hand side of the road.

Follow signs for the M11 to drive the London, it is well signposted. London is approximately a 45 minute drive. Enjoy your Tipoa Rental Car !

Returning your rental car to Heathrow Airport

On this occasion my rental was a one-way hire, collecting at SIXT Stansted and returning the hire car to Heathrow.

Sixt Heathrow are located very close to the perimeter of the airport, opposite the Jurys Inn Hotel, with access to their office via the BP fuel station on the A30. This was every convenient for filing the diesel car up before my return.

The polish staff were very organised and friendly. The whole process took less than 5 minutes. ( but this was early Sunday morning). Then the Sixt shuttle bus driver drove me to terminal 3 , in the brand new mercedes bus.

Make sure you check in advance which terminal at Heathrow, your airlines uses. Given my entire four day experience, I can highly recommend Sixt Car Hire.

Green Motion Heathrow Airport

A recent Tipoa customer sent us a review of their experience at London's Heathrow Airport and one of our rental car supplier's Green Motion:

Green Motion Office at Heathrow Airport

You have to go to Bus Stop 3 directly outside Terminal 1 after exiting the arrivals hall. The bus stop is marked BUS STOP 3 and you take the bus number H1 marked "H1 Holiday Inn (M4)" There is a bus every 20 minutes from 04:42 and from 15:22 every 25 minutes. The bus ticket costs £4.50 single and £8.00 return. The journey time is about 15 mins (it goes via Terminal 3).

The car rental office of Green Motion had two members of staff. Process time took 15 minutes for the paperwork. The office itself is located in separate building right outside the Holiday Inn entrance. I received a new clean car (about 8,200 Miles). Overall process time takes 30 minutes by time you check over the car.

Clean new car (8,200 Miles)

It was a similar experience when I returned the vehicle. Overall time from arriving at the Green Motion office to returning to Heathrow again takes 30 minutes.

The bus stops at two other hotels nearby, close to the M4 motorway, but the bus journey itself was only 15 minutes.

The whole process ran very smoothly, given I arrived on a Monday morning and departed on a Saturday afternoon. - On this ocassion I can definately recommend booking online with www.tipoa.com and
there is no need to avoid Green Motion as often they are the cheapest option.

The car hire office is opposite Holiday Inn

Brian thank you for this review! we hope it will assist others. If any other customers, wish to provide similar articles on their travelling experiences, then we would be more than happy to publish it to our blog. (good or bad)

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