I wondered if anyone had ever hired a supercare for their H2B on their wedding day? It's looking like £500ish so the best man and I are thinking of hiring one as a gift. However, i'm terrified that they are going to be really picky about any damage and therefore i'm worried that it will eat into the £3,500 secruity despoist you have to give (which will be a credit card and hoping none will get taken as i cannot afford that), e.g. a stone chip or something that wasn't noticed beforehand etc. So i'm just wondering if anyone can offer any advice.
Thanks Kate
CommentAuthorluvlifejen (mrs berr
wow! thats a hefty deposit! :( i wouldnt have a clue sorry hun xx
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CommentAuthor~*~ Becca ~*~
i wouldnt even go with anyone that requires taht amount of deposit for only a £500 hire ...
i would look elsewhere x
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CommentAuthorJane
Thats ridiculous. I wouldnt bother, the stress of it all would spoil it for me!
CommentAuthorMouse
Yeah that's what i think too, i'd be so worried that it was going to get hurt outside ... mmmmmm if only i had a friend with one lol :)
i would hope for that kinda deposit ur gettin a ferrari or porshe? xx
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CommentAuthorNicci
I was looking into this and most places require a £3500+ deposit, i decided against it as i just didnt have the money! lol x
CommentAuthorMouse
Yeah it was a Ferrari, i found some places that wanted £5000 for a deposit which was a def no go, my credit card only goes up to £3500 lol. I am starting to think that i'm going to leave it. As we're cutting costs this was going to be a gift split as we can't afford a wedding car now so i thought this gift killed two birds with one stone HHmmmm ... decisions decisions.
CommentAuthor~*~ Becca ~*~
someone else on here..think its Nic..is looking at going to a normal car hire place and getting a couple of the nicer cars from there and puttin their own ribbon on etc..thats always a option if u cant afford a normal wedding car? xx
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CommentAuthorMouse
Thats a good idea i hadn't thought of that, thanks :)
CommentAuthorNicci
How about a novelty car? Like the A-team van or a mustang? I was going to do that instead but were i live it was going to cost too much-might be worth a look? If you want i'll post a link for you? x
CommentAuthorMrs Steer
Aww hun seriously i wouldnt do it, this is obviously how they make their money! I went to a wedding Fayre and they had a fairly recent ford mustang it was gorgeous i wanted it for me hehe but i didnt choose it in the end. Try local taxi companies some of them do executive cars for hire xx
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CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
You can get shofer driven mercs etc as taxis in my area so if you shop around I'm sure you will find something. We are having a vintage rolls Royce and that was only £325 with as many trips as we like and we didn't need to leave a £3500 deposit!
CommentAuthorMouse
Thanks :) i'll leave this idea i think. Just found a place in Essex in Ilford that you can hire it for a few hours and a man drives it so you dont have to pay the secruity deposit. Only works out £300 so might go with that. thanks all for your help.
CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
That sounds like a good idea and means that your h2b can relax in style then
CommentAuthorMrs Brakes
How are you going to get into a Ferrari in your dress and who's going to drive it? They are normally 2 seaters.
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CommentAuthorMouse
I won't, it will be for my H2B to have a ride in it and to arrive in it and for photos. It won't take us to the venue which is a shame, but i was looking at the self drive ones and they were really expensive.
CommentAuthorMrsB
I think thats really thoughtful but what would happen if you did lose the money you no what some companies are like milk you for what they can x
CommentAuthorKimi
Hi, we looked at hiring a TVR or Ferrari - hiring of the car isn't too bad - it's the insurance that cripples you and then there's the fuel charge on top.
May take him on a track day or hire one for a day as a birthday surprise instead. Besides there's no way in hell my dress will fit in a supercar.
The days are flying by, can't wait :)
CommentAuthorexcited.com
that is a big deposit we are hiring a rolls royce phantom which is costing roughly 750-800 pounds for 3 hours and the deposit is that again they shouldnt be charging you for general wear and tear as they will have someone driving it so there insurance would cover it i would have thought, id def look around love x
CommentAuthorluvlifejen (mrs berr
wow the other one is much better with the driver mouse xx
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CommentAuthorMouse
thanks all very much think im going ahead with the driver one now :-)
CommentAuthorLisaB
Why don't you give him one of those red letter day gifts instead where he gets to drive a super car. He'll then get to drive one at a later date, without the worry of any damage.
CommentAuthorRaquel007
As far as I know that sort of deposit is normal for that type of car.
I dont think they would go mad about stone chips and that sort of thing as it's general wear and tear. It will be in the contract the type of damage they would charge you for, which would be the obvious dents and that sort of thing!!
Hope this helps xx
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best way round it would be to view the car before taking charge of it and veiw it well look at everything right down to any marks on the tyres. make sure everything is noted down before you sign for the car.
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CommentAuthorshellay
thats a really big deposit, i dont think i would ever pay that much out, just in case it took forever to get it back x
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CommentAuthorMrs Steer
glad you managed to find something else hun that will suit what u were after xx
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It's normal to give them credit card details for a large deposit for any car you hire. The companies I have used for your run of the mill cars don't actually take the money off the card. If there should be some accidental damage done while you have the car it would be covered by the insurance. I agree though take a good look around in close detail. Maybe someone could be designated this very important job! Check the excess on the insurance though
CommentAuthorcuddlez80
plus a good company will do a walk round check with you present and mark down any damge etc in advance plus should just pay excess if anything happens but check the amount thouroughly
CommentAuthorsarahwasabride
i need to sort out transport soon but i tell you something i wont be able to have anything that requires that much deposit xx
CommentAuthorbacardi
Where abouts are you in country
CommentAuthorMouse
Im in Essex, found an Esssx ferrari hire place so thinking about that. The company where it is self hire take the card i don't think they actually take the money off. But this place charge £300 but with a driver so it takes away all that deposit business but means we both can't be transported in it. Never mind :)
CommentAuthorbacardi
Sorry i have a DB9 Volante, but you are in the wrong part of the country so i can not help.
