02 Jul 2013 12:33 PM:

For our trip in March we used economycarhire.com and booked a car with a fair fuel policy - it was slightly more expensive at €128.00 for the week byut the tank was full and we put in about €16.00 to fill up before we dropped it back. I reckon we saved about €35.00 over the bring back empty policy. The company was Marbenjo, located near IKEA, and they bussed us to and from the airport, and the car was fine. I'll use this strategy in the future

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20 May 2013 2:39 PM:

I think this thread has wandered off topic and has become embroiled in a debate on immigration.

My personal view on the EU is that as an organisation to encourage trade between member countries is an excellent idea. The original concept was exactly that, and the opportunities presented to UK (and European) businesses allowed trade to flourish. Sadly, this simple concept has burgeoned into a bloated bureaucracy that consume vast amounts of taxpayes hard-earned cash to propgate itself. There were some fairly simple criteria to be applied to any prospective member state before they were allowed entry, but these have gradually fallen by the wayside over the last 40 years. Thankfully the UK remained out of the Euro, as I beleive that we would be in a much worse state had we joined, allowing Brussels to set interest rates etc.. The idea of one-size fits all just does not work when applied to the many disparate economies of the member states, and their own self-interest will always create tensions.

As for the way forward, I believe the UK should remain as a member, but the fundamental concept must be re-evaluated because  the model of 40 years ago has changed radically, and no longer works as originally envisioned. I do not support any political party, but fair play to UKIP for highlighting the issues and bringing them into the public arena. I do not read newspapers regularly, so can't comment on the statements that the press is 'waging an anti-Europe campaign'. I suspect the average UK taxpayer, is much more savvy than politicians, the press, and some of the contibutors on here give them credit for, and I expect the debate on the referendum to be lively, and hopefully, coherent. I believe that Cameron is correct to attempt to re-negotiate the terms of continued UK membership, but I also believe that all other member states should also be engaging in similar debates. Obviously some of them are net gainers, and will wish to retain the status-quo, but this monster needs to be tamed.

The biggest problem in the UK is that we have had weak, and ineffective government since Thatcher was ousted. We have not had the guts to make decisions and stick to them. The Abu-Quetada situationn is a classic example. We played by the rules nad we still have the problem. Had he been in France, they would have put him on a plane, then gone to the ECHR and said "We've kicked him out, what are you going to do about it?' The answer, I suspect would be 'Absolutely nothing'. We have to cut the bueaucracy and interfering ((bananas not striaght enough etc), and get back to being a trading bloc.

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24 Jan 2013 8:53 AM:

Agree with the comments about the long queues at Malaga if you get Advantage, but the car was fine.

The full/empty policy really annoys me as we use about 10 litres in a week. Just booked with economycarhire.com and they have cars where they have a 'fair fuel' policy - return with the same amount. We'll see if that works any better.

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27 Dec 2012 3:07 PM:

Out of personal preference, we always fly easyjet to Malaga and have never had an issue with them.Punctuality has been good, although fares are probably slightly higher than Ryanair.

After a flight to Brindisi some years ago on Ryanair as no one else flies there from the UK,  I vowed I'd never use them again. The outbound flight was 30 minutes late and no apologies or any other information was given, and the return flight scheduled for 22:30 was over an hour late resulting in a return to Stansted at almost 3am. Again no apologies were provided, and not even a coffee was offereddespite the late hour.

In comparison, following some airport problems, we had an easyjet flight from Nice to Luton cancelled, and a Rynair flight to Gatwick was also cancelled. easyjet provided overnight accommodation, vouchers for taxis to and from the airport, and we were reimbursed 25 euros for an evening meal. Contrast that with the Ryanair customers who were left to fend for themselves, not even a complimentary coffee.

I personally don't, and won't use Ryanair but realise that many people are comfortable with what they get for their money.

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29 Apr 2012 4:59 PM:

We choose to fly easyjet for the simple reason that we refuse to play O'Leary's games. Most of thye time the fares are only a few pounds different so we don't lose out by much - I would personally welcome the demise of Ryanair.

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