Car Rental in Harwich, England?

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Jan 12, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/12/00

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My family and I are taking a cruise this August, that ends in Harwich,
England (Harwich International Port). We are staying in England and
extra five days and would like to rent a car to see the country side
(we would like to check the car in at Gatwick). What is the closest
car rental agency to Harwich? Budget and Avis are in Colchester, do
they offer a pick up service to Harwich? Please post a reply here if
you can help. Thanks!
Scott Baker

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My family and I are taking a cruise this August (RCCL Splendour of the
Seas), that ends in Harwich, England (Harwich International Port). We

Ben Haines

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Jan 12, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/12/00

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Dar Mr Baker,

You can probably get advice on this from a hotel that I found under
"Harwich travel" on htp://www.yahoo.com/ It is hotc...@aol.com

Welcome to England

Ben Haines, London

Ken Stutt

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Jan 13, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/13/00

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I think the best place to get this information is to call Avis, etc. Why
rely on our guesses?

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> My family and I are taking a cruise this August, that ends in Harwich,

Ian Diddams

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On Thu, 13 Jan 2000 00:10:40 GMT, "Ken Stutt" <k...@stutt.com> wrote:

>I think the best place to get this information is to call Avis, etc.
Why
>rely on our guesses?

Certainly che k out the websites like www.hertz.com, www.avis.com,
www.budget.com... you get the picture!!

Web searches for car rental/hire and the name of a place often work
quite well, surprisingly (?). I've even found places in reykjavik !
Didds

Martin Rich

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Jan 14, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/14/00

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On Thu, 13 Jan 2000 00:10:40 GMT, "Ken Stutt" <k...@stutt.com> wrote:

>I think the best place to get this information is to call Avis, etc. Why
>rely on our guesses?
>

Don't rely on our guesses, but two tips which you might not have
thought of:

- Electronic Yellow Pages on http://www.eyp.co.uk/ (be sure to
search for 'car hire, self drive'), is a good way to search for
operators in a particular place

- Actually phone the branch of Budget or Avis in Colchester
direct, and ask if they can pick you up: don't rely on the word of a
central reservation office.

Also, if you aren't familiar with the geography of the area, you might
not be aware that Harwich has a rail station actually at the port and
there are regular trains to Colchester - so if necessary, getting to
Colchester won't be a big problem.

Martin

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