Why not fill up your rental car at Alicante Airport and eat at Cars American Diner

There is a wonderful little American Diner in El Altet, very close to Alicante Airport.

Less than 1 km from the end of the runway tucked away inside a Repsol/Campsa petrol station.

The entire gas station is very clean and well kept and offers:-  Free Air & Water, Car Jet Wash, Fuel 24 hrs a day ( with a credit card) a small shop & CARS DINER !

Cars Diner Menu El Altet, Alicante Airport

If you find yourself with time to spare on your way to the airport or following your arrive and don't want to pay the high costs of the airport snacks and beverages then pop along to this little diner. 

Cars Diner website click here

Cars Diner Menu El Altet, Alicante Airport

The location of the Repsol/ Campsa & Cars Diner is shown as a red pin on the map.

Tel: 965 687 098

v de Cartagena, 55, 03195, Alicante, Spain

The nearest petrol station to Alicante Airport is this Galp station, but it´s a little tricky to access it:-

Direct Flights from Alicante twice a week on Ryan Air to Kerry Ireland

Kerry Airport

Ryan Air now offer twice a week direct flights from Alicante to Kerry. Departing on a Wednesday and Saturday. The flight time is 2.5 hours. Tipoa Car Hire offer rental car services at Kerry Airport and nearby Killareny town centre.

Kerry Airport is a very small "cute" international & domestic airport, with direct flights to Portugal, UK & Spain.

It takes only minutes to travel through the airport, including the security process. On arrival simply walk out of the doors, and take a right and continue walking just meters to the Long Term Car Park where the car hire companies are located. 

A short walk to the long term car park

The opening hours are 08:00-21:00 hrs Monday to Fridays, and 08:00-18:00hrs at weekends. However it is possible to collect and drop-off outside of these hours.

If you allow yourself 30 mins from your scheduled arrival time to walk to the desk, complete the paperwork and soon you will be on your way.

Killarney and Limerick

Kerry Airport is conveniently located for the  #Killarney National Park, Kerry, Cork and Limerick.

I recommend the 5* #Aghadoe Heights Hotel and Spa, at Killarney Lake

Ross Castle, Killarney

Ross Castle at Killarney is well worth a visit. The last property Cromwell laid siege to in Ireland.


There is a small old fashioned petrol station located less than a kilometer from Kerry Airport, should you need to top up with fuel when you return your hire car.

sheehan's shop and petrol station

Nearby attractions to Kerry Airport are:-

Mor Active

Knockreer Estate

Presentation Convent

St. Mary's Cathedral

Killarney Falconry

Innisfallen Island

Cloghmochuda

Zero Excess Car Hire Insurance does not mean no deposit

When renting a car, many people confuse Zero Excess Insurance and it's effect on the Security Deposit.

This is understandable given that the rental car industry, do their best to confuse two seperate elements when renting a car, by linking them together.

It is common now for online car hire brokers such as Tipoa, to team up with a third party insurance company.

Tipoa work with Allianz and offer the Allianz Global Assistance as an optional extra. (details below)

However whilst this is a very sensible extra to include in your rental car reservation, it does not avoid, the car supplier on arrival, authorising your credit card for the security deposit, which happens to be normally based upon the amount of excess you have.

Therefore people understandably think that by purchasing the "zero excess insurance" they will not have to pay (have held against your card) the security deposit. This is not the case.

Zero Excess Insurance Tipoa Car Hire

ALLIANZ GLOBAL ASSISTANCE

Excess Cover Insurance:

Vehicle Hire Excess & Security Deposit protection Insurance

Avoid ALL Excess Charges for just EUR 6.74 a day! Allianz Excess Insurance gives you complete peace of mind. Most companies charge an Excess, if you have a claim - typically you pay the first EUR 1,000

Our Policy covers:

• Excess up to EUR 3000.00

• Windows

• Tyres

• Undercarriage

• Roof

• Rental car key cover up to EUR 550.00

• Personal Possessions up to EUR 300.00

Allianz Global Assistance is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA)

A link to the typical terms and conditions of the Allianz Global Assistance policy, in this example for the UK:- https://www.magroup-online.com/CTW/IE/EN/CTW_IE_en_TCs.html

SECURITY DEPOSIT

Each car supplier will "hold" a deposit on the drivers credit card, as a security deposit. Although this does not directly relate to insurance, the deposit amount is often based upon the Insurance Excess amount. For example if the insurance excess amount is 300 EURO then the security deposit will be that figure/sum. 

You can view each car's excess amount and terms and conditions by clicking on the link entitled " rate details " displayed to the right of each car photo at STEP2 of the tipoa.com online booking process.

If you reduce the excess insurance to zero then it WILL NOT mean that you will not have a security deposit to pay, but the security deposit amount may be reduced as a result.

Each supplier will put a "hold" on the credit card for the security deposit amount, for the duration of the hire, and this "hold" will be released when the car is returned and assuming there are no losses or damages.

You should ensure that you have enough "credit" on your card to enable the security deposit pre-authorisation to to take place successfully.

There is an increase of incidences where hire cars are never returned, and the security deposit assists the car supplier to establish the identity of the hirer, whereas a debit card or cash do not.

Superb blog Phuket101, congratulations !

A very useful blog indeed on all things Phuket

If you intend to travel to Phuket and possibly stay for a longer period, make sure you read this blog.

Arrivals Hall Phuket International Airport we are moving

Phuket Rental Car Services 

Tipoa and it's local supplier are moving into the arrivals hall at Phuket International Airport [HKT]

Welcome to my blog!

Hello, I am Uxia Olsson a Galician born translator and travel writer. I work as a translator for British Car Hire a Birmingham based online rental car company. I also have my own blog and I write travel articles based upon my own experiences, having lived in Bath, Cardiff and Brighton in the UK and Valencia, Denia, La Coruna and Madrid in Spain. This blog is new but over the forthcoming weeks I will add my articles to it, and would welcome any comments or content from the travelling public, you!

Hola, soy Uxía Olsson, nacida en Galicia. Trabajo como traductora y redactora de artículos sobre viajes para British Car Hire, compañía con base en Birmingham dedicada al alquiler online de vehículos. Además, escribo my propio blog y redacto artículos sobre  viajes basados en mis propias experiencias dado que he vivido en Bath, Cardiff y Brighton en el Reino Unido, además de Valencia, Denia, La Coruña o Madrid en España, entre otros. Este blog es de reciente creación y a lo largo de las próximas semanas iré añadiendo mis artículos. Quiero animaros a que participéis añadiendo contenido y comentarios sobre vuestras propias experiencias.

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