YOU HAVE YOUR SAY

EVERY week, Money Mail receives hundreds of your letters and emails about our stories. Here are some from our article last week about how British authorities have asked the consumer watchdog in Spain to launch an investigation into car hire rip-offs after Money Mail submitted reams of evidence . . .

I ALWAYS use a local firm on holiday. I’ve never been hit with fees or experienced any hassle. You need to do your homework, but I’d definitely recommend it.

K. S., Harpenden, Herts.

IT’S not just abroad that you can get ripped off when you hire a car — it happens in this country, too. They employ the same underhand tactics.

W. H., Elstree, Herts.

TAKE photos of every scuff and scrape. This has often saved me from big charges. Watch out for mileage limits, too. The last car I rented only let me to do 60 km a day — barely enough to get from the airport to my apartment.

M. L., London.

WHEN you are looking for car hire at your destination, check online forums about which ones to avoid. There is a much better chance you won’t be ripped off.

W. Y., London.

CAR hire firms are in a race to get their prices as low as possible, so they appear at the top of comparison sites. But they can’t make a profit with such prices, which is why they hit you with extra fees later on.

S. P., London.

THE UK is just as bad. The same tricks apply — rip-off damage charges, fees to refill the tank, pushy salespeople peddling their own insurance. If we are to ask Spain to weed out the rogues, first we need to get our own house in order.

P. M., Manchester.

WILL the Spanish regulator do anything? Even if it does, it will take months — even years — before any action is taken.

P. R., London.