Can car seats in Berlin only be rented from the airport?
We are currently in Berlin and wanted to rent a car with 2 booster seats for a day trip tomorrow.
However, when I phoned up one of the car rental places, they stated that in Berlin you can only rent booster seats from the airport.
Is this a company policy or a law? Is there any other options than just buying two booster seats (which would be a bit expensive for a single day!!)
One thing I noticed - our Airbnb apartment has 4 booster seats just sitting in the stairwell - are these likely to be communal ones that any one can borrow (maybe from previous renters)?
Our children are 3 and 6 if that's relevant...
Best Answer
There is no law which stops people from renting booster seats outside airports.
I just checked a few car rental agencies and Avis, Hertz and Sixt offer such seats in some city locations, so it's just that one company you contacted.
Those two are not the cheapest agencies so you might want to use a price comparison site such as Billiger Mietwagen. Unfortunately that site is neither available in English nor does it allow to filter by available booster seats (nor does any other site I checked).
There is also a company in Berlin I found which is specialized in renting booster seats.
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Can you rent a car seat from an airline?
D. Car rental companies generally have the option of adding child car seats to your reservation if you can't or don't want to take your own seat with you on the plane. There are best practices for the savvy and safe traveler.Can you use your own car seat in a hire car?
Hiring out a car seat means paying extra fees for daily car hires; fees that you can, however, avoid having to pay if you bring your own.Do airports have loaner car seats?
Ask for a loaner car seat The issue is common enough that baggage offices often have spares on hand for you to borrow while you await the arrival of your car seat. Sometimes the loaners are brand-new car seats and sometimes they aren't, but generally they are a better option than sitting around stuck.Save Money On Holiday Car Hire | This Morning
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