Will it be easy to find an automatic transmission car to rent in Killarney?
I will be in Killarney in about two weeks. If I set a reservation on the site now will it be that simple to rent/hire a car with an automatic transmission?
I have heard people mention on older forum threads that sometimes you don't get one despite your reservation.
Best Answer
A quick search on google for 'automatic car rental killarney' shows that there are several companies, show that many of the resulting companies let you specify.
As you point out, sometimes mistakes happen, and your specification on the online form might be mis-read, or ignored.
However, your best bet is to phone the company you rent from, and specify that you're unable to / don't want to drive a manual transmission, and get them to email in writing confirming that you'll receive an automatic.
Then I'd suggest ringing them again a few days out to double-check that they will indeed have one ready for you, and that it'll be automatic only.
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Answer 2
I emailed Europcar UK car hire rental firm regarding this matter at the following email:
ReservationsUK@europcar.com
There prompt response was:
Dear Simon,
Thank you for your e-mail.
Yes, the category for a standard automatic car in Ireland would be a Toyota Avensis or similar.
Regards,
Abel Murillo
Europcar UK Group | Reservation Agent
So there shouldn't be a problem with hiring an automatic car within Ireland, as we expected.
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