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Following on from various posts over the last few months on here regarding difficulties with car hire there is an article on today's BBC website on the very subject. It starts off....
"Holidaymakers in parts of the UK and Europe are facing bigger bills for hire cars - or risk not getting one at all - due to a shortage of vehicles.
Hire firms have not replaced fleets due to forecasts of fewer tourists, as well as difficulty accessing finance, industry figures say.
A last-minute holiday bookings surge is adding to the pressure.
Industry sources say that Spain is the worst affected, with those who can get a car having to pay twice normal rates. "
There is more but obviously what many of us encountered is a real problem this year....