"Tom Peel" kirjoitti
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> Markku Grönroos schrieb:
>> "Tom Peel" kirjoitti
>> viestissä:4s5debFu1hscU1@mid.individual.net...
>>> The new law in Germany means that car rental drivers are responsible
>>> for ensuring that they have winter tyres when driving in wintery
>>> conditions- however, the car rental companies are NOT responsible!
>>> Instead, they offer to rent winter tyres as an extra. Of course, you can
>>> always turn the tyres down and risk the consequences- loss of insurance
>>> cover, fines, etc.. the car rentals must be rubbing their hands with
>>> glee at the extra income.
>>>
>> And you believe in this yourself?
>
> From the German AVIS rental site, optional extras:
>
> Zusätzlich zu Kindersitzen bietet Avis Ihnen die Möglichkeit, auch weitere
> Sonderausstattungen anzumieten.
> - Dachgepäckträger 6,00 EUR/Tag; max. 42,00 EUR
> - Skigepäckträger 6,00 EUR/Tag; max. 42,00 EUR
>
> Now go and look at the Austrian website. Winter tyres are not an option.
>
These deals are around. You do just a bit of shopping. For tourists many
(most) international renters offer "holiday packages" even in Germany like
Sixt. You don't typically have to inform them beforehand that you want a car
with winter tyres. They come along with all those cars. Actually winter time
rentals are typically much cheaper in Europe than in summer. So it is
possible to hire a car with winter tyres without any extra costs. Winter
tyres are naturally most reasonable investment for icy roads of Germany
during winter. Only idiots see it otherwise. I know there are losts idiots
in the ranks of German drivers. So it is in Finland as well. Every autumn
zillions of cars are drifting out of road just because drivers refuse to see
the fresh snow and ice slippery but drive as in summer and typically with
summer rubber. During this autumn there have been a few days like this:
dozens of cars have collided in the capital area alone.
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