* Ednet is quoted & my replies are inline below :
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> Europcar seemed to have trouble with the car types we were
> choosing.>>
>
> There are about 4 or so car hire firms with pickup/drop off points in the
> Piazza Roma in Venice itself, including Avis, which might be useful to know.
> There are more, I think, out at the airport.
>
> If you are in the Aus equivalent of the AA or RAC or similar, it might be
> worth contacting them and asking who they use in Europe. A couple of years
> ago, my radiator died in Italy and it was more trouble to get it fixed than
> to get the car sent home. The AA fixed me up with a car for the rest of my
> holidays and for the journey back up to the ferry at Zeebrugge where I
> handed it in at Brugge. It was through Hertz and there was certainly a bit
> of hassle setting it up but it can be done. I don't think it was
> prohibitively expensive because we had a budget on our insurance and it was
> done well within that. They gave me a locally registered car for the rest of
> my time in Italy and, on the way home, I had to call in to Milan Airport and
> swap it for one registered in France but it worked out OK.
Ok, thanks for the tips.
> At the moment, if you are going on holiday to catch the sunshine, you might
> do better to stay at home. It is a really crap summer in the northern bits
> and it is/was roasting in the south.
Not to catch sunshine. We're planning on standing in queues at
all the tourist attractions getting hassled by gypsies ;-)
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