Hi,

I have some questions about car rental in the UK
I don't know if this is the correct newsgroup, but I don't know which one is
better...

1) Do the car companies consider continental Europeans as an increased risk
and charge a higher rent?

2) (stupid question): are the pedals of a British car in the same order as
in a Continental car (left to right: clutch-brake-throtle)?

thanks in advance,

Han
Netherlands

"Han Monsees" wrote in message
.. .

1) Do the car companies consider continental Europeans as an increased
risk
and charge a higher rent?

2) (stupid question): are the pedals of a British car in the same order as
in a Continental car (left to right: clutch-brake-throtle)?

As far as I know, the tariffs do not differentiate between nationalities,
but they vary by location (Airports cost more than town rentals).

The pedals are exactly the same.
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On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 22:24:49 GMT, "Han Monsees"
wrote:

1) Do the car companies consider continental Europeans as an increased risk
and charge a higher rent?

No idea.

2) (stupid question): are the pedals of a British car in the same order as
in a Continental car (left to right: clutch-brake-throtle)?

Yes.

Neil

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On 30/10/2003 22:24, in article ,
"Han Monsees" wrote:

1) Do the car companies consider continental Europeans as an increased risk
and charge a higher rent?

Last year I was investigating car rental in California; on the first try I
omitted to specify county of residence, and the rental company's website
defaulted to 'US'. When, the second time round, I specified 'UK', the cost
mysteriously increased by about 60%...

On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 22:24:49 GMT, "Han Monsees"
wrote:



2) (stupid question): are the pedals of a British car in the same order as
in a Continental car (left to right: clutch-brake-throtle)?


One way to think about it is that the gear lever, handbrake, radio and
heater controls stay in the same position relative to the car, but in
general the other controls, including the pedals, stay in the same
position relative to the driver.

Martin

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On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 22:24:49 GMT, "Han Monsees"
wrote:



2) (stupid question): are the pedals of a British car in the same
order as in a Continental car (left to right:
clutch-brake-throtle)?


One way to think about it is that the gear lever, handbrake, radio
and heater controls stay in the same position relative to the car,
but in general the other controls, including the pedals, stay in
the same position relative to the driver.

The indicator and windscreen wiper sticks seem to switch sides though.
That was useful when switching from driving a Skoda Felicia in the UK
to a Toyota Corolla in the USA (indicator stick is on the left), but
quite confusing when switching between the Skoda and a Corolla in the
UK (the Corolla's is on the right).

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On Sat, 01 Nov 2003 10:02:18 +0000, Robin May wrote:

The indicator and windscreen wiper sticks seem to switch sides though.
That was useful when switching from driving a Skoda Felicia in the UK
to a Toyota Corolla in the USA (indicator stick is on the left), but
quite confusing when switching between the Skoda and a Corolla in the
UK (the Corolla's is on the right).

I learnt in 2 cars, one was left-hand indicators, one right-hand, so I'm
ambidextrous I guess.

"Robin May" wrote in message
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Martin Rich wrote the following in:


On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 22:24:49 GMT, "Han Monsees"
wrote:



2) (stupid question): are the pedals of a British car in the same
order as in a Continental car (left to right:
clutch-brake-throtle)?


One way to think about it is that the gear lever, handbrake, radio
and heater controls stay in the same position relative to the car,
but in general the other controls, including the pedals, stay in
the same position relative to the driver.

The indicator and windscreen wiper sticks seem to switch sides though.
That was useful when switching from driving a Skoda Felicia in the UK
to a Toyota Corolla in the USA (indicator stick is on the left), but
quite confusing when switching between the Skoda and a Corolla in the
UK (the Corolla's is on the right).

Typically Japanese cars have indicators on the right, wipers on the left,
the opposite to most cars.

However, more modern Japanese cars are following the standard convention of
indicators on the left

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"Oliver Keating" writes:

Typically Japanese cars have indicators on the right, wipers on the left,
the opposite to most cars.

However, more modern Japanese cars are following the standard convention of
indicators on the left

I'm guessing that more modern Japanese cars are being manufactured in
Europe, hence the change in positioning of controls on those models.
Overall, Japanese cars seem more standardized with positioning of
wiper, headlight and other controls. Although European manufacturers
seem to have standardized on indicator positioning, the rest of the
controls still vary between manufaturers, and even models from the
same manufacturer.