Rental car firms treble prices over festive season

CAR-HIRE firms are jacking up their Christmas prices by as much as three times the standard rates, consumer watchdogs revealed last night.

Rental car firms treble prices over festive season

Researchers asked four car-hire firms their prices for the first two weeks in December and then a two-week period covering Christmas and the new year.

They found prices at four hire firms increased by as much as €496 between early December and Christmas for tourists wanting to hire the same model car for a fortnight.

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