Am going to UK in February and want to rent a small car (with fuel prices as they are in UK a bicycle may be a better option- however I digress) and would like to make the booking here in Bangkok AND pay in Thai Baht.

Any helpers on this one please

You can book and pay in advance on the Web.

I used these people but there are several others.

Try a Google Search.

You can book and pay in advance on the Web.

I used these people but there are several others.

Try a Google Search.

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I have always found that you cant do this but you can pay online.

I use www.sixt.com everytime for UK rental

Thanks people BUT I am one of the few animals who do not have a dreaded plastic credit card and all on line firms I have tried will not accept a booking without the said dreaded card.

Hence my wish to pay locally CASH in Thai Baht

Thanks people BUT I am one of the few animals who do not have a dreaded plastic credit card and all on line firms I have tried will not accept a booking without the said dreaded card.

Hence my wish to pay locally CASH in Thai Baht

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I dont think you can do it, let us know if you find somewhere.

I e-mailed a UK company explaining my predicament and was told that without a credit card I am considered as a credit risk and that the hire companies do not wish to hire out their expensive assets to some cardless person who might disappear with their cars.

However it was explained that if I arrived in the UK during office hours they could run a credit check on me and if I was considered OK then cash could be paid.

I find this statement very inflammatory and will now be writing to all airlines telling them to change their flight timings so as I can arrive at Heathrow during office hours

Just a thought. Maybe one of the big international car hire companies can do it, Hertz or someone? Book and pay here for the UK.

sierra01 thanks for your input but that was the exact question I asked in my original post

although not answering your question about credit card bookings , this company

www.1car1.com

will rent new vauxhall corsas for about 100-110 pounds a week including ins. and vat.

they are about the cheapest in the uk.

based at all the airports.

efficient and reliable company.

Have you tried asking any of the international hire companies here?

Ask a CC owning Thai friend to pay for you?

Pay cash at Heathrow? Maybe they will only take CC's, I don't know.