CDC booking with miles

Never booked a CDC with miles before ... my question is, how late can the car be booked (i.e. is there a minimum number of days before the flight that applies)? I looked on the VA Web site without success ...

[preiffer]

Technically, it's 24 hours, but I'd always allow a little more than that I think...

Originally posted by preiffer
Technically, it's 24 hours, but I'd always allow a little more than that I think...

Strangely, I knew you'd know!

[preiffer]

Well, tomorrow morning's D-Day on the car front...

Bets, anyone? Will Paul's car turn up??? [:w]

[fozzyo]

Errrr - my money's on no.

Slinky make sure you are in the catchment area for Miles cars. We got caught out by this recently ... we live outside the M25 so no car for us. Ok so officially its the Home Counties but when you live up North it may as well be the M25.

Mat

Originally posted by fozzyo
Errrr - my money's on no.

Slinky make sure you are in the catchment area for Miles cars. We got caught out by this recently ... we live outside the M25 so no car for us. Ok so officially its the Home Counties but when you live up North it may as well be the M25.

Mat

Thanks - I'm lucky I live in the centre of the M25 area!

Good luck Paul on tomorrow's car!

I'm thinking of booking a car with miles for my trip at Christmas. How reliable are the cars, do they have big enough cars to accommodate 5 people? [:X]

The UK cars are Volvo estates (S60 or S80 I think). They are comfortable for the driver and 3 passengers. 4 passengers wouldn't be advisable unless very small

The US (NY and SF anyway) cars are generally black towncars or navigators and would cope with 5 ( driver + 4 pax) more easily.

I did a J to Tokyo last month, and the car at Narita was a very tired old mitsubshi taxi with a VA sign stuck to the back. I nearly had the embarrassment of not being able fit into the seatbelt - I'm 6 ft 3 and carrying a bit of timber these days, but not that big !!

I've had no problems with reliability - all are professional and satnav makes it hard to get lost anyway...

Originally posted by Gill Smith. How reliable are the cars,

Paging Mr Reiffer........[:w]

Steve & I have used miles for CDC's several times but live outside M25, in fact we have another miles CDC booked for June. Ae you sure about the 'within M25' rule?

Thanks
James

[Decker]

Home Counties I thought?

Last time I was in the ClubHouse I chatted to a couple who had the CDC from the West Midlands. I think it must depend on factors such as how much you pay for your ticket?

For Miles Redemption (FlyingCo and Miles)

From Virgin Atlantic Website
London and Specific Home Counties*

* Essex, Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Middlesex, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire.

or Upper Class (J/D)

From Virgin Atlantic Website

Flights to/from Heathrow, Gatwick or Manchester

Any mainland UK destination in counties south of and including Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Powys, and Ceridigion.

For UK addresses outside this range, the car will take you to/from the closest regional airport from the following list, and you will need to arrange a connecting flight: Inverness, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Teesside, Newcastle, Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, Belfast, Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey.

Hope this helps.

Thanks

FM