Here are some tips for getting rent a car cheaply:
What should you pay attention to when booking?
It is best if you book as early as possible. If something changes in your wishes, you can usually cancel and rebook free of charge. However, it is significantly more expensive to rent a rental car on site. And the other conditions are also often worse, such as insurance benefits. In the case of a trip abroad, you have a contact person when booking the English language website, and you will find all information in your language.
You vary in price compared to the Pick-Up and date, time, and length, as far as you're flexible. You often pay a surcharge for frequently used stations at the airport or central train station. Choosing a different branch or a city nearby can therefore be cheaper.
There are often special offers for weekends. Sometimes three days are even cheaper than two, or a whole week is less expensive than five days - give it a try.
By the way, you can usually only reserve a specific vehicle category with a car rental company and not a particular car. If you want to rent a car in Karachi or any city with a specific model, you should ask the company about it directly. However, you are not entitled to this.
Choose unlimited kilometers if you want to drive a lot
If you plan to cover a long distance, we recommend the "unlimited kilometers" option, because extra kilometers afterward are expensive.
Book additional drivers in advance
Give each driver of the rental car to the rental company. Otherwise, there is no full insurance coverage. However, an additional driver usually costs around ten dollars more per day. In this case, another offer that includes the other driver may be cheaper.
Beware of extra costs for one-way rentals
In principle, you have the option of dropping off the vehicle at a different location than where you picked it up. This so-called one-way rental incurs additional costs: depending on the rental company, up to 30 dollars. This extra can be considerably more expensive abroad; it costs up to 450 dollars in the USA. The exact price is in the rental conditions.
These costs are usually not included online. You can book the one-way rental online, but this is initially just a request. The booking is only binding after confirmation from the rental company.
The best tank policy is "full-full."
There are different rules with which tank filling you have to take over the car and return it. Always clarify which variant applies to your booking. In most countries, the "full-full" fuel policy is standard and also the cheapest for you. The tank is full of petrol when you pick it up and should also be complete when you drop it off.
If the rental station has to refuel the car, it is often significantly more expensive because a high gasoline price is estimated, and a service fee is added.
Include winter tires in the search query
Nevertheless, it happens repeatedly that car rental companies offer vehicles without winter tires during this time. Or they ask for a surcharge for this "extra equipment." Include winter tires in your search query. The offers on the portals are hardly more expensive as a result.
Book extras in advance
It is best to book additional services such as automatic transmission, sat-nav, air conditioning, or winter tires in advance. This is cheaper, and the company can provide the extras directly.
Warning: navigation devices are usually quite expensive. Think about whether you need this extra. And it can sometimes be cheaper to bring a child seat with you or buy a new one on-site than to rent it from a car rental company.
So you can pick up the car without any problems
When you pick up the car, you will need to show the driver's license, ID card, and credit card. A passenger's credit card is not sufficient even if you booked the car with this credit card.
If an additional driver is registered, he must also present a driver's license and ID card. You should also bring the booking confirmation or the so-called voucher that you will receive after booking. Read the rental agreement, and don't be afraid to ask if anything is unclear.
If someone wants to talk you into additional benefits such as insurance, don't rush to accept them.
Before picking up your documents, mark the passage with the booked services, including all insurance. Then, in case of doubt, you can present this information spontaneously and without a time-consuming search.
Check the car before driving. Look for scratches, dents, and glass damage. Also, check the tires and rims, the tank filling, the windshield wiper system, the lights, the brakes, and the air conditioning. A manual should be in the car and a warning triangle, safety vest, and first-aid kit.
If you find any damage or defects, have them noted in the handover protocol. Everything that you do not a state could be blamed on you later. You can also take photos of the damage to be on the safe side.
The return also runs smoothly
Returning the rental vehicle is uncomplicated. During the opening hours, you can hand in the car personally and have it checked directly. Outside of the opening times, it is sufficient to park the car in the designated parking lot and throw the keys with papers in the mailbox. Keep the last fuel receipt for a while.
Keep to the agreed time when returning. Some companies accept delays of up to 30 minutes as a gesture of goodwill. But don't rely on it.
It is best to formulate your text because rental stations sometimes do not have a form for this and refuse to write a confirmation letter. In this way, you can prevent later being held liable for damage you are not responsible for.
In the event of injury, what to do?
You are entitled to a replacement car - discuss this with him directly. Besides, it is essential to call the police because the insurance often only pays for a police accident report. The rental company also creates a damage report later.
Even if you have booked an offer without a deductible, the car rental company may initially withhold part of your deposit. You will be reimbursed for this money later by the rental car agent. Please keep your rental agreement and receipt for this. Some credit card companies also offer reimbursement of the excess.
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