Renting a car. For renting anything else use the "rental" tag instead.
Renting a car. For renting anything else use the rental tag instead.
Questions tagged [car-rentals]
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In US rental car terms and conditions, what exactly is a "regularly maintained road?"
Many rental car companies have terms and conditions such as Hertz:
Generally, Hertz vehicles, including 4-wheel drives, are to be operated only on regularly maintained roads. Off-road use is a violation of the rental agreement.
What exactly…
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Car rental vs. buying a car for 1 month, when visiting the USA?
I would like to visit a few places in the states sometime next year, and I was thinking of doing a road trip while I'm at it. I could start in either Los Angeles or Montreal, and then I would like to visit Philadelphia, Phoenix and Las Vegas during…
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Should I just not bother to "reserve" rental cars anymore?
In the last few years I have rented from every major rental car agency: Hertz, Avis, Enterprise, National/Alamo, etc.
I notice that in every single case when I get there it is a scramble to "find" me a car. Often they do not have the car type I…
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If I visit Los Angeles, am I better off renting a car or not?
California has a pretty notorious reputation for having bad traffic, so I am wondering if it would be worth my time to rent a car when I visit there. If I stay within the LA area, is public transportation good enough for me to get by without renting…
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Is it dangerous to drive through Death Valley?
I planned to drive through Death Valley with a rental car during end of May or beginning of June. Now a friend of mine told me that this is a little bit dangerous, and that a lot of rental companies as well as other organization advise against…
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Renting a Manual Car in the US
Neither specific websites of Hertz, Budget, Alamo, Enterprise, Thirftly or FOX allow you to specify that you want to rent a manual car. Neither do Kayak, Hotwire and Priceline.
Is there a way to book a manual car in the US?
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Why are round-trip car rentals much cheaper than one-way car rentals?
Why is it much cheaper to have rental cars returned to the same place as opposed to elsewhere?
Never understood this when booking car rentals.
If I want to rent a car, and rent it from Location A, and return it to Location A, the price is…
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Should I purchase rental car insurance? What protection does my credit card provide?
We just arrived in Hawaii this afternoon, and when I went to pick up the rental car, I discovered I hadn't done my homework with regard to the insurance options.
I recall that my credit card will provide some level of insurance when I use it to rent…
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Massive price difference between broker and rental car company
This may be a duplicate of Why is renting a car through a broker cheaper than directly through a car rental company? but I don't think the answer addresses a really large price difference.
I rented a car last week in Germany. Prices were…
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Why does the car rental company ask me for my flight information?
Today I received an email from the company where I rented a car asking me for my flight information.
Why do they need it? I'm being a little paranoid but I think that they will charge me more (hidden tax or fee) if I give them the information.
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Is it reasonable / expected that French 'driving accessories' are provided with a rental car?
I'm hiring a car in France soon, for approximately a week.
It's my understanding that in France yellow hi-viz jackets are required for each occupant, in addition to a warning triangle (is there anything else 'unusual'?).
Should I expect these are…
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Can I use my probationary Australian driver's license to rent a car in the United States?
I got into this driving thing kinda late, which means I have a probationary driver's license from Victoria, Australia that looks kinda like this:
(courtesy Angie Sommer's blog)
This basically means I've been driving for less than 3 years (these…
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Is 4 days enough to discover Iceland's Ring Road and Golden Circle by rental car in late March?
We plan to rent a car from 22nd to 26th of March 2019. Our plan is to explore the Ring Road, including the Golden Circle.
Do we have enough time to explore these places in 4 days? Is it safe to drive? It is my first experience of driving in the…
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Driving in Iceland: a good idea?
For this summer I am thinking about going to Iceland. I would like to fly to Reykjavik, spend some days there, then rent a car, travel around the island and then fly back home. Now I have a few questions about that:
How many days should I spend in…
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What are the practical differences between Avis and Budget?
Avis and Budget are both subsidiaries of Avis Budget Group. When I travel they often share one rental desk at the airport. Running quotes through their respective websites they typically offer the same class of (very dull) car.
The only obvious…
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