It is easy to avoid excessive fuel charges when you hire a car for your holiday. Our simple tips will help you avoid paying any more than necessary.
Firstly, be aware of whether or not fuel is included in the cost of your rental. When the initial tank of fuel is included you can safely return with an empty fuel tank. Continue reading
Due to exceptional demand for one-way car hire from the San Francisco area to Southern California and Las Vegas, Dollar and Dollar Thrifty has instated seasonal one-way fees on some rentals from San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland. One way fees are payable locally and subject to taxes and fees.
One-Way Fee with National Car Hire changed.
The long standing blanket charge of $250 for a one-way fee, regardless of distance, has now been changed by National Car Hire. The fee has increased to $399 (plus local taxes) effective immediately for all reservations collecting after 1st April 2014. Existing reservations are unaffected by this change.
When you collect a hire car from a rental company in the USA with a pre-paid rental voucher, you are often offered an additional package that is generally referred to as Enhanced Roadside Assistance. The actual name varies according to the supplier. The cost is around $7 – $10 per day plus local taxes. Continue reading
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We have just heard that Alamo will provide a complimentary Sat Nav unit to any of our Alamo Diamond reservations made before 30 November 2013, for collection anytime before 14 December 2013.
There are some exclusions of course, the following car types are not included: Luxury Car and 8 Seater Van in Florida, Luxury, 8 Seater Van and 15 seater Van in California and Nevada, Luxury, 8 seater Van, 15 Seater Van and 7 Seater SUV in all other locations.
The following locations are completely excluded from the offer: Chicago ORD Airport, Hawaii and New York City. To take advantage of this special offer – please call us to process your booking so that we can make sure the Sat Nav unit is included for you.
Hiring a Satellite Navigation unit with your rental costs around £40 per week if booked in advance, or around $15 per day if hired locally. Our rentals with Thrifty include a Sat Nav. We wanted to know if Sat Nav apps for smart phones could work just as well, and be cheaper than this for clients who want the additional confidence that a Sat Nav gives. Continue reading
Carrying children in our cars is carrying our most precious cargo. We keep them safe at home with car seat laws, and it should be the same when we travel. But, regulations do vary from country to country, and within the United States, the laws vary by individual states. In some states regulations are laxer than the laws at home, in others they are more stringent. Continue reading
The 8 Seat people carrier offered by Alamo is the only remaining people carrier for this number of people. Alamo has the Toyota Sienna exclusively (certainly at Orlando), and on our trip to the Alamo garage at Orlando this year, we took a few photos of the interior of this lovely car. We have had one ourselves previously and we found it both cavernous and a joy to drive, but then there are only 4 in our party! It is a great vehicle for swallowing up suitcases, shopping or even pieces of furniture for visiting home-owners undertaking a little refurbishment. Continue reading
In this article we examine the Minivan 7 Seat People carrier as a hire car, so that you can see if this car will suit you and your party best for your holiday in the USA. The people carriers are extremely popular in holiday destinations, most particularly Orlando – where sometimes every car that you can see at a traffic light is a people carrier of one description or another! This is of course, due to their versatility and capacious luggage space. Continue reading
Hiring a car from Disney, Florida, can open up access to the rest of the beautiful state of Florida allowing you to really get a better, more balanced view of Florida. Disney World is a wonderful place, beautifully landscaped and every need is catered for – at a cost. But, if you would like to escape for a while to visit natural Florida, or some different restaurants, or even the normally priced shops, then you will need to hire a car. Alternatively, you may have chosen to have a few days in Disney World and then want to collect a hire car to continue your holiday at one of the stunning Gulf or Atlantic beaches, visit the Keys or head to a luxury villa. Continue reading