Let’s say you’re scheduled to fly into
your destination airport at 3:00, so
you’ve made arrangements to pick up your
rental car around 3:15 or 3:30. However,
your flight time has been delayed or has
been rescheduled. Now you’re worried
that you’re not going to be able to pick
up your rental car because you’re going
to be late. What does this mean for you?
How strict are car rental companies
about their pick up times?
Fortunately, the above scenario is quite
common. Actually, that is not a very
fortunate situation, but the car rental
companies are certainly not strangers to
rescheduled flights or delayed flights.
This is something that they contend with
all of the time. As a matter of fact,
they probably contend with this every
single day. Think about how often your
own flights have been delayed or you’ve
heard of flight delays. We all have
experienced or heard about them at some
point.
The facts
The fact is that your reservation is not
even a guarantee that you’re going to
get the car in a first place. Your
reservation is just way to tell the car
rental company that you would like to
rent a car that day. The only way to
guarantee that a car will be held for
you is if you are part of a frequent
renter’s club. However, you don’t have
to worry about being late if you provide
the rental car company with your flight
details. If you provide them with those
details, then they are going to know
that your flight has been delayed. Most
car rental companies that are housed
within airports will be notified of any
delays so that they don’t hand your
rental off to someone else.
As for there being any penalty for your
late arrival, you don’t have to worry.
You can’t be billed for a car that you
haven’t even picked up. However, you can
still make a phone call if that makes
you more comfortable. Although the car
rental companies are attached to airport
scheduling systems electronically, many
individuals need that peace of mind that
their rental is going to be ready for
them. As a result, the car rental
company may make provisions to hold the
rental for you for 6 to 12 hours.
Convenience
Again, remember that your reservation is
not a guarantee for a car. That is why
they don’t bill you in advance. They
simply put your name on the rental and
expect you to arrive around the pick up
time to get it. Now there is that issue
in which you may be dealing with a car
rental company that is not associated
with any of the airports. That’s when
you may want to make your phone call.
Perhaps your departure time has been
delayed and you can’t pick up the car
when you said you would. They usually
don’t have a problem as long as they
know you are definitely coming.
Car rental companies do all that they
can to make things comfortable for their
customers. You definitely don’t want to
arrive at the car rental company’s
location and find that they have nothing
for you. This has happened to people
before, but it is very rare. If you’re
in an airport, you’re in luck because
there are other car rental companies
housed within the airport. If you’re not
dealing with an airport, then you may
have to find out where else you can go,
but know that you do have options and
you’re not going to be stuck. You’ll be
able to get yourself a car no matter
what.
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