All You Need To Know
Before Renting Car |
Renting a car is far much convenient as
compared to using public transportation or
more cost effective than paying for a taxi
whenever you want to travel even for a short
distant. However, if you are not keen, you
will end up incurring some hidden cost.
Before renting a car, take your time to ask
some questions. Do you have to obtain some
additional insurance? Who will be paying
refueling the car? What other expenses would
have to meet apart from the actual renting
fees? This article discusses different
considerations that you need to make while
hiring a car. It will get you prepared and
ensure that you avoid all mistakes that
might see you incurring some unnecessary
costs:
Paying for fuel:
Most car rental service providers have
adopted the use of prepaid fuel service,
which seems to appeal customers who are
looking for simplicity. Some car rental
service providers have come up with some
more advantageous ways of car refueling that
allow them to compete well in the market.
Note that unless you are sure that you will
return the tank empty, it will not worth
your money to refuel it yourself. However
still, make sure you are not being
overcharged in the name of refueling.
Compare the prices offered by car rental
service that including fueling on the
charges and those does not and adopt a more
convenient and cost-effective service
provider.
Additional insurance cover:
Insurance policy covers vary considerably,
and your may have to check with your
insurance provider directly. Minimum legally
permissible insurance covers may not extend
to rental cars while full coverage insurance
certainly does. The idea is to have the
insurance of your primary vehicle extend to
your rental car since rental cars are
considered a replacement vehicle under the
policy. The comprehensive cover should even
be able to cover the rental car of higher
value as compared to your main car.
Therefore, if you have a comprehensive
coverage for your main car, the rental car
service provider should be able to accept it
to cover the rented car. Note that to cover
an accident on a rental car you may have to
raise your rates on your own insurance
policy.
iii. Remember that credit card policy may
not cover the damage cost:
Check with your credit card provider what
your credit card policy can exactly cover on
a rental car. Note that some credit card
providers may be willing to cover any damage
incur on a rental car, but not the cost of
fees assessed by the rental car company.
Remember that bills may add up, and you will
not want to be left holding the bill.
iv. Consider age requirements and cost
related to ages:
Some companies charge more for youths to
drive. In most cases, age is not an
advantage to the car rental service
provider, and for many years, some companies
do not allow drivers under 21 years hire
their vehicle. Although a number of car
rental service providers allows youths below
the age of 25 to hire their vehicles, some
charge a hefty fee on the younger drivers.
If you are a youth below 25 years, consider
this matter any look for a service provider
who can accommodate youths at affordable
prices.
v. Get to know whether you will have to part
with some money for extra registered
drivers:
In case you have to register additional
drivers for the rented cars, would you have
to pay money? Think carefully about the
number of drivers that you may need to drive
your rental car ask the car rental service
provider about the issue of registering more
than driver. If more than additional fees
will have to be paid, consider dedicating
one or two drivers to avoid incurring hefty
charges.
vi. Check whether the hire car service
provider allows the use of their car on
unpaved roads:
It is important to get all the necessary
details about the car hiring service
provider’s policies. Some companies do not
allow the use of the cars on the unpaved
road, and if you intend using the car on the
unpaved road, it is better to hire a car
from the right service providers. It might
be necessary to purchase collision damage
waiver or get some rental car insurance to
avoid unnecessary cost when your driver
enters gravel or unpaved road. Otherwise,
stick of the defined routes unless you paid
for off-road adventures.
vi. Can you avoid extra airport charges?
If you are travelling to far country by air
and have to rent a car at the local counter
at the airport terminal, you may require to
path with some airport fee. Car rental
service providers are supposed to collect
and pay these surges fee to the airport
authority, and there little you can do to
avoid the charges. However, if you grab a
shuttle to a hotel or downtown area and rent
a car there, it could be far much better.
Vii: You can avoid paying for higher
functionality if you are loaded with extra
tools:
You may need to expensive cars if you
already have some tools and gadget already.
For instance, if you need a child seat, a
GPS System or you want to listen to the
radio you can carry them with you if you
already have them. A GPS radio, for example,
may cost you up to 3 dollars a day while
other gadgets like a GPS system may cost you
even more. Where possible, pack all these
necessary catches with you while travelling
to avoid incurring some unnecessary extra
cost. In most cases, you will be able to get
cheaper cars without these features at lower
cost.
Conclusion:
There could be much other consideration that
y may have to make before hiring a car but
once you hire it to make sure that you are
using the car according to the stated
policies. The plans may require that you
bring all the fuel received to avoid paying
for the extra cost. Also remember to return
the car on time to avoid incurring any
additional fees. Some companies are lenient
when it come to a time for returning the
car, and some even offer a grace period of
up to one hour past the scheduled time. |
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