Advance reservations

Unless you intend to hire on the spur of the moment, it is advisable to make an advance reservation and essential if it forms part of your travel plans. You can reserve your car through your travel agent, tour operator,airline, hotel, car hire broker, or direct with the car hire company.Popular car groups will be sold out some time in advance during the high season. It is a good idea to book in advance so that the car group of your choice is ready for you.  It is also usually cheaper to book in advance. If renting for more than one or two days it will probably be cheaper to book inclusive rates through a broker such as www.cheap-car-hire-ontheweb.com

One Way Rentals

With larger car hire companies It is very often possible to make one way rentals between their locations but they must be requested at the time of booking.  A good web site will show the extra cost if any of a one way rental and these extra charges need to paid at the commencement of the rental.

Youths

You will need to check with your chosen car rental company their policy on this. Many car rental companies will not hire cars to persons under 25. Some like Cheap-Car-Rental are able to rent cars to persons between the ages of 21 and 25 but charge a supplement for this age group.

Sat Navs

Check with your car hire company if it is possible to arrange the hire of GPS or SatNav when collecting your rental car.Reckon on a charge of $10 a day.

Child/booster seats, ski racks, snow chains.

You will need to request your requirements at the time of booking. They will need to be paid for at the time the car is collected and are charged at local rates.

When collecting your car

You will need to complete a rental agreement and show:

  • A clean driving licence
  • Your car hire voucher (if pre-paid)
  • A credit card This usually has to be a Visa,  Mastercard or AMEX card.  A debit card or cash is sometimes acceptable but not usually. 

When you take delivery of your car

Before driving off check the cars condition minutely. Check for dents and scratches to the exterior.Check the tires have no cuts, scrapes and are in condition. Check the underside. Check the interior seats, carpet, door panels.  If you see any damage report it to the car hire company and see that they note the faults before you drive off, otherwise you might have to pay for the repair when you return the vehicle.

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