Car hire- tips and suggestions for best deal
There’s more to hiring a car than just reserving it and paying for it, to make sure that you get the best deal follow these steps and tips.
STEPS:
1.Choose three to four car hire companies that fit your needs and desires, do this either through the yellow pages, or through the internet, remember to scan every possible firm before you make a choice, you don’t want to overlook the best car hire because you got bored from looking
2.Contact the company and ask about their special offers, location, availability, pickup and drop off sites, rates, special rates, hotel and airline partnerships, extra charges, insurance, everything you can think of that can help lower what you have to pay for your car hire, or what would make the car hire more convenient for you.
3.Choose a pickup and drop off point; find one that is near you so it won’t be a hassle, can u drop off and pick up from the airport or the train station, is the company near public transport.
4.Pick a car, depending on your needs, find a car that could fit all the people you’ll have in it and there luggage. If you’re alone just get a small car or lash out and hire that sports car u have always wanted, some rentals charge higher for larger vehicles.
5.The next thing to do, after you’ve totally decided on which to take, remember to reserve it, some car rentals include the reservation fee on the overall rent, some make it out to be an extra fee, you should also look out for this when hire a car.
TIPS
For the best deals for your money here are some tips when looking, finding and taking out a car rental.
1.When getting a car hire check for available upgrades at no charge, you’d want the best deal so you’d want the best car, to do this, you should go pickup your car early in the morning, when the other cars haven’t been returned yet, this way there would be a shortage on economy cars and the firm might just give you an upgrade for a lower price or even free.
2.Get an internet car rental. These types of rentals offer internet only discounts, and sometimes even accepts find a car at your own price methods where you just give them your budget and they’ll find the best deal for you, plus you wont have to go anywhere to get a rental.
3.Fill the petrol tank before you return your car, car rentals will charge you, at an inflated price, the cost of the petrol needed to fill the tank.
4.Look for packages deals that offer fly-drive-stay or fly-drive, these will get you great discounts on hire cars, and what’s more you won’t have to worry about other details like a hotel or an airline, everything’s there.
5.If you’re a frequent flyer you may get a discount as there are some car hire companies that are affiliated with airlines.
These are just a few of the things you’ll need to know, but always remember to be polite, ask questions, ask for discounts, ask if they have any specials on offer, the only reason why people don’t get better value for the things they buy is because they’re too shy to ask.