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CR101: The Pure Basics of Car Rental
Note: If you have already Rented cars, you can skip this lesson. This is for those who have never rented a car before For some of us, it’s hard to fathom that someone needs to have a class on how to rent a car. Honestly, there are literally millions of people who haven’t had to ..... read more
Car Rental 102: Planning – Rental Need Vs. Want
There was a time when renting a car on a trip was an automatic “requirement.” With the gas prices we have come to loathe continuing its upward spiral, deciding on whether to rent a car or pay for a cab is becoming more and more muddled. And do we really need a car in some of those ..... read more
CR103: Using discount codes
Car rental companies often use promotions and discount codes to drive business. These discounts have created their own subculture on the Internet. Many travel sites openly discuss and share discount codes with other travelers in the hopes of making the travel experience more affordable to ..... read more
CR104: Car Rental Insurance Basics
If you had an accident recently and are now looking on the Internet for “what to do”, click this link here. If you had an accident and have already returned the car and are wondering “what’s next?”, click here. Let’s start with the basics. When you go to the ..... read more
CR104a:Car Rental Insurance Basics Continued
If you had an accident recently and are now looking on the Internet for “what to do”, click this link here. If you had an accident and have already returned the car and are wondering “what’s next?”, click here. If you have completed CR104: Car Rental Insurance ..... read more
Rental Car Accident – I just wrecked my rental, what do I do?
I just wrecked my rental, what do I do? If you had an accident and have already returned the car and are wondering “what’s next?”, click here If you are on this topic, then something has gone wrong for you. If not, this is a good topic to read anyway. It will give you ..... read more
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Rental Car Accident Next Day Follow-up – I had an accident and have reported it, now what?
If you had an accident recently and are now looking on the Internet for “what to do”, click this link here. Since you have already had an accident and reported the incident to your rental car company, there are a few things that you still need to do, or maybe not. 1. Report ..... read more
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Additional Drivers
So you are on your trip, and you want someone else to drive. WAAAAIT!!! Okay it may seem like a good idea to just do it anyway, in fact you may get away with it, but when you rent the car, you are almost always the only person authorized to drive the car. There are a few notable exceptions, ..... read more
Renting Under 25 – Not as Expensive as it seems
So you need to Rent A Car, but you’ve been told that you are not old enough to rent. My friend said you need to be 25 years old. But I really need to rent a car! So what do you do? For the most part the guaranteed rental allowable age nationwide is 25 years old. Car Rental Companies get ..... read more
The Fine art of Upgrade Discounts
Car renting is an art, not a skill. People seem to think “yeah I’ve done it before and I can do it again, better.” The truth is that very few car renters truly leverage every trick out there to get the best possible deal. Our goal today is to change that. Take for instance, ..... read more