subject: Vital Vehicle Rental Reserve Information [print this page] Reserving a rental vehicle can be done in numerous ways, but to start the process, many are choosing the company website as the most preferred place to start. This is the easy way to find out the prices, availability and conveniently make reservations. If, however you do make reservations this way, always do a follow up with the actual location to be sure they are in sync with your reservation information. When you have every other detail of your trip planned to the T, the last thing you want to encounter, is a problem at the vehicle rental counter at such a critical time in your trip. Just a quick call to confirm your pre-trip requests and that everything is in order, will allow you to make necessary adjustments if there is a problem.
What ever way you decide to reserve the vehicle, you will need to have the rental vehicle details made in advance. These decisions will include such important things as vehicle size, make and model as well as who is driving and what the destination will be. The reason this information is so important, is due to the fact that, depending on your destination, they might not be able to provide you with adequate or no insurance or emergency road service, especially if it is an outlying area.
If you have a good estimation of the miles you will be driving according to your own research, you can save yourself money as well as shock when you receive your final rental charges. Many rental companies will allow so many free miles, but will additionally change per mile on over the limit miles used. Local rentals might include free mileage, but always check to make sure you understand the policy restrictions and benefits before you embark on your journey.
Most online reservations will show you the total amount of your rental before you commit so this can be helpful but if you call on the phone to make a reservation you will probably find that they only tell you the base rate up front. It is a good idea when you are calling to make your reservation to ask how much the taxes and surcharges will be.
One very helpful advantage about making an early reservation is that if, by chance you find a better deal, you can call and cancel your first reservation without penalty, if done within 24 hours of the reservation details. As with every detail, always check to be sure you understand the rental company policies concerning cancellations before you reserve anything.
