When you travel to the United States you really need to rent a car. It’s really hard to travel otherwise, it’s easier and less time consuming to drive your rental car than to use public transport. You ca rent them daily, weekly or monthly – it’s up to you whichever you want to choose. It’s more expensive to rent a car for a month than for a week but sometimes you really need it.
There are a couple of tips to keep in mind when you decide to hire a rental car, let’s check them out:
- It’s important to know that you have to drive the rental car by yourself, you won’t receive any drivers.
- You can pick up a car at one location and drop it off at another one. You can pick it up at the airport and drop it off at your hotel. Don’t forget about the extra charge that may occur in cases like this one.
- You can still make car rental reservations over the phone but lately it’s easier and most of all cheaper to book it online. You can also save some time to do it online.
- Don’t forget about your credit card and your driver’s license. Most car rental companies won’t bother with you when you don’t have them. No card – no car policy it’s pretty common although there’re car hire companies who accept cash but this is not so widespread.
- In the US most car hire companies have age restriction. The most common rule is that the drive has to be at least 25 years old although there are car rental firms – like Budget – allow you drive their car when you’re under 25. It’s also important to know that every single person who will drive the rental car must be registered with the car hire company and each person must independently qualify to do it. The car hire firm will check everybody’s driver’s license . Only one person would need a credit card (but it’s always advisable to check with them).These are probably the most common rules when you have to rent a car in the US.
