Traveling in the United States, public transportation in many places can't get you to your destination. In order to move around more freely and do not want to make long-distance journeys of their cars from the east to the west, or from the north to the south, car rentals have become the first choice for many people.

Renting a car in North America is actually very convenient. If you haven't rented a car before, then this Raiders will help you. I hope you will have a good time in North America!

basic knowledge

Starting from the beginning of the booking, the rent will generally increase as the date of pick-up is approaching, so it is advisable to complete the reservation online as soon as possible. General online reservations do not require advance payment and can be changed at any time. For those who have not yet completed the journey, they can rent it first, and then make changes according to the actual situation.

For the scheduled itinerary, you can also pay attention to the car rental price from time to time after booking, if there is a downward adjustment, or a new coupon appears, you can rebook to get a lower price. There are also many companies that support online payment at the same time. In this case, there will be preferential prices.

In the same car rental company, the unit price at each business site is not necessarily the same. The price at the airport business office is more expensive than the non-airport business office because there is a surcharge such as Airport Access Surcharge, but usually the airport operating point is the longest operating hours. Moreover, the procedures for returning a car are relatively fast. One advantage of the airport is that there are many cars. When you pick up your car, you often encounter free upgrades.

Many airlines are linked to car rental agencies, such as the Southwest site can be rented directly, not only car rental discounts, but also get an additional Rapid Rewards® credit (Southwest points), but bookings must be booked in this way Pay when you finish.

With regard to the coupon of car rental, it is preferred to use google search. Secondly, there are also many sources of coupons in daily life. For example, AAA and Costco members often have discounted prices for car rental companies, and the airline companies often receive coupons.

The choice of car model when renting a car is also very particular. Take Enterprise as an example. If you consider price and comfort comprehensively, we recommend Standard or Full Size (some companies Standard and Intermediate collectively referred to as Midsize). These two models are suitable for four or less people. In the short-distance travel, Compact or Intermediate is sufficient for two short-distance journeys. Long-distance travel is recommended for medium-sized SUVs. Both safety and comfort are higher than those mentioned above. If there are more people (five or more), Minivan will compare them. Suitable.

Even with the same Standard, different cars are very different. For example, Mazda 5 has 7 seats (7 seats have almost no trunk), Honda CRV and Kia Rondo are similar to SUVs, and the seats and the trunk are relatively large.

It is also worth noting that some companies have 2 or 4 doors for the Standard model. Although most of them are 4 doors, they will be sold out during the peak season and may only have 2 doors.

Full Size is all 4 doors, and the rent is almost the same. It is safer for the three or four people to travel together or book Full Size. Booking on the Internet can only determine the model such as standard or SUV. It can not be specific to which car. When picking up the car at the business point, the on-site staff can show all the eligible vehicles for selection.

If there is an accident during the journey, the vehicle is damaged. Usually, the car rental company does not handle it when it returns the car. Instead, it sends mail afterwards to request repair costs. The specific insurance issues are described later.

The larger and more common rental companies are: Hertz, Enterprise, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Alamo, National, Thrifty, and others.

Car insurance

First, the car insurance company provides several main insurance:

1. LDW/CDW (Loss/Collision Damage Waiver)

2. LIS (Liability Insurance Supplement)

3. PAI (Personal Accident Insurance)

4. PEC (Personal Effects Coverage)

LDW/CDW rents a car, LIS protects third parties. For example, the car you bumped, PAI protects your car, and PEC protects your personal belongings in the car, but in many cases we don’t need to Car dealers buy insurance. For example, the renter has his own insurance or a credit card that can cover rental car insurance.

There are two points that need to be explained: First, the LIS is a type of insurance that the government requires to drive. It is illegal to drive without this insurance; the other thing is that the insurance provided by the car rental company is paid in the first place, as long as they buy theirs. Insurance does not require insurance provided by your own insurance or credit card if an accident occurs.

Second, the Auto Car Rental Insurance policy of each credit card:

American Express credit card to his home site registered Premium Car Rental Protection, registration is free, but each rental will be deducted $19.95 or $24.95 (the latter type of insurance higher), although it still costs money, but the American Express insurance once As long as the rental car is within the time limit set by its policy, no matter how long it takes to rent a car for a fee, it is a good time to rent a car for a long time.

What's more important is that this insurance is primary, that is to say, they are paid in the first place and have nothing to do with your insurance company, and their insurance includes PAI and PEC in addition to LDW/CDW.

VISA (Standard, Rewards, Premium), MasterCard (Black, Platinum, Gold), Discover (Platinum, Miles, Motiva, Titanium), and American Express cards that are not registered with the above-mentioned Protection, cover only LDW/CDW, without additional charge Fees, but their insurance is secondary/supplemental.

This means that if you have your own insurance, including LDW/CDW, it will be paid in advance by your insurance company. If the amount paid exceeds the maximum amount of your insurance company, then there will be a credit card company.

Third, attach a few tips:

1. Whether or not each type of card of a credit card company contains such insurance for renting a car, if there is insurance, the specific amount of insurance, the scope of insurance, the latest time limit for the claim, and the restrictions on vehicle type, time, and location, will be different. Please use it before use. Check out a credit card manual or ask a credit card company.

2. In the event of an accident, the cost of the vehicle dealer’s claim for compensation, in addition to the repair fee, is often lost of use. Some credit cards indicate that the payment scope includes this fee, but even if it is included, sometimes the dealer will also claim Administrative Fee. It may be hundreds, so in the end it is better to think clearly about using a credit card for free insurance or paying for insurance at a car dealership.

3. The company’s claim work is done by the company itself. It is easier for you to get necessary documents from the car dealers for claims from credit card companies. Some car dealer’s claims are handed to a third-party agent and you may not be able to get it. These documents will increase the difficulty of claims.

4. Note the difference between a credit card company and a bank, such as the Citi Dividend Student Card. There are two kinds of VISA and MasterCard. It is a credit card company that you need to pay for what you are looking for. It is best to have a designated phone number in your credit card. The credit card company can be reported immediately after the accident.

Fourth, according to their own different situations to discuss what people need to buy what insurance:

1. You don't have any insurance on your own. For insurance reasons, buy a full coverage on the dealership. If you are confident that you don’t have an accident, you can just buy LIS (some state laws stipulate that LIS is included in the rental agreement. You can buy it without additional purchases, but there are limits to the amount of insurance, etc. Please check before you rent a car).

2. You have a credit card with LDW/CDW, but you don't have your own insurance. Then you don't need to buy LDW/CDW in the car. Because whether your card provides primary or secondary/supplemental insurance, credit card companies are One to pay people. In addition, you still need to purchase LIS.

3, if you have your own auto insurance, semi-guarantee, you do not need to buy another LIS in the car (most of the insurance company's LIS applies to car rental, for some small insurance companies, it is recommended to consult the phone before renting a car). However, some people will consider that if they did not buy a car dealer’s LIS, they would accidentally pay for their own insurance company and would later increase their insurance premiums. Therefore, they still bought the dealer’s LIS so that they would not need their own insurance company to pay.

4. If your own auto insurance is full coverage, please refer to Article 3 above for the LIS. If the full warranty of the collision and comprehensive parts do not apply to the rental car (please consult the insurance company first), please refer to the second article above; if applicable to the car rental, the LDW/CDW situation is more complicated: if you have American Express credit card, car rental It will automatically deduct the corresponding fee, because the insurance is primary, so the accident is the first payment of American Express, does not involve your insurance company; if you are other company's credit card, insurance is secondary/supplemental, then after the accident Your own insurance company pays the first compensation, and the excess is issued by the credit card company.

5. Regarding PAI, please check whether your Health Insurance policy contains unexpected events when you go out to play .

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