Are you planning a trip and you want to know the best way to go about renting a car?
In this video, we're going to share with you our best seven tips to rent a car while traveling.
We've rented cars over a dozen times in the States, Puerto Rico,
and Mexico. So be sure to stick around to the end, because we're going to show you
how we've gotten the best deals on car rentals. It's cheaper than you think.
Way cheaper. So, let's get started.
Tip number one, check a few of the websites
for rental companies in the area you're visiting. Because there you can find
coupons or promotions that they're not going to tell you over the phone if you call first.
That's right. And while you're there, you can get an estimate in writing from the website to
make sure that you know your total. Tip number two, make sure you get a credit card that has
car rental insurance included. This has saved us a bunch of money, and there are tons of cards out
there that have this option. And a lot of them will cover you up to $75,000, which is going
to cover the cost of almost any car you're going to rent, unless you're getting a luxury vehicle.
Number three. Now, if you know that you're going to be renting a car more than once
during your trip, make sure you sign up for the newsletter of the car rental company. Here,
most car rental companies send promos that they send to people who are on
their mailing list. And that's a great way to save money for future rentals.
And we know most of us hate spam, but you can always unsubscribe afterward.
Tip number four, decline the cheaper gas promo. Now, if you're not familiar with this promo,
a lot of car agencies will offer to top off your tank for a cheaper price than
the price of gas you'll find in the area. Now, this might sound like a good deal,
but when you sign off on this promo before you rent the car, you're basically locking yourself
into having to pay for a full tank of gas when you return the car. It's a lot easier to fill
your tank before returning the car to the agency than it is to try to burn off all the gas before
you drop off the car. And if you don't use up all your gas, you're probably going to end up
paying even more than you would have had you just filled it up before dropping off the car.
To decline this promo. In most cases, it's not really a promo that's going to help you at all.
Tip number five, make sure you record the car inspection. Now, this is something that some car
agencies are doing now where the person who gives you the car also records everything on an iPad
or on a phone. And it really doesn't hurt that you record along with them, because you want
to have proof of any scratch or any bump that the car may have just to make sure that they're
not going to try to charge you for something that you didn't do. So, record everything.
Tip number six. In most cases, it's possible to decline the car rental agency's insurance. Now,
if you have a credit card like the one we talked about in tip number two, then you might not have
to take the car agency's insurance. That would be enough to cover you. The only caveat here is,
if you don't have the money to cover the car in case of an accident, there might be some
time between filing a report with your credit card company and having to pay the car rental
agency for any accident that you had. So if you have the cash to cover the car in the meantime,
then your credit card company will usually be able to pay you later.
Now, we also know that there are some car rental companies that won't rent you a car
unless you buy their insurance. So make sure you check around on their website.
So if you have the means to do so,
this can save you a bunch of money just by declining the car rental agency's insurance.
And tip number seven, our last one, try to avoid renting cars at the airport. So a lot of the time,
rental companies have to pay more to have their agency at the airport because it's more
convenient for people. But it is also more expensive for you. And if this company has
another branch that is not in the airport, just take an Uber or a taxi to that other
location and rent a car there. Sometimes it doesn't cost you anything to return the car
to the location at the airport, but getting a car from the airport will be more expensive for you.
And one bonus tip, make sure you pay for your car rental with a credit
card that's going to give you travel points for using it. I don't think
we've even paid for a flight in the last year because of travel points.
That's travel hacking.
Travel hacked.
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