A car rental or car hire agency is a company that rents automobiles for short periods of time (generally ranging from a few hours to a few weeks) for a fee. It is an elaborate form of a rental shop, often organized with numerous local branches (which allow a user to return a vehicle to a different location), and primarily located near airports or busy city areas and often complemented by a website allowing online reservations.

Car rental agencies primarily serve people who have a car that is temporarily out of reach or out of service, for example travellers who are out of town or owners of damaged or destroyed vehicles who are awaiting repair or insurance compensation. Because of the variety of sizes of their vehicles, car rental agencies may also serve the self-moving industry needs, by renting vans or trucks, and in certain markets other types of vehicles such as motorcycles or scooters may also be offered.

Alongside the basic rental of a vehicle, car rental agencies typically also offer extra products such as insurance, global positioning satellite (GPS) navigation systems, entertainment systems, and even such things as mobile phones.

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Thu Jul 15 09:22:51 2010

How do you get discounts on hotels or car rentals?
Q. It seems everytime I try to get a hotel/motel room or rent a car the price is extreme. I don't like to be a slave to reservations and deposits because it complicates life if you need to change or cancel reservations. I find it hard to believe that working class people will spend more than 150 dollars a night a hotel and I don't like to spend more than 70 dollars a night but still I think that is extreme. Maybe corporate accounts get big discounts? I previously worked at Boeing and their corporate discount was only ten percent I think. And renting cars, that is obvious when they rob you. I always like to rent a towncar and I got them for as low as 65 bucks a day but other times they try to charge 120 bucks. I know it matters what day of… [cont.]
Asked by Ralphie - Fri May 4 10:58:39 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. make a reservation and it is cheaper
Answered by Dazed and confused - Sat May 5 09:34:19 2007

Has anyone had any luck with car rentals that will allow you to rent in 1 state and return to another state?
Q. I need to rent a car in Ca. and drive it to Wa.And Im not coming back.Im finding that alot of the car rental places won't do that.Any ideas?
Asked by simplelife - Sat Jul 19 23:35:23 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. check with airport locations, they usually do one way rentals, also check your nearest major city if you are in a small city
Answered by ashley a - Sat Jul 19 23:41:56 2008

what do car rentals mean when they say prepaid credit card will be accepted for payment at the end of rental?
Q. I want to rent a car and i have a prepaid visa card i want to know, Are they saying my card will be charged after i return the car rental?
Asked by redpear - Sat Mar 27 20:56:32 2010 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It means you can use the prepaid credit card for payment AFTER you return the rental car, but you cannot use it as security to rent the vehicle. Although you have to use a real credit card to rent the vehicle, after you return it, you can use a prepaid credit card to pay for it.
Answered by LUKE - Sat Mar 27 21:01:33 2010

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