CarRentals

I recently realized something that confused me. I have a normal German driver’s license (Class B), which includes the AM category, and I also carry an International Driver’s Permit. Like many tourists, I’ve rented scooters in Asia and other countries while traveling. But I...

Planning a first trip to NYC in September and trying to figure out the best way to handle the rental car. We’ll be driving from the Rochester area and staying at Hyatt House Chelsea. We’ll probably arrive around rush hour, which is why I’m second-guessing driving into Manhattan....

Booked a two-week rental through Turo and declined the extra coverage because my insurance company confirmed the rental would already be covered. Paid for the trip and received a receipt with the agreed amount. The booking was non-refundable after 24 hours. The next day, an...

Prepaid for a rental car using Apple Pay. When I got to the counter, they refused to finalize it because the last 4 digits on their system didn’t match my card. In my Apple Wallet, the card shows the correct last 4 digits that match my physical card. The rental company says I...

Rented from Avis in Kansas City and chose the cheaper “mystery vehicle” option. At the counter the agent just asked if I was ok with an EV. I said sure. No discussion of upgrades, no new price quoted, nothing. Returned the car and once I was at the airport I got the e receipt...

Looking at renting with Centauro and even after adding full insurance, they’re asking for a €1,400 refundable security deposit. I checked a few other companies and they all seem to be in the €1,000 to €1,500 range. Is this just standard practice in Spain now? Or is there...

My wife rented from Budget for a work trip and a couple weeks later we get an invoice for $105 for tire damage and resetting the TPMS light. She said the tire light was on the whole time she had the car. She didn’t document it, which in hindsight we should’ve done. But there was...

Looking at using Atmos Summit for an upcoming international trip mainly for the 3% back, but the big question is the primary car rental insurance. Has anyone actually filed a claim with them? Curious how smooth it was and if it’s any different from what you get with Chase...

This story is nuts and honestly makes me angry just reading it. Going from a $650 rental to $1400 after the fact is insane, especially when the car was returned full, undamaged, and basically just lived in for 3 weeks. Crumbs and a few coins is normal wear, not some deep clean...

Curious if anyone else has run into this. I’m a Hertz Gold member and rent a lot. Returned a car yesterday at the Escondido location after filling up less than half a mile away. Fuel gauge showed full, all bars. Agent tells me their system says the car came back at 93 percent...

I rent from Avis pretty often for weekend trips and usually use a solid corporate discount. Super annoying thing keeps happening though. If I return the car even one day early, Avis drops the corporate rate and re-bills me at the full public price. Every single time I then have...

First time renting a car on my own and could really use some advice. Rented from Avis on 1/28. Booked the reservation using Klarna via Apple Pay. At pickup they needed a card for the incidentals hold. I didn’t have a physical credit card with me, but after some extra...

Rented a car in Portugal from one of the big names. Skipped their insurance and used Rentalcars excess insurance through Zurich instead. Not too worried about the actual damage charge since that should be covered, even though €1,800 for one deep scratch is wild. What really...

I booked a prepaid Avis rental via British Airways for Orlando. BA charged me in full before I traveled. After returning the car, Avis charged my card again for the full rental amount when I gave it for the damage deposit. I’m now double charged over $550. I’ve downloaded the...

Picked up a rental at RDU today expecting to pay exactly what I booked online. At the counter, the agent asked if I wanted insurance and I declined, explaining my credit card covers it. She immediately said, “We don’t do that here.” I told her again it’s covered by my Citi card....

Frequent renter here and I’ve noticed the same thing happen multiple times with Sixt lately. I book a standard car. At pickup, the agent tells me I actually booked something smaller. Then they “offer” me a car that’s still smaller than what I booked, park it next to the correct...

Posting here after being told /scams wasn’t the right place. Mostly looking for advice and to warn others. We got a letter in December 2025 saying we damaged a car we rented from Enterprise. I’m absolutely certain we did not. The rental ended in September 2025, and the final...

Flew into Austin last week and rented what was supposed to be a Tesla for a week. Ended up with a 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 instead. Whatever, figured it’d be similar enough. Big mistake. I’ve driven about 500 to 515 miles so far and I’ve already spent around $140 just on charging....

Just adding another data point to the pile. I’ll never rent from Sixt again. I did a one way rental between two airports. Pickup was smooth, agent was super friendly. I asked to add my husband as an extra driver and specifically asked if there would be a charge. She told me...

I rented a car from Sixt in the Azores last May. Drove it for 10 days, zero issues. On the very last day, leaving an underground garage, the electronic parking brake wouldn’t release in reverse. I had to pop the clutch a couple times to get it to disengage. Dropped the car at...

Booking.com forcing the account holder as the primary driver no matter what is wild. Listing a nickname as the driver and then charging extra every day just to fix it feels like a straight up gotcha fee. The under-25 situation with your friends is even worse. Making a 20 year...

Went in today to pay for my Uber Hertz rental and it turned into a total nightmare. The guy at the counter wouldn’t tell me what I owed, said he needed to check the car, then came back claiming there was “damage.” It was literally just dirt. Tried to explain the car was filthy...

Heading to Madeira at the end of February and everything’s booked except the car. I checked Booking.com today and every rental wants full payment now plus a massive deposit. One company wanted a $3150 CAD hold for a $600 two-week rental. Does that mean they’ll actually charge...

Rented from Hertz and drove from Pittsburgh to DC. Light rain, winter roads, some salt. Pretty normal conditions. Returned the car with some dirt on the exterior, nothing crazy. Later I see an $85 exterior cleaning fee on my bill. That feels wild to me. This wasn’t mudding or...

Rented a car from National at the Puerto Rico airport for a 4 day trip. Reservation was for 3:00 pm, but I got there early. I checked in around 1:15 pm, contract was printed at 1:30 pm, and I didn’t actually leave the garage until about 2:00 pm. The agent at the exit said the 24...