Rental Cars

If you lock your keys in your car when you’re near home, you may come out relatively unscathed. Hopefully, someone else is either in or can get into your house, …

Has this ever happened to you? You’re in a rental car and need to buy gasoline. You get to the gas station and…wait, what side is the gas cap on? …

When renting a car, most people have a mental checklist of things they look for. It probably includes making sure there aren’t any scratches or dings anywhere (and taking pictures …

I’ve been renting cars for over 25 years. I’ve seen many of the tricks, and I know how to avoid them. I signed up for the car rental programs, so I …

Dealing with toll payments for roads and bridges/tunnels has become more complex. Many places now use toll-by-plate systems to bill drivers, or they require a transponder in the car to …

We don’t rent cars all that often. We’ve become more comfortable taking public transportation to/from the airport in major cities like New York and Chicago and then using Uber/Lyft/taxi and …

You’ve gotten a sweet deal on a rental car (hopefully because you’ve read this). You’ve figured out how much your toll charges will be, and you’re prepared because you know …

For trips when we needed to rent a car, I had become complacent while searching for the best prices. Although I had written about ways to find the lowest price, …

When you rent a car, there are almost always costs not included in the advertised price. Sales tax. Vehicle license recovery fee. Customer facility charge. Concession recovery fee. Parking surcharge. …

Choosing a rental car is not the most glamorous part of vacation planning. When we travel, it usually doesn’t matter what type of car we have. I want something not …