Originally Posted by
srodr
I know that rental car pricing goes by some crazy logic sometimes, but I can't figure this one out:
If I reserve a compact with my corporate BCD at a particular airport location from May 16 @11pm to May 21 @11pm the base rate is $127. However, if I reserve the same dates but returning any earlier than 11pm the base rate goes up to $212.
That's an $85 penalty if I need to return it just an hour earlier! And of course if I were to return it late they would also charge me more for being late. So apparently I have to make sure to get there at exactly 11pm on the 21st
Just book the cheaper rate. When you return you may have to pay a visit to customer service where they can fix this. I just had similar one few weeks ago where I returned the car six hours early and my rate tripled.