Dollar - Price jumps

I see the rates are from noon to noon on every day but I need to pick up a car at 7am and drop it off at 6pm. The price skyrockets from 18.99 a day to 42.99 a day. My question is that if I book the car for noon and go to the rental car company at 7am at an airport would they give me the car for the lower rate as if I was picking it up at noon?

I see the rates are from noon to noon on every day but I need to pick up a car at 7am and drop it off at 6pm. The price skyrockets from 18.99 a day to 42.99 a day. My question is that if I book the car for noon and go to the rental car company at 7am at an airport would they give me the car for the lower rate as if I was picking it up at noon?

The rental computer systems (as opposed to the reservation systems) are generally not sophisticated enough to modify the rate once you've booked it. The exception would be if you're booking a weekend rate that has certain time-based criteria (minimum length-of-rental, time/day restrictions, etc.), in which case, yes, you would fall back to the more expensive rate. If this isn't a weekend rental, though, I can't think of a time I've ever seen anyone's rate change because they picked up early.

I want to pick up on thursday which is a normal day rate and then friday-monday is the weekend rate.

The rental computer systems (as opposed to the reservation systems) are generally not sophisticated enough to modify the rate once you've booked it. The exception would be if you're booking a weekend rate that has certain time-based criteria (minimum length-of-rental, time/day restrictions, etc.), in which case, yes, you would fall back to the more expensive rate. If this isn't a weekend rental, though, I can't think of a time I've ever seen anyone's rate change because they picked up early.

Why not just call the location and ask about the pick-up time window?

Why not just call the location and ask about the pick-up time window?

Unless it's a franchised location, good luck finding the direct phone number to the rental office. At corporate stores, all phone traffic is funneled to the main corporate call center (Tulsa and Manila).

Unless it's a franchised location, good luck finding the direct phone number to the rental office. At corporate stores, all phone traffic is funneled to the main corporate call center (Tulsa and Manila).

I have never had a problem with calling the toll free number and asking for the direct number to the location that I desire. YMMV, I guess.