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Old Dec 14, 2011, 6:51 am
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jackal
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Most Dollar and Thrifty large corporate accounts waive underage fees. Thrifty's small-business-targeted SmartBiz program (with lower/nonexistent minimum revenue commitments) does not, and I can't find a comparable Dollar small-business-targeted program.

Ref.:
http://www.thrifty.com/Programs/Business/SmartBiz.aspx
http://www.dollar.com/Business/D4BMain.aspx
http://www.dollar.com/Business/D4BMa...pRatePlan.aspx
http://www.dollar.com/Business/D4BMa...xRatePlan.aspx

I was never able to find a way to consistently (and legitimately) get the underage fee waived at Dollar or Thrifty when I was under 25. The best I did was negotiate with the agent that I'd buy something like an upgrade, LDW, or prepaid gas if they waived the underage fee. I had reasonable (but not 100%) luck with that. My 25th birthday was one of the happiest of my life. (I rented a car fee-free just to celebrate. )
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