We are going to rent a car for the 7-day Alaska trip in mid-Aug. I've been with Avis multiple times before and generally never had any problem using AWD and coupons (mostly lower 48 and one time in Hawaii).

It's been a while since I rented from them last time, so I don't know how much they changed in terms of policies. I also saw people talking about the ANC avis not honoring member benefits, and claiming not affiliated with corporate.

My concerns are:

1. How strict are they regarding using AWDs? I tried different ones, and the HP and Deloitte AWD gave the lowest price, but will this location check employee IDs and stuff?

2. If I make a reservation now and then they were not going to give me the rate because of the employee ID check, can I cancel the reservation on site w/o penalty? I used to be able to do this with Hertz, but do not know about this specific Avis location.

Thanks a lot.