Originally Posted by
Finkface
I love Autoslash. They just saved me over $100 on a 5 day rental I booked yesterday.
But one question for the resident Autoslash guy: do any of your codes allow for a free additonal driver? I am not talking about the companies that allow a spouse etc. to drive for free or by virtue of your status in a particular company. For example, booking via Costco for all companies they offer allows a free additional driver based on being a Costco member and it can be anyone, not just a spouse. And at another discountxxxxxcarrental site
, their codes give a free additional driver (sometimes more than one), even at Thrifty, who never gives free additional divers, even spouses.
And if some of your codes do have this, is there any way to specify this when requesting a quote or tracking a rental booked elsewhere? You often find me better rates but if I need that extra driver, I can't use them. Even if it is for my spouse and you find me a better rate at Thrifty, I have to stay with the other guys' booking as I need him to be able to drive. If I could specify when submitting a tracking request that it must include a free driver (spouse or other), that would save us both a lot of time. Did all that make sense?
It does make sense. If you need a free additional driver then you can email us and we'll do our best to accommodate you. It's something we would like to automate, but it's complex due to all the rules and such. Generally Costco is the best route to go with since as you point out, the additional driver can be anyone (not just a spouse and/or another Costco member). That helps with Avis/Budget and Enterprise/National/Alamo but not with Hertz/Dollar/Thrifty or any of the smaller guys.
AAA/USAA/AARP/etc. can help as well but of course like Costco is depends on if you are a member. We're working on allowing you to save these preferences, so this should be easier over time. There are also of course a couple of companies in Hawaii that offer a free additional driver as part of their negotiated rate. These are special deals they have negotiated with the various car rental companies directly. They can sometimes make sense, especially if the additional driver is not a spouse, but it depends on the situation.
Long story short, the best approach is to get a quote at
www.autoslash.com/quote and then email us at support<at>autoslash.com with your needs (and ideally your memberships like AAA, Costco, etc.) and we'll see what we can do for you. We're always happy to help.