can't see the final price until when?!
 

Avis seems to do things the same as Budget -- you don't know the actual price because you must book the reservation without seeing the effect of the discount codes and coupons. How do you folks book with Avis? I don't really want to go thru with a reservation not really knowing what it's going to cost me.

Am I missing something?

Yes. The price on the reservation is the price you will pay, and it's based on the discount code you enter. If you have discount coupons, they are deducted from that price at time of checkin. You enter the coupons when you make the reservation. If they are not valid for some reason, the system will not accept them, and it will tell you so when your making the reservation.
I've never had to pay more than the reservation called for.

Aren't Avis and Budget owned by the same people?

I once picked up a rental at a Budget airport location and was told the car was "mistakenly" parked in the Avis lot as the car jockey made a mistake. :rolleyes:

thanks. It's good to have the peace of mind that you won't pay MORE than the reservation calls for. But sometimes, the reservation may not be worth booking unless the coupon code will work. I would rather see the coupon dedcuted from the reservation in black and white on the computer during the reservation process, rather than trust that it will be successfully deducted at the counter.

I got an Avis car once with a Budget hang-tag on the mirror.

The coupon is accepted on the reservation, just not deducted until actually presented. I can understand why they need to see that you actually have a valid , unexpired, couon before deducting. I use coupons all the time and I have never had an issue (other than expired coupons).

good code with unlimited miles - one way?
 

Hi - I have search through this thread and tried many of the codes, but the best ones all charge per mile on a one way rental.

I used A97220 for a one way within the state of IN and it is unlimited miles. I tried the same code and many others for a one way between states IL--IN and cannot get the mileage to be unlimited.

Anyone know of any good codes?

Yes, in fact, the name of the company is called AVIS BUDGET GROUP. It's a break-off from the former Cendant. AVIS BUDGET GROUP trades on the NYSE as CAR.

True for the most part, but not always. - http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/avis/...l#post10387677

Using a Prepaid Rate on Employee Codes?
 

What happens if I use an employee rate on a prepaid booking - any experience? I don't intend to, due to risk, but the Cedant rate is looking crazy right now :)

I'm looking to rent a car in Nice (airport) for 4 days in June/July, and am after a Convertible. They seem to be going for roughly £450, or £375 (prepaid) with the 25% off AA code. I also want something that a 24-year-old can drive without penalty.

No codes are bringing the price down reasonably, except the Cedant one. Any suggestions? Any upgrade tips, so I can book a lower category?

I just talked to Avis airport location where I'd be picking up the car. They didn't know anything about the LDW waiver. I want to clarify, if you use this coupon code do you just assume you have the LDW waiver ... or should the agent be aware of it? I want to take advantage of this discount. It will be help me keep the cost of this trip down. Do you have to be a member of the frequent user program (what ever it's called) to qualify for this waiver?

thanks

Is LDW a concern for most renters? Most people's auto insurance covers them when they rent (but obviously one should confirm this before they rent and pass on the rental car company's LDW).

... if 'most people' are US/Canadian drivers hiring in the US or Canada, perhaps. Others should check, especially when outside North America.

Okay, fine... Most FTers (the majority of whom are US/Canada residents). :p

charters37, you might consider listing some bio stuff so people know your area/country, airline affiliations, etc. It well may help people when answering your inquiries.

Does this mean that if I have a problem w/ Budget that I can contact Avis about it? I have 5k DL miles that Budget has not released to me since Nov '08. They were supposed to be part of the DL 150% promo. That would have put me n the 100% threshold.

Coupon codes for middle east?
 

Are there any good codes for the Middle East in the summer? I need to rent a van for ten passengers. Never rented overseas before,any help would be appreciated.

I'm a US Resident. The car I drive at home, is owned by my parents. They carry plenty Liability insurance on all their cars. My insurance agent has always recommended I get 'full coverage', when I rent a car. The cost for this, is ususally more than the rental cost.
I was hoping this code would help reduce my expenses.

I did talk to Avis Customer Service, late yesterday, they told me the G417900 discount code is for a company. If you use this code, and do have an accident & you're not employed by them then what happens. I'm not going to take the risk. You're not being truthful.

If anyone has info different than this, I hope they post it here.

Charter,
Why worry so much over this? Just get a code that is legit ( AAA, Delta, AARP, Costco, etc) and pickup up the car with no stress or worries that your gonna get in a jam over this. For a short term rental your not gonna save enough to change your lifestyle. There's always some degree of risk (however minimal) when you use a code that your really not authorized to use. If you don't have the stomach for it...don't do it. Use a legit discount code and be satisfied with the discount you get.

The insurance is always a concern for me too. I have been using the Amex Premium rental insurance for $19.95 per rental. For me, since my rentals are always several days, it's only a few bucks a day for primary coverage.
I happen to use the G417900 code all the time, with the LDW included. But I still ALWAYS buy the American Express Premium Rental Insurance also.
If you search hard enough, you can always find a code that is a couple bucks cheaper than another for a particular rental. I just choose to find a reliable code, that works well with no hassle, and stick with it. LDW is not shown on the agreement. If your uncomfortable, I'd stick with the cheapest code you can find, and buy the insurance.

Go to page 73 of this thread, thru about page 78. There has been some good conversation regarding insurance issues.

I too use Amex Premium Rental Protection... but mine is $24.95 per rental (up to 21 days). Is there another Amex rental insurance of which I am not aware?

Different claim limits. Offhand, I think the $19.95 one is upto $50K while the $24.95 one is upto $75K. Or something like that.

Thanks for the info, I'll review these pages later.

If I had an accident, after using G417900 & since I don't own a car, won't my parent's be liable, for what the insurance doesn't cover? I'm sorry if this seems like a dumb question, but I have a very limited income & save to take short trip about once a year. Every dollar counts for me. I have the use of a credit card that's, my mother's & I have a card on that account. She requires me to pay it in full, when it come due.

D005297
 

D005297-Can anyone tell me if this code is still good? It hasn't really been talked about lately and I wonder if it is not working anymore. I read that this code would take care of the underage fees. This is the most important to me. I am renting a car this week and want to know for sure that I am not going to have to pay for the underage fees. I have a back-up reservation just in case that I know will work, but the reservation with avis is over a hundred dollars cheaper. Please help. Thanks.

https://www152.americanexpress.com/f...bn/coverage.do

Yah.. $19.95 per rental period (not per day) for $75k primary coverage.
$24.95 per rental period for $100k coverage. I should probably switch to the $24.95 plan.



[From Amex site]
Q: Doesn't personal car insurance or business insurance cover these kinds of events?

A: It's possible that a Cardmember's personal car insurance or business insurance might cover these types of losses. However, here are a few things to keep in mind:
PCRP is primary insurance of theft and damage to the rented vehicle, which means enrollees won't have to dip into their own insurance first, or pay a deductible.Also, insurance policies often vary in their coverage of rental cars, or out-of-state or international driving. Cardmembers should check personal policies carefully to see whether they're covered for rental cars. But this plan covers enrollees almost anywhere in the world.

I have personal coverage through Lib Mutual as a driver. But LM told me I am covered for other cars in an accident but no the rental car I am driving. The premium protection from Amex gives me a great deal of peace-of-mind. I used it once and both the rental car was covered and the other car (parking lot fender bender.. my fault) was completely covered. I had only one slight hassle. Amex doesn't pay for administrative fees the car rental company imposes. Hertz charged $500 which I had to pay. I did some FT research and found others miffed about their high admin fee. At the time I gathered it was the highest of the major carriers. I stopped renting from Hertz (except for a couple of Priceline bids). Rental companies can also charge you for the lost revenue while the car is being repaired. This was covered by Amex. Lib mutual was never involved.

It costs less if the cardholder is a CA resident - $17.99 IIRC.

Can you tell me where you got this code..is it safe to use or does it need id??

Can you tell me where this code came from? Safe to use or need ID?

Hi,

Does anyone have any codes for rental in Maui, Hawaii?

Cheers.

Just got a Mercedes E220 for a week out of London for $665. No codes on this thread seemed to work.

New Avis Weekly Coupon
 

$35 off weekly - use coupon code MUWA003 for until pickup by 5/31/09. Standard T&C's apply eg. 5 day rental with Saturday night keep.

Found at http://www.carrentalsavers.com

If your personal auto insurance does not cover damage to rental cars, and assuming that you are not renting some exotic or very expensive (i.e. more than $50,000) car, then you are throwing out money by purchasing the Amex coverage. Just charge the rental to a credit card that offers LDW for free. While such coverage (other than that provided by Diner's Club) is "secondary," that only means that it is secondary to other available insurance. If you have no other available insurance that covers the damage to the rental car, then the credit card's LDW becomes primary.

I disagree completely that you are "throwing your money away" by purchasing Amex coverage. Every card has different restrictions on their "free" insurance. How many days you are covered for, deductible, limit of coverage, and gap insurance. That is coverage to recoup revenue lost when a damaged car is taken out of circulation to be repaired. You are responsible for the lost revenue while the car is being repaired. In my opinion, I would never rely only on the "free" coverage offered by a credit card company. Yes, it's probably valid in most cases. But I'm not going to count on it when such inexpensive reliable alternatives (Amex) exist. You rent a car for 5 days. Amex primary coverage is $19.95 for the total rental period.. Isn't it worth a paltry $4 bucks a day to be completely covered with a confirmed insurance policy?

one-way?
 

Just tried this code and am not seeing unlimited mileage, but the base rate really went down. Should it work for a one-way rental? If not do have another suggestion to try? I need one-way from DFW to OKC on 3/22 return on 3/23. Thanks......

It isn't worth anything if you are buying a policy that already duplicates what you would otherwise get for free. Even Amex's description of the premium coverage contains this language:

"Premium Car Rental Protection is appealing to Cardmembers who do not have Car Rental Loss and Damage Insurance (CRLDI),§ which is a benefit included with many American Express Cards. And for those Cardmembers who do have CRLDI for no additional charge on their Card but are looking for more extensive protection, this plan will also offer more comprehensive coverage."

I have never had a credit card that imposed a deductible on its free LDW.

It's true that all credit cards have limits on the amount of LDW coverage they provide (these days, I think it's $50,000), but so does the Amex premium coverage. The Amex premium coverage just provides a higher limit. But if you're renting an Impala, or a G8, or a Prius, or some other fairly standard car that costs less than $50,000, I don't see the benefit of paying for $75,000 or $100,000 in coverage. And yes, it's true that the free LDW has a limit on the length of the rental it covers (it usually varies between 14 and 31 days, depending on the card issuer), but the Amex premium coverage has a limit too. It's just a question of whether the premium coverage gives you a benefit that you don't already have for free.

When I rent a car these days, I usually use a (no-annual-fee) World MasterCard, which covers rentals of 31 days or less. It covers vehicles with a retail price of $50,000 or less, and also covers the rental agency's reasonable (and documented) loss-of-use charges. And MasterCard even covers rentals for which a free-day or dollars-off coupon is used, as long as at least one full day's rental cost is charged to the card.

(It's also worth bearing in mind that certain car rental "association" discounts (like AARP) limit the renter's responsibility for loss or damage to the rental vehicle to a fixed amount, like $5,000, for rentals at participating locations.)

I can certainly see the value of the Amex premium coverage if one usually rents cars for more than 31 days at a time, or usually rents cars that cost more than $50,000, and does not have the benefit of an "association" limit on responsibility for damage to the rented vehicle. I can also see the value of it for one whose personal automobile policy would cover the rental car, but who wants to protect himself against having to make a claim on his own policy. But for a renter who either does not own a car, or whose personal policy does not cover damage to rented autos, and who rents cars costing under $50,000 for a month or less, it's hard to see any value to the Amex premium coverage.

Amex premium coverage is for rentals of 21 days or less.
I am really getting confused now. From what I know the automatic coverage you get from MC or Amex is coverage that is NOT paid by your primary insurance carrier. So the World MC would first require one to file with State Farm, Allstate, Lib Mutual, etc before the CC benefit kicks in. yes? no? The Amex premium protection does not require one go through their own insurer first. Which usually increases one's rates (not always but usually).

Amex premium coverage is for rentals of 42 consecutive days or less, unless the cardholder resides in Washington, in which case the coverage is for 30 consecutive days or less. Here's a link to the coverage description (see the paragraph headed, "Premium"):

https://www152.americanexpress.com/f...al/coverage.do

In your earlier post, you wrote, "But LM told me I am covered for other cars in an accident but no [sic] the rental car I am driving." If your insurer does not cover you for damage to rental cars, you would simply have to provide proof of that (i.e., a copy of your Liberty Mutual policy stating that you are not covered for damage to rental vehicles) to the credit card issuer, and the credit card's "secondary" LDW would become primary in your case, because you have no other collectible insurance coverage.

Thanks for pointing that out. When I joined, 3-4 years ago, I swear it was only 21 days. Good news. I never bothered to check this out because I can't remember a rental I have had that lasted more than 11 days. I stand corrected.
Which means I would have to file a claim with my insurance carrier (LM). I am aware that a cc's "secondary" LDW kicks in where my primary leaves off. However, I would like to leave my insurance carrier out of the loop in the event of an accident (higher rates due to claim). The majority of rentals are for biz reasons (self-employed) which means the Amex coverage translates to tax deductible. So the "pain" of spending the extra with each rental is lessened a bit.

I realize that $100K coverage for a car is high but the $24.95-version of Amex' plan also includes $100K AD&D.

If your personal auto insurance policy states that no coverage is provided for damage to rented automobiles, I don't see why you would have to file a claim with your insurance carrier, Liberty Mutual. According to you, LM won't pay such a claim, and the credit card insurance people will just need to see proof that you have no insurance that covers you for damage to rented automobiles. Your LM insurance policy should be sufficient proof of that.

And yes, it's true that Amex premium car rental protection does provide $75,000 or $100,000 of accidental death and dismemberment coverage, but the coverage only applies to the renter and the renter's passengers. If you are in an accident and injure or kill someone who is not riding in the rental car, you are not covered by Amex for those damages.

Although I have never tested it, I would think that the CC would require that you file and then the denial of what is covered would be what the CC would base their liability on. I wish I could verify that a CC would take my policy at face value and not involve LM.
Yes. This is true. My personal policy covers me for those in the other car.

You might wish to call the the insurance services representative for whatever card you would consider using for the free LDW to inquire what the procedure would be if your personal auto insurance policy clearly disclaims liability for damage to rented autos. While nothing is impossible, I would be surprised if the credit card company would require you to file with your carrier first if your personal auto policy clearly and unambiguously disclaims liability for rental car damage.