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Old Sep 14, 2018, 2:41 pm
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Delayed return - how much?

When I book a car on the Hertz website, where can I see how much I'll be charged if I return the car a few hours late?
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Old Sep 14, 2018, 2:48 pm
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Make a dummy booking for hours.

The hourly rate will usually be the extra you need to pay per hour.
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Old Sep 14, 2018, 2:56 pm
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The easiest way is to get quotes for booking 1 day 1 hour , 1 day 2 hours and then 1 day 3 hours and see what the rates are

Depending on the country where you are renting in and which country's site you are using to make a booking, you are likely to find that 1 extra hour will be a 1/3 or 1/2 of the daily rate , so either 2 or 3 hours late and will be an extra day charge
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Old Sep 15, 2018, 3:47 am
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A few hours will likely trigger a full day charge, so you might as well book for two days.
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Old Sep 15, 2018, 1:02 pm
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Originally Posted by m907
A few hours will likely trigger a full day charge
IIRC, three or four hours.
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Old Sep 18, 2018, 2:26 pm
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Originally Posted by dayone
IIRC, three or four hours.
We've had this discussion, depends on region.
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Old Sep 21, 2018, 11:01 pm
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Originally Posted by cestmoi123
We've had this discussion, depends on region.
OK. What would be the situation in Mauritius?

I see a surprisingly large jump when I book a few hours longer than a week. So I was wondering what would happen if I just booked for a week and then returned a few hours late.
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Old Sep 22, 2018, 1:25 am
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Originally Posted by sokolov
OK. What would be the situation in Mauritius?

I see a surprisingly large jump when I book a few hours longer than a week. So I was wondering what would happen if I just booked for a week and then returned a few hours late.
As mentioned - it can depend on region from which you book

Best thing to do is to make a booking for 1 week and 2 hours and then 3 hours and see what it prices as
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Old Sep 22, 2018, 10:51 pm
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As mentioned - it can depend on region from which you book
So it does not depend on where I rent the car but where I live?

Best thing to do is to make a booking for 1 week and 2 hours and then 3 hours and see what it prices as
That doesn't help since I am trying to figure out the *difference* between booking it such ahead of time and what I would be charged if I book something and then return late.
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Old Sep 23, 2018, 6:14 am
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Originally Posted by sokolov
So it does not depend on where I rent the car but where I live?......
It depends on which website you use. For example: hertz.com or hertz.co.uk etc.

Originally Posted by sokolov
.......That doesn't help since I am trying to figure out the *difference* between booking it such ahead of time and what I would be charged if I book something and then return late.
None. It will be the same as booking for additional hours/days.
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