Returning car - possible to change Emerald Club ID?
Mar 16, 2015, 2:54 pm
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Returning car - possible to change Emerald Club ID?
I share a car with some colleagues. We're wondering if it's possible for the same person to always pick-up the rental, but have others rotate who does the final payment/earns credits on the return - so that we can all maintain status.
Is this possible? I couldn't find anything about this..
Is this possible? I couldn't find anything about this..
Mar 16, 2015, 3:29 pm
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You can change the payment method, but I doubt you'd be able to retroactively change who the primary renter is (and therefore who would earn the credit). From a liability perspective that makes no sense at all.
Mar 16, 2015, 6:07 pm
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Sorry, perhaps I wasn't clear.
I'm not saying that others can't use the car. I am saying that when person A picks up the car, in the system that person is who is liable for any and all damage to the car (or fines or whatever). The extra driver is never on the hook for that even if they're explicitly added to the contract. I don't know that National would allow a change to the primary renter after the fact for that reason.
Also, to retroactively change the primary driver by implication means that person picked up the car (at least for records purposes) which would obviously not be true. I think that is a further reason this request would not be honored.
Finally, from my anecdotal experience having tried to do something similar to this (I rented but someone else was being reimbursed for the rental, and their being an authorized driver was not sufficient to achieve that) this won't work.
But hey, ask next time you rent and prove me wrong.
I'm not saying that others can't use the car. I am saying that when person A picks up the car, in the system that person is who is liable for any and all damage to the car (or fines or whatever). The extra driver is never on the hook for that even if they're explicitly added to the contract. I don't know that National would allow a change to the primary renter after the fact for that reason.
Also, to retroactively change the primary driver by implication means that person picked up the car (at least for records purposes) which would obviously not be true. I think that is a further reason this request would not be honored.
Finally, from my anecdotal experience having tried to do something similar to this (I rented but someone else was being reimbursed for the rental, and their being an authorized driver was not sufficient to achieve that) this won't work.
But hey, ask next time you rent and prove me wrong.
Mar 17, 2015, 6:53 pm
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Returning car - possible to change Emerald Club ID?
Also has the potential for conflict when status of the renters differ.
Say the pick up person is Executive and gets a double upgrade from the aisle. Drop off person who wants credit for the rental is Emerald aisle and not eligible for the selected car. How do you price the upgrade? And what about the Executive who arrived late and was forced into a compact because the non Exec essentially jumped the queue (at least from a retrospective perspective). Why would National let you "use" elite benefits before earning them?
Liability issue itself is way to complex to manage with little upside for National. Add allowing two people to use set of earned benefits... Don't see it happening but as someone else, prove me wrong.
Easier to let the first person rent for day one, and return the next day with colleague. Close first contract and let colleague open a new second contract.
Say the pick up person is Executive and gets a double upgrade from the aisle. Drop off person who wants credit for the rental is Emerald aisle and not eligible for the selected car. How do you price the upgrade? And what about the Executive who arrived late and was forced into a compact because the non Exec essentially jumped the queue (at least from a retrospective perspective). Why would National let you "use" elite benefits before earning them?
Liability issue itself is way to complex to manage with little upside for National. Add allowing two people to use set of earned benefits... Don't see it happening but as someone else, prove me wrong.
Easier to let the first person rent for day one, and return the next day with colleague. Close first contract and let colleague open a new second contract.