Ridiculous National rates on National rentals from Vancouver Island, Canada
Dec 22, 2023, 11:51 am
#1
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Ridiculous National rates on National rentals from Vancouver Island, Canada
So I believe all National locations on V.I. are owned by the same franchisee. But a $395 drop fee to take a car one way from V.I. to the mainland? Special shout out to YYJ, Victoria airport, for charging a 13.44% "concession recoup fee" and including the drop fee as subject to that tax.
I believe this comes from the franchisee not wanting their vehicles to intermingle with the National fleet, but for that drop fee, they could airlift the the thing back to V.I. and still make money. We don't often rent originating on V.I., but when we do it'll be with Enterprise.
I believe this comes from the franchisee not wanting their vehicles to intermingle with the National fleet, but for that drop fee, they could airlift the the thing back to V.I. and still make money. We don't often rent originating on V.I., but when we do it'll be with Enterprise.
Dec 22, 2023, 12:13 pm
#2
Join Date: Mar 2005
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So I believe all National locations on V.I. are owned by the same franchisee. But a $395 drop fee to take a car one way from V.I. to the mainland? Special shout out to YYJ, Victoria airport, for charging a 13.44% "concession recoup fee" and including the drop fee as subject to that tax.
I believe this comes from the franchisee not wanting their vehicles to intermingle with the National fleet, but for that drop fee, they could airlift the the thing back to V.I. and still make money. We don't often rent originating on V.I., but when we do it'll be with Enterprise.
I believe this comes from the franchisee not wanting their vehicles to intermingle with the National fleet, but for that drop fee, they could airlift the the thing back to V.I. and still make money. We don't often rent originating on V.I., but when we do it'll be with Enterprise.
Ron.
Dec 22, 2023, 1:52 pm
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Airlift the vehicle back?.. lol. For them to retrieve the car they would have to send someone over on the ferry, pick it up.. take it back on the ferry. That would take the best part of a day time wise, plus the cost of the ferry and gas plus the time and gas to drive that person to the ferry from Victoria.
Ron.
Ron.
Dec 22, 2023, 2:55 pm
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Uhm, usually there's many options to rent to customers going one way the opposite way. Or you could limit the one way rentals from V.I. to the corporate vehicles that you actually have. Enterprise seems to have a much more customer friendly, less usurious approach, don't they?
Ron.