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Finding a suitable and affordable car rental company can be quite the task but in some situations, such as when you have had an accident and your own car is undergoing repairs; or when you’re on holiday without your own vehicle, leaving you stranded and without transport, you cannot afford not to find a car rental company with whom to do business.

South African Car Rental

From Johannesburg to Cape Town and everywhere between, South Africa has a great number of reliable car rental agencies that are ready to provide you with high quality cars for hire at great value. Finding the right rental company can be difficult though. Make sure to shop around a bit and find the right prices and rates for your budget. This comparison between prices is the only way to ensure you find the cheapest deal or the best discounts.

Whether you want to rent a luxury vehicle, or if you’re more of a practical nature looking to hire something down-to-earth, South African rental agencies will have what you’re looking for.

Car Rental Tips

These tips come straight from the industry itself, managers and owners of car rental agencies who’ve offered their advice on getting the best results and deals from your car rental experience:

• Surf The Net For Best Rates: As with most purchases the Internet, and especially services like 3Q, is the most effective way to find the best deal on a rental car.

• Rent By The Week: Remember that renting by the week can often be cheaper than renting for 5 days. Rather keep the rental longer than you need it and take it for the full seven days, than pay extra by sending it back earlier.

• Take The Insurance: A lot of people don’t want the extra expense of insurance for their rental. Unfortunately for some of these people, they find out that while the insurance costs a little extra, the price of repairs in the case of an accident can be crippling.

• Ask About Discounts: Don’t be afraid to ask about any possible discount that you can take advantage of. Every cent you can save helps.

• Don’t Be Late: Return the rental to the car lot on time so as to avoid incurring “late fees”.

• Rent In Advance: More often than not you will be offered a better rental price if you book well in advance. Obviously this is not always an option, but when it is, take advantage of it.

Theft And The Rental Car

While no one wants to go through life expecting the worst, we all have to realise that there is a great advantage to being prepared for any eventuality.

One of the worst experiences any of us can go through is the theft of our car, which is after all, our livelihood. Without your car, you can’t get to work, you can’t visit friends, and you can’t respond quickly should there be some manner of emergency.

For this reason, it’s usually a good idea to spring for the extra insurance cost of car rental in the event of an accident or theft.

Common Car Rental Problems

There are a few problems people have run into when dealing with car rental companies, these problems are not often the fault of either party but rather due to a miscommunication or misunderstanding of some sort.

The following are amongst the most commonly reported problems with car rental agencies, as well as how to avoid having to pay dearly for these hassles:

• Not quite a full tank: Car rental companies always prefer for you to bring the hired vehicle back to them with a full tank, which is perfectly understandable considering you hire it from them with a full tank. The problem comes in when you return the car just slightly less than full, usually because looking at the fuel gauge you likely feel it isn’t worth a trip to the nearest petrol station. Do it anyway. Many car rental companies will charge you for the cost of refilling the tank, and unfortunately they will charge you a lot more than filling the tank yourself would have cost! Do yourself a favour and return the car with the needle above the “full” mark.

• Damages to the vehicle: Probably the most common source of conflict between car rental companies and their customers is the cost of damage to the vehicle rented. Car rental companies, justifiably so, want to be compensated to damage to their vehicles and the customer often claims that the damage was not done while the vehicle was in his care. Take pictures of the car before you leave the lot with it, any damage should be made note of, or you can expect to pay for it later.

• Read your Terms and Conditions: A lot of people feel as though they are being scammed by their car rental company when the company is simply enforcing rules that they have warned you about in advance. While these rules might seem ridiculous to the casual observer, the car rental company is well within it’s rights to enforce them and you should make a point of knowing what these rules are before hiring a vehicle so that you are not caught unawares later.

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