What’s included in our Car Hire USA rates?
U.S. Rent A Car only ever offers Fully Inclusive car hire rates in the USA. There
are no additional insurances that you need to purchase locally
Fully Inclusive Rates
- Unlimited Mileage.
- Loss Damage Waiver (LDW) which is a combination insurance of both Collision Damage
Waiver (CDW) and Theft Waiver. As long as you adhere to the rental policy of the
supplier you will not be held responsible for the cost of replacement or repair
to your hire vehicle.
- Uninsured Motorist Protection (UMP) up to $1m Liability Cover. Offers an Uninsured/Underinsured/Hit-and-Run
Motorist Protection (UMP) that provides the renter and family members traveling
together in the rented vehicle with up to $1,000,000 of non-stacked coverage for
bodily injury sustained while driving the rental car, and caused by another driver
who has no insurance, minimal insurance, or is a hit-and-run driver.
- Supplemental Liability Insurance (SLI) up to $1m Liability Cover. All drivers included
on the rental agreement will not be held liable for third party claims for bodily
injury or property damage resulting from an accident.
- Basic Roadside Assistance
- All Taxes and Airport Fees.
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* Budget 'only' include 1 additional driver free of charge within their fully
inclusive rate must be a spouse or domestic partner.
If our Gold Rate is purchased this will include your first
tank of petrol (excluding All Alamo Manhattan Locations and San Francisco
downtown locations) and extend the insurance to accommodate additional drivers.
- Alamo Gold covers up to three additional drivers over 25.
- Budget Gold covers all additional drivers over 25.
- Dollar Gold covers all additional drivers over 25.
- Thrifty Gold covers all additional drivers over 25 (Thrifty Gold only includes fuel
when rental is for 4 days or more)
Compare car hire terms with Alamo Budget and Dollar
What's NOT included?
Customer Facility Charge From 1 st October 2010 at Chicago O'Hare
International Airport a CFC (Customer Facility Charge) will apply to rentals collecting
from Chicago O'Hare. The charge of $8.00 per day plus tax will be charged locally
upon collection of your vehicle. This charge has been implemented by Chicago O'Hare
International Airport NOT by the car rental companies
Your rental will include full insurance as stated above. Our suppliers may offer
you 'Optional' extras upon collection of your vehicle. You are under NO OBLIGATION
to purchase them. These extras may include the following;
Advanced RoadSafe/Roadside Assistance. Your rental will include
basic road side assistance. An emergency number will be located upon the rental
agreement collected from the supplier for you to call in the event of mechanical
difficulties. Although your rental will include a basic roadside assistance service
you may be offered to upgrade this to a more comprehensive/time sensitive or Premium
service. This is NOT compulsory, you do not have to accept this. Prices vary from
supplier to supplier and will be advised upon collection of the vehicle.
Personal Accident Insurance/Effects Insurance. Your personal belongings
are not covered by the car insurance in the event of loss or damage. Our suppliers
may offer you insurance cover for this however this is 'Optional' and you are under
NO OBLIGATION to accept this. Please check with your travel insurance company before
you travel as standard travel insurance will usually cover your personal effects.
Upgrades. Upon collection of your vehicle some suppliers may run
special offers or offer you to upgrade your vehicle. This is an 'Optional' extra
that you do NOT have to accept. If you are happy with the vehicle you have booked
just decline any offers. If you choose to upgrade from your pre-booked vehicle the
local upgrades will be charged by the supplier on top of the price you have paid
us at the prevailing rate determined by the supplier, these charges are usually
at a per day cost.
The Budget Rent A Car upgrade offer shown on
www.usrentacar.co.uk is subject to local availability at all times. The
upgrade is voucher based and is not guaranteed.
Fuel. If you have purchased the Fully Inclusive rate then you will
be obliged to pay for the first tank of fuel at a cost managed by the supplier.
Fuel options can vary from supplier to supplier so please check the fuel conditions
when you collect the car.
Toll Charges. Our supplier usually offer a Toll Pass facility which
you can rent for the duration of your hire. the system will electronically bill
toll charges to your credit card used to collect the vehicle should you opt to use
the service. Click here for more details -
Toll charges USA
Local Taxes. If you choose to purchase any items listed above,
or otherwise, from the supplier upon collection of your vehicle please remember
that purchases will be subject to local taxes. Please check the total price with
the supplier upon purchase.
PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST CHECK YOUR RENTAL AGREEMENT BEFORE SIGNING
IT. PLEASE QUERY ANY ITEMS ON THE AGREEMENT YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT. ONCE YOU SIGN
THE RENTAL AGREEMENT YOU WILL BE AGREEING TO THE SUPPLIERS TERMS AND YOUR CONTRACT
WILL THEN BE WITH THE RESPECTIVE SUPPLIER. OUR SUPPLIERS WILL NOT REFUND CUSTOMERS
FOR ANY EXTRA’S SIGNED FOR LOCALLY.
A full list of our terms can be found here
www.usrentacar.co.uk/terms.aspx
Compare at a glance: Compare car
hire terms with Alamo Budget and Dollar
Car hire in the USA rental guide
Update note: As of 15/08/2010 Dollar no longer include 1 additional
driver in their Fully Inclusive rate. If you have booked before that date you will
still receive the additional driver.