CAR RENTAL
How to rent a car in 2025: the ultimate guide
Renting a car can be complicated. You have to choose the right company and the right vehicle — and there are decisions about insurance, tolls and fuel.
Be careful using this money-saving car rental trick
It used to be a reliable money-saving car rental trick: Reserve a vehicle at an off-airport location and take an Uber or taxi over. You can easily knock off 10 percent or more in airport fees.
Unfortunately, that loophole is closing.
EU’s new rental car rules could be signpost for US
If you rent a car in Europe this summer, you might notice a few changes. Pay attention to them. They could be coming to America soon.
Here are the best consumer travel protections you’ve never heard of
If you’re an experienced traveler, maybe you know about the Department of Transportation’s 24-hour rule for airline ticket purchases, or EU 261, the European consumer protection regulation for air travelers, or the Fair Credit Billing Act.
Slimy new car rental tricks you need to know now
Does anyone not have a car rental horror story like Dave Dzurick’s? When Dzurick, a project manager from Tucson, Ariz., rented a car from Hertz in Milwaukee recently, a representative asked him if he wanted an upgrade. No mention of the cost.
There’s something strange about this rental car
During a recent visit to Atlanta, Sixt Rent a Car upgraded Samuel Ventola to a Jeep Patriot rental instead of the subcompact he had reserved. Maybe it wasn’t doing him a favor.
Heading to Europe? Beware of stealth traffic tickets
Months after Ruth Carr returned from Italy, the citations started piling up in her mailbox: two for driving in a “restricted” area in Rome, another for a similar traffic violation in Vicenza.
Can helicopter parents survive a crash in Consumerland?
Sally VanZandt’s car rental case was this week’s top post. She alleged that her grown son was ripped off by a smooth-talking saleswoman.