Big Discounts On Budget Rent A Car Plus Get A Free Weekend Rental Day. It Saved Me $45.

Once you exceed your 24 hours, they usually give you up to a 30-minute grace period but after that they start charging by the hour. If you return your car three hours after your original pickup time of day, believe it or not, they will charge you for another full day.

I usually try to arrive at the airport up to two hours before departure when I'm renting a car. This gives me ample time to return the car and go through TSA, etc. On my recent trip to Tampa/Clearwater I picked up my car at 4:30 p.m. on a Thursday. My return trip was at 2:40 p.m. on Monday.

Our free weekend car rental discount applies to cars picked after noon on Thursday and returned by 11:59 p.m. on Monday. In my case, the car was rented for four days. This qualified me for two discounts. The first one from Bestfares.com was for a percentage off. For the second discount, I was able to double dip and get one car rental day for free.

Usually the car rental companies DO NOT take the discounts or free days off my bill immediately. I was told that you must first keep the car for at least three days before the discount is deducted. I have used this double dip coupon at least 10 times in the past year. I can't tell you how many of my friends have used this discount.

I also suggest that even though your discount promo codes are entered on your rental, always stop at the Budget car rental desk and request that they recalculate your bill just to make sure they apply your discount. I also print out the terms and conditions on the special page.

On my latest trip, the car rental was $161 for four days for a midsize car. (Remember, the discount only applies to compact up to full size cars). It took about two minutes, but my $161 four-day rental rate dropped to $116. That's 45 bucks. Now that was nice.

To receive your online discount and free weekend day and other discounts even on weekly rentals, please click here. Remember, whatever deal you book, print the page. Always stop at the Budget desk when you return your car and you'll be a happy camper.

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