What the rental company will charge you on top of the price
Additional drivers, drivers under 25, card holds: the charges that are not in the headline rate. Every figure below comes from the rental company's own page, and says when it was checked.
Filtering the table below. No account, nothing sent anywhere.
Every charge we track (12)
By company: Avis · Enterprise · Hertz · Sixt
| Company | Charge | Where | Amount | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avis | Additional driver fee | United States | $13 per day | Most states, per additional driver. |
| Avis | Additional driver fee | Nevada, United States | $11 per day | Nevada only, per additional driver. |
| Avis | Additional driver fee | New York, United States | $5 per day | New York only, per additional driver. |
| Avis | Card hold | United States | $250 | Avis states there is no deposit, but when the rental is paid at the counter the card is charged the rental amount plus a minimum hold. |
| Avis | Young driver fee | California, United States | $27 per day | Stated on the San Francisco airport location page: minimum age 21, plus a daily surcharge while the renter is under 25. |
| Hertz | Young driver fee | United States | $19 per day | Hertz states a young renter fee of $19 per day for renters under 25, and describes it as below the industry average. |
| Hertz | Additional driver fee | United States | not published | No charge for a spouse or domestic partner in the United States, according to Hertz's rental qualifications page. |
| Enterprise | Young driver fee | Michigan, United States | $34 per day | Michigan, car rental, driver aged 18-20. |
| Enterprise | Young driver fee | Michigan, United States | $15.50 per day | Michigan, car rental, driver aged 21-24. |
| Enterprise | Young driver fee | New York, United States | $68.75 per day | New York, car rental, driver aged 18-20. |
| Enterprise | Young driver fee | New York, United States | $33.25 per day | New York, car rental, driver aged 21-24. |
| Sixt | Young driver fee | United States | not published | Eligibility starts at 21 in most US states and at 18 in New York and Michigan. |
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What this site does not do
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