When you rent a car, do consider the following :<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n- After-hours drop-off availability<\/li>\n
- Use of toll roads<\/li>\n
- Mileage restrictions<\/li>\n
- Insurance and protection product options ( I would suggest anyone to purchase the car insurance when you pick up your car at the front desk.<\/strong>\u00a0 I have experienced paying twice for the car insurance.\u00a0 Once from online car booking and another at the front desk when I wanted to pick up the car. The front desk won’t allow me to pick up the car if I did not pay the car insurance to them, in another words, they do not recognized the insurance from my online booking.\u00a0 Do note that!\u00a0 I have experienced paying “twice” in country such as Japan and UK!<\/li>\n
- If you have already purchased insurance online, please remember to print out your insurance in hardcopy<\/strong> and show it to the front desk so that they won’t press you for another purchase of insurance.<\/li>\n
- Deposit required upon pickup<\/li>\n
- Renting car seats, GPS<\/strong> or additional equipment (some car rental company need extra charges for GPS, I would strongly recommend one as it is easier to use\/see as compare to your phone google map)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Neccessary document to rent a car :<\/strong><\/h3>\n–valid driver license<\/strong> – In America, international licence is not needed.
\n–credit cards<\/strong> for deposit<\/p>\nFree pick up servise is available usually<\/strong><\/h3>\nUpon arriving at the LAX airport, go to Thrifty car rental bus stop to wait for the shuttle bus to pick you up to Thrifty Car Rental Office, less than 15 mins away from the airport.<\/p>\n
Located at :\u00a05440 W Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045, USA<\/p>\n
![\"How](\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20171217_113149-1024x768.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nYou will notice the shuttle bus is a special design bus as it has a very large space for your luggages. Saw people moving their luggages from the shuttles bus to the Thrifty car rental office.\u00a0 Below casing is “Live Animals”, may be a cat.
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe whole process of renting a car is pretty straight forward. Queue for your turn to be served and the front desk are there to service you.<\/p>\n
Expect such questions from the front desk:<\/strong><\/h3>\n1. Do you need additional driver?<\/strong> Many of the car companies include your spouse as an additonal driver for free. So do ask them back if spouses are included as additional drivers without extra fees?<\/p>\n2. Do you need roadside assistance?<\/strong> It means in case you have a flat tire or broke down on the highway, they wil send someone to help you.<\/p>\n3. Do you want to return the car with full tank of gas or want us to refill it for you?<\/strong>\u00a0Return car with full tank is always cheaper than the car rental company refill it for you. If you choose the option – “to refill full when return”, then do remember to refill.\u00a0 If you forget to refill to full tank and return to them, you will end up getting very expensive charges from your credit card when you reach home.\u00a0 About double to tripple of the price of a full tank gas.<\/p>\n4. Collision insurance<\/strong> – as I mentioned, do purchase at the front desk as some rental company do not accept the one that you purchased from online.\u00a0 If you have accidentally purchase the insurance online, please print out the hard copy to show them as proof.<\/p>\n5. Toll Road Charges<\/strong> :\u00a0 It all depends where you are going.\u00a0 You may want to include the toll road charges if you knew you will pass by many toll road areas.<\/p>\n![\"How](\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20171217_114007-1024x768.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nThere are many type of catogories of cars; Small cars, Compacts, Standard, SUV, Convertible.<\/p>\n
![\"How](\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20171230_161107-1024x768.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nWe waited for more than 10 mins at the parking lot and there is no staff to come to serve us.\u00a0 I then went back the office to ask the front desk.\u00a0 He told me to pick any car at the parking lot and the keys are all inside the car.\u00a0 Pretty amazing.<\/p>\n
![\"How](\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20171217_120357-1024x768.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nI have rented cars from Japan, Thailand, Taiwan and UK but all would provide me briefing of the car and show me how to use.\u00a0 But in America, renting a car is visiting a supermarket, pick any car you like and then drive away. Nobody will tell you how to use it, unless you ask around.<\/p>\n
![\"How](\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20171217_120405-1024x768.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nI have trouble adjusting the car seat so I have to ask the customer who is also looking for cars in the parking lot.<\/p>\n
![\"How](\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20171217_131046-768x1024.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nNissan Altima can fit up to 2 huge suitcases.<\/p>\n
![\"How](\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20171219_071648-1024x768.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nCar GPS\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nStrongly recommend anyone to take up the rental of car GPS.\u00a0 It is easier to see as compare to your phone.\u00a0 There is an additional charges, slightly more than USD 10 per day but I think it is worth it.<\/p>\n
![\"How](\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20171219_075240-768x1024.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nEnjoy your road trip in America!<\/p>\n
![\"How](\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20171230_153315-1024x668.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nPetrol<\/strong><\/h3>\nThere are big and small petrol stations on the road.\u00a0 Fuel to pump in the car in US is petrol.\u00a0 In UK we use diesel.\u00a0 Don’t pump in the wrong fuel.\u00a0 In most place in California you have to pay before you start pumping in petrol.\u00a0 We normally pump in USD$ 30-50 dollars.\u00a0 If the petrol is less than the amount, the cashier will return the cash back to you.\u00a0 Most places acept both cards and cash but some smaller petrol station only accept cash.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20171221_103609-1024x768.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nCute Version of Petrol Station in Yosemite<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20171225_145007-1024x513.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nCar Return\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\nAlways come a bit earlier as you may have difficulties finding the entrance to return the car.\u00a0 We spent about 20 mins to find the entrance as we passed few times.\u00a0 Car pick up exit and car return entrance is always not the same way so be prepared to have enough time.<\/p>\n
![\"How](\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20171230_160505-1024x691.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nThe car rental staff will ask you few questions and then let you go.\u00a0 Pretty fast.\u00a0 Less than 10 mins.<\/p>\n
![\"How](\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20171230_160702-1024x768.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n![\"How](\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20171230_160635-1024x768.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nFree Shuttle Bus to Airport<\/strong><\/h3>\nYou can queue for the shuttle bus to go to the airport.\u00a0 Always have ample time if you are catching a flight home.\u00a0 We have waited for about half an hour for the shuttle bus as there are many people on the lines.\u00a0 The shuttle bus took about half an hour to reach the LAX airport<\/a>.\u00a0 Do check which terminal and tell the driver.\u00a0 In total of 8 terminals in LAX airport.<\/p>\n
Neccessary document to rent a car :<\/strong><\/h3>\n–valid driver license<\/strong> – In America, international licence is not needed.
\n–credit cards<\/strong> for deposit<\/p>\nFree pick up servise is available usually<\/strong><\/h3>\nUpon arriving at the LAX airport, go to Thrifty car rental bus stop to wait for the shuttle bus to pick you up to Thrifty Car Rental Office, less than 15 mins away from the airport.<\/p>\n
Located at :\u00a05440 W Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045, USA<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nYou will notice the shuttle bus is a special design bus as it has a very large space for your luggages. Saw people moving their luggages from the shuttles bus to the Thrifty car rental office.\u00a0 Below casing is “Live Animals”, may be a cat.
\n
\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\nThe whole process of renting a car is pretty straight forward. Queue for your turn to be served and the front desk are there to service you.<\/p>\n
Expect such questions from the front desk:<\/strong><\/h3>\n1. Do you need additional driver?<\/strong> Many of the car companies include your spouse as an additonal driver for free. So do ask them back if spouses are included as additional drivers without extra fees?<\/p>\n2. Do you need roadside assistance?<\/strong> It means in case you have a flat tire or broke down on the highway, they wil send someone to help you.<\/p>\n3. Do you want to return the car with full tank of gas or want us to refill it for you?<\/strong>\u00a0Return car with full tank is always cheaper than the car rental company refill it for you. If you choose the option – “to refill full when return”, then do remember to refill.\u00a0 If you forget to refill to full tank and return to them, you will end up getting very expensive charges from your credit card when you reach home.\u00a0 About double to tripple of the price of a full tank gas.<\/p>\n4. Collision insurance<\/strong> – as I mentioned, do purchase at the front desk as some rental company do not accept the one that you purchased from online.\u00a0 If you have accidentally purchase the insurance online, please print out the hard copy to show them as proof.<\/p>\n5. Toll Road Charges<\/strong> :\u00a0 It all depends where you are going.\u00a0 You may want to include the toll road charges if you knew you will pass by many toll road areas.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nThere are many type of catogories of cars; Small cars, Compacts, Standard, SUV, Convertible.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nWe waited for more than 10 mins at the parking lot and there is no staff to come to serve us.\u00a0 I then went back the office to ask the front desk.\u00a0 He told me to pick any car at the parking lot and the keys are all inside the car.\u00a0 Pretty amazing.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nI have rented cars from Japan, Thailand, Taiwan and UK but all would provide me briefing of the car and show me how to use.\u00a0 But in America, renting a car is visiting a supermarket, pick any car you like and then drive away. Nobody will tell you how to use it, unless you ask around.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nI have trouble adjusting the car seat so I have to ask the customer who is also looking for cars in the parking lot.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nNissan Altima can fit up to 2 huge suitcases.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nCar GPS\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nStrongly recommend anyone to take up the rental of car GPS.\u00a0 It is easier to see as compare to your phone.\u00a0 There is an additional charges, slightly more than USD 10 per day but I think it is worth it.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nEnjoy your road trip in America!<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nPetrol<\/strong><\/h3>\nThere are big and small petrol stations on the road.\u00a0 Fuel to pump in the car in US is petrol.\u00a0 In UK we use diesel.\u00a0 Don’t pump in the wrong fuel.\u00a0 In most place in California you have to pay before you start pumping in petrol.\u00a0 We normally pump in USD$ 30-50 dollars.\u00a0 If the petrol is less than the amount, the cashier will return the cash back to you.\u00a0 Most places acept both cards and cash but some smaller petrol station only accept cash.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nCute Version of Petrol Station in Yosemite<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nCar Return\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\nAlways come a bit earlier as you may have difficulties finding the entrance to return the car.\u00a0 We spent about 20 mins to find the entrance as we passed few times.\u00a0 Car pick up exit and car return entrance is always not the same way so be prepared to have enough time.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nThe car rental staff will ask you few questions and then let you go.\u00a0 Pretty fast.\u00a0 Less than 10 mins.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nFree Shuttle Bus to Airport<\/strong><\/h3>\nYou can queue for the shuttle bus to go to the airport.\u00a0 Always have ample time if you are catching a flight home.\u00a0 We have waited for about half an hour for the shuttle bus as there are many people on the lines.\u00a0 The shuttle bus took about half an hour to reach the LAX airport<\/a>.\u00a0 Do check which terminal and tell the driver.\u00a0 In total of 8 terminals in LAX airport.<\/p>\n
\n–credit cards<\/strong> for deposit<\/p>\n
Free pick up servise is available usually<\/strong><\/h3>\nUpon arriving at the LAX airport, go to Thrifty car rental bus stop to wait for the shuttle bus to pick you up to Thrifty Car Rental Office, less than 15 mins away from the airport.<\/p>\n
Located at :\u00a05440 W Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045, USA<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nYou will notice the shuttle bus is a special design bus as it has a very large space for your luggages. Saw people moving their luggages from the shuttles bus to the Thrifty car rental office.\u00a0 Below casing is “Live Animals”, may be a cat.
\n
\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\nThe whole process of renting a car is pretty straight forward. Queue for your turn to be served and the front desk are there to service you.<\/p>\n
Expect such questions from the front desk:<\/strong><\/h3>\n1. Do you need additional driver?<\/strong> Many of the car companies include your spouse as an additonal driver for free. So do ask them back if spouses are included as additional drivers without extra fees?<\/p>\n2. Do you need roadside assistance?<\/strong> It means in case you have a flat tire or broke down on the highway, they wil send someone to help you.<\/p>\n3. Do you want to return the car with full tank of gas or want us to refill it for you?<\/strong>\u00a0Return car with full tank is always cheaper than the car rental company refill it for you. If you choose the option – “to refill full when return”, then do remember to refill.\u00a0 If you forget to refill to full tank and return to them, you will end up getting very expensive charges from your credit card when you reach home.\u00a0 About double to tripple of the price of a full tank gas.<\/p>\n4. Collision insurance<\/strong> – as I mentioned, do purchase at the front desk as some rental company do not accept the one that you purchased from online.\u00a0 If you have accidentally purchase the insurance online, please print out the hard copy to show them as proof.<\/p>\n5. Toll Road Charges<\/strong> :\u00a0 It all depends where you are going.\u00a0 You may want to include the toll road charges if you knew you will pass by many toll road areas.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nThere are many type of catogories of cars; Small cars, Compacts, Standard, SUV, Convertible.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nWe waited for more than 10 mins at the parking lot and there is no staff to come to serve us.\u00a0 I then went back the office to ask the front desk.\u00a0 He told me to pick any car at the parking lot and the keys are all inside the car.\u00a0 Pretty amazing.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nI have rented cars from Japan, Thailand, Taiwan and UK but all would provide me briefing of the car and show me how to use.\u00a0 But in America, renting a car is visiting a supermarket, pick any car you like and then drive away. Nobody will tell you how to use it, unless you ask around.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nI have trouble adjusting the car seat so I have to ask the customer who is also looking for cars in the parking lot.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nNissan Altima can fit up to 2 huge suitcases.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nCar GPS\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nStrongly recommend anyone to take up the rental of car GPS.\u00a0 It is easier to see as compare to your phone.\u00a0 There is an additional charges, slightly more than USD 10 per day but I think it is worth it.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nEnjoy your road trip in America!<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nPetrol<\/strong><\/h3>\nThere are big and small petrol stations on the road.\u00a0 Fuel to pump in the car in US is petrol.\u00a0 In UK we use diesel.\u00a0 Don’t pump in the wrong fuel.\u00a0 In most place in California you have to pay before you start pumping in petrol.\u00a0 We normally pump in USD$ 30-50 dollars.\u00a0 If the petrol is less than the amount, the cashier will return the cash back to you.\u00a0 Most places acept both cards and cash but some smaller petrol station only accept cash.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nCute Version of Petrol Station in Yosemite<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nCar Return\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\nAlways come a bit earlier as you may have difficulties finding the entrance to return the car.\u00a0 We spent about 20 mins to find the entrance as we passed few times.\u00a0 Car pick up exit and car return entrance is always not the same way so be prepared to have enough time.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nThe car rental staff will ask you few questions and then let you go.\u00a0 Pretty fast.\u00a0 Less than 10 mins.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nFree Shuttle Bus to Airport<\/strong><\/h3>\nYou can queue for the shuttle bus to go to the airport.\u00a0 Always have ample time if you are catching a flight home.\u00a0 We have waited for about half an hour for the shuttle bus as there are many people on the lines.\u00a0 The shuttle bus took about half an hour to reach the LAX airport<\/a>.\u00a0 Do check which terminal and tell the driver.\u00a0 In total of 8 terminals in LAX airport.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nYou will notice the shuttle bus is a special design bus as it has a very large space for your luggages. Saw people moving their luggages from the shuttles bus to the Thrifty car rental office.\u00a0 Below casing is “Live Animals”, may be a cat. The whole process of renting a car is pretty straight forward. Queue for your turn to be served and the front desk are there to service you.<\/p>\n 1. Do you need additional driver?<\/strong> Many of the car companies include your spouse as an additonal driver for free. So do ask them back if spouses are included as additional drivers without extra fees?<\/p>\n 2. Do you need roadside assistance?<\/strong> It means in case you have a flat tire or broke down on the highway, they wil send someone to help you.<\/p>\n 3. Do you want to return the car with full tank of gas or want us to refill it for you?<\/strong>\u00a0Return car with full tank is always cheaper than the car rental company refill it for you. If you choose the option – “to refill full when return”, then do remember to refill.\u00a0 If you forget to refill to full tank and return to them, you will end up getting very expensive charges from your credit card when you reach home.\u00a0 About double to tripple of the price of a full tank gas.<\/p>\n 4. Collision insurance<\/strong> – as I mentioned, do purchase at the front desk as some rental company do not accept the one that you purchased from online.\u00a0 If you have accidentally purchase the insurance online, please print out the hard copy to show them as proof.<\/p>\n 5. Toll Road Charges<\/strong> :\u00a0 It all depends where you are going.\u00a0 You may want to include the toll road charges if you knew you will pass by many toll road areas.<\/p>\n There are many type of catogories of cars; Small cars, Compacts, Standard, SUV, Convertible.<\/p>\n We waited for more than 10 mins at the parking lot and there is no staff to come to serve us.\u00a0 I then went back the office to ask the front desk.\u00a0 He told me to pick any car at the parking lot and the keys are all inside the car.\u00a0 Pretty amazing.<\/p>\n I have rented cars from Japan, Thailand, Taiwan and UK but all would provide me briefing of the car and show me how to use.\u00a0 But in America, renting a car is visiting a supermarket, pick any car you like and then drive away. Nobody will tell you how to use it, unless you ask around.<\/p>\n I have trouble adjusting the car seat so I have to ask the customer who is also looking for cars in the parking lot.<\/p>\n Nissan Altima can fit up to 2 huge suitcases.<\/p>\n Car GPS\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Strongly recommend anyone to take up the rental of car GPS.\u00a0 It is easier to see as compare to your phone.\u00a0 There is an additional charges, slightly more than USD 10 per day but I think it is worth it.<\/p>\n Enjoy your road trip in America!<\/p>\n There are big and small petrol stations on the road.\u00a0 Fuel to pump in the car in US is petrol.\u00a0 In UK we use diesel.\u00a0 Don’t pump in the wrong fuel.\u00a0 In most place in California you have to pay before you start pumping in petrol.\u00a0 We normally pump in USD$ 30-50 dollars.\u00a0 If the petrol is less than the amount, the cashier will return the cash back to you.\u00a0 Most places acept both cards and cash but some smaller petrol station only accept cash.<\/p>\n Cute Version of Petrol Station in Yosemite<\/strong><\/p>\n Always come a bit earlier as you may have difficulties finding the entrance to return the car.\u00a0 We spent about 20 mins to find the entrance as we passed few times.\u00a0 Car pick up exit and car return entrance is always not the same way so be prepared to have enough time.<\/p>\n The car rental staff will ask you few questions and then let you go.\u00a0 Pretty fast.\u00a0 Less than 10 mins.<\/p>\n You can queue for the shuttle bus to go to the airport.\u00a0 Always have ample time if you are catching a flight home.\u00a0 We have waited for about half an hour for the shuttle bus as there are many people on the lines.\u00a0 The shuttle bus took about half an hour to reach the LAX airport<\/a>.\u00a0 Do check which terminal and tell the driver.\u00a0 In total of 8 terminals in LAX airport.<\/p>\n
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\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\nExpect such questions from the front desk:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nPetrol<\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nCar Return\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nFree Shuttle Bus to Airport<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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