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Thanks! We’ll grab the rest of your rental details and start searching for better deals ASAP. Stay tuned and check your ? inbox! AutoSlash Get a Quote Track a Rental Coupons Reviews BlogOur Story How We Do It In the News FAQ Contact Us Got a question? Select one of the following: Frequently Asked Questions... View/Cancel Reservation... I forgot my Trip ID... Email Reservations... I have another question not answered above... close Get a Quote Track a Rental Coupons Reviews BlogOur Story How We Do It In the News FAQ Contact Us Frequently asked questions search Can’t find your question here? Send us a message. Sorry! We don’t have an answer for your search query on this page. Send us a message. Who is AutoSlash? AutoSlash is made up of a small but very passionate team of frequent travelers who love nothing more than saving people money on their rental car rates. Most of us on staff here at AutoSlash travel north of 75,000 miles a year (and most of us have maintained top-tier elite status with multiple airlines, hotel chains, andof courserental car agencies). Several of us on the team have also worked (or even managed) rental car agencies. With as much experience as we have, we like to think we have a few tricks up our sleeves to help you get the best possible rates on your rental cars. Click here to request a free price quote and see what we can do to help you save!How does your system work? Our goal is that you get the very best possible price on your rental car! How do we do that? We maintain a carefully curated database of over 1,000 different coupon and discount codes, and then we search through them all to find which one yields the best possible price for your rental. The vast majority of these codes are promotional specials published directly by the rental companies on their own websites and in their own marketing materials. All of them are free to use by the public: unlike many other coupon sites on the Internet, we do not list or search any discount codes that require any kind of employment or paid membership with any organization. The codes we use are 100% legitimate and freely usable by anyone. Some people call it magic, but it’s really just our system doing in a few minutes what it would take you hours to doand we do it all for you for free! Of course, we do throw a little bit of magic into the mixwith a combined total of decades of experience in the rental car industry and revenue management, we have a few tricks up our sleeves to help you get the absolute best possible price.Do you charge for your services? Nope! Our service is 100% free. We do make a very small commission on reservations booked through our links.Can I pick up the car in one location and drop off in another location? Yes! This is known as a one-way rental. When you request a quote, the form will guide you through the process of choosing a different return location. You can pick-up or drop-off at an airport or local (non-airport) location.Does AutoSlash support local (non-airport) rentals? Yes! You can book both airport and local rentals via AutoSlash. The default on our homepage is to pick up the car at the airport. If you’d like to rent a car at a local or neighborhood location, just click Non-airport when requesting a quote and you’ll be able to enter in a city or street address.What do I need to rent a car? The car rental company will require that you have a valid driver’s license and a major credit card in your own name with at least enough available credit to cover the cost of the rental. Some companies may require an additional deposit on your card. Some locations accept debit cards, usually with additional restrictions. You’ll want to review the reservation rules or contact your rental company for details. You can also search our help page for "debit" for more details on common debit card restrictions.How do I add my frequent renter program (Hertz Gold, National Emerald, Avis Preferred, etc.) number? As frequent travelers ourselves, we absolutely understand the value of being able tosystem with my rental? The cost of these options is NOT included in our quotes. The cost of these options is added on at the rental counter (along with taxes, which can add upwards of 30% to the cost at some airports). In some cases, these options are negotiable in terms of price, or even being thrown in for free. If you wear a smile and ask nicely, you’d be surprised the deals you can get. Note that it’s not usually necessary to request these items when you reserve the car. Simply advise the rental agent when you arrive at the rental counter that you need one of these items and they’ll be glad to provide them for you!What about insurance coverage? Rental insurance can be added at the rental counter. The rental companies sell a number of different coverage options including: Loss Damage Waiver (LDW) – sometimes also referred to as Collision Damage Waiver (CDW) - covers the costs of damage to the rental vehicle in the event of an accident. Supplemental Liability Insurance (SLI) – provides coverage in the event of an accident causing bodily injury or property damage to someone other than the renter and passengers. Personal Accident Insurance (PAI) – covers medical costs and accidental death for the renter and passengers in the event of an accident during the rental. Personal Effects Coverage (PEC or PEP) – insures against risk of loss or damage to the personal belongings of the renter (and sometimes the members of the renter’s family while traveling with the renter) during the period of the rental. The cost and exact coverage of these options vary by company and location. On the booking site, there are links for the policies and cost for the insurance options offered at each specific rental location. Also note that although frequently not explicitly stated, US car rental companies are required by respective state law (except in California) to provide minimal liability coverage. This covers costs to a third party in the event of an accident, albeit at very low state-minimum requirement limits. For further information and money saving tips on car rental insurance, you can learn more in our blog .Why doesn’t it ask for a credit card to reserve a car? Actually, most car rental sites don’t require a credit card to book. Sometimes, though, they may ask for one as a psychological trick to make you think twice about forgetting to cancel a reservation you don’t plan on using, and, very rarely (and usually only with specialty vehicles in high-cost locationslike SUVs in New York City), it might be because there actually is cancellation penalty. While we currently don’t support finding prepaid rates, on some of the sites we refer you to, it could also be that you’re booking a prepaid rate. If you’re being asked for a credit card, be sure to review the reservation rules before completing the reservation. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions. We look forward to saving you money on your rental!What if I’m under 25? Most car rental companies these days will gladly rent to anyone over 21but note that if you’re under 25, there’s usually an underage driver surcharge to deal with. (Some states have laws requiring rental companies to rent to even younger customersNew York, for example, lets anyone who’s at least 19 rent a carbut the fees for that are sky-high.) It’s sometimes possible to reduce or get around some of these fees. While we don’t yet have an automatic way of handling rentals with underage fees, you might want to check out the "wikipost" at the top of this discussion thread on a popular frequent-traveler message board for some helpful tips and tricks. If you find anything there that you might qualify for, then the best thing to do is to click here to request a price quote , and then when you receive the quote email, reply to the quote and let us know what memberships mentioned in the wiki thread above that you might have. That way, we can help you get the very best price possible...