Annually, more than 12 million users rent cars from Car Rentals throughout Brazil and renting cars for shorter periods is now a consolidated practice in the country. Users are ever more aware and more demanding. Therefore, ABLA collected vital information so as to help customers when renting a vehicle, be it for business or tourist purposes. Check the following:
Minimum Age
• Most Car Rentals adopt the following policy: cars are rented to 21 year-olds and older, 21 being the age for civil responsibility.
Driver's License
• Market practice is that car-renters must have held their driving licenses for more than 2 years.
Reservations
• Booking in advance eliminates the risk of not finding the desired vehicle.
Credit Card
• Paying by credit card speeds up the approval of the registry and facilitates rendering the Car Rental service in a swifter way.
Daily Rental
• Daily rental implies a 24-hour period. Many agencies offer free mileage and promotional fees.
Fees
• Fees vary according to car category, type of insurance coverage and eventual damage affecting the rented vehicle.
Returning the car
• It is possible to rent a car in a city and to return it in another town, mainly if the return agency belongs to the same chain. Before renting the vehicle, it is recommendable to check if it is possible to return it in the desired city and if any return fee will be charged.
Availability
• Car Rentals are not only present at airports, but they can be found in every city around the Country.
Protection
• Check if the Car Rental includes partial coverage against material damages caused to the vehicle.
Cost Efficiency
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• Most of the time, renting a car is far more advantageous than taking a taxi. Renting a popular automobile model for 24 hours costs around R$ 70, which is equivalent to taking a taxi from the out-of-town airports to the center of any city. That means, for almost the same price, you will have a car at your disposal for 24 hours.
Promotions
• In the low season, which varies from State to State, agencies offer special promotions, so as to stimulate car rentals.
Test-drive
• Before acquiring a new car, a good way to get familiarized with the desired model is to rent the same car for a few days and to check out its performance in city traffic and on the highway. Short test-drives offered by car-dealers are not long enough to carry out a complete test of the desired vehicle.
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