As we all know, the United States is a country on wheels, and the best way to travel there is to drive by itself. The United States has a well-developed car rental industry. Major companies include Hertz, Avis, Budget, and National.
Among them, Hertz has the strongest strength, with outlets in more than 150 countries including the United States, Europe and Australia, and more than 7,800 car rental service points. How can a foreigner, as a foreigner, rent the ideal vehicle in the United States and experience the feeling of running across the United States? The “Bei Qing Culture Tour†will provide some helpful tips for readers wishing to travel to the United States on the occasion of the Spring Festival.
â— Take English driver's license with you
For Chinese citizens to drive in the United States for a short time, they must first have a legitimate Chinese driver’s license, and secondly, they need the driver's own English notarial certificate for the driver’s license of the government’s notary office in China. Especially if there is a traffic police check, it is troublesome without a notary certificate. Last year, the author of the “Eleventh†participated in the “Beiqing Cultural Tour through the United States†campaign. On the road, she was overcharged by the police. We produced an English notarial deed. The police quickly registered and learned that we are foreigners. Not only was the fine not just a warning, but it also gave us a lot of goodwill reminders. Although some institutions currently handle so-called “international driving licensesâ€, it is illegal to use them in some US states because these “international driving licenses†are mostly informal agreements that are not officially established by private organizations and are not recognized and protected by US law. .
â— car rental first selected type and then size
The full range of rental vehicles in the United States. From the economic models of Japan's various brands, to Dodge, Buick, and Ford from the United States, to luxury Mercedes, BMW, Jaguar, and Lincoln extended vehicles, everything can be described.
It should be noted that vehicles are not grouped by brand but by model and size. You must first decide whether to rent an ordinary car, a sport utility vehicle (SUV), or some other special type of vehicle. For example, there are some outlets for Hertz. Provide special car groups such as luxury car group or green car group. Then there is a need to determine the size of the vehicle for the selected vehicle group, which is generally divided into small, large, compact size, standard size, and full size. Of course, rent and insurance vary according to the vehicle's fleet and size, with daily rents ranging from tens of dollars to nearly a thousand dollars. Large car rental companies provide 90% of new vehicles, less than a year old or less than 20,000 miles.
Car rental is based on 24 hours, accurate to minutes. If you return the car in different places, the cost will be several hundred dollars.
â— Credit card refueling, insurance is very peace of mind
After the vehicle is selected, it is necessary to purchase insurance, vehicle damage insurance (DLW), full vehicle insurance, and personnel insurance. The vehicle damage insurance is mandatory; the latter two are optional, and the cost is relatively expensive. If you have bought related overseas accidents in China Insurance does not need to choose again.
The leasing company’s vehicles are full of oil. If you choose “empty box rental,†you need to pay a box of gasoline first. It doesn’t matter how much oil is returned when you return the car. Pay for the oil, and when it's time, you'll have to fill it up, or you'll have to pay for it. In addition, the American gasoline label is different from the domestic ones, which are 83#, 87#, and 93#. Adding 83# gasoline on the road is all that is required.
Large car rental companies also provide other ancillary services, such as Hertz’s NEVERLOST vehicle navigation satellite system equipment, computer-generated driving guides, and SIRIUS satellite radios, which are intimate navigation and assistive entertainment services for foreign drivers.
The United States has a well-developed credit system and does not need to pay when it picks up a car. However, it requires a credit card as a guarantee. Therefore, your credit card must have sufficient credit to cover all costs of renting a car. Otherwise, you cannot get a car. All the vehicle's expenses will be deducted when you return the car. You can find the electronic bill on the Internet after one week.
Special attention should be paid to the fact that if there are more than one person driving the rental vehicle, all persons driving the vehicle must present themselves, issue their own relevant documents and sign the car rental contract. Because once an unregistered person is driving the car, the result is very troublesome.
After you sign the contract and guarantee it with a credit card, the staff will give you a number that is the location of the rented vehicle in the parking lot. Enter the parking lot to find your own car by number, check the condition of the car and give it to the management staff for a receipt. You can drive out of the car park. Since then, your trip to the United States can be officially started, pay attention to safety, a pleasant journey.