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Rental car companies charge more for drivers who are under the age of 25 than those over the age of 25.  And drivers under 21 years find it very hard to rent cars by themselves.  Blame it on the statistics!
Statistics show that drivers under the age of 25 have more accidents .  So car rental companies charge more for drivers 25 years or younger.  You also have to be at least 21 years to rent a car from most companies, except in Michigan and New York where state law bans this practice.
Drivers between the ages of 21 to 24, can rent from  Advantage , Avis , Budget , Dollar , Enterprise , Hertz , National , and Thrifty  by paying a $14 to $73 extra fee per day.  US government or military personnel traveling on official business are  exempt  from young driver surcharges.
Some car rental companies have restrictions on the types of cars which folks under 25 years can rent.  Here s a table outlining all the fees and restrictions if you didn t read Million Mile Secrets and know how to get around them!
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I don t like how vague Dollar omni hotel chicago michigan avenue and Thrifty are about their underage driver fees.  I would avoid renting from them because I d want to know approximately how much I would pay before getting to the rental counter.
CarRentalSavers omni hotel chicago michigan avenue and Ultimate Rewards   don t let you specify your age when you make a booking, so an underage driver omni hotel chicago michigan avenue might be surprised when the bill at the counter is more than the rate shown online.
While younger drivers must call 877-849-2730, select from Avis, Budget, Dollar, or Enterprise, confirm their Costco membership, and get a quote.  The phone call can take a long time.  It took almost 30 minutes for Budget to give me my quote.
USAA is a Fortune 500 company which provides banking, financial services and other discounts to the military and their families.   Anyone can join USAA and you don t need to be associated with the military to join and receive certain discounts.
omni hotel chicago michigan avenue If you work for a corporation, you may be able to use your corporate discount for personal omni hotel chicago michigan avenue rentals and have the underage fees waived.  But this varies based on your employer, so check with your corporate travel department.
The minimum age to rent a car is 21, except in Michigan and New York where the minimum age required by law is 18.  US government and military personnel do not have to pay underage fees when renting cars on official government business.
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Thank you, for the entire series on car rentals. I am over 25 (thats good and bad), so this article did not apply. But I am glad I have learned about getting car rental through Ultimate rewards portal from previous post, which will save us a lot. There is always something useful, I am getting from this website.
Great information. I m under 25 so I ve largely been ignoring the car rental series. It s great to know there is a way to avoid the surcharges! The prices may not be as good as if the Citi Thank You portal or other options that require you to be over 25, but this option is a close second (and much better omni hotel chicago michigan avenue than I thought!)
Sweet. A new low. Exploiting a company dedicated to serving those who have served our country in order to get a bunch of accident-prone drivers onto the road for cheap. Thanks for helping to erode the benefits for all of us!
@Lance omni hotel chicago michigan avenue I don t set policy at USAA. The website very clearly mentions that everyone can join USAA and apply for insurance/banking products and other discounts (perhaps you missed the screenshot and link in the post). If you don t like that, take it up with USAA.
Another question I have is that does this strategy only work if the underage driver is the primary driver of the rental car, or is there a way to add an underage person as an additional driver for no fee?
@Steve It is certainly worth checking out, but I usually just check on Costco Travel, Ultimate Rewards, and Car Rental Savers. I d add the Capital One portal and USAA if I have more time to search or the rates are high.
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