When wanting a specific type of car during a high demand period, I have successfully reserved from multiple agencies to ensure receiving the car type that I want.
Feel free to tell me if this is a bad idea, but since car rentals can be made with zero obligation, why not book many reservations for the same type of vehicle at once? Rent from who has the type of car you want at the cheapest price, then call and cancel the reservations that you won't use out of courtesy.
Since I am under no obligation to rent, and since the car rental company will gladly not deliver the type of car that they had promised, I don't see this as unethical.
Specifically, I wanted to rent a minivan in Orlando over Spring Break. Knowing that this particular car would be in high demand by other families, I hedged my bets and rented from three agencies. Sure enough, the first was happy to give me two separate vehicles for the same price, but had no minivans. The second agency had one and I went with them. Normally I wouldn't have cared about the vehicle type, but I was traveling with my family and the grandparents and one vehicle reduced the complications. Also less gas and parking costs.
Feel free to tell me if this is a bad idea, but since car rentals can be made with zero obligation, why not book many reservations for the same type of vehicle at once? Rent from who has the type of car you want at the cheapest price, then call and cancel the reservations that you won't use out of courtesy.
Since I am under no obligation to rent, and since the car rental company will gladly not deliver the type of car that they had promised, I don't see this as unethical.
Specifically, I wanted to rent a minivan in Orlando over Spring Break. Knowing that this particular car would be in high demand by other families, I hedged my bets and rented from three agencies. Sure enough, the first was happy to give me two separate vehicles for the same price, but had no minivans. The second agency had one and I went with them. Normally I wouldn't have cared about the vehicle type, but I was traveling with my family and the grandparents and one vehicle reduced the complications. Also less gas and parking costs.
). I have never been denied a car at Avis, but I always have a backup reservation with Hertz or some other rental agency in case Avis denies my reservation. Once I pick up the car at Avis, I call the other rental company and cancel it
