Tips To Save Money on Your Short Term Car Rental at Singapore

Do you have any idea that you can save a good deal of money by selecting a weekly car rental

instead of booking it for several days? This is true most of the time, and your car rental agent

may not tell you about this money saving option.

Let’s take an example of a case in which you need a car for a pleasure or business trip say on

Sunday night or Monday morning, and you would be in a position to return the car on Friday.

Under such circumstances most of us would look for renting a car on the basis of daily rental rate

for as long as five days. This is a typical situation, but do you know that weekly rental car

Singapore can attract discounts as high as 25 to 30% as compared to the daily rental rates. Thus,

going for the weekly basis at a discounted rate can save you money as well as get you the rented

car for two more days as in the above example.

You should also inquire whether the rental company is undertaking any promotional drive. The

short term rental car Singapore often run attractive schemes wherein you can get bigger

vehicles at the price of smaller ones. For example, the agency is quoting the weekly rate of $200

for an intermediate sized car, but due to the promotional month customers are able to upgrade to

a full size car or even an SUV at the same rate.

This tip is regarding insurance. Almost invariably the car rental companies will offer you to pay

for the insurance. They may scare you of the circumstances that may arise in the event of taking

the car without any insurance. The insurance charges may add up an extra $10 to $20 to your car

rental cost. You might be driving your personal car back at home and have an insurance

regarding same. Check with the insurance company of your personal car, and whether it covers

you in a rental vehicle or not; normally it does. Take your time to verify this, as it can save you

money.

Another tip is to be cautious with the gas filling in your rented vehicle. Most of the agencies

offer a “fuel option’, but they generally consider the tank to be dry during returns; leaving you to

pay for the fuel you haven’t spent. As such, you should calculate the distances you would run on

a particular day and accordingly get the gasoline filled to the optimum level, and not excess.

Short term car rentals are smart options to save money. If your trip is going to last longer, you

can even opt for monthly car rental Singapore to leverage the full advantage of discounts and

rebates the rental company can provide you.