What is the best fuel policy for car rental?

If you don't know where the nearest gas station is, ask your car rental manager.
  • Our recommendations:
  • Whenever possible, choose a Full-for-Full fuel policy.
  • Inquire about additional charges and fees if there is less fuel upon the return of the rental car.




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There is only one situation in which you should prepurchase fuel from your renter, and that is when you don't care about saving money. Sure, prepaying buys you the convenience of returning your car with an empty tank, so if you're severely pressed for time prepaying can hurry things along (for a fee).

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If you do not choose our Prepaid Fuel option and do not return the vehicle with a full tank of fuel, we will fill the tank for you and charge you for the costs we incur and the service we provide in doing so.

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Full to Full means that if you pick up the car with a full tank of fuel, you should also return it with a full tank. With Full to Empty fuel policy, you pick up the car with a full tank of fuel and return it with an empty tank.

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Fuel-saving driving Tips Don't be an aggressive driver -- Aggressive driving can lower gas mileage by as much as 33 percent on the highway and 5 percent on city streets. Avoid excessive idling -- Sitting idle gets zero miles per gallon. You should not warm up your vehicle more than 30 seconds.

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“Our new technology automatically measures and records the precise amount of gas in the tank at the time the customer exits the rental facility, and measures and records the fuel level again when the vehicle is returned,” says Avis spokeswoman Alice Pereira.

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