Car hire in the USA

Many of the major internationa cheapl car rental agencies have offices located within the USA. It is certainly not possible to say that any one company is the best company for you because each company will have had both good and bad experiences with the same company but in a different state.

Automatic Transmissions in the USA

Most of the cheap rental cars in the USA normally come equipped with a radio cassette, automatic transmissions and air conditioning. If you would like a standard transmission then the car rental company are more likely not to have one available when you arrive as a standard transmission car in the USA are very uncommon.

If you are travelling with children under the age of two then be sure to request a car restrain seat as all children in the USA under the age of two must have one!

International Driving licence in the USA

In the USA you are not required to have a international driving licence. You would normally be able to rent a cheap car and drive with a valid driving licence from your home country. Although, it can be helpful if you do have an international driving licence as it will be easier to convince any car rental company that you have a valid driving licence if they are unable to understand your language or even recognise your home country driving licence. Many of the cheap car rental agencies will not allow any persons under the age of twenty five. On the other hand some car rental ages will rent to younger drivers but will charge a higher rental fee. Make sure you check the restrictions on all age categories before you rent a car in the USA.

The best places to find cheap car rental throughout the USA are as follows:

• Avis

• Budget Truck Rentals

• Alamo

• Dollar

• Enterprise

• E-Z Rent-A-Car  

• Advantage

• Thrifty

• Payless

• Hertz

• National