Car is a necessity in most of the places in the US. If you rent a car you either pay a monthly rate or a daily rent. Though its expensive to rent a car for a month or so, it might be required if you are going to stay at that place for a short period of time.

The pre-requisites for renting a car are:

You need a valid drivers license to drive a rented car. The driver and co-drivers need to be at least 25 years old.

A credit card is required to rent a car. Most companies do not allow you to rent a car if you do not have a credit card.

Some well-known car renting companies are Hertz, Avis, Alamo, Budget, Dollar, and Enterprise etc.



You can make the booking over the phone. But you have to go personally to pick up the car from the renting agency.

The renting charges vary depending on the season, weekend/weekday, for how many days you want the car, how much in advance you are booking, availability, type of car, etc.

The following points need to be kept in mind while renting a car:

Car Insurance has to be bought for the Rental car. It has a separate charge or is included in the total per day renting cost. Some credit card companies pay for the insurance if you use their card to book a car e.g. American Express

Unlimited mileage or fixed mileage is also a criteria which decides the rental

You can make the booking over the phone

Generally the gas (fuel) tank is full and you are supposed to return it with a full tank

Some rental agencies do not allow you to rent their car for travel outside the state

The rentals vary depending on the season, weekend/ weekday, duration, how much in advance you are booking, availability, type of car etc.