How to choose the right car rental for long-term rentals?
Sometimes relying on public transit is just not enough, but buying your own car is an impractical commitment. Do you need a reliable car for a month, half a year or even a year, but don´t want to go through the process of buying or leasing it? In that case, a long-term rental is the solution for you. Renting a car for weeks, months or a year is a comfortable way of having a modern car at your disposal, but without needing to worry about technical issues, insurance or value depreciation.
How to choose the right rental to rent from? Finding the right partner to fit your needs can be difficult. For this reason we prepared a summary of what to focus on before signing the rental contract.
Don´t be tricked by hidden fees
Many rentals offer attractive, low-cost rentals that seem almost too good to be true –and they often are. Be careful, later they might charge you for winter/summer tires, several different types of insurance, highway vignette or extortionate over-the-mileage fees.
Always look for the final price and never be satisfied when their offer says “starting from” a good price. Long-term rentals with Taggart are easy to understand. They include the necessary insurance, regular servicing, tire changes, mobility service and a clearly defined monthly mileage.
Look for a flexible contract
Sometime you find out later that you need the car for a longer period of time, and then you may be surprised with sanctions for premature termination. Or you need to extend your rental by only a day or two – and they charge you with another extra month? This is why it is necessary to choose a car rental that offers flexible contracts where you don´t need to announce your termination months in advance. Our flexible car rentals give you freedom. And if your plans change and you no longer need a car for months? Try our short-term rentals instead.
Be mindful of the state of their fleet
Sometime you find out later that you need the car for a longer period of time, and then you may be surprised with sanctions for premature termination. Or you need to extend your rental by only a day or two – and they charge you with another extra month?
This is why it is necessary to choose a car rental company that services and upgrades its fleet regularly. You can choose from a variety of compact city vehicles, spacious family station wagons or luxurious SUVs. We guarantee you will receive the exact type of car that you book.
Ask about roadside assistance
Even the best car can experience technical issues. The important thing is that the rental company has the resources to help you in the case that the car breaks down. Before you sign your rental contract, ask the company if they provide roadside assistance. With Taggart you can be certain that if your car breaks down, we won´t leave you stranded – all our vehicles have roadside assistance 24/7.
So why trouble yourself leasing a car when you can simply rent one online, right now? Pick a car that suits you and let us at Taggart take care of the rest!