There are many reasons for renting a car, it may be that you need it as your own vehicle is unavailable or it may be that you are on a holiday or vacation in a different country.
Whatever your reason for renting a car, we are all interested in getting the right car at the best price.
So how do you find discounts on car rental? There are a number of ways to get the best deal on your car rental and what may be the best solution one week may not be true a month later.
The first recommendation is to get a Comparison quote.
There are a number of websites that aggregate the cars from the major car rental companies and present them next to each other on one search page.
Here you can see the costs per car group which range from Economy through Compact up to Luxury or SUV.
This gives you a fairly accurate picture of your actual cost and who is giving the best discount but there are still some pitfalls to look out for.
Even though these quotes appear on the one website, it is important to check the conditions prior to booking as they will all be individual relative to the individual booking company's conditions.
These conditions can include or exclude collision damage insurance, puncture insurance or a high insurance excess, which are all things that you may wish to consider prior to booking as they can be more expensive if you opt for them when you collect the car and find an unpleasant additional bill.
What may at first seem the cheapest price may in fact turn out to be a more expensive option.
The one drawback is that the comparison sites do not have all of the rental car companies on their search.
Certainly some major companies and a large number of small independent companies are not on them.
For the independent companies it may be an idea to contact them once you have a quote from the comparison engine and use that as a price match tool to get a discount from the local company if they are higher.
Obviously it may not work but it is worth a try if you know or like the company involved.
The other way to find discount car rental from the major car companies is to sign up to their newsletters on their websites.
If you have previously booked through one, the chances are that you will already be on their mailing list.
As a promotional activity most of the major car suppliers regularly have special offers and deals when they are not very busy.
Don't expect to get an offer in the summer season or other peak periods as they will usually be busy enough.
Finally, some car rental companies also issue discount coupons or vouchers that are available on their own or other third party sites and it may be that by searching the internet you will find a coupon for the company you wish to book with.
Compare to the pre internet or early internet days, it is now a lot easier to get car rental from any location in the world and by using the tips outlined here you should be able to get it at the cheapest discounted price.