How to Avoid Car Rental Nightmares On a Uganda Vacation

What a spectacular and a convenient way of solving a car rental disaster this can be. This more achievable if one gets in contact with the most reliable and convenient rental company on the globe. Since it is sometimes not possible to avoid a bad experience completely, taking a few precautions and ensuring proper follow up will keep the chance of having your very own Uganda car rental horror story to a minimum.

There are a multiple of car rental companies that can be accessed online where even their respective details on each company are accessed. However, information provided on some of these companies is misleading with confusing search of prices and even car types.
Therefore to avoid such a mess, the following steps should be followed;

Book well in advance

Ensure that booking is actually done, before commencing for a tour. This is because car rental prices tend to hike as it is getting closer to the pickup date, not down. These Prices actually work on a simple supply and demand system; they go up as availability goes down. If you are travelling during the holidays, Christmas and Easter in particular, making a reservation around three months ahead is ideal. This way one will have the best chance of getting a car at a normal and affordable price. After this point the prices just start to go up as it attributed to overwhelming tourist that are taking tours during that specific period . Most car rental companies sell out for the holidays, resulting in many travelers panicking in the last couple of weeks before a major holiday as they struggle to secure a car. Those that are lucky enough to find a car will be forced to pay very high prices; three or four times a normal rate. Don’t be one of these people. Try to avoid it by booking in advance.

Make a car rental reservation

These details of making these car reservations are especially important if you are contacting various rental companies by email to get quotes. Make sure that you provide them to avoid unnecessary emailing. Also do a little research on the various rental companies and their respective prices so that the affordable take the first priority avoid the worst offenders even if they are offering the cheapest price. No rental company is perfect so you will just have to narrow down your options.

It is important to have your wits about you on arrival at the rental desk, you may be tired and have the urge to breeze through the paper work, grab your keys and go. But it is best to resist this urge at all costs, you won’t regret it. Also reading your rental contact and the receipt very carefully is also one of the most important things to note. This is where many people get stung.

Make sure you are also clear about the fuel policy, most rental companies require you to bring the car back with a full tank or else they charge you an inflated rate for fuel. Before you sign anything ensure that every charge and policy you are unsure of is explained to you.