Since St. Petersburg is a popular city among tourists, the car rental market is quite developed in it. Along with international companies that offer rental cars all over the world, this service is also provided by local companies. It is preferable to rent a car in advance, when planning a trip, using the Internet.
It is necessary
- - a driver's license, as a rule, indicating a driving experience of at least two years;
- - bank card;
- - account balance covering the amount of the deposit;
- - passport.
Instructions
Step 1
Select several companies offering car rental services in St. Petersburg. You can find their sites using any search engine by entering the query "rent a car Petersburg" or any similar query in the search bar. You can also open the websites of famous world car rental companies and find St. Petersburg in the list of available cities. An international brand serves as a guarantee of a high quality service, but local companies can offer better financial terms or less stringent requirements for the car renter. For example, two years of minimum driving experience, or less.
Step 2
Study the conditions for the provision of services on the websites of the selected companies: prices, car brands, requirements for tenants, the procedure for making a deposit and its amount, etc. If possible, find out, if necessary, contacting the company through the contacts that you will find on its website, other nuances: how is it calculated rental time (whether you need to pay extra when you return the car after a certain hour or pick it up earlier), is there insurance and what it covers, what is the renter's liability for possible damage, is it possible to pick up the car at one address, and return it at another (for example, take it at the airport, and hand over at a train station or in another city) and, if so, how much you need to pay for it, etc. Depending on the answers, make decisions about the choice of whose services you end up using.
Step 3
Submit an online application on the website of the selected company. If it is absent, contact the company at the contacts indicated on the website and submit a request for renting a car. Inform the selected car brand, rental period and other significant points, if any.
Step 4
Be prepared for the fact that the rental amount can be debited from your card directly when booking or blocked. In world practice, it is accepted that a deposit is also blocked on the card in case of possible damage, which is returned after a period of time (usually up to two weeks) at the end of the lease term in the absence of claims against the tenant.
Step 5
Upon receipt of the machine, inspect it carefully for any damage or malfunction. If there are scratches, dents and other obvious defects, ask for their reflection in the documents. Otherwise, then you will not be able to prove that the culprit of their appearance is not you. Be not less careful when you return the car at the end of the rental period.
