I am looking to rent a car for a week, any ideas where to look

which is the best company offering best rate and service

i have heard some companies have some hidden charges ?, pls guide

It's nothing like hidden chargers. I have rented car several times from different rental companies depending on the quote i get and never encounter such scenarios.

I would recommend to give a call to few rental companies in your area and see what is there pricing.
Just a tip some credit cards have features of extra discount or insurance included without paying for it if you use that credit card with the rental company they have tie-up. Check your credit card features as well.

Hope that helps - try calling budget, discount, hertz, etc.

There certainly are hidden charges or fine print and please confirm them before picking up rather than being surprised by the bill later .

For eg based on a recent experience I booked through Enterprise CSR and everything looked perfect till I received an acknowledgement email which said that the if the car leaves Ontario there will be a charge of 20c/km ..... Had it known to me before I may not have gone with them ..

I called them up the dealer and he said that for $10/ day he would remove that condition - Had I not noticed or called I m sure they would have billed me 20c/km ..

Best way to book a rental car is to go to one of these websites - Priceline , Hotwire , Travelocity , Kayak and put in your parameters and see what s the best price you get .... Since these providers have some restrictions like no cancellation etc , better call up that particular Agency and try and see if they can price match .... Then book through the Agency ...

In my case I got the price through Priceline and it mentioned Enterprise - I called them up and they gladly matched the price - the benefit being that I still have the cancellation right ....... If you book a week in advance , you might get it for as low as $25/day ...

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Search redflagdeals for discount codes.
Some credit cards have preffered rental car rates with select rental companies.
I sometimes get best rates on expedia.ca which is usually non refundable.

zipcar.ca is the best

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Originally posted by birentoronto

zipcar.ca is the best

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Originally posted by birentoronto

zipcar.ca is the best

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Just looked at their plan on their website. Does not look like the 'best' for occassional renter. May be for frequent renters.

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