Alamo Rent A Car

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 The neutrality of this article is disputed.
Please see the discussion on the talk page.(February 2008)
Please do not remove this message until the dispute is resolved.
This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.
Please improve this article if you can. (March 2008)

Alamo Rent A Car is a car rental agency. It is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but has branches across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America, parts of Africa, Europe, and Australia as well as some locations on various Caribbean islands. The chain was started in 1974 with several locations in the state of Florida. It was liked by many because of its unlimited mileage program, meaning that people could travel any distance with the car they rented for no extra charge. In the United States, Alamo rents mostly General Motors automobiles.

Alamo was owned by Vanguard Automotive Group, which also owns National Car Rental. As of August 1, 2007 it was bought by Enterprise Car Rental. Enterprise is now the owner of Vanguard Car rental which owns Alamo and National Car Rental.

Contents

[edit] Collision Damage Waiver (CDW)

Alamo Rent A Car provides, for an additional fee, authorized drivers with Collision Damage Waiver (CDW).

[edit] Department of Justice Investigation

Alamo Rent A Car has been criticized for not providing adequate access to/from terminal buildings to rental car lot for wheelchair-bound customers. According to the United States Department of Justice, Alamo was the subject of many such complaints. These complaints eventually culminated in an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. Alamo reached an out of court settlement in the matter [1].

[edit] Early Return Policy

If a customer returns the rental vehicle before the expiration of the rental agreement, Alamo considers the original contract to be terminated and instead charges its default daily rate to the consumer's credit card. Depending on the terms of the special weekly rate, this may result in a doubling or tripling of the original contract amount. Alamo does not charge a early return fee. The rental contract ends on the day the vehicle is returned. There are no additional fees for returning early.

[edit] North American Vehicle types

Cars are different outside of US and Canada.

[edit] External links

v • d • e
Vehicle rental brands
Cars
Trucks
Aircraft
 
Boats
Other
Category:Vehicle rental 
1234
Languages