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How It Works
You'll enjoy added convenience, and often a substantial discount, by choosing a Pay Now rate and prepaying toward your car rental when you reserve on budget.com.
Budget's Pay Now Rates make sense for many reasons. Unlike other car rental companies or third-party Web sites, Budget lets you make changes to most things on your prepaid reservation at any time, even multiple times, with no fee. Allowable changes include car type, options (GPS, protections, etc.), rental period dates/times and even changes to your rental location (see pay online terms for more details). Best of all, Budget doesn't lock you in after you’ve prepaid for the rental. Other car rental companies might require you to make any rental changes within a few hours of the reservation, and then won't permit further revisions or will require you to phone in your changes.
If any of your Budget car rental changes affect the total rate, it’s no problem! Your prepayment amount won't change, it simply will be credited toward your final rental charges. Any underpayment will be handled at the counter at time of rental return, and any overpayment will be refunded within approximately 7 business days after you return your rental.
If a Pay Now rate option is available for your rental car, you'll see a "Pay Now" rates link on the car selection page of the online reservation process. Simply click that link to discover the potential discounts and convenience of budget.com's Pay Now rate option today!
Important Tips
- Keep your reservation confirmation number handy because this number is necessary for rental modifications, cancellations or refund requests.
- A prepaid car rental can be paid on budget.com with the following credit and debit cards*: In the U.S.: Amex, Visa, MasterCard, Discover. In Canada: Amex, Visa, MasterCard. *While debit cards are an acceptable form of rental prepayment online, they may not always be accepted as payment for the credit hold required when you pick up your car. See full terms and conditions for rental requirements at your location during the online reservation process.
- Most reservation details may be changed without penalty via budget.com, or at the counter when you pick up your rental car. Reservation details that may not be changed include method of prepayment, name on the reservation, and some changes to rental location (see pay online terms for details).
- If you need to cancel prior to scheduled pick up time, we'll refund the full prepaid amount less a $10 processing fee.
- If you don't show up for your rental, we'll refund the full prepaid amount less a $50 no-show processing fee.
- Cancel and refund requests must be made on budget.com using the 'cancel/request a refund' process accessible when you view your reservation details on budget.com. Credits will be refunded back to the card used for prepayment.
- You have up to 6 months after your pick-up date to request a refund.
Questions about prepaying for your rental car, making changes to your prepaid rental, or canceling a prepaid reservation? Read Pay Online Common Questions.
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