The right size car for you

Our flexible car hire deal means that the car included on your booking is the standard type appropriate to your party size.

Choose the right car for you

Party	Car allocated	Car type	UK equivalent
2	2 door compact (CCAR)	Chevrolet Cavalier	Vauxhall Astra
3	4 door compact (CDAR)	Chevrolet Cavalier	Vauxhall Astra
4	Intermediate 2 door	Oldsmobile Alero	Vauxhall Vectra
5	Full size (5DAR)	Chevrolet Impala	Vauxhall Omega
6	2 x compact	or similar
7	Compact & intermediate
8	2 x intermediate
9	Intermediate & full size
10	2 x full size

What's included

The term 'Rental free car hire' in this brochure means free of any vehicle rental charge for 7 days, so the following items are all included:

• Car rental hire charge for a 7 day duration for the car appropriate to your party size
• Unlimited mileage
• All weather tyres
• Basic Third Party Insurance liability insurance in USA. This only covers up to the state limit and varies in each state. In California no basic liability is included and either Alamo Gold or Fully Inclusive insurance must be added in the UK or basic insurance upon arrival (approx $13 per day). US law does not provide for the mandatory third party liability cover as in the UK.
• In Canada our locations have a provincial minimum liability of $200,00 third party liability cover.

What's not included

• Any rental charge beyond the 7 days
• Extended Protection (EP)
• Collision Damage Waiver (CDW)
• Local sales tax, state tax and airport operation fees
• Fuel
• Additional Drivers & any Young Driver Fee
• One way drop charges
• Ski rack rental ($5-$8 per day USA/Canada and must be requested at the time of booking and paid locally) Board racks are not availble
• Child seat rental
• Tolls and entrance fees to national parks (eg. Banff National Park, Canada)

Important information - driving licence

All drivers must be aged 21 or over and bring a full valid driving licence from their country of residence.

Collision damage waiver (CDW)

Alamo's CDW protects you from damage to the car (including theft and vandalism) regardless of who is at fault. Without CDW, you (the renter) will be held responsible for up to the full value of the car. The local daily cost is currently US$19 plus tax per car but is included in our Fully Inclusive and Alamo Gold packages. If you are not taking CDW, a deposit or credit card imprint will be required.

Top up third party cover - extended protection (EP)

This provides you with up to $1,000,000 third party liability cover. The local daily cost in USA is US$12.99 per car (not available in Canada) but is included in our pre-bookable Fully Inclusive and Alamo Gold packages.

Car hire vouchers

They are supplied with your flight tickets and will need to be produced when collecting your car. A charge of £15 will be made for the reissue of missing vouchers.

Deposit

A major credit card is needed as a deposit and will be debited for any charges at the time of rental.

Child seats

Children up to 4 years old are required by law to be transported in approved child seats. These must be requested at the time of booking and will be provided by Alamo at a cost of $5.99 (US & CAN) per day. A refundable deposit is also payable.

Additional drivers

For additional drivers, a fee of US$ 6.99 or CAN$ 10.00 per day will be charged upon check-in. This is included with the Alamo Gold Package.

Drivers aged less than 25

Drivers under 25 years incur an additional Young Driver Surcharge of $25 (US & CAN) per day (payable locally).

Excess charges

These are $300 for Canada for drivers aged 25yrs and over and $500 for drivers aged 21-24yrs. Excess is NIL in USA.

Snow chains

They are not offered or allowed for use on Alamo rental vehicles and you may consider upgrading to a 4x4 in the UK. Please check on weather conditions when you pick up your car as occasionally with heavy snow, some roads may close and you have to stop and resume the journey when conditions have cleared. You may not always be able to upgrade locally.

Fuel

Each vehicle is provided with a full tank of fuel and should be returned full. We suggest that you fill up with fuel prior to returning the vehicle to avoid any refuelling charges. If you chose our Alamo Gold package which includes a free tank of fuel then you may return the vehicle low on fuel at no additional cost.

Local fees and taxes

These are included in our Fully Inclusive and Alamo Gold Packages unless you incur any locally payable supplements like additional drives & child seats.

Pre-bookable insurance options

We cannot emphasise enough the importance of having adequate insurance. Without Collision Damage Waiver (CDW) you can be liable for the full cost of replacing the car whilst Extended Protection (EP) increases your Third Party liability insurance to $1,000,000 per accident. These are both included with our Fully Inclusive and Alamo Gold packages and we guarantee that it will save you money on paying locally. Prices are per car per day.

Fully inclusive insurance option £12 per day USA, £15 per day Canada

Includes CDW, EP, taxes, surcharges and airport fees.*

Alamo gold insurance option £15 per day USA, £18 per day Canada

Includes CDW, EP, taxes, surcharges and airport fees* plus additional drivers and a tank of fuel. *See local fees and taxes.

Car hire upgrades

Should you wish to upgrade from the car-type included on your booking to a larger vehicle, the tables below shows our superb value, reduced price, upgrade costs. These must be prebooked to take advantage of these prices, which will be higher if arranged locally. Prices are in £'s per car per week for a 7 night duration. For longer durations, please add on the relevant extra day charge eg. USA 2 door compact 10 days: £0 (7 days) plus £19 multiply 3 days, equals £57

Upgrade costs – USA

Car type	Recommended maximum		Number of adults (7 nights)					Extra day per car
	Capacity	Suitcases	2	3	4	5	6
Compact 2 door	2 adults	3	FREE	-	-	-	-	£19
Compact 4 door	3 adults	3	25	FREE	-	-	-	£21
Intermediate	4 adults	4	39	24	FREE	-	-	£28
Full size	5 adults	3	54	36	20	FREE	-	£30
Luxury car	5 adults	3	109	55	40	20	-	£40
Minivan	6 adults	4	111	57	40	30	FREE	£42
4 x 4	4 adults	4	109	86	40	-	-	£40

Upgrade costs – Canada

Car type	Recommended maximum		Number of adults (7 nights)					Extra day per car
	Capacity	Suitcases	2	3	4	5	6
Compact 4 door	3 adults	3	57	-	-	-	-	£19
Intermediate	4 adults	4	83	61	39	-	-	£24
Full size	5 adults	3	86	65	43	21	-	£24
Luxury car	5 adults	3	147	125	104	82	-	£35
Minivan	6 adults	4	103	82	60	38	17	£27
4 x 4	4 adults	4	147	125	104	-	-	£35