Tolls, fuel, young drivers, extra drivers and the charges added at the counter.
These guides cover the charges that turn up on top of the quote, and the records that help if a charge arrives later. Read them before pickup, then use the calculator to add up your own rental.
The rental car total cost calculator puts your quote, counter add-ons, tolls, fuel and other charges on one page, with the deposit hold shown separately. For pickup and return, print the one-page rental car record.
Minimum ages, under-25 surcharges and car-class limits at Hertz, Enterprise and Avis, plus the membership and government programs their own pages say remove the fee.
Being allowed to drive and paying no fee are separate questions. Here's how Avis and Enterprise treat additional drivers, with a four-day example.
What each rental fuel option actually charges you for, with Enterprise and Avis terms and an invented example showing when prepaying could make sense.
A short pickup and return checklist: what to look at, who to tell about existing damage, what after-hours returns change, and which records help you check a later charge.
What you pay for tolls in a rental car: the toll, the rental company's service fee and how it's triggered, with a Bay Area example and checks before pickup.
