A drop-off charge is added if the driver leaves the vehicle in another city.

Local tax, insurance and drop-off charges are not included.

Question: What is the reason for a drop-off charge for a rental car?

Car rental companies often levy one-way drop-off charges outside California, so shop around.

Drop-off charges can only be applied when the vehicle is returned to a counter location located in another city.

Answer: Yes, but there is a drop-off charge.

Last week, Luton announced a £1 drop-off charge.

Drop-off charges are being kept to a minimum and the convenience of the facility saves the long drive to more distant tip sites.

For one-way car rentals, ask about drop-off charges.

As for a one-way car rental, the best tactic may be to shop the Internet for a deal with the lowest drop-off charge.

“The drop-off charge is an unfair, penny-pinching measure that has caused resentment and annoyance.

Drop-off charges.

Rental companies are asking drop-off charges and I don't want to drive my own car as I want to drive only one way.

A Beaudray spokesman said it probably would be possible to leave one of its recreational vehicles in Albuquerque but he declined to estimate the drop-off charge.

The Liberal Democrats condemned the drop-off charge as unfair and money-grabbing."Well thanks for your support but Scotland doesn't care what you have to say.

The fare review comes almost two years after taxi prices were last raised and three years on from Edinburgh Airport's introduction of the controversial £1 drop-off charge.

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But he faced a public backlash after introducing a £1 drop-off charge, dubbed the “kiss and fly tax”, and branded “pretty mean-spirited” by Lothians MSP Gavin Brown.

The spokesman said: “Part of the reason for the drop-off charge was to stop ‘kiss and fly’, but it was also to help pay for improvements to the forecourt, which it has done.

"If the charges seem too high for the city a person is traveling to, call the agency and ask them what they would do in your situation . . . to get the best one-way rental without a drop-off charge.

But they played down the role of the controversial £1 drop-off charge in persuading people to opt for public transport, saying there had been no significant change in “kiss and fly” numbers since the fee was introduced in 2010.

A CONTROVERSIAL £1 drop-off charge at Scotland's busiest airport has suffered a major blow with ministers joining the mounting opposition to the plan, The Scotsman has learned.

Usefully, there is usually no drop-off charge on car hire in South Africa, which helps with the Garden Route, where you can save hassle by flying into Port Elizabeth and out from Cape Town or vice versa.

"It always pays to shop around before renting and always getting confirmation of any drop-off charges before picking up the rental car," said Carol Margolis, a self-described road warrior for the last 24 years and founder of Smartwomentravelers .com.