This year, the Lunar New Year holiday of At Ty 2025 is a long holiday (9 days) not only an occasion for reunion, many people will take advantage of it to travel and renting a self-driving car is the choice of many families.
Lunar New Year is an occasion for family reunions and also a time when the demand for self-drive car rental increases. With convenience and flexibility, initiative, and at the same time, no need to worry about parking and other costs.
However, to avoid unwanted risks such as additional costs or contract disputes, renters need to equip themselves with the necessary driving knowledge and experience. The following notes will help make the Tet holiday journey safer and smoother.
According to Mr. Do Anh Tuan (Director of a self-drive car rental company on Nguyen Khang Street, Cau Giay, Hanoi), to be able to choose a satisfactory and safe car when renting a self-drive car during Tet, you should pay attention to a few things such as: Renting a car early, checking the car upon delivery and determining the car model suitable for your needs...
- You should look for a rental as soon as possible, it will help you choose a satisfactory car and save some money because the closer to Tet, the fewer cars and the higher the price. So when you have determined your needs, find a reputable car rental company or an acquaintance to make a contract.
- Check the documents and the vehicle before receiving the handover: Before receiving the vehicle from the lessor, you should check the documents and the interior and exterior of the vehicle to avoid disputes in case of unfortunate events.
The documents you need to check are: Vehicle registration, insurance, circulation period... Because if the registration is missing or expired, it will cause you trouble when the authorities ask to present the documents.
Along with that, you need to check the interior and exterior of the car to see if the car is damaged or scratched. You should also check some details of the car: lights, tires, horn, seats, spare tire... before the owner hands over the car. Check the current mileage, fuel status and should take a test drive to see the operating condition of the engine, check for fines. In particular, do not repair the car yourself when it has a problem, but contact and discuss with the owner first.
- Along with renting a car early, determining your needs to choose the right car will help you have an enjoyable and economical Tet journey.
Before renting a car, you should determine whether your needs are a Sedan, SUV, pickup truck or MPV... And to determine this, you can rely on - After determining the car model and rental period, you should calculate the time and distance to choose the appropriate rental type - rent by day or km. In case you rent by day but are limited in kilometers, you should find out how much the additional fee is for 1 km, to avoid "arguing" between the two parties after returning the car.
- To make the car rental contract signing smooth and quick, when renting a car you need to prepare the following documents: Driver's license, citizen identification card, household registration book or other collateral. In addition, the renter can also make a commitment to guarantee payment to the car owner according to the agreement of both parties.
- To avoid disputes, when making a deposit and signing a car rental contract, the renter needs to carefully read the content and terms of the contract: Compensation arising in cases of late return of the car, failure to deliver the correct type of car, compensation level in case of car problems...
