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Michael BergstromUnited States

If you can lock a New York rental car with just 1 dollar would you try it That was exactly what I saw when I booked through QEEQ and I clicked right away. My solo trip to New York was still some time away and I did not want to dump all the rental money on my credit card at once so when I saw the words One-Dollar Freeze it felt pretty cool. I chose the car first. It showed an Avis Toyota RAV4 automatic four doors five seats. It looked perfect for driving in New York. It was winter and a bigger car made me feel safer. When I went to pay it said I only needed to pay 1 dollar now to hold the car and the rest would be taken automatically before the rental started. My first thought was that my credit card pressure would stay low and there would be no extra interest. When I hit confirm it felt easy. The page clearly showed 1.00 USD as the amount to pay. I checked it a few times because I was afraid I read it wrong. After the charge went through I quickly got an email with all the details. The pickup place was an Avis location in New York and the car was RAV4 or similar. I felt calm right away. It was like using the price of one cup of coffee to secure the most important part of my trip transportation. In the next days I almost forgot about it. I kept using my card and did not see any strange big hold. The bill looked normal. One or two days before my flight I suddenly remembered that most of the rental money was still not paid yet but I had already saved that amount in my account. I liked that the big payment did not hit me too early. I flew in around February 21st 2026 and on February 23rd early in the morning around 7 am I went to pick up the car. The sky was still gray. There was some snow on the ground. I felt glad I chose an SUV. At the Avis counter I showed my booking. The staff checked it and said they saw my reservation and the payment would be processed normally there. On my phone I got a charge notice. The amount was the same as the order. There were no extra fees and I did not see any interest charge. It just looked like a clean normal payment. When I picked up the car the staff walked me to it. It was an SUV similar to a RAV4. The paint was wet from the snow. The headlights were on and the light reflected off the snow on the ground. I walked around the car. The tires looked thick enough. The heater was running inside. There was a bit of fog on the windows. These days there was some snow storm situation in New York so I was more worried about the roads than about the payment because that part was already taken care of. During the next few days in New York I drove a lot. I went into the city. I went to markets. I went a bit outside town. The fuel gauge went down slowly but in my head I knew the main rental cost had already been paid at pickup. I was not charged any strange service just because I only paid 1 dollar at the start. For someone like me who still feels a bit like a student and likes to watch every expense this plan where you pay a tiny bit first and the rest is auto charged really helped me relax. I returned the car on February 26th 2026 around 12 30 at noon. I filled up the tank first and drove back to the New York return area. The parking lot was wet with snow and water. The staff checked the body and the fuel level. I gave back the key and it was done very fast. My phone did not show any extra surprise charges. I sometimes opened my credit card app just to double check and I only saw the normal rental charge with no strange lines. That made me feel safe. When I think back the car itself is not even the strongest memory. The main thing in my head is that I could lock the car with just that 1 dollar. It felt a bit like getting the ideal ticket in advance without paying full price right away. As someone who travels alone a lot and always has to think about budget not getting hit by a big early charge and not paying interest makes the whole trip feel a lot lighter on my mind.

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Rogerio BoyceUnited States

The first thing that gave me a headache was not the car itself, it was how to pay in a safe way. I was traveling to Florida with my kid and the flights and hotel already pushed our budget. I was also worried that the rental payment would take a big part of my credit card limit in one go. I booked the car on QEEQ and I saw a plan called One-Dollar Freeze. It said I only needed to pay 1 dollar first to lock the car and they would charge the rest before the rental started. No interest. I talked with my wife and said, “We can at least lock a car now, it is only 1 dollar.” She felt this was good for us because the pressure would be smaller. When I made the booking it really only charged 1 dollar. I checked my credit card right away and saw just that tiny amount. I felt much more relaxed and I thought the money for food and tickets for my kid would not fight with the car payment. During the next days I changed some parts of our plan and kept thinking about our budget. But since the car was already locked and my credit card limit was still fine I did not feel so stressed. Closer to the pick up day they charged the rest automatically just like they said. There were no strange extra fees and I only got the normal charge notice from my bank. I even joked with my kid and said, “Look, we used 1 dollar to hold our car.” As a parent traveling with a child and many expenses to think about this way of paying a small amount first and the rest later made the whole trip planning much easier. I did not worry about interest or my credit card being maxed out at once.

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Leland CridlandSpain

Pay only 1 dollar and the car is booked. Sounds a bit fake right. I was going to Tenerife with my kid and money was tight. I saw One-Dollar Freeze on QEEQ and I wanted to try it. There were still some days before the trip and I was counting every cost in my head. Flight. Hotel. Tickets for my kid. All need money. I did not want to put the full car rental amount on my credit card at once. So I chose this way to lock the car. I felt more safe and I did not get hit by a big charge right away. I booked a car from OK Mobility. Same group as a Citroen Berlingo. Manual. Five seats. Good size for my small family. I remember it was around the afternoon of February 23. I was sitting at the table. My kid was doing homework next to me. I checked prices on my phone and compared cars again and again. Then I picked this one. When I clicked to book it showed I only needed to pay 1 dollar first. I checked the page many times. No interest. No hidden fee. Then I confirmed. The bank message came. It really only took 1 dollar. My stress went down a lot. When we arrived in Tenerife it was around February 25 in the late afternoon close to five. I went to the OK Mobility counter with my kid. The night before I had already seen that the rest of the rental fee was taken from my credit card automatically. No extra money. No interest surprise. For a parent who must plan family spending this is a big thing. I could use my money for other things first and did not need to pay the whole rental weeks before. At the counter everything was simple. The staff checked my booking. I showed my papers and license. My kid waited beside me. I did not need to think about payment there because it was already done. Compared to times when I had to pay full amount at booking this felt much easier. The pressure on my credit card was lower. I was not scared of a huge bill on the due date. For me the whole process was like this. Use 1 dollar to lock the car. Then when the trip starts the rest of the money is charged by itself. I just bring my kid and pick up the car as planned. For a parent traveling with a child this payment style gives me more room to handle other costs. I only dared to use it because I saw it was offered by QEEQ when I made the booking.

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nelms LienItaly

I want to先 talk about my feeling. When I booked this car, I was a bit nervous and also excited. I was going to drive in Milan in Italy and for a young person like me it felt pretty new. I chose a Jeep Renegade from DRIVALIA, manual, four doors and five seats. From the photos it looked really cool and good for both city and some outside roads. What really made me click book was the One-Dollar Freeze payment plan. When I saw it the first time I thought it was just some trick. I read the description again and again and saw that I really only needed to pay 1 dollar as a booking fee. The rest would be taken from my card before the rental started. There was no interest. At that moment my stress went down a lot because I did not need to block a big amount on my credit card at once. My plan is to arrive in Milan around February 17 and then go to pick up the car on February 19 in the evening, around 8 pm. It will probably be dark. I can imagine the light in the airport or at the city pickup place, kind of soft and yellow, and me pulling my luggage and looking for the DRIVALIA counter. When I think about this, I actually feel pretty calm, because back home I already used just 1 dollar to lock this Jeep. It feels like the car is waiting for me. On the booking day I was at home with my laptop. I checked each option on the screen. Car type, manual gear, five seats, space for luggage, I read all of them more than once. The part that made me think the most was the payment. Should I pay everything now or use One-Dollar Freeze. I thought about my other costs this month so I really cared about my card limit. In the end I chose the 1 dollar plan. When I clicked confirm, I really felt like I could breathe. It was like I first grabbed the car and did not get hit by a huge bill at the same time. After the booking was confirmed I got an email. When I saw the order number and the car details it felt very real. It was like I booked a small place for my future self inside those days in Milan. I plan to keep the car about one week and return it around the evening of February 26 at about 6 pm. I can already see myself parking the car, giving the key back to the DRIVALIA counter staff, then pulling my suitcase and walking away. It feels like the whole experience is slowly taking shape in my head. During these weeks I sometimes open my email or log in to check the order. Every time I see it I feel safe, because I know they will charge the rest by themselves before the start and I only need to make sure my card has enough limit. For someone like me who still watches every expense, this way is very friendly. I do not need to push all the budget into one month and there is no interest on top. The thing that touched me the most is this feeling that I can lock the booking in a very light way and then just wait for the trip. Before this, when I booked cars or other things, I always stayed stuck on the idea that I must pay a lot right now. With this plan I only pay 1 dollar first. It feels like pressing a small reserve button. When the start day gets closer, I can slowly adjust my plan and my mood. I still remember that night. It was quiet outside the window. Sometimes I could see car lights pass the street corner below. I sat alone at my desk and checked the details on the screen one last time. Milan, the Jeep Renegade, DRIVALIA and that 1 dollar on my card all joined together in my mind. It was like I could already see a short part of my life there. In that moment I felt this payment way really fits me now. It does not push me too hard with money but it still lets my plan become real step by step. For me this experience moved the money pressure a bit away from the front of the trip and made the whole preparation feel much easier.

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Emily Johnson-SimmonsPortugal

That night I was working late in the office and my colleague asked me if I had booked my car for Portugal. I suddenly saw that I was still delaying it. I had to drive from Lisbon to Porto and I had a few meetings to catch, but I really did not want a big charge on my credit card at once. I felt a bit stressed for a moment. The schedule was set but the car was not booked. I booked through QEEQ and the thing that really caught me was One-Dollar Freeze. I saw that I could pay only 1 dollar first and I felt relaxed right away. It was like I could lock the car first and think later. My thought was that if my plan changed or my boss changed the schedule I would not feel bad about paying too much in advance. When I made the booking I chose Lisbon airport to pick up the car at around eleven in the morning on about February 20, then return it a few days later in Porto in the afternoon. When I clicked pay it only took 1 dollar from my card. I looked at my credit card bill and thought this is so much lighter. My credit limit did not feel tight and I could keep space for flight change fees and hotel deposits. Some time later when I checked my plans again before the trip I saw that the rest of the car rental fee was already charged automatically before the start date. The amount was correct and there was no strange extra fee. The whole thing was very quiet and simple. It felt like someone remembered the time for me and helped me finish the payment when it was needed. At that moment I was busy with my slides and reports and I had no energy to check payment again and again but they already handled it. When I finally flew to Lisbon I only needed to remember my arrival time and where to pick up the car. I did not need to worry if I had paid or not. As a business traveler who flies a lot and often has changing plans this way of paying 1 dollar first and then automatic charge later fits me very well. My mind feels lighter and I do not stare at my credit card limit all the time.