One-Dollar FreezeCan I really book a car with just one dollar This was my first thought when I saw the One-Dollar Freeze option on QEEQ. It said I only needed to pay 1 dollar first to hold the car. I was planning my trip to Nice in France. I would arrive around May 21 at noon and leave around May 27 in the evening. I needed a small automatic car like a Volkswagen Golf.
I tried this payment option and on the payment page it really only took 1 dollar. My credit card bill also showed only this small amount. I felt a lot more relaxed because I did not need to pay the full rental price at once. The pressure on my credit card was much lower and I could keep more money for my flight and hotel first.
A short time before I arrived in Nice the rest of the rental fee was charged to my card automatically. I did not need to do anything extra and there was no extra charge. When I went to the SIXT counter at the airport to pick up the car the staff checked my booking and everything was fine. They prepared a same group car for me and no one stopped me or asked me to pay some strange extra money because of the payment method.
During this rental the thing I liked most was this way of paying only 1 dollar at the start to lock the car. It made the booking feel very easy and my budget felt more flexible.
One-Dollar FreezeCan you hold a car with just one dollar That was the first thing in my head when I saw the One-Dollar Freeze on QEEQ. I was planning my trip and my budget was not very clear. I still wanted a car in Nice so I just paid one dollar to lock it. I felt much more relaxed after that. Before the trip started they took the rest from my card automatically. I did not need to worry in the middle. I also did not need to pay a big amount at once so my credit card pressure was small. When I think about it now the whole booking felt very easy. I could fix the car and the price first then plan other things slowly. For a student like me with limited money this payment way is really nice. It is simple and it feels safe for young people.
Price Drop Protector"Hey this is not the same price you told me before right" My coworker texted me when he saw my Marseille trip plan. I stared at the screen for a second. In my head I saw myself a few days ago booking the car on QEEQ. That night I was doing numbers and thinking the travel cost was already fixed. I booked a Peugeot 208 in Marseille. Manual. Four doors. Five seats. For work it was good enough. I did not check the price again. I was too busy with meetings and emails. I just remembered the car was booked and that was it. One morning in the office an email popped up. It said my booking was rebooked at a lower price and I got money back. My first thought was that it might be some scam mail. Then I saw the words Price Drop Protector. I suddenly remembered that when I booked I clicked that service because I was curious. I even thought it might never really do anything. Now it was actually working. I sat there looking at the email and thinking about the whole thing. I did nothing extra. I just booked as normal. After that they watched the price for me. It felt like when I am busy with reports and calls in the front, someone is in the back watching my travel cost. When the rental price goes down they just change my booking and send back the difference. I checked the old confirmation and the new one. The difference was about nine euro. For me that is one decent lunch or a few cups of coffee. As a business traveler this kind of small saving feels very real. In my mind I was already planning my trip to Marseille in September. Around the 19th at noon I would land and go pick up the Peugeot 208 at the airport and drive to client meetings. Knowing the car was ready and the price had gone down by itself made me feel more relaxed. Before this I always booked early to feel safe but then I kept thinking maybe the price would drop later. That fight in my head is annoying. With this service that feeling kind of faded. I can book early and I do not feel stupid if the price changes. That night at dinner I told a friend about it. He asked me so you did nothing and still got money back. I thought for a moment and just said yes that is pretty much it. The funny thing for me is how quiet the whole process was. No complex steps. No one pushing me to click something. I was just in the middle of a normal workday and suddenly got a mail that said my booking is now cheaper. As a business guy I care about cost and also about time. This service did not waste either of them. The price moved down on its own and the refund just came to me. I only need to show up in Marseille in September and get the car from the counter. When I told our admin girl she wrote down Peugeot 208 and the rental company and laughed. She said next time we can look for deals with Price Drop Protector first so the numbers on the report look better. I sat there and felt that I saved more than just a few euro. I also saved the energy of checking prices again and again and that is worth a lot to me.
Dedicated customer serviceWhen you drive with kids, what is the scariest thing? For me it is a bill that comes from nowhere. I booked my car on QEEQ. I thought everything was very clear. We picked up the car on May 9 in Nice in the morning. It was a 9 seat Peugeot Traveller and we planned to return it on May 16 in the morning. The booking said unlimited mileage. I checked this many times before I paid. When we returned the car, the counter staff suddenly said we went over the mileage and we had to pay 175 euro. I just froze. I asked myself in my head. Was it not unlimited mileage. Did I read it wrong. My English is not very good for long arguments. I also speak French more, so I was afraid I could not explain well. I paid first because I did not want trouble in front of my kids. After we left, I put the kids to rest and then opened my booking again. I checked line by line. It really said unlimited mileage. I felt very upset. So I sent a message to their customer support. I explained what happened and sent a photo of the paper from the car rental desk. I asked them if they could also see that it should be unlimited mileage. They replied very fast. They used simple English and tried to make it easy for me. They told me that this order was indeed unlimited mileage and told me to keep all the receipts. They said they would talk to the car rental company and try to get my 175 euro back. When I read this, I felt a big relief. I was also a bit surprised that someone really wanted to fight for me. I asked how long it might take. They said they would keep following my case and tell me once they had a result. In the next days I spent the day with my kids and only checked my mail at night. Each time I saw they still gave updates I felt I was not alone against the rental company. One day I got a message that the 175 euro would be refunded to me. When I saw this line I felt so happy and I was glad I did not give up. This problem was quite annoying at the start and made me worry more during the trip with my kids. But there was a person from their side who stayed with my case from the start and always talked to me. The replies were clear and they checked details and the amount with me. I really felt they took care of me and my family.
Price Drop ProtectorI first asked myself if car rental prices are always a trap. If I book early I am scared the price will drop. If I book late I am scared there will be no cars. This time I booked a car on QEEQ for a few days in Marseille. I did not really think I could get some special deal. I just wanted to lock a car. The car was a small Fiat 500 Cabrio with manual gear and two doors and four seats. I felt it was nice for driving in French streets. In my head I was thinking about my trip and my budget. I did not expect any surprise about the price later.
The real change came later and I noticed it by accident. After I booked I did not check the price again. I thought I already paid and that was it. One day I was just checking my email. I suddenly saw a message from them that said my booking was made again because the price went down and they would give me back the difference. I froze for a second. I thought it was spam. Then I read it again and again and I remembered that I chose the Price Drop Protector when I booked.
To be honest I am a bit lazy. I never check prices every day. I do not want to cancel and book again many times. So in that moment I felt very relaxed. It was like my budget became a bit bigger with no work. I could already see myself in Marseille spending that extra money on some coffee or a dinner with friends. The email showed the difference in ILS and when I looked at that number I felt a small sense of victory. It was like I got free money without doing anything.
The funny thing is that this happened while my trip was still in the future. I will pick up the car in July in Marseille. In my mind the time jumps around. Sometimes I see myself at the airport in the morning walking to the counter around nine and getting the keys. Sometimes I see myself that night at my desk reading the email and finding out I saved money. It feels like the trip has not started yet but my mood is already better because of it.
Later I logged in to check my booking. I saw that the order number was new. The pick up and drop off days were still around late July in Marseille. The car group stayed the same. It was still the small cabrio. Only the price was lower. I felt a bit lucky and also a bit safe. I thought that if I did not turn this service on I would never know the price went down. It felt like someone was watching the price for me and helping me grab the discount.
I told a friend about it. I said that for this booking I had a function that looks for a lower price for me. I did nothing and the system found a cheaper rate and changed my booking and sent me the money back. My friend said it sounds like a passive skill in a game. I thought about it and it really feels like that.
Now the day I go to Marseille is getting closer. I can already see myself in the early morning walking with my bag to the rental counter and getting the car keys and thinking again about that money I saved. It is not a huge amount but as a young person with a tight budget I feel pretty happy that I could save that money without any extra work.
Price Drop ProtectorI want to start with my feeling. This time booking a car on QEEQ felt like I found free money. I just made a normal booking for a car in Bastia in France. I planned to travel in early July. I chose a Volkswagen Touran with manual gear from SIXT. I would pick it up on July 9 in the evening around six and return it on July 21 in the afternoon at the same place. When I booked it I felt the price was ok for that city so I did not think too much.
A few days later I suddenly saw an email about a change in my bill. At first I thought they wanted to charge me more. I was a bit nervous. I opened it and then I felt very relaxed. It was Price Drop Protector working for me. I did nothing. They found the price for the same car went down. They helped me book the cheaper deal and gave the price difference back to me.
In that moment I was really surprised. I did not check prices every day. I did not compare other sites. It was just a normal booking for me. Then I saw they saved me a good amount of money. On the bill I could see the refund part. It was not a crazy number but for an overseas traveler with a student kind of budget like me it was great. It felt like I suddenly got extra trip money. I could spend it on more good food or maybe visit one more small place.
The best part was that I did not need to send any email or talk to anyone or cancel and book again by myself. I did nothing and the refund just came back. It felt like someone was watching the price for me while I only needed to plan my trip. In my mind I was really glad that I chose Price Drop Protector. If I did not choose it I would pay more for the same car and the same dates. For a person like me who cares about money but is also kind of lazy this experience was really nice.
