Charge for Tank Of Fuel

[pubmaster2k]

Just picked up my car last sunday with Budget MCO paid $46 and told to bring car back as empty as possible, on the silver option.

[steelo]

Hi Errol, Ok now im really confused, im also picking my 7 seat mimivan up from budget at MCO, Like you ive also opted for silver insurance,i thought that meant i had to bring the vehicle back with a full tank of fuel? Did they say why you had to bring it back empty??

Why did you pay $46, ??

Becky

[sammibabe]

Alamo you must always return empty and you will be charged for a full tank of fuel but only marginally over the current pump price.
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Roger, is this a standard charge regardless of how much is in the tank or do they fill it and charge the cost? If it is the former then I don't like that as DH wants to then get to the airport on fumes[msneek]

[pubmaster2k]

Hi Becky, the $46 is for the fuel, so you take it back empty otherwise the $46 is wasted.

[roger]

It's based on the actual cost per gallon * manufacturers quoted tank capacity in gallons, with a fairly senesible mark-up.

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by sammibabe
Roger, is this a standard charge regardless of how much is in the tank or do they fill it and charge the cost? If it is the former then I don't like that as DH wants to then get to the airport on fumes[msneek][/quote]

[sammibabe]

Thanks

[lafifille]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by pubmaster2k
Just picked up my car last sunday with Budget MCO paid $46 and told to bring car back as empty as possible, on the silver option.[/quote]Well, I've booked Silver with Budget on this site, and it states quite clearly that you pick your car full, and you bring it back full, so I don't understand why you paid those $46... not that it's a huge amount but still not what you're supposed to do.

[pubmaster2k]

This is what is on my receipt
<span style="color:red">I accept the fuel purchase option and agree to pay $39.98 (plus appl tax) equivelant to 17.7 Gallons @ $2.259,(sorry total was $42.50). No refund for unused fuel at car return</span id="red">

Fuel at the moment is @ $2.60 per gallon in the stations and the weather is GREAT!!

[lafifille]

Okay, makes sense now, and it sounds like a good deal too, if you can manage to bring the car back as empty as humanly possible, which with my husband could mean running on fumes [msnwink].
Keep the weather this way, we're there next week [clap] [clap] [clap].

[Pudders]

@ Roger

Maybe there should be a sticky thread so people can post their fuel charges with having "Silver Option".