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JOHN JonesCanada

I have to complain a bit first. I really did not want my credit card to explode again because of a car booking. I travel for work a lot and I always pay first then claim back. My bill already looks scary. I booked this car on QEEQ for a business trip. My plan was to pick up a Nissan Kicks from Avis in Toronto on May 17 at 4 pm and return it on May 22 around noon. When I saw the payment page my first question in my head was do I need to pay the full amount right now. The answer was no. I saw an option called One-Dollar Freeze. It said I only pay 1 dollar first to lock the car and the rest will be charged automatically before the rental starts. Then I asked myself another question. Is there any hidden fee. Will they charge interest. The text was quite clear. No interest and no extra fee. It is just normal rental cost charged later. I felt a lot more relaxed at that moment. So I chose this plan and only paid 1 dollar. For someone like me who travels a lot that 1 dollar felt like I could finally breathe. In the next weeks I still had other trips and I was paying hotels and flights on the same card. If this booking also took the full amount at once my credit limit would feel really tight. This plan was different. I knew the car was booked and I did not worry about no car at the counter. I also did not push a big charge onto my card right away. A few days before the trip I saw the full rental charge show up on my card. The amount was the same as I saw when I booked. There were no strange extra items and no interest. I thought about it and felt that if I could not book with just 1 dollar I might wait and not book so early or I would waste time checking many sites about prepay rules. With this I simply locked it first and then forgot about it. The rest was automatic. I did not have to remember any due date or log in to pay. For a business traveler this kind of light feeling and lower pressure on the credit card really matters.

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Lori WalshCanada

That day when I was planning a trip with my kid to Montreal in Canada, I saw this option called One-Dollar Freeze on QEEQ. I only needed to pay 1 dollar first to lock the car. I liked it right away because our family costs were a bit high and I had to buy many things for my kid. There were other trip costs too. Paying just 1 dollar made the pressure much lower. I made the booking and held that Nissan Kicks. I felt calm after that. In the next days I planned my kid’s schedule and checked flight and hotel prices. I did not feel stuck by a big payment on my card. A short time later, a few days before the trip started, they took the rest of the rental money from my card as planned. I got the message on my phone and the amount was the same as I saw before. There were no extra things and I did not need to remember to pay by myself. When I arrived in Montreal around the end of April, I was holding the luggage and also watching my kid. I was a bit nervous and worried I might forget something. I felt better because the car was already booked and the payment was clear. When I went to the Avis counter I just gave my papers to the staff and there were no surprise payment problems. For a parent who travels with a child like me, this 1 dollar freeze way is really nice. I do not need to lock a big amount of money at the start and the whole planning process feels much easier.

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Handel ScholtensCanada

I want to say first that I actually like this One-Dollar Freeze experience with QEEQ. When I was driving in Calgary to meet my clients I suddenly remembered that when I made the booking before there was almost no pressure on me. That day I picked up the car in Calgary around midday on May 11 and I returned it the next morning in Banff. My schedule was very tight and I had many people to meet. My budget and cash flow were a bit tight too and I did not want a big amount stuck on my credit card at once. I thought about how I only paid 1 dollar when I booked and the car was already locked for me and I felt more relaxed. Before the rental started they took the rest of the money automatically. I just saw the normal charge on my card. There was no extra fee and no strange charge so I did not really worry about the payment during the whole trip. When I think back to the booking day I was in front of my laptop checking prices from different platforms and car companies. I had to think about flights hotels and client visits at the same time and my head was a bit messy. I was also afraid of a sudden price change or my card limit not being enough if they took a big payment at once. When I saw that I could pay only 1 dollar first to make the booking I felt it was very good for someone like me who travels for business a lot. After I clicked to book I checked my credit card and there was only that 1 dollar. My card limit still looked quite free so I could arrange hotels and flights more easily. A few days later I got a reminder that the pick up day was coming. Then I remembered that the rest of the payment was not paid yet. I found out that I did not need to do anything. They charged the rest by themselves before the pick up time. I opened my credit card app and saw that the amount was the same as in the order. There was no interest and no extra cost like an installment fee so I felt this design was very easy to use. When I went to the counter to get the car I did not really think about money. I just showed my documents and my order. They gave me a Nissan Kicks and I signed and left. Since the booking and payment were already done they just followed their own process and it went smooth for me. For me the best part is that at the start I only paid 1 dollar so the pressure on my credit card was small. I could keep more limit for other business costs. This feeling is important for people who travel a lot for work. At least on this trip I was not stressed by a big hold on my card. The whole thing for me was that I first locked the car easily then the payment was done automatically. I did not need to watch the bill or think about paying again and I did not need to worry about any interest or extra fees. This fits my business travel style quite well.

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Patrick BianchiniCanada

To be honest the best part of this rental for me was not how fancy the car was but that I only paid one dollar at the start to lock it in and that was through QEEQ. As a parent traveling with kids I really worry about big charges on my card in one go. When the credit card bill is long it makes me feel a lot of stress. Around the middle of April I started to plan this family trip to Toronto. We needed a big seven seat car for the kids luggage and the child seat. I was on my phone with my wife next to me. We were checking prices and she said to me please do not pay a big amount at once because our costs are a bit high lately. I was also worried about my credit card limit. When I saw the option that said I could book with only one dollar using One-Dollar Freeze I suddenly felt much more relaxed. I chose an Avis Chrysler Pacifica automatic four doors and seven seats. It looked perfect for our family. For pickup I set it to a little after one in the morning on May 2 so we could arrive in Toronto one day earlier. That way the kids could get used to the place slowly. I set the return for around noon on May 10 so after we give back the car we still have time to eat lunch with the kids before going to the airport. When I clicked book the page clearly said they would only charge one dollar first and the rest would be taken automatically before the rental started. In my mind I told myself if our budget changes at least we do not lose a big amount right away. The payment text came quickly and it really showed only one dollar taken. I showed it to my wife and she let out a breath and said this feels much better and it will not push the credit card too hard. In the next few weeks we were busy buying things for the kids like snacks milk powder blankets and toys. The cost was not small. If I had paid the full rental price at the start the card bill would look scary. Because this booking only took one dollar first I did not feel so nervous when I checked the card. For our family budget it felt very friendly and the pressure was much lower. A few days before the trip I checked my credit card again and tried to guess when the rest of the rental would be charged. We had some other family expenses that month. I even said to my wife at least the car has not taken a big part of our limit from day one. If something sudden happens we still have room on the card. She agreed and said this payment style is really useful for families with kids. Before the rental started the rest of the car cost was charged automatically. There was no extra fee and no strange surprise charge. It was the same as what I saw at the beginning. I got the charge notification while I was on the subway home. I checked the amount and felt very calm because I had planned for it and there was enough limit. It was not like before when I paid full price at once and then felt I had to watch my card all the time. When we finally arrived in Toronto for pickup that night we walked through the airport with our bags and the kids were a bit sleepy. I was tired too but at least I felt relaxed about the money side. The staff at the Avis counter followed the normal steps and gave us the car as booked. I stood in the parking lot looking at the Chrysler Pacifica and I only thought one thing. I was glad I had this one dollar booking plan so the whole preparation felt light and my credit card did not carry a big weight from the very start. For a parent traveling with kids this way to pay feels more helpful than anything else.