One-Dollar FreezeI feel pretty relaxed about this booking to be honest. I planned a short trip to Milan with my kid and I had to think about both time and money. When I thought I might need to pay a big amount at once, my head kind of hurt. Then I saw the One-Dollar Freeze option and I thought I will just pay 1 dollar first and see how it goes.
Later I changed my mind a few times in my head. I was not sure about the car or the dates. Since I only paid that 1 dollar, I did not feel any big pressure. My family even asked me if I really only paid 1 dollar. I just laughed and said yes and the rest will be charged by them before the start.
Around one or two days before our Milan pick up date I noticed the full payment was already charged. There was no extra cost and the amount was just what I expected. I felt that if I had to pay everything at the start I would think about it for a long time. With this way the credit card pressure is much lower for a parent who travels with a kid and it is easier to fix the plan.
One-Dollar FreezeThat day I was planning my trip to Geneva and I was going alone. I really wanted to save some money. When I checked QEEQ the thing that caught my eye was a plan called One-Dollar Freeze. I could hold the car by paying only 1 USD first. My first thought was wow this is great for me because my budget is tight and I do not want a big charge on my card at once. I picked a 9 seat car in Geneva. I know I travel alone but I like more space and I can throw my bags and gear inside. When I clicked confirm the page showed they only charged 1 USD. I checked my credit card record a few times. It really was just that. I felt relaxed and I did not feel my credit limit was suddenly blocked. In the next days I almost forgot about the booking. Sometimes I talked to myself in my head and hoped nothing strange would happen. A few days before the trip I checked my bill again. The rest of the rental fee was already charged automatically and the amount was the same as what I saw at the start. No extra fee and no surprise. At that moment I kind of laughed at myself and thought it was a good choice to use this plan. If I had paid the full amount at the beginning I would keep thinking about my card bill all the time. With this 1 dollar first and auto charge later I felt very calm when I went to pick up the car in Geneva. The payment part felt smooth and light and it really fits someone like me who travels alone and does not want pressure on the credit card.
One-Dollar FreezeThe air outside Pisa airport was a bit cold at night and I pulled my suitcase to the parking lot. I saw the Volkswagen T cross under the lights and it looked really nice. In my head I felt like my Italy trip was finally starting for real. I also thought I was glad I booked it on QEEQ before the trip. If I had to pay everything at the counter my credit card bill would be crazy. I am still a student and I need to watch my money. Big payments on my card make me nervous. I remember that night when I booked the car in my dorm room. My roommate was playing games next to me. I was looking at the map of Pisa and choosing cars. Then I saw a payment option called One-Dollar Freeze. It said I only need to pay 1 dollar first to lock the booking and the rest will be charged automatically before the rental starts and there is no interest. In my mind I was like this is perfect for someone like me with a tight budget. My little inner voice said just pay 1 dollar now and save the rest for later. When I clicked pay the bill really only took 1 dollar. I felt very relaxed at that moment. I did not need to push a big amount onto my credit card at once and my chest felt lighter. A few weeks later I was busy planning the trip and dealing with school stuff. I almost forgot about the car payment. I just checked my card limit sometimes and thought about other costs. When it was close to my flight in early March I saw that the rest of the rental fee was already charged. It was around one day before my trip. The amount was correct and nothing extra showed up. I felt that this auto charge way was friendly for someone like me who can be a bit careless. I did not need to worry about missing a payment and losing the car. When I arrived at Pisa airport around the night of March 7 I went to the Locauto counter. After the staff finished the papers they gave me the key. At that moment I suddenly remembered that night when I only paid 1 dollar. It felt like a small step in my dorm had grown into this moment standing in a parking lot in Italy. During the whole time I was not stressed about money. Their charges were clear and there were no weird extra fees. For a young person like me it is really nice to lock a car with such a small prepaid amount and still have no interest and less pressure on my credit card. It makes the whole trip feel easier in my head.
One-Dollar FreezeWhen I think about driving with my kid around Malaga, I still feel pretty relaxed. It was not because everything was perfect. It was more because I felt less pressure from the moment I booked the car. I booked it through QEEQ. I was looking at the school holiday for my kid and at the same time counting our family budget. There were already many costs. So when I saw the One-Dollar Freeze option I really felt some weight drop from my chest. I only needed to pay 1 dollar first to lock the car. The rest would be charged automatically before the rental started. I did not need to block a big amount on my credit card. Around the middle of February the weather in Spain was already a bit warm. I was sitting on our small balcony at home with my phone in my hand. I checked car prices and my heart felt a bit tight because we also had to pay for flights food and things for my kid. When I saw this pay 1 dollar first option my first thought was that this is so friendly for a family with a child. I chose to pick up a small manual car near Malaga Airport similar to a Hyundai i20 with four doors so it is easier with a kid. When the confirmation page came out the charge was really just 1 dollar. I checked the bill again and again because I was afraid there might be some hidden fee. My credit card record was very clear. It was only a small booking charge. For someone like me who has to control the family budget this first step already made me feel calm. As the pick up date came closer I checked the booking a few more times. The status was fine. I was not charged a big amount early and I did not get any strange fee messages. The weather report said Malaga would be sunny. I started to tell my kid that we would soon be driving there together. Around the end of February when I was packing I suddenly remembered the rest of the payment. I checked my credit card limit and saw that it was not heavily blocked by the car booking. That made me feel safe. As a parent I am not just afraid of spending money. I am more afraid of a big sudden charge that makes the month very hard especially when I need to keep some money for my kid in case of something unexpected. With One-Dollar Freeze I could lock the car first and then plan other spending slowly. When it was close to the start of March the remaining rental fee was charged normally. There was no extra amount and it was not charged too early. I only got a normal bank message about the payment. It was just when I expected it and it did not break the budget for food or small gifts for my kid. During this whole time I did not need to deal with any complex steps. I just paid 1 dollar at the start and then lived my usual days without staring at my credit card all the time. Later when we were actually driving in Malaga I watched the sea from the window and thought that if I had to pay everything at once at the beginning I might have delayed the plan. With this way I could fix the car and price first and let the rest be charged later with no interest. For a family this feels really friendly. For someone like me who has to buy many things for a child it is a big help. For me this experience was more about feeling light with cash flow. I did not have to throw a lot of money out at one time. I had more room in my mind and could enjoy the time in the car with my kid more.
One-Dollar FreezeWhen I booked the car with QEEQ the first thing in my head was a question. Do I really only need to pay one dollar now. That day my trip plan was almost done and I picked a car in Miami on my phone. I saw the option called One-Dollar Freeze and it said I just pay 1 dollar first to hold the booking. I did not fully trust it at the start. After I confirmed the booking I got a message from my bank and it only showed 1 dollar charged. I felt much more relaxed because my credit card did not get a big charge at once. The pressure on my card was small and I could keep my limit for other things. In the next days I did not touch the booking at all. One or two days before the pickup I saw that the rest of the money was already taken automatically. I did not need to do anything and there was no extra fee. For someone like me who travels alone and still needs card limit for flights and hotels this way of paying just 1 dollar first to lock the booking fits me very well and the pressure on my credit card stays low.
Dedicated customer serviceI was pretty upset at the start. I came to Pescara in Italy alone and I booked a car in advance on QEEQ. I planned to just pick it up and drive around. When I got to the Budget counter a few days later than I landed they told me the car I booked had a nail in the tire and I could not take it. They also did not have another car for me. I stood there with my bag next to my feet and I felt my whole plan was broken. I was nervous and also a bit angry. I called the platform and told them I never got the car and I could not use anything and I wanted my money back. After that one person from their side kept talking with me. It was always the same person following my case. The tone was calm and they asked me what exactly happened with the pickup then they went to talk to the rental desk. The people at the rental desk were not very helpful at first. They said something like they wanted to charge a no show fee and they also wanted to wait until the end of the rental period to check everything. I felt really frustrated because I did go to the counter and they were the ones with no car. In the next days I kept checking my phone and email all the time. I was worried I would lose a lot of money. The person who followed my case kept giving me small updates. I did not feel like I was left alone. They told me what the rental company replied and what they would try next so I knew the case was moving. I also repeated that I never drove the car and I never used anything and they helped me stress this point again to the rental staff. They said they would keep pushing for a clear answer. Some time later I woke up to an email and I saw that the rental company finally agreed not to charge the fee and the money was already refunded. I felt a big stone fall from my heart. I think if I had to do all the calls and emails myself in a foreign country it would be very hard and I might fail to explain everything clearly. This time the trip started in a bad way but with someone always checking on my problem and giving me answers the whole thing felt much lighter and I really felt looked after.
