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[Amex Offer] Budget Car Rental $50 Statement Credit on $250+ Spend At Corporate-Owned US Locations YMMV **Add Offer** Use By July 24, 2024

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Eligible American Express cards can get a one-time $50 statement credit by using your enrolled eligible Card to spend a minimum of $250 in one or more purchases made directly with Budget Car Rental corporate-owned US locations in-person or online.

To maximize your savings, choose 'Pay Now" option when you book your car rental.

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Enrollment limited. Must first add offer to Card and then use same Card to redeem. Only U.S.-issued American Express® Cards are eligible. Limit 1 enrolled Card per Card Member across all American Express offer channels. Your enrollment of an eligible American Express Card for this offer extends only to that Card. Offer valid only for vehicle rentals made directly with participating Budget Car Rental corporate-owned locations in the US. Rentals can be made through the US website budget.com, the Budget mobile app, Budget US phone reservations, or in-person at participating Budget corporate-owned locations in the US. Visit budget.com/en/locations/US for information on corporate-owned locations. Eligible rentals must be paid by 7/24/2024 in order to qualify. Must pick up and return rental to Budget corporate-owned US locations only. Excludes independently licensed or franchised Budget locations, Avis and Payless brands, Chauffeur Drive, Scooter Rentals, e-Toll, Avis Car Sales, RubyCar, and purchases with travel partners for lodging, airfare, ground transportation, or parking. Not valid for bookings made through travel agents, third parties, or affiliate booking sites. Standard rental qualifications apply. Reservations must be made 24 hours in advance. Drivers under age 25 may have to pay higher rates. Remember to check your insurance policy and/or credit card for rental vehicle coverage. Offer is non-transferable. Valid only on purchases made in US dollars. Limit of 1 statement credit per Card Member.


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Created 05-24-2024 at 12:09 PM by serra | Staff
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fucdemas
05-24-2024 at 01:39 PM.
05-24-2024 at 01:39 PM.
Awesome! I was gonna book a budget yester and ran out of time. this is great.

FYI: budget has better discounts if you log in. I'm not sure how I got whatever status I got form them (probably one of my many credit cards) but they're soooo much cheaper than what you see on kayak.

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Statement credit will appear on your billing statement within 90 days after 7/24/2024, provided that American Express receives information from the merchant about your qualifying purchase.

Also after logging in i was offered an amazon gift card as well for my car so I'm getting $68+ back.
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ThriftyLanguage6944
05-24-2024 at 03:37 PM.
05-24-2024 at 03:37 PM.
Did this last time it was available in April seen $50 instantly on booking and promo for Amazon was $30 when we returned the minivan
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Singer33
05-24-2024 at 04:01 PM.
05-24-2024 at 04:01 PM.
Anyone know If the corporate discount codes work between avis and budget. I know avis owns them.
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NoWorkJustMoney
05-24-2024 at 04:16 PM.
05-24-2024 at 04:16 PM.
Not in my rewards list
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Lilyly
05-24-2024 at 04:27 PM.
05-24-2024 at 04:27 PM.
Quote from ThriftyLanguage6944 :
Did this last time it was available in April seen $50 instantly on booking and promo for Amazon was $30 when we returned the minivan
have you tried their new premium rental protection? its the cheapest add on. one flat fee per rent. not per day.
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ThriftyLanguage6944
05-24-2024 at 04:46 PM.
05-24-2024 at 04:46 PM.
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have you tried their new premium rental protection? its the cheapest add on. one flat fee per rent. not per day.

Personally have not used any kind of insurance they offered. Per amex card holder includes the car rental protection if you decline every insurance they offer at time of taking car from lot. To note we rented a minivan in florida and paid all tolls we encountered (quite a lot) and the reciept we recieved from budget stated we did not have to pay tolls. Something to that affect and we didn't pay for sun pass or any extra up charge at all.
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Lilyly
05-24-2024 at 05:54 PM.
05-24-2024 at 05:54 PM.
Quote from ThriftyLanguage6944 :
Personally have not used any kind of insurance they offered. Per amex card holder includes the car rental protection if you decline every insurance they offer at time of taking car from lot. To note we rented a minivan in florida and paid all tolls we encountered (quite a lot) and the reciept we recieved from budget stated we did not have to pay tolls. Something to that affect and we didn't pay for sun pass or any extra up charge at all.
thats weird. their toll prepaid program is also another ripoff i heard. they charge you daily fee even if you dont use toll at all.

i did use that new premium program cuz its cheap. but looks like they dont really cover hit and run or cheap low at fault drivers. unlike enterprise they would cover everything. without any claim application.

the free amex default ins (or any free credit card ins in the usa) is always "secondary" which means they will use your car ins first. then fill in the leftover.
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05-24-2024 at 07:07 PM.
05-24-2024 at 07:07 PM.
Will this work on budget truck rental as well?
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PurpleWalrus455
05-25-2024 at 07:10 AM.
05-25-2024 at 07:10 AM.
I've had the add on amex car insurance for probably 15 years and countless rentals. The main reason is that it is primary insurance, you don't have to even let your personal car insurance company in case something happens.
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The-Mentalist
05-27-2024 at 05:37 PM.
05-27-2024 at 05:37 PM.
Quote from Lilyly :
thats weird. their toll prepaid program is also another ripoff i heard. they charge you daily fee even if you dont use toll at all.

i did use that new premium program cuz its cheap. but looks like they dont really cover hit and run or cheap low at fault drivers. unlike enterprise they would cover everything. without any claim application.

the free amex default ins (or any free credit card ins in the usa) is always "secondary" which means they will use your car ins first. then fill in the leftover.
My understanding is that there are two elements to auto insurance. One is mostly called liability and the second element is sometimes called "collision". The collision part in most states is optional and if you have it, covers the damage to your vehicle if you are at fault. Car rentals provide the liability part which is mandatory in most states, and covers the other vehicle damage/occupants in case of an accident. And if you don't have the "collision" (optional) and it's your fault, and you haven't bought at the time of rental thru the rental car insurance (which is very expensive per day), then the Amex or any CC will cover the "collision " part regardless. In other words, in a collision and your fault, there is no question of the other insurance or minimum, the CC will cover the damage to vehicle you were driving. Therefore, I don't think "your car ins first" comes into play. Do I understand all this correctly?

Also, I wanna know when you rent these vehicles, do they give you insurance proof/card with your name ND dates on it (declaration page with your name) or they give you a generic ins proof to keep it in car in case of pull over? Thanks for any feedback
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Lilyly
05-28-2024 at 02:11 PM.
05-28-2024 at 02:11 PM.
Quote from The-Mentalist :
My understanding is that there are two elements to auto insurance. One is mostly called liability and the second element is sometimes called "collision". The collision part in most states is optional and if you have it, covers the damage to your vehicle if you are at fault. Car rentals provide the liability part which is mandatory in most states, and covers the other vehicle damage/occupants in case of an accident. And if you don't have the "collision" (optional) and it's your fault, and you haven't bought at the time of rental thru the rental car insurance (which is very expensive per day), then the Amex or any CC will cover the "collision " part regardless. In other words, in a collision and your fault, there is no question of the other insurance or minimum, the CC will cover the damage to vehicle you were driving. Therefore, I don't think "your car ins first" comes into play. Do I understand all this correctly?

Also, I wanna know when you rent these vehicles, do they give you insurance proof/card with your name ND dates on it (declaration page with your name) or they give you a generic ins proof to keep it in car in case of pull over? Thanks for any feedback
show us the proof that any "free" amex (or any credit card - non annual fee cards) can provide you a free "primary" insurance for car rental in the united states.
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05-28-2024 at 07:58 PM.
05-28-2024 at 07:58 PM.
Quote from Lilyly :
show us the proof that any "free" amex (or any credit card - non annual fee cards) can provide you a free "primary" insurance for car rental in the united states.
I never said, the "primary" (if you mean "liability" as commonly called). I do not think any CC provides that, not even the premium CC). I am talking about the optional part, sometimes called "collisuon," (which is basically damage to your driven vehicle AND if you were at fault, then you would pay for your "own" car damage/repair in an accident if you didn't have that. And if you get into that situation,
then I believe most CC picks up the tab if you had charged the rental/lease to that CC. Read my comment again
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hchhuor
05-31-2024 at 03:57 PM.
05-31-2024 at 03:57 PM.
I saw it on my card 3 days ago but now it gone.
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06-10-2024 at 09:36 PM.
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^^^ sorry....enrollment was limited but there's an avis and hertz one if you wanna check those.
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