How to save on car rentals during the holidays.

<div class="block">If you&#39;ve tried to rent a car recently, then you know just how much rates are skyrocketing. We have a few money-saving tips for you to take advantage of to make your holiday season run just a bit more seamlessly.</div>

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How to Save on Car Rentals During the Holidays

If you've tried to rent a car for any upcoming holiday getaways, you might be suffering from a case of sticker shock. That's because car rental prices are soaring. Here are some tips to save you hundreds on your next bill. Planning on renting a car to drive to grandma's house this year. If so, we've got some simple tips to protect your wallet. Car rental companies are still going through the effects of the pandemic and your privacy. Your kind of fingerprints are all over the infotainment system. Mike Quincy from consumer reports tells us a common mistake. A lot of you make is to automatically pair your smartphone to a rented vehicle using Android Auto or Apple Carplay because you could unknowingly grant the next driver full access to all your data. Whenever you pair your phone to a car, it knows who you are, where you're going. As for a few ways to save a few dollars. Quincy advises bringing your own car seat for the kids while avoiding options to purchase prepaid gas and extra insurance. Most people's regular car insurance will cover you in whatever car you drive. So you don't really need to take the extra insurance that the car rental companies are pushing. Did you know, you could always face hidden administrative fees when you go through highway tolls, they'll tack on, you know, 2030 $40 you know, processing fees for a toll that might cost 50 cents. I mean, it's absolutely ridiculous. Call ahead and say I've got an easy pass. A membership with AAA Costco and bj's could also lead to further discounts. Another cost saving move is to rent a vehicle a few miles outside of the airport. As for those rare upgrades, maybe you slit in 10 bucks, 20 bucks and say, what do you got? That's good. I remember looking at, I was out in California and they, they showed me a car that had about 20,000 miles on it. I slipped a guy at 20. He brought me into a Camry that was practically brand new and I loved it. And if you feel like you've been the victim of price gouging at any point, consumer watchdogs tell us you should immediately file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office. We've posted the contact information for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut under the turn to tower Tab. Thanks to Tara Rosenbloom for that report.