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Toevallig heb ik deze week online ingecheckt bij Alamo (luchthaven Miami). Je moet wel eerst alles betaald hebben bij USCarhire (dus 8 weken vantevoren), dan krijg je pas dat confirmationnummer voor Alamo. Skip the counter kan ook, maar dit kan pas vanaf 30 dagen voor vertrek.
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Bij mij lukt dit nog niet, ik heb al wel online ingecheckt en een confirmation number ontvangen via mail.
Bij "Skip the Counter" requirements staat: Reservation must not exceed 30 days.
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Noordoosten en Florida 2015: http://beekjes-usa2015.blogspot.nl/
Zuidoosten en Florida 2016: http://beekjes-usa2016.blogspot.nl
Dit betekent dat het niet mogelijk is als je de auto langer dan 30 dagen huurt. Ik weet niet of dat het geval is?
Anders misschien even de tips uit het Alamo topic halen van de Duitse blog.
@Fitzroy: nee, we huren de auto minder dan 30 dagen. En op Miami International zou het moeten lukken, maar de link om door te klikken staat niet in onze reservering .
Ga even kijken bij de Duitse blog.
Florida 2014: http://beekjes-naar-florida2014.blogspot.nl/
Noordoosten en Florida 2015: http://beekjes-usa2015.blogspot.nl/
Zuidoosten en Florida 2016: http://beekjes-usa2016.blogspot.nl
Hierbij de procedure:
Skip the Counter
Skip the Counter does just as it says, it allows you to bypass the counter/kiosks and head straight to the garage to select your vehicle. Here’s the official line from Alamo:
Many of our top locations offer “Skip the Counter” after you check in online.
Here's how it works:
• When you “Skip the Counter,” you don’t need to visit the counter or kiosk. You can go straight to your car!
• This optional service is offered free of charge at select locations in the Online Check-In process. Check if your location qualifies for "Skip the Counter."
• To “Skip the Counter,” you will be required to confirm your protection options, agree to the Rental Agreement Terms & Conditions, and enter a valid credit card. (No charge is made until you return your vehicle.)
• Certain restrictions apply.
First of all you need to make sure that the airport you are flying to offers the Skip the Counter service. As we are mainly dealing with Orlando International Airport, I can confirm that Skip the Counter is available here. However, please note that this service is NOT available at Orlando Sanford Airport. To check this, please follow this link which explains the entire procedure and includes restrictions which is my next point:
https://www.alamo.com/en_US/car-rental/checkin.html
In order to complete the Skip the Counter process, you must check that you meet the requirements, these can be found below:
Skip the Counter Requirements
In order for a reservation to be eligible for "Skip the Counter," it must meet these requirements:
• Reservation must be at a rental location that offers “Skip the Counter” Check a location for eligibility.
• Reservation must not exceed 30 days.
• Reservation must be made at least 24 hours in advance.
• Reservation cannot include certain add-ons that need to be added to vehicle (i.e. fuel, mobility devices, etc.).
• Reservation cannot be prepaid or direct billed to a 3rd party (i.e. Voucher, Business Account, etc.).
• Renter must use a major credit card (or debit card) to secure rental.
Please note that if you have pre-paid or have billed via a 3rd party (does not include Alamo Brits) you cannot complete Skip the Counter. This also applies if you have included any add-ons when you originally made the booking such as fuel etc. **There is now a workaround for this contained within the comments.**
Throughout the Online Check In and Skip the Counter processes you will need to agree to the Rental Agreement Terms & Conditions, and enter a valid credit card. (No charge is made until you return your vehicle). You will also need your driving licence details.
The procedure
This is the exact method I used to go through the process. Other people have confirmed this method as being successful also.
• Book your vehicle either via Alamo.com, .co.uk or Brits (you should receive a confirmation email).
• Once you have this email there should be a link on there for SaveTime. Click this link and complete the SaveTime process. As per update, this is no longer necessary. Proceed directly to Online Check in below.
• You should receive another confirmation email thanking you for using the SaveTime feature.
• Next, you need to go to Alamo.com or follow this link to Online Check In:
https://www.alamo.com/en_US/car-rental/checkin.html
Log in entering your first name, last name and confirmation number and complete the Check In procedure.
• You should then receive another confirmation email thanking you for checking in online with a link to bypass the counter. Again, follow that link or log into Alamo.com using the link above and finding the option for it on the right-hand side of your booking page.
• Once you have completed Skip the Counter you will receive another email confirmation which tells you to go straight to the garage. This is also confirmed on all of your paperwork, print off your barcode and paperwork and head straight to the garage!
Issues
One problem I encountered was the flight number information. If you have included your flight number on your original booking, you will need to remove it from the additional information section which is a drop down menu when completing Online Check In and then re-submit.
If you have booked with Virgin you will need to complete this via their own booking system on confirmation emails etc. Virgin differs slightly in that once you have completed Online Check In with them this is sufficient as it seems to include Skip the Counter during this process.
The latest issue is when Rachy tried to do Online Check In and Skip the Counter but couldn't due to some unknown error within the Alamo system even though she clearly qualified for this. Rachy originally booked via Alamo.co.uk and I believe she also tried with the .com site. I suggested she tried with Alamo Brits and the process worked flawlessly. Please bare this in mind when choosing who to book with.
If you are getting the dreaded "protection type invalid" message upon check in, which a few people have reported (generally the screen is populated with your details briefly then disappears taking you to a new reservation page), try checking in again, then open up another page in Google (whilst leaving the check in tab open on your original page) and then search Alamo Bypass the Counter and complete the process that way (special thanks to Orlando 2004 for this).
Another workaround for the issue directly above is to log into your completed SaveTime booking page, click save and continue at the end then attempt Skip the Counter by pressing the button on the right of the page (thanks to oeamon for this). You will still need to have completed OLCI prior to this.
From: Alamo Guide (OLCI & Skip the Counter) - theDIBB
http://www.thedibb.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=860575
Gelukt
Via amerika-forum.de zag ik de link: Link zum Bypass-Ticket (moest wel eerst ingelogd zijn bij Alamo) waarmee ik de 'skip the counter' kon regelen.
Meteen uitgeprint en over 5,5 week kunnen we 'straight to the cars'!
Florida 2014: http://beekjes-naar-florida2014.blogspot.nl/
Noordoosten en Florida 2015: http://beekjes-usa2015.blogspot.nl/
Zuidoosten en Florida 2016: http://beekjes-usa2016.blogspot.nl
Aha, dus als ik het goed begrijp, kunnen wij geen gebruik maken van skip the counter omdat we hebben geboekt via uscarhire (3rd party)?
Jawel hoor, wij hebben ook geboekt via uscarhire
Florida 2014: http://beekjes-naar-florida2014.blogspot.nl/
Noordoosten en Florida 2015: http://beekjes-usa2015.blogspot.nl/
Zuidoosten en Florida 2016: http://beekjes-usa2016.blogspot.nl
Afgelopen maandag een auto geboekt, zie dat na het brexit nieuws de prijzen aan het dalen zijn (van €499 naar €486 in een paar uur).
Heeft iemand ervaring met het omboeken bij Uscarhire ? We hebben nu een Icar en zou het niet erg vinden naar een Ifar te kunnen upgraden voor een minimaal bedrag (was €85 tijdens het boeken).