Enterprise rental car- mileage restrictions?

Rental car companies will use every opportunity to get revenue from their customers and as you have discovered, a rental car company that offers unlimited mileage if you stay inside some geographic area is not quite the same as a rental car company that offers unlimited mileage wherever you take the car. If you drove to Montreal and did not tell the rental car company they would be very unlikely to find out unless you managed to get a traffic ticket while outside Ontario. However, in theory, you need the rental car companies permission to take the car into the US, they will give that permission freely but note that you intend on taking the car out of Ontario. Whether anybody at the US border will bother to check that you have the rental car companies permission, who knows, but I doubt it.

Oh wow..thanks! We are quite concerned for to the large amount of driving we would be doing..so basically just be careful? Because I heard some car companies place tracking devices on their car and hence they would be able to know where we've been and stuff...sorry for my unrelenting questions..it's just that I wouldn't want to be underprepared for this trip!hahah umm or are there any other rental companies that do not have such restrictions or basically other options in which my family can do?

Maybe the sat-nav that they are charging a ridiculous rental fee for is also telling them that you have left Ontario. If you are knowingly going to violate their terms and conditions you have to be prepared to pay a high price when they find out. The round trip to Florida is 5500 - 6000 km which at 20 cents/km will come as a shock.

Ok..thanks marka55! We would be use our own navigator though! I'll discuss it with my family first before making a decision..thanks again!

I've rented from Enterprise, and taken the car to the US (I've always told them), and I've never been dinged on the extra kms, but I've never gone over the limit. How long will you have the car? They won't check the per day kms, but they will check the total - i.e. if you have the car for 10 days, then you'll have 4000 km (assuming the limit is 400 km per day) included, and pay $0.20 on anything over that 4000. So assuming there are some days that you're not driving, it could still work out.

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well, i'll be renting the full size SUV for about 20 days, and a trip down to florida orlando then back to washington, new york and lastly toronto. I've been searching for another car rental company and yet nothing so far, budget wise..they all have no geographical restrictions..do you think from the trip rough itinerary my family and I will make the cut? I've also read somewhere that they do not need to track your car, they'll know from the tolls that are sent back to the company? ooh! what about the insurance policies if I drive outside of the geographical region permitted?

20 days gives you 8000 km free subtract 6000 (maybe 7000 because your return trip is the long way round) for to/from Florida and that gives you 2000, about 100 km per day for driving around before you start paying, only you can judge if that is sufficient. Many toll roads in the US have toll collectors and you can pay cash so there is no need to have a transponder than would provide evidence to the rental car company. If you violated the geographical restrictions by not telling them you were taking the vehicle out of \Ontario then if you came to need the insurance, the insurance company would have a perfect reason not to pay.

Ok!thanks guys! I booked from enterprise! They sent me the confirmation email and everything..now that I look again, I can't seem to find the geographical restrictions thing anywhere..I am pretty sure I saw it yesterday..

just keep in mind that when you return the vehicle gauge is on full mark if required. but chances are if you get it it will indicate full. if you actualy go to first gas station dollars to donuts its good for another 9 litres or more so if you just fill it up before returning and stop when it clicks your realy giving back room boys free gas, just put gas in until gauge indicates full. take photos all round incase of dispute of condition re. bodywork. windows upon return.