Taxes & Fees
A glossary of terms to help answer your questions.
Airport Fee / Airport User fee / Concession Fee / Concession Fee Recoupment / Concessionaire Fee / Concession Recovery Fee / Concession Rental Fee: / Concession Recovery Fee Surcharge / Customer Recoupment Fee: A fee collected and remitted by us to the owner of the property where the rental transaction occurs.
Contract Fee / Highway Use Fee / State or Local Surcharge / Mitigation Fee / Road Safety Fee / Stadium Surcharge/ Convention Center Surcharge/ Midfield Fee: A fee imposed by a state, country or municipal government or local authority that supports programs designated by the applicable authority.
Energy Recovery Fee: A fee used to recoup certain energy costs related to our rental operations.
Facility Charge/ Fee/Maintenance Fee: A fee used for the development and improvement of rental car facilities.
One-Way Fee: A fee that applies when renters pick up a car at one rental location and return it to a different location.
Parking Surcharge / Parking Tax: A surcharge imposed by operations of parking facilities.
Security Fee/ Police Training Fee: A fee imposed by a state, county, or municipal government or local authority that supports police and security related programs.
Taxes / Local Tax/ Government Services Fee/ Occupational Tax: Taxes imposed by the government bodies where the rental car location is situated.
Tourism Fee: A fee imposed by state, county or municipal government to support tourism.
Facility Fee / Transportation Fee / Passenger Transportation Recovery Fee/ Port Fee: A fee imposed by a state, country or municipal government or local authority to support facility services.
Vehicle Licensing Cost Recovery Fee/ Vehicle License Fee/ Reimbursement Charge/ Registration Fee: A fee used to recoup costs required to put a car on the road, such as for title, registration, and inspection.
Waste Tire Fee / Tire Management Fee/ Battery Fee: A fee imposed to cover the state’s cost to dispose of worn car batteries and tires.