Thinking to hire a car in Jasper, Canada, and drive to Calgary during winter but one-way rental fee is $250. Any way to avoid this? A. Loftus, Woodford
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Avis, Budget, Hertz and National are the four car-hire operators with offices in Jasper but as far as I can tell they all charge a drop-off fee for one-way rentals.
It's lucrative because so many renters want to drive this route, but only in one direction.
The operators might vary slightly in their one-way charge but only slightly – it's basically a cartel.
One factor in your favour is timing. Driving this route is not so popular in winter.
You might call the office of the car-hire operators in Jasper and haggle.
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