Can I really lock a car with just one dollar first This was the question in my head on my business trip to Johannesburg. I booked through QEEQ and chose their One-Dollar Freeze plan. My travel plan was not one hundred percent fixed and I did not want a big amount on my credit card at the start. When I saw I only needed to pay one dollar to hold the car, I felt much more relaxed. I picked a compact manual car with four doors and five seats from Hertz at Johannesburg airport. It felt right for a business trip. I confirmed the booking around the evening of April 28. The price on the screen was clear. In my mind I thought that if my plan changed later, at least I did not have a big charge stuck on my card. The stress on money and credit was much lower. One or two days before the pickup date I got a message from my bank. The rest of the rental fee was charged automatically to my card. I did not click any extra button and I did not need to remember any payment date. I just waited for the notice. When I saw the charge was successful I checked the numbers. Everything looked normal and there were no extra fees. This made me feel safe about the whole thing. On April 29 in the evening I went to the Hertz counter at Johannesburg airport to pick up the car. The staff checked my paid booking and my license. While I was standing there I felt glad I used One-Dollar Freeze to lock the car earlier. I did not worry about cars being sold out or some card problem at the counter. For a business traveler like me the process felt simple and easy to control in time. On the return day which was around the evening of April 30 I drove the car back to the airport and gave the keys to the counter. I did a small cost check in my head. The part that felt best to me was still that first one dollar. There was no interest and no strange extra cost. The pressure on my credit card was smaller so I could keep more limit for other business expenses. For someone who flies a lot this kind of payment plan feels like a small but very real win.
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