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Car Rental Traps to beware of
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Here are some ways to protect yourself and pay less.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://finance.sympatico.msn.ca/savingsdebt/lizpulliamweston/article.aspx?cp-documentid=20639974"><P>Renting a car is getting trickier by the day.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://finance.sympatico.msn.ca/savingsdebt/lizpulliamweston/article.aspx?cp-documentid=20639974"><STRONG>Trap No. 1: Limiting your search</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://finance.sympatico.msn.ca/savingsdebt/lizpulliamweston/article.aspx?cp-documentid=20639974"><P><STRONG>Trap No. 2: Not factoring in taxes</STRONG><BR />Various levels of governments have discovered the perfect patsies: rental-car drivers. 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