How to Reserve Child Safety Seats with a Car Rental

Traveling with young children can often mean more luggage than one can carry, especially when trying to navigate an infant or toddler through a busy airport. One way to reduce the bulk is to rent a child safety seat through your rental car company. You can rest assured that the child will be safe, and you won't have to remove the safety seat already in your car at home. Reserving a child safety seat will also cut down on the luggage you have to carry. Most car rental firms offer child safety seats.

Things You'll Need

• Money
• Destination guidebooks and maps
• Computer with Internet access
• Travel itinerary
• Luggage
• Driver's license and proof of insurance for all drivers
• Car reservation confirmation

Instructions

1. Choose a rental car company. Most have airport locations that are either onsite or offer free shuttle service to and from their location.

2. Choose the car you want to rent.

3. When making reservations online, select the number of child safety seats you will need from the drop-down box under the "Additional Items" category. If you are making reservations over the phone, let your customer service representative know you are interested in renting child safety seats.

4. Finish submitting the rest of the information requested in order to rent.

5. Verify that your request for a child safety seat has been added to your reservation.

6. Enjoy your trip!

Tips & Warnings

• Choose a rental car company that is onsite at the airport so you won't be in a taxicab without the child safety seat.

• If requesting the information online, call and verify the availability of child safety seats at the rental location.

• If needed, ask the car rental company for help installing the child safety seat.

• Make sure the vehicle you are renting is large enough to accommodate a child safety seat, your luggage and all guests traveling with you.