2024 - Beerhunters - Florida Palms Tournament - Car Rental, GPS, Tolls

Tips and Tricks for Car Rental, GPS, and Tolls

Need a Car

Check this link out from the tournament organizer - Guy

For anyone interested in renting a car in Florida I got a good deal from here:

https://www.priceline.com/rentalcars/?vrid=737312daba1816016cc59fe18a4d7210

From Jeff Sisson in 2023

From previous trips there are a few tricks.

• Car Rental - When you arrive, split up. One group heads to baggage claim and the driver should head straight to car rentals as they are offsite. This means you are likely to avoid the long lines of folks wanting to get a car.
• Car Rental - Return - When you come back to return the car, you are allowed to return them at the terminal.
• GPS - Most cars now require a phone for GPS. That means that you will require a data plan in order to use Waze, etc. If you have a GPS you should consider bringing it pre-loaded with the addresses that you need to get out of the airport (i.e. the Post Card Inn), You can also add the Arena etc. This way you can avoid a roaming package on your phone. We tried this and we were fine without a phone (relying only on WiFi).
• Tolls - IMPORTANT - Make sure that the EZPASS is closed in your rental car - ours was left open for our last trip and when we went to pay at the first toll booth the operator said that we had already registered. We asked her to reverse the charge and closed the EZPASS. You can use the Toll highways as long as you go to the Cash lanes (usually to the right). Of course - make sure that you bring cash.
• Tolls - IMPORTANT - When returning to the airport - you will need to gas up so you will likely exit at the last exit  - make sure that you bring cash.