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Janet CropleyUnited States

When I think about this business trip and the car rental, I still feel it was pretty easy. I booked the car on QEEQ. That day I was at home planning my schedule. My flights were booked. The hotel was booked. All the meetings were fixed. The only thing not confirmed was the car. I knew I would arrive in Newark around June 3 and finish near Fort Lauderdale around June 15. I needed a big car for my coworkers and our luggage. When I saw a car like a Chevrolet Suburban in that group, I felt calm right away. On business trips I always worry a bit about my credit card limit. The flights and hotels are already on my card. If the car rental also takes a big payment at once, I feel some pressure. That day I saw they had something called One-Dollar Freeze. I was curious. I checked it and saw I only needed to pay 1 dollar first to lock the car. The rest would be charged before the rental started and there was no interest. My first thought was that this was perfect for someone like me who travels a lot for work. In my head I quickly went through my recent big payments. I knew if I put another full rental charge on my card right away it would feel heavy. I told myself I should just lock the car now since it was only 1 dollar. When I clicked confirm I felt relaxed. It was like I got a place in line without paying everything at once. After the booking I went back to my work emails. I did not feel that I had another big cost on my card. I just kept in mind that the rental amount would be taken before the trip. A few days before my flight, I remembered the booking and checked my credit card bill. I saw the charge went through as expected. There were no extra fees and nothing strange. At that moment I felt I made a smart choice with this payment plan. When I finally landed in Newark, it was in the afternoon around June 3. I pulled my suitcase to the Thrifty counter. In my head I was already thinking about the meetings and the cities I had to visit. Since I only paid 1 dollar at the start I did not worry about the payment anymore. I could focus on my work plan instead. At the counter the staff checked my booking and it was smooth. I just showed my documents and the booking. The car was a big one in the same group. The space was enough. My coworker even said the car felt very roomy when he got in. On the road from Newark down to Florida, I sometimes thought about this payment method. At one dinner some coworker complained about high credit card bills. In my mind I compared my situation to his. I felt I planned this part pretty well. When I returned the car around June 15 at noon in Fort Lauderdale, I felt calm. There was no extra surprise and no sudden new charge. The whole thing was simple. First I paid 1 dollar and locked the booking. Then the rest was taken before the rental started. For someone like me on business trips this made the whole process more friendly. My credit card did not feel too heavy when I was still preparing for the trip.

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Ruben SarkarUnited States

At first I kind of wanted to complain about booking a car because my business trip schedule was really full and I hate seeing a big charge hit my credit card at once. On a trip last year I got scared by a huge pre authorization so this time when I saw One-Dollar Freeze on QEEQ I just stared at it for a second and thought is it real that I can lock a car with only 1 dollar. This trip was to New York for meetings and I chose a Chrysler Pacifica from Avis a seven seater so I could ride with colleagues from the airport to the city. I booked it some time in advance and the system only took 1 dollar. I checked my bill on my phone and felt relaxed. My credit limit was almost untouched and I could still pay for flights and hotel without stress. I remember it was around the night of June 10. I was at home fixing my slides and thinking it was nice that I did not need to pay the full amount at once. That big number on the bill would make my heart hurt. When it was close to the pick up time on June 11 in the afternoon the rest of the rental cost was already charged automatically. I did not see any strange fee and there was no interest. In my head I was a bit surprised and thought they really just froze the booking with 1 dollar. When I arrived in New York I went to the Avis counter and did the normal rental process. Everything felt like a regular rental and I could focus more on my work. While I was driving the car to meet a client I kept thinking that if every booking could start with a tiny payment like this it would be great for someone who travels for business a lot. For me the main feeling was that the pressure on my credit card was much lower and my bill looked a lot better. It felt good to lock the car first and let the payment go through later and this fits business travelers who fly around all the time.

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Yvette Teresa PribitkinUnited States

I liked this booking mainly because I only paid 1 dollar at the start. I used QEEQ and saw this plan called One-Dollar Freeze. When I clicked confirm I was thinking in my head if this is real and if they would really just take 1 dollar or if there would be some strange extra fee later. Then the booking got confirmed. The pickup was in Brevard County in the US around June 13th 2026 at noon. I booked a Budget Chrysler Pacifica same group with 7 seats. For someone my age paying the full amount at once feels a bit heavy. So when I saw I could lock the car with just 1 dollar I felt a lot more relaxed. My first thought was that I could just hold the car first and not blow up my credit card right away. During the next days I checked my credit card a couple of times. I saw they really only took that 1 dollar and there was no interest and no strange fee. I felt pretty safe then and that little voice in my mind that said this might be a trap slowly went away. When the trip was getting close they took the rest of the money in one charge. I got the text and for a second I was confused. Then I remembered this was from the One-Dollar Freeze booking because there was almost no pressure before so I almost forgot about it. From picking up the car in Brevard County to returning it in Orlando around June 16th at noon I did not worry about payment at all. The main feeling for me was that this way of paying in two steps broke that tense moment when a big amount hits your card in one go. I also added one child safety seat so I thought the total price would scare me more. But since I only paid 1 dollar at the start my stress was much lower. I kept thinking it would be nice if more big payments worked like this so young people would feel less pressure with their credit cards. This experience really made me like this one dollar first and auto charge later style and I remembered it was an option they gave me through QEEQ.

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Ana HaUnited States

Let me complain a bit first. Before business trips I really hate when my credit card limit gets taken up in one go. I fly in and out, have meetings, then still need a car in another city. In the past when I booked cars, the full prepay charge hit my card at once. The reimbursement from work was always slow. I felt a lot of stress. This time when I booked through QEEQ I saw a plan called One-Dollar Freeze. It said I only need to pay 1 dollar first to lock the car. The rest would be charged automatically before the rental starts and there is no interest. At first I did not fully trust it. I checked the price a few times and saw it was the same as normal prepay, so I chose this plan. I placed the booking around June 11. I chose to pick up a Toyota Camry or similar in New York at noon on June 15 and return it the next day around noon in Washington. When I booked I was only charged 1 dollar. My banking app showed the small charge and I kind of laughed. It felt like I saved a spot but my wallet had no pressure at all. One or two days before the trip I saw the rest of the rental amount charged on my card. That time I already knew my schedule was set. There was no extra fee and the number was exactly what I saw when I booked. For me the key point is my credit card limit stayed quite free during those days. It did not get locked by the full car payment weeks before. That helped with other work costs like possible flight changes and hotels. On the pickup day at noon I went to the rental counter near the New York airport. The staff checked my booking and asked me to swipe my card for the deposit. They did not ask anything about the prepayment and the whole process was simple. I was really glad I used the 1 dollar plan. If a big payment was stuck on my card from the start I would feel very passive during the whole trip. This experience made me like this way of paying only 1 dollar first and the rest later. It feels very friendly for business travelers because plans often change and at least the card pressure does not hit you from day one.