Customer Stories

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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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Michael ChristmanCzech Republic

When I first booked my car through QEEQ the first thing in my head was this question Can I really lock a car with only 1 dollar At that time there were still some days before my trip to Prague I am a young guy and my credit card limit is not very high A big charge at once is a bit stressful for me. On the booking page I saw something called One-Dollar Freeze It said I only need to pay 1 dollar first to lock the booking Then the rest of the money will be charged automatically before the rental starts and there is no interest. In my mind I was like Is this for real It sounded a bit too good But I also thought I can just try It is only 1 dollar so it is like buying some peace of mind. When I placed the order they really only took 1 dollar I even checked my credit card bill to make sure it was just that small amount. I chose an automatic Toyota Corolla Cross in Prague A four door car with five seats Good for me and my friends. After talking with my friends we planned to pick up the car on June 13 around ten in the morning and return it on June 16 around six in the evening. During those days I opened my credit card app again and again I always felt that some random pre hold might show up I was a bit worried But nothing strange appeared The bill was very clean. When the trip date got closer I suddenly felt nervous again I wondered if they would ask me to pay some big extra amount at the counter. Close to my departure I saw the full rental amount charged on my card It was the same as in my booking No extra cost That moment I finally felt calm. The automatic charge part felt really nice I did not need to remember any deadline for the rest of the payment I did not worry about my booking being canceled because I forgot to pay Those days I only needed to focus on planning my trip. On the pickup day in Prague airport I went to the rental counter The staff checked my booking Everything looked normal They did not try to add strange fees I also checked the paper they showed me It matched what I expected That was when I really felt that using 1 dollar to freeze the booking was a good deal. For someone like me a young renter having low pressure on my credit card is very important If I had to pay the full amount at the beginning I might think about it for a long time Or I would cut other spending first. With this way I only used a tiny bit of my credit when I booked Then when the automatic charge came I already had the money ready. The whole process felt easy Booking was easy Waiting for the auto charge did not bother my life I always felt that my car was safely reserved. Now when I look back the key point is that they did not add any random fee It matched what they wrote in the description So for me this One-Dollar Freeze is really useful not just a cool name.

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Kolby GreenbergSlovenia

I first saw this One-Dollar Freeze thing when I was booking on QEEQ and I felt relaxed right away. I was planning a solo trip to Slovenia and all the costs were piling up in my head. Flight, hotel, insurance, small stuff here and there. My credit card limit did not look very safe. I really wanted to drive on my own around Lake Bled so renting a car felt necessary. That night I was lying in bed scrolling on my phone. On the booking page I saw that I could lock the car by paying just 1 dollar. My first thought was I can at least secure the car now and not blow up my card at once. So I used One-Dollar Freeze and made the booking. I only paid 1 dollar as a booking fee. The rest would be taken automatically before the rental started. When the payment went through I felt like I could breathe a bit. I thought to myself that I still had time before the trip to fix my budget and move money around. In early June I arrived in Slovenia. On June 11 in the morning around ten I walked out from my hotel in Bled. The air was cool and fresh while I was walking to the SIXT counter. I was still doing money math in my head and suddenly I remembered that I had only paid 1 dollar at the start. I felt pretty glad about it. In the months before the trip I had even added one more hotel night in Bled. If the full car rental cost had been charged at the beginning my card bill would have stressed me a lot. At the counter I gave my details and soon I got the key for a Volkswagen Polo. It was manual, four doors and clean inside. For one person it was more than enough. When I sat in the car and held the steering wheel I laughed a bit at myself. I remembered how I stared at my card balance when I booked. I was happy that there was this option where I could just pay 1 dollar first and confirm the plan while I slowly prepared the rest of the money. When I drove around Lake Bled the water was shining and there were green hills everywhere outside the window. In my head I checked my travel costs again. Since I did not pay the whole rental fee at once in the beginning it felt easier when I adjusted my budget later. Of course I still had to pay the full amount. But this way of paying in parts made the whole planning stage feel lighter. I remember the return day on June 16. In the afternoon I drove from Bled back to Ljubljana. I reached the drop off point around six in the evening and the sky was turning gold. I parked the car and walked to the SIXT counter. My mood was very calm. I felt like everything on this trip was arranged in an orderly way. The rental payment was already taken care of and my mind was free from extra pressure. When I stood outside the airport I thought that without this 1 dollar booking option I might have skipped renting a car or picked a very cheap company that I did not trust. Then my days between Bled and Ljubljana would have been totally different. For someone like me who travels alone and cares about budget this way to pay just a little first, then let the rest be charged automatically without interest and with less stress on my credit card fits very well. Through the whole process I felt steady. I did not miss the car I wanted and I did not feel crushed by a big bill at the start.

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Ronald GallesCosta Rica

"You booked the car with just one dollar first?" My friend cut in when I was talking about my Costa Rica trip. I felt a bit proud and told him yes, I booked it with QEEQ and used their One-Dollar Freeze. I only paid 1 dollar first to lock the car in San Jose. I chose a Budget Toyota Rush with manual shift and five seats. The rest of the money was taken from my card a few days before the rental started. I did not need to pay a big amount at once, so my credit card pressure was small. When I first wanted to book the car I was not very sure about my travel plan. I did not want to put the full rental cost on my card right away. Then I saw the One-Dollar Freeze option. It said I could pay 1 dollar now and they would charge the rest before the pickup date with no interest. This made me feel relaxed. It was like I saved the car first and did not need to worry about extra cost. Around the morning of June 10 I went to the Budget counter in San Jose to pick up the car. When I saw the Toyota Rush waiting there I felt glad I used this payment plan. Maybe I would keep delaying the booking if I had to pay everything at the start. At the counter the staff only checked my booking and my license. My card had already been charged before so I did not need to pay a lot at the desk. The process was simple and fast. When I returned the car around the morning of June 16 I drove back to San Jose. The check was quick and there was no extra fee. Back at the hotel I looked at my card record. From the first 1 dollar to the final charge everything was clear. There was no strange cost. For a traveler like me who needs to plan a budget this felt really good. Now when people ask me how I booked my car I always say that I locked it with just 1 dollar first and I did not feel nervous about money at all.

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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.