{"id":23493,"date":"2015-11-22T08:13:09","date_gmt":"2015-11-22T06:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nladre-horikuchi.savviihq.com\/?p=23493"},"modified":"2025-10-14T11:30:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T09:30:49","slug":"why-do-you-need-to-refuel-a-rental-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adremlimburg.nl\/en\/blog\/waarom-moet-je-een-huurauto-aftanken\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do you have to refuel a rental car?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Renting a car offers unparalleled freedom and flexibility during your travels, but it also comes with certain responsibilities. One of the most important tasks when returning a rental car is ensuring the fuel tank is at the correct level. Why do you need to refuel a rental car? And what should you consider? In this blog post, we answer those questions and more.<\/p>\n

Refuelling<\/h2>\n

Refuelling refers to topping up a vehicle's fuel tank with fuel, such as petrol or diesel, to the desired or required level. This is a routine job needed to keep the vehicle running and prevent you from running out of fuel. With rental cars, it is often mandatory to return the car to the rental company with a full tank, unless otherwise agreed in your rental contract. This avoids extra costs and ensures the next renter can depart with a full tank. The fuel policy is one of the things to look out for during the Choosing the best hire car.<\/a><\/p>\n

Why do you have to refuel a loan car?<\/h2>\n

With many car rental companies, you have a full-to-full fuel policy. This means that you rent the car with a full tank and return it with a full tank as well, so that the next renter can also leave with a full tank. Refuelling falls under the normal car hire costs<\/a>. Do you receive a not full tank when you pick up the car? If so, state the precise tank capacity on your rental agreement. If you do not return the car with a full tank, you will be charged for the cost of the missing fuel and a service fee.<\/p>\n

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Can Adrem Limburg not refuel the rental car?<\/h3>\n

Of course, after you've returned the car, we can also refuel it for you. We offer this service too. However, it's not free. We charge \u20ac9 plus the cost of the fuel for refuelling a car. So please bear in mind that this option is more expensive than if you had driven to a petrol station yourself.<\/p>\n

Refuel when the rental car is used infrequently?<\/h2>\n

If you've only driven a few kilometres or the hired a car for a very short time<\/a>, it seems pointless to go and fill up. You won't even notice those few quid that are already out of the tank on the fuel gauge. Most rental agreements require the car to be returned with a full tank, regardless of the distance driven. This is a standard condition that you must adhere to to avoid extra charges. We know the average consumption of our rental cars. If you find that you had to refuel much more than expected, it's usually the fault of the previous renter. Therefore, it's only considerate to refill a rental car after use.<\/p>\n

What is the minimum decrease in petrol?<\/h2>\n

What is the minimum amount of petrol you have to take now? The petrol pump often states a minimum purchase of 5 litres at this petrol station, is this correct? When you want to refuel or fill up, you must purchase a minimum of five litres at the petrol station. Why refuel a minimum of 5 litres? This has to do with the calibration of the pump. Quantities of less than 5 litres are not guaranteed to be calibrated. In practice, you can also refuel 1 or 2 litres of petrol with your scooter.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Het huren van een auto biedt ongekende vrijheid en flexibiliteit tijdens je reizen, maar brengt ook enkele verantwoordelijkheden met zich mee. Een van de belangrijkste taken bij het terugbrengen van een huurauto is het zorgen dat de brandstoftank op het juiste niveau is. Waarom moet je een huurauto aftanken? En waarmee moet je rekening houden? […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":41453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19],"tags":[41,42],"class_list":["post-23493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-informatie","tag-aftanken","tag-huurauto"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adremlimburg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adremlimburg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adremlimburg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adremlimburg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adremlimburg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23493"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/adremlimburg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41452,"href":"https:\/\/adremlimburg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23493\/revisions\/41452"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adremlimburg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adremlimburg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adremlimburg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adremlimburg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}