What section of the Budget manual covers Accepting Repaired Vehicles?
Budget Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Budget has developed a system (the "System") for renting and leasing Vehicles (as defined below) and such other vehicles, without drivers, as may be approved by Budget in writing, which business is commonly known as a Budget Rent a Car business and more fully defined in Paragraph 1.2 (the "Rental Business"). Rental Businesses are conducted under certain trade names, trademarks and service marks, including "Budget," "Budget Rent a Car," and "Budget" with road designs, and their associated logos, color schemes and other existing or future trademarks, service marks, and indicia as designated by Budget (collectively the "Marks"). The System has acquired substantial good will through the efforts of Budget and its international network of mutually interdependent licensees and affiliate-owned operations (the "Network"). The System may be improved, further developed or otherwise modified by Budget through the use of standards, specifications and operating procedures prescribed by Budget in its Rent A Car Administration Manual (the "Manual"). The System will be the same for both Budget and its licensees and will be applicable to all Budget licensees (collectively, the "Standards").
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 80–426)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
The 2025 Budget Franchise Disclosure Document states that the standards and operating procedures are prescribed by Budget in its Rent A Car Administration Manual (the "Manual").
While the FDD excerpts discuss the licensee's responsibility to assist in the repair and return of disabled vehicles of other System licensees, and to handle inter-city drops in accordance with System policy, it does not explicitly state which section of the Budget manual covers accepting repaired vehicles. The document mentions standards for vehicle maintenance and condition, and the acceptance of disabled vehicles from other network members, but it does not pinpoint a specific section in the manual that deals with accepting repaired vehicles.
A prospective Budget franchisee should ask Budget for the specific section of the Rent A Car Administration Manual that details the procedures for accepting repaired vehicles, as well as any related policies or guidelines.