What is EDI in the context of Dollar Rent A Car's reservation system?
Dollar_Rent_A_Car Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
[Item 6: OTHER FEES]
When a customer presents a voucher to a franchisee as payment for a rental at franchisee's location, the voucher will be processed by us.
We will send payment to the franchisee for the Net Proceeds less a 5% service fee.
This is reservation system for third-party delivered reservations.
EDI is a web-based system for receiving reservations and managing the rental transaction through the life of the rental.
TSD is the system distributor that provides software and system technology in the form of applications, interfaces, web services, and hosting services, and provides Dollar with development and support services for products (including EDI) and new interfaced development.
Certain issuers of required charge cards and credit cards will not deal directly with franchisees.
We will process and collect these charge rentals and send payment to you for the charges less our service fee and less the fee deducted by the charge card issuer.
In some cases, franchisees may request that we handle the processing and collection of rentals charged on other required charges.
In this case, we will charge a service fee in addition to the fee imposed by the card issuer.
| Type of Fee 1 | Amount | Due Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDI Cost 7 | $6.50 for TSD and $1.50 for OKC Administration for a total of $8.00 per reservation | As billed. | Insurance Replacement reservations charge and processing fee. See Footnote 7. |
Source: Item 6 — OTHER FEES (FDD pages 39–46)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Dollar Rent A Car's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, EDI is defined as the reservation system for third-party delivered reservations. Specifically, it is a web-based system used for receiving reservations and managing rental transactions throughout the rental lifecycle.
TSD is the system distributor that provides software and system technology in the form of applications, interfaces, web services, and hosting services, and provides Dollar Rent A Car with development and support services for products (including EDI) and new interfaced development.
Dollar Rent A Car franchisees are charged an EDI Cost of $6.50 for TSD and $1.50 for OKC Administration, totaling $8.00 per reservation. This fee is billed to the franchisee. The FDD indicates that this charge is specifically for Insurance Replacement reservations charge and processing fee.