What factors does Dollar Rent A Car consider when approving a site for a Dollar Rent A Car franchise?
Dollar_Rent_A_Car Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You shall open Your Franchised Business to the public no later than the date(s) provided in Attachment A to your Franchise Agreement. If you fail to begin operating Your Franchised Business at one (1) or more locations within the time periods designated and at the sites specified in Attachment A to your Franchise Agreement, you will be deemed in default of the Franchise Agreement (Franchise Agreement, Section 19.4(c)). The Location Opening Date will be set forth in Attachment A of the Franchise Agreement and, depending upon the time that we anticipate you will need to acquire or lease a location and commence active operation, will be on or after the date on which the Franchise Agreement is entered into. We will review and approve your site selection within thirty (30) days from our receipt of your notice (Franchise Agreement, Section 12.3, 13.5). Our approval will be dependent on the site being adequate to meet our standards for proximity to facilities and businesses such as hotels, offices, airports and highways. In the event that we do not approve your site, you may submit additional sites for approval, so long as you are able to commence active operation of Your Franchised Business as provided in Attachment A to your Franchise Agreement. If we do not approve of a site such that you cannot open Your Franchised Business by the Location Opening Date, we have the right to terminate the Franchise Agreement. If the Franchise Agreement is terminated, all non-refundable fees that you have paid to us (such as the initial franchise fee) will be forfeited by you.
We estimate the typical length of time between the signing of the Franchise Agreement and the opening of Your Franchised Business is 10 to 90 days. Factors which may affect this time period include identifying a site, obtaining acceptable financing arrangements, remodeling, decorating, purchasing and installing equipment, fixtures and signs, hiring employees, and similar factors.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 61–69)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Dollar Rent A Car's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, site approval is based on whether the location meets their standards for proximity to facilities and businesses such as hotels, offices, airports, and highways. Dollar Rent A Car will review and approve a franchisee's site selection within 30 days of receiving notice.
The Location Opening Date will be specified in Attachment A of the Franchise Agreement and will depend on the time Dollar Rent A Car anticipates the franchisee will need to acquire or lease a location and commence active operation. This date will be on or after the date the Franchise Agreement is entered into.
If Dollar Rent A Car does not approve the franchisee's site, the franchisee can submit additional sites for approval, as long as they can commence active operation of their Dollar Rent A Car business by the Location Opening Date. However, if Dollar Rent A Car does not approve a site in time for the franchisee to open by the Location Opening Date, Dollar Rent A Car has the right to terminate the Franchise Agreement, and the franchisee will forfeit all non-refundable fees paid, such as the initial franchise fee.
The estimated time between signing the Franchise Agreement and opening the Dollar Rent A Car business is 10 to 90 days. Factors that may affect this time period include identifying a site, obtaining financing, remodeling, decorating, purchasing and installing equipment, hiring employees, and similar factors.