The HQ system allows you to set rates based on your fleet utilization. This means if you normally charge $40/day, you can set a higher price like $45/day when your fleet availability is at 10%. This way you can optimize your rates and take advantage of high demand. There are various options and use cases for demand-based rates. Here's an overview of the best use cases:

1️⃣ Rates based on vehicle utilization

Set a specific rate for your fleet depending on the availability percentage. For example:

• With normal availability, the rate is $40/day
• With low availability, the rate is $45/day

2️⃣ Rates based on vehicle utilization & days of the week

Set a specific rate for your fleet depending on the availability percentage and the day of the week. This means you can set a higher weekend rate that differs from the weekday rates when the demand is high. For example:

• On weekdays with normal availability, the rate is $40/day
• On weekdays with low availability, the rate is $45/day
• On weekends with normal availability, the rate is $45/day
• On weekends with low availability, the rate is $50/day

Follow the steps below to set up your demand-based rates.

Step 1 - Enable Utilization Based Pricing

Navigate to the Settings menu by clicking on the Settings option located at the bottom of the main menu.

Next, go to Car Rental Settings → Settings Tab and scroll down to the ‘Rates & Days Calculations’ section**.**

Under the ‘Rates & Days, Calculations’ section, look for the ‘Enable Utilization Based Pricing’ setting marked in red in the image below ****and set it to ‘Yes’.

After setting this to yes, scroll down and click the blue Save button at the bottom of the page.

Step 2 - Add Your Rate

Head to the Settings page by clicking the Settings option at the bottom of the main menu.

Navigate to Car Rental Settings → Rates and click on the blue ‘Add Rate’ button located on the upper right-hand corner of the Rates page, or choose an existing rate.