# Additional usage policy | Guests

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Source: https://help.turo.com/en_us/additional-usage-policy-or-guests-BkyC4Vx49

Last updated: 2026-04-28T20:36:47.536Z

## Policy

Guests are expected to return a host’s vehicle on time. If you’re running late, you **must** [request an extension via Turo](https://help.turo.com/extending-or-shortening-your-trip-BypBE4eVc) as soon as possible. You can do so at any time while the trip is in progress and up to 24 hours after the originally scheduled trip end time. **A trip change is only valid if the request is made through Turo and the host accepts it there.** 

You’ll be unable to extend a trip if:

*   your request is declined or expires
*   the vehicle is unavailable for all or a portion of the extended time 
*   you have insufficient funds in your payment account 

If you can’t request an extension, you **must** return the vehicle at the originally scheduled end time or immediately if the trip end time has passed.

## Violations

If a guest keeps a host’s vehicle past the scheduled end time without their approval via the Turo system, the host may charge for additional usage and related fees, and we may void the guest’s protection plan. If the host charges for additional usage, guests will also be charged a 3% Turo administrative fee and airport fee if your trip started or ended at an airport where Turo has a permit and the airport charges a fee on incidental costs. Guests may also be charged a $50\* improper return fee if they are unresponsive, abandon the vehicle, cause a trip cancellation, or for other reasons determined by Turo, plus a 3% Turo admin fee and airport fee if your trip started or ended at an airport where Turo has a permit and the airport charges a fee on incidental costs.

*   **0-29 minutes late:** No charge for late return
    
*   **30 minutes to 1 hour 59 minutes late**: ½ the average daily trip price
    
*   ****2 hours or more late:** Average daily trip price for 1 day + $20\* late return fee** 
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    **24 hours or more late:** Guests may be charged to compensate their hosts for any inconvenience, with the amount dependent upon Turo determination  
      
    
    
    **

\*Amounts are in $A for Australia, CA$ for Canada, € for France, and £ for the United Kingdom. They’re in US$ for the United States and its territories.