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They will sign off on the spot as Norman says. I am not sure what
extra policy you are contemplating I do take extra coverage with me through my travel insurance. I did have an accident in Tasmania, but that time my coverage had been arranged locally so I do not know if supplemental insurance was a part, but I did not have to pay even though the front corner of the driver's side was clipped by a right turning vehicle. |
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Car Hire in Australia: need for SLI?
"Joseph Coulter" wrote in message ... On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:41:38 GMT, "neverwas" wrote: I think most major credit cards do this, at least if you're above the basic level. I know my Visa Platinum card does. FWIW nor do any of my 3 UK credit cards provide cover for car hire. It sounds like you are contemplating the kind of third party insurance that I encourage and that I take on my rentals in Australia. ie in lieu of the CDW from the car hire company. Joseph Coulter Joseph Coulter Cruises and Vacations www.josephcoulter.com You probably recommend it because it has very fat margins. By any reasonable standards, CDW from car hire companies is a complete rip-off. I insure a $60,000 motor car for about $800 per annum, or about $2.50 per day. That's $2.50 to insure a $60,000 loss. The excess on most car rentals is $2,000, and that is all most CDW covers. It typically costs $20/day. So when I am driving my own car, $2.50 a day carries a $60,000 risk. If I am driving a rental car, $20 carries a $2,000 risk. The insurance per dollar covered for CDW is 240 times as much for other car insurance. That's basically why some credit card companies give it away for free. The real value of insuring a $2,000 excess through CDW is probably closer to $2,000/$60,000 * $2.50, which is about 8 cents a day. Small enough for credit card companies to give it away for free. Yet car companies charge $20/day. And many people buy it, because they can't work out the math to realise what a rip-off it truly is. |
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Car Hire in Australia: need for SLI?
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It sounds like you are contemplating the kind of third party insurance that I encourage and that I take on my rentals in Australia. ie in lieu of the CDW from the car hire company. Joseph Coulter Joseph Coulter Cruises and Vacations www.josephcoulter.com You probably recommend it because it has very fat margins. By any reasonable standards, CDW from car hire companies is a complete rip-off. snip Possibly some misunderstanding here? I can't speak for Joseph Coulter's intended meaning but what I took him to mean was that he buys insurance from a company *other than the car hire company* to cover the excess on damage plus such things as damage to tyres & windscreen. That's what I am now doing with Questor (http://www.questor-insurance.co.uk/). Interestingly their annual policy for the world for 2 drivers (but excluding SLI) costs GBP 60 (c. AUD 105 or AUD 0.30 per day) for cover up to USD 80,000 for damage. That seems to me not bad at all - bearing in mind that then when I used to deal with the car industry 20-odd years ago they had firm figures to show drivers treat company and hire cars differently from their own cars. -- R |
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Car Hire in Australia: need for SLI?
On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:01:14 GMT, "neverwas"
wrote: Possibly some misunderstanding here? I can't speak for Joseph Coulter's intended meaning but what I took him to mean was that he buys insurance from a company *other than the car hire company* to cover the excess on damage plus such things as damage to tyres & windscreen. That's what I am now doing with Questor (http://www.questor-insurance.co.uk/). Interestingly their annual policy for the world for 2 drivers (but excluding SLI) costs GBP 60 (c. AUD 105 or AUD 0.30 per day) for cover up to USD 80,000 for damage. That seems to me not bad at all - bearing in mind that then when I used to deal with the car industry 20-odd years ago they had firm figures to show drivers treat company and hire cars differently from their own cars. Thank you.. |
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Car Hire in Australia: need for SLI?
"neverwas" wrote in message om... snip It sounds like you are contemplating the kind of third party insurance that I encourage and that I take on my rentals in Australia. ie in lieu of the CDW from the car hire company. Joseph Coulter Joseph Coulter Cruises and Vacations www.josephcoulter.com You probably recommend it because it has very fat margins. By any reasonable standards, CDW from car hire companies is a complete rip-off. snip Possibly some misunderstanding here? I can't speak for Joseph Coulter's intended meaning but what I took him to mean was that he buys insurance from a company *other than the car hire company* to cover the excess on damage plus such things as damage to tyres & windscreen. That's what I am now doing with Questor (http://www.questor-insurance.co.uk/). Interestingly their annual policy for the world for 2 drivers (but excluding SLI) costs GBP 60 (c. AUD 105 or AUD 0.30 per day) for cover up to USD 80,000 for damage. That seems to me not bad at all - bearing in mind that then when I used to deal with the car industry 20-odd years ago they had firm figures to show drivers treat company and hire cars differently from their own cars. My argument was CDW from car hire companies was a complete rip-off. Other sources may be OK. (Indeed, as others have confirmed, some credit card companies incude it for free, which is a very good deal indeed). -- R |
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Car Hire in Australia: need for SLI?
I've been reading past threads as well and I'm really interested with the extra liability insurance so thanks for doing the difficult job of finding out more about it. I like to travel at my own pace so having that kind of assurance is perfect for me. -- leila Message origin: TRAVEL.com |
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