Car Rental Insurance USA: Guide to CDW & SLI
UPDATE (December 2011): Great news! The much cheaper CDW/SLI insurance policies through iCarHireInsurance have become available again to residents of Australia and NZ, in addition to UK/EU residents.
UPDATE (November 2011): Please note that it has been brought to our attention (cheers Gary M.) that both our previously recommended CDW/SLI insurance cheaper alternatives – iCarHireInsurance and Insurance4CarHire…
Private Car Rentals: Drive Your Neighbour’s Porsche
Fancy an alternative way to renting that will give you access to a whole new world of choice? Hiring a car can be pretty ho-hum with the standard fare, but for Australian residents, we’re excited to share that there’s a new kid in town to spruce up the experience.
Introducing the Private Car Rentals Concept
DriveMyCar Rentals (DMCR) puts a…
Car Hire Insurance: Smarter Alternatives
UPDATE (November 2011): Please note that it has been brought to our attention one of our previously recommended providers Insurance4CarHire has stopped offering their policies to non-EEA (European Economic Area) residents. Thankfully, Worldwide Insure policies are still available. …
Car Hire Discounts from Partner Programs
Do you find yourself thinking that you have too many cards in your wallet, too many different loyalty programs and too many point schemes to consider? If so you probably feel you waste hours trying to understand the offers, when you would rather be planning the more enjoyable parts of your holiday.
Car hire is one such area, so…
Frequent Renter Programs: Is There A Winner?
Are you driving in circles with your frequent renter program options but failing to get anywhere?
Loyalty programs are offered by all of Australia’s five major car hire companies, but at a glance it can be hard to determine if any are superior. So we set our research team to work to find you the answer.
Car Hire Insurance On Your Credit Card
Many of us don’t realize our existing credit cards may already provide us with all the cover we need without having to take out extra excess insurance cover from the car hire companies. You can save precious dollars by checking if this is true for you.
How Car Hire Insurance Claims Work
Here’s a few more car hire insurance related points to note.
Money Business
If you damage your rental car, you can expect the car rental company to automatically deduct the MAXIMUM amount you are liable for (e.g. something like $2,750 if you haven’t taken out excess reduction) from the credit card you’ve registered with them.
Driving Rental Cars to the Snow
From Thredbo to Perisher, Falls Creek to Mt Baw Baw, comes the oft-asked question: Are you allowed to drive your rental car up to the snow?
In their standard terms and conditions, the Big Boys of Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz and Thrifty do NOT allow you to take any rental cars above the snowline or to any area that…
Car Hire Fees: What To Expect
Plan your budget with these indicative final prices for a basic Australian car rental from the Big Boys (Avis, Hertz, Budget, Thrifty, or Europcar).
- 3-day Car Hire
- Smallest Auto (Hatchback) $205 = $70/day
- Full-sized Auto (Sedan) $240 = $80/day
- 7-day Car Hire
- Smallest Auto (Hatchback) A$370 = $55/day
- Full-sized Auto (Sedan) A$429 = $60/day
Car Hire Questions To Ask
A checklist of questions you should ask yourself and the car hire company before committing.
Ask Yourself…
To be able to find the best deal for yourself as quickly as possible, you should know exactly what you need and what your priorities are.
- Most importantly: Do you really need a car?
- What’s the minimum sized car
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