Rental Auto Insurance San Diego California CA
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Reader’s Question:
My son is leaving Ireland tomorrow to fly to San Diego California. He has rented a car to drive in Seattle - everything appears to be arranged. But I want to make sure he has adequate car insurance that’s needed and required; he is over 25 years and has normal travel insurance.
Meryl
San Diego, CA
There are many credit card companies that will cover insurance requirements if you use their credit card to rent a car. I suggest that your son should check first with his credit card carrier before he leaves Ireland since once your son is here he’ll be pressured to sign up for every bit of insurance he can buy, whether he needs it or not. Rental car companies make tons of money this way.
Anyone who’s renting a car in the US from overseas will be able to purchase all the insurance he needs through a car rental company; both liability and collision. He’ll be completely covered if he asks for total insurance coverage but he needs at least liability insurance to get a rental car. All rental car companies would offer various types of insurance and waivers that broaden your liability protection and that can relieve you of the responsibility of paying for a wrecked rental. Anyways, rental car insurance by any name will cover you just the same. Having more is always preferred, but I think that’s the minimum. That means you’ll be protected from having to pay costly repair bills if you damage the rental company’s property.
To make sure that you get the best rates available in San Diego California for rental car insurance, it’s always advised to shop around; that’s your best protection.