The above site offers a useful chart to begin comparing the various credit card coverages. As alway, double check by calling your credit card issuer to be sure that you are covered when renting a car.
Below is a site that explains the American Express Premium Car insurance. I felt this was such a good deal that I applied for an American Express card and once I received the card, I applied for the premium car rental insurance.
The website is not completely accurate: world mastercards cover the countries on the exclusion list. I recently went to Jamaica and made a point of using my world mastercard to rent a car. This proved wise as I was involved in a collision. World mastercard was very helpful.
good post really important info that needs to be updated all the time
cevee
Member
posted: Oct. 25, 2009 @ 5:09p
Thanks for posting this OP! I just read the article and found out that our Visa did not cover us for numerous vacations when we rented a small pickup truck with a locking cargo bed - so will probably have to adjust to renting a car or just going with what our auto policy covers.
What could possibly be wrong with reposting valuable info? Thanks kc.
kitschymoo
New Member
posted: Oct. 26, 2009 @ 5:28a
azygous said: the AMEX one looks really nice...anyone with any experience with them?? Yes, the AMEX Premium Protection plan is worth it, IMO.
After my accident, AMEX dealt directly with the rental company. At no time did the rental company try to bill me for, or even contact me about, the 60-mile tow or the damage to the car (beyond a letter saying that I could not rent from them for 12 months). AMEX contacted me via several letters - the first one which listed the documents that I had to send in to them, subsequent letters keeping me informed as to what stage of the process we were in, and a last one stating that the $6200 in assessed damage was fully covered.
riaesq said: What could possibly be wrong with reposting valuable info? Thanks kc.
Not speaking for FW specifically, but it does complicate searches (vs updating the existing thread). Doesn't really bother me if the threads are interlinked.
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