AER for N00b?!
Feb 11, 2016, 11:41 pm
#1
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AER for N00b?!
Hey Everyone,
Currently in New Zealand and rented a car from Hertz. Had a minor accident where one of the side doors got scratched. Usually I don't get additional coverage, but for whatever reason I decided this time to purchase the accident excess reduction which I was told would reduce my liability to $0. This sounds too good to be true, without knowing the full extent of the damage, can someone explain to me what type of costs I may be looking at/what to expect?
I tried to search but haven't found much in the way of NZ.
Thanks!
Currently in New Zealand and rented a car from Hertz. Had a minor accident where one of the side doors got scratched. Usually I don't get additional coverage, but for whatever reason I decided this time to purchase the accident excess reduction which I was told would reduce my liability to $0. This sounds too good to be true, without knowing the full extent of the damage, can someone explain to me what type of costs I may be looking at/what to expect?
I tried to search but haven't found much in the way of NZ.
Thanks!
Feb 11, 2016, 11:52 pm
#2
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From the booking system, it states
Accident Excess Reduction (AER) reduces the Accident Damage Excess (ADE) to nil.
You can expect to pay zero
If you paid for the coverage, why would you expect to pay anything?
Accident Excess Reduction (AER) reduces the Accident Damage Excess (ADE) to nil.
You can expect to pay zero
If you paid for the coverage, why would you expect to pay anything?
Last edited by Dave Noble; Feb 11, 2016 at 11:58 pm
Feb 12, 2016, 12:16 am
#3
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Thanks for the quick reply man, cautiously optimistic that's how it'll play. Honestly I just figured there would be some fees or the way it was structured ADE might be nil but I would be hit with something else. I have seen my coworkers get screwed by hertz an avis both for other things so I don't have much faith in them.