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Originally posted by Dobbi:
Renting to foreigners brings a whole host of new risks to rental companies. It's much more difficult to sue and collect in the case of a lost/stolen/damaged car/other claim, for instance.
Hence, to compensate the rental agency for taking on that greater risk, they need to charge higher rates.</font>
You also get a better rate in another country. I booked a car for CDG, France. A German resident would get the car much cheaper, and the CDW and theft insurance was included in the lower rate!