Originally Posted by
keisari
I was not aware of the Carmel tunnel.
I am sure they said 15 shekel for the entire rental.
I was told that is the Avis part for processing the payment.
They said nothing about being a monthly fee but on the other hand Avis service at TLV is so poor that I doubt they would say anything that is relevant to my rental.
There are a couple of threads on the surcharge, and unfortunately, you misunderstood (at best). In addition to the calendar monthly fee, there will be individual use charges. It is not unusual at all for the final billing cycle to appear on your credit card as much as six months after your return home.
You will not have any success with using your credit card insurance.
With both car rentals and hotel rentals I always use the corporate web site. If you check the rates once every couple of weeks, you will find that the rate can fluctuate.