Originally Posted by
trooper
Originally Posted by
Dave Noble
Many travel insurances offered in Australia only offer very limited car rental coverage to a few thousand dollars and are completely inadequate to replace LDW in USA[
They are completely inadequate yes...because they were never meant to replace CDW/LDW. Nor did I suggest or imply that they did.... I specified that my Travel Insurance covered the EXCESS. Not that it replaced CDW/LDW in any way....was that not clear? I think we have all encountered Aussies who think they have "Insurance" on US rentals through their travel insurance..... scary stuff.
"Excess? Covered by standard travel insurance policies purchased here" was not that clear
There are a few cards that do offer proper protection for hire cars ( such as the American Express Platinum Charge card ) , but I agree that most coverages offered in AU seem to be fairly poor and only would cover a few thousand dollars and some people who think that they are covered will end up with an unpleasant shock
Fortunately , Hertz quotes from Australa do seem to include LDW by default for USA