Originally Posted by
gnomey
how many of you are successful in declining CDW in europe (i know it's big continent, but curious about experience across different countries) without the car rental company
- holding a large chunk (1000 euros +) of money on your cc , more than the standard deductible/excess they would have held if you accept their CDW
- saying you cannot decline because this means removing TPL as well which is mandatory
- raising the daily rate of your rental
?
None of that at all, and I've rented in Ireland, UK, Germany, France, Netherlands, and Poland. In Mexico City, I had an $18,000 (U.S., not pesos) hold on my credit card to cover the value of the whole car and the guy was so pissed it went though. Came back a month later and they no longer tried to twist arms, the car rental rate went up from $9.99 a day to $25 and the hold was $2,000 though. I don't experience that anywhere in Europe though.