Tanya934

After a situation & a long winded dispute we had involving renting a car at Frankfurt Airport we now take out all insurances in Germany.It gives us peace of mind and was very useful when a tyre got shredded a couple of years back. Our rental agency fully reimbursed us for the new tire on proof of the receipt and were very helpful. Withoput the full insurance it would have been a very expensive tyre.

blitzen

Tire damage is normally no covered under CDW so you took out a good policy

Elchay

Is liability automatically covered? There does not seem to be an option of purchasing it

blitzen

3rd party liability is always included in Germany so no need to purchase extra

Elchay

Thanks

Concerto

Sometimes it's quite hard to avoid passing through bits of Italy, especially in Switzerland, and certain car types are excluded there.

As far as I know the Lufthansa Miles & More credit card provides insurance against the excess, which I'm planning to use for a rental this summer in Switzerland (and later on in the U.S.). Any experience with this card?

mrgreen

Always ask how high the deductible is! Sometimes it can be even as high as 1000€. And sometimes it can be reduced to 1€ for a low fee

blitzen

3rd party liability 0 deductible ( by law ) and very high limits ( was unlimited back then / maybe now 50m / but it will cover all possible cases)

ACflyerDE

That's the deductible for motor own damage, there is no deductible under the Auto liability coverage.

wolf72

Question! How much do rental companies usually block on your credit card for a 1 day use drop off in a different city in Germany? Trying to budget for it now as I fly out to Germany tommorrow.

flyingfkb

Not exactly what you are asking for but it might help
Same place return, one day rental, compact car (Ford Focus), company contract: 215€ were blocked.

wolf72

Thanks. I got a Volvo for about 85 euro per day from Hertz plus insurance, etc. Total cost for a 1 day rental came to 385 euro which was a killer for me. Just for a 1 day use.

Unlimited km but we returned the car to the drop off center with the fuel tank still 3/4 full (it was a diesel) and we got whacked with the fuel tank charge since we didn't stop to fill up before driving to drop off the car.

We simply were out of time and rushing to get into Munich city to drop off our bags at the hotel and then to get to the Allianze Arena in time for the start of the tournament.

We got caught in a terrible jam on the Autobahn for an hour as all traffic stopped for 10-20 minutes several times.

And that was just to get from Sttutgart airport to Munich airport!

offerendum

Always bad if you don't refill fuel. Happened me last time in Marseille.

wolf72

Yes, it was literally costing more than the car rental alone. Lesson learned!

LondonElite

You paid EUR300 for a quarter tank of fuel???