Foreigner will rent from Avis LAX...no taxes & fees?
Mar 11, 2019, 4:25 am
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Foreigner will rent from Avis LAX...no taxes & fees?
I will be in L.A. in June and have booked a minivan with Avis.com (I declared I am a resident of another country). My booking included the LDW and 3rd party liability which I am happy for. For taxes & fees (airport concession fees), it was zero.
Will Avis surprise me and charge me these taxes & fees when I pick up my car? Or they will honor whatever the total is on my booking confirmation?
Will Avis surprise me and charge me these taxes & fees when I pick up my car? Or they will honor whatever the total is on my booking confirmation?
Mar 11, 2019, 4:34 am
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They sent me a confirmation email and again the 'taxes and fees' was zero. I am a bit wary so I came here to ask if anybody has had a similar experience.
Mar 11, 2019, 6:03 am
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You may be surprised, but not in the way you think. The taxes and fees are probably just baked into the rate since it's an all-inclusive deal. You should be fine there. Where the surprise may come in is if you have an accident with the rental and then try to collect on the LDW and/or 3rd party liability. Once a claim has been opened, it will be pretty easy to see that you misrepresented your country of residence and Avis will see a way out of any damage claim.
The rental companies may be incompetent sometimes, but they're not stupid--they know what folks do. It's probably not worth them policing it in most cases where there is no claim--no harm, no foul. However, if you have a major accident with a not significant claim amount, they will check for these sorts of things. If they can find a way to get out of paying and forcing you to pay instead due to a misrepresentation or violation of their terms of service, they surely will. To put it another way, that "free" LDW/LIS you got is probably worthless.
The rental companies may be incompetent sometimes, but they're not stupid--they know what folks do. It's probably not worth them policing it in most cases where there is no claim--no harm, no foul. However, if you have a major accident with a not significant claim amount, they will check for these sorts of things. If they can find a way to get out of paying and forcing you to pay instead due to a misrepresentation or violation of their terms of service, they surely will. To put it another way, that "free" LDW/LIS you got is probably worthless.
Mar 11, 2019, 6:41 am
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Mar 11, 2019, 8:09 am
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Mar 11, 2019, 10:11 am
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Mar 13, 2019, 4:41 am
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You may be surprised, but not in the way you think. The taxes and fees are probably just baked into the rate since it's an all-inclusive deal. You should be fine there. Where the surprise may come in is if you have an accident with the rental and then try to collect on the LDW and/or 3rd party liability. Once a claim has been opened, it will be pretty easy to see that you misrepresented your country of residence and Avis will see a way out of any damage claim.
The rental companies may be incompetent sometimes, but they're not stupid--they know what folks do. It's probably not worth them policing it in most cases where there is no claim--no harm, no foul. However, if you have a major accident with a not significant claim amount, they will check for these sorts of things. If they can find a way to get out of paying and forcing you to pay instead due to a misrepresentation or violation of their terms of service, they surely will. To put it another way, that "free" LDW/LIS you got is probably worthless.
The rental companies may be incompetent sometimes, but they're not stupid--they know what folks do. It's probably not worth them policing it in most cases where there is no claim--no harm, no foul. However, if you have a major accident with a not significant claim amount, they will check for these sorts of things. If they can find a way to get out of paying and forcing you to pay instead due to a misrepresentation or violation of their terms of service, they surely will. To put it another way, that "free" LDW/LIS you got is probably worthless.
Mar 13, 2019, 4:47 am
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Thank you very much for your reply. Fingers crossed Avis stands by their quote. I will also try to reach their Help desk.
And yes, I really live abroad (outside the US) and I hold a driver’s license from my country of citizenship. I completely understand your initial concern as I have read quite a number of posts from people trying to take advantage of non-US resident rates.
And yes, I really live abroad (outside the US) and I hold a driver’s license from my country of citizenship. I completely understand your initial concern as I have read quite a number of posts from people trying to take advantage of non-US resident rates.