Second driver staying longer than primary driver
Oct 21, 2023 | 5:36 pm
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Second driver staying longer than primary driver
I'm renting the car in my name and with my insurance. My son-in-law will be the secondary driver.
They want to stay 2 days longer than me, I'll fly home before the rental is due back.
Is it ok that I'm not physically nearby in case something happens? Is the fact that he's the registered secondary driver good enough to leave him with the car while I'm gone?
I'm getting deja vu that I might have asked this in the past but can't recall the answer or find the thread.
They want to stay 2 days longer than me, I'll fly home before the rental is due back.
Is it ok that I'm not physically nearby in case something happens? Is the fact that he's the registered secondary driver good enough to leave him with the car while I'm gone?
I'm getting deja vu that I might have asked this in the past but can't recall the answer or find the thread.
Oct 21, 2023 | 5:40 pm
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I'm renting the car in my name and with my insurance. My son-in-law will be the secondary driver.
They want to stay 2 days longer than me, I'll fly home before the rental is due back.
Is it ok that I'm not physically nearby in case something happens? Is the fact that he's the registered secondary driver good enough to leave him with the car while I'm gone?
I'm getting deja vu that I might have asked this in the past but can't recall the answer or find the thread.
They want to stay 2 days longer than me, I'll fly home before the rental is due back.
Is it ok that I'm not physically nearby in case something happens? Is the fact that he's the registered secondary driver good enough to leave him with the car while I'm gone?
I'm getting deja vu that I might have asked this in the past but can't recall the answer or find the thread.
Oct 21, 2023 | 5:43 pm
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I do hope you are correct.
Oct 21, 2023 | 5:49 pm
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If you're relying on your personal auto insurance to cover third-party liability and/or loss/damage involving the rental car, you should verify with your insurance company whether their coverage extends to other authorized drivers of a car you rent.
Oct 21, 2023 | 6:00 pm
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This would be me not even physically in the same state.
Oct 21, 2023 | 6:14 pm
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No, I'm not, it's the Amex Premium Primary Insurance, and I just recalled asking about it before...but now I remember that it was ok, secondary driver is covered, but we would be "together" in the same area, even if he was off someplace alone that day.
This would be me not even physically in the same state.
This would be me not even physically in the same state.
But what coverage -- if any -- does the second driver have for third-party liability? Does he have his own personal auto insurance, and if so, does it cover him when driving rental cars?
Oct 21, 2023 | 7:47 pm
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As long as he is an authorized driver listed on the rental contract, it makes no difference if you are sitting next to him in the passenger seat or orbiting the earth on the space station. He is fully covered under any insurance scenario as long as he is obeying the terms of the rental contract.
Last edited by AutoSlash; Oct 23, 2023 at 10:54 am
Oct 23, 2023 | 8:53 am
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Just make sure that both of you are covered for third-party liability (death or injury to others, or damage to the property of others). The Amex Premium rental-car insurance does not provide any third-party liability coverage.