[Idyllchat] Auto Insurance

Wed Jun 20 11:40:36 EDT 2007

Thanks for that clarification!  I can always depend upon this group for the
most up to date information!

We had actually already decided to go with the insurance provided by Travel
Insurance Group.  I just wanted to confirm my information!
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Thanks!
Barbara Watts

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I just checked with American Express and they don't cover car rental
insurance in the following countries:
Australia, Ireland, Italy, Israel, Jamaica and New Zealand.

So, apparently, there is going to be an insurance cost involved in renting
a car in Italy. Having been to Italy, I can understand them not wanting to
insure cars there, but I'm curious about Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica,
and Ireland.

Anyway, I hope you find something that works for you.

          - Jay

On 6/20/07, barbara_watts at campbellsoup.com <barbara_watts at campbellsoup.com>
wrote:

  I spoke to the Untours office recently regarding the use of American
  Express for our upcoming trip to Tuscany in September.  I was told by a
  member of the Untours staff that since they do not accept American
  Express
  the car rental agency would not accept it either.  Please let me know if
  your experience is different since this would help us defray some
  insurance
  costs.

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  Thanks!
  Barbara

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  I never buy the Rental Companies insurance. I rent using my American
  Express card. American Express covers the CDW. I had a rental car counter

  person try to tell me they don't, so I called American Express. They said
  they absolutely do. If you are unsure, you can always call American
  Express
  and ask them if they cover the CDW in whatever country you are traveling
  to. They covered the insurance in Scotland last fall.

  When I have traveled on business with a corporate AmEx, we were
  instructed
  not to take the extra insurance. AmEx covered it and we would not be
  reimbursed for that money if we did take it.

  Since you have to use a credit card to rent a car, I always use AmEx and
  I
  never buy extra insurance.

      - Jay

  On 6/20/07, Lyn Slazyk <movemonitor1 at sbcglobal.net > wrote:
    Hi Patricia,
    We've just returned from a month+ trip to Rome, Sicily, Sardinia. Had a
    car in Sicily and Sardinia and also depended on the Travel Insured
    coverage as we have many times in the past. We found driving in Sicily
  a
    bit more trying than most places and had a few "almost" scrapes during
    rush hours in cities and towns especially on the round abouts. However
    they always missed us, or we them, sometimes by the width of the paint
  on
    the car it seemed. But I still agree with Bob about not having
  redundant
    coverage.
    Lyn Slazyk
    Dallas

    Robert A Meyer < hmrm34 at verizon.net> wrote:
    Patricia,
    We will have a car on our Idyll Untour in France in July and we are
  going
    to depend on the coverage provided by Travel Insured.  We are not going
    to buy the CDW sold by the car rental company --
    don't like redundant insurance.   The risk is having to pay "out of
    pocket" for any damages and then get all the paper work together to
  file
    a claim with Travel Insured.
    I have never had to use the CDW included with Travel Insured.
    Bob Meyer
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