what is the cost to insure a car through a car rental?

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what is the cost to insure a car through a car rental?

Answer 1

You have lots of different options. The rental car companies price will vary, but can run about $30 a day. You can also do the insurance from AMEX as the other answer said.



Call your insurance agent for your car. Most insurances will cover your rental cars as well. However, if you were to get an accident, just like with your own car, it is likely your rates will go up.



My suggestion would be to get a vacation insurance. They can cover how much of your trip you like, so you could buy the lowest coverage, which may even cover more than your car. Then, if you were to have an accident or something, it would not make your regular insurance go up. I always use travel protection for my trips, so this also covers the cars. But it usually is pretty inexpensive to just cover the car rental as well.



Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Some insurance is included in the cost of renting a car. The big scam is that car rental companies try to get you to buy additional insurance at or more than the price of the car itself. They take you to the lot, then tell you about all the horror stories and then say ok, it's up to you then. Business travellers may not care because they get to write it off but it seems like an unfair business practice.



If you want additional insurance on a rental car you can get it if you have an AMEX card for like $30 a year, that covers all cars you rent that year.

Answer 3

a lot... last time i did it it was thirty bucks per day. the rental was less than that. currently, i pay less than thirty dollars per month. liability only...should i need to rent a vehicle in the future i can add collision/comprehensive to my own car and i am automatically covered for any other car that i drive for about forty per month extra.

Answer 4

it's included in the cost of the rental