Chapter 25. Rental car insurance

We’ve all had this happen to us. Pressure to buy rental car insurance.

You rent a car on vacation, and the clerk at the counter goes through some of the terms of the rental agreement with you. It is long, confusing, and full of fine print, much of which remains undiscussed. Standing out in the form, however, is a section that the clerk points out to you and is so significant that it requires your initialing of a special box to indicate your choice. The special box deals with the optional insurance that the car rental agency urges you to purchase. It is at that time that many people have a brain freeze as you try hard to remember what you have heard regarding this insurance. Will your credit card cover your insurance ...

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