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FROM A SAVED POSTING A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

Accidents?

Car Rental Insurance

The length of time You rent the same vehicle or vehicles must not exceed 48 consecutive days, which follow one immediately after the other. In order to break the consecutive day cycle, a full calendar day must exist between rental periods. If the rental period exceeds 48 consecutive days, coverage will not be provided from the first day onwards, i.e. coverage will not be provided for either the first 48 consecutive days or any subsequent days. Coverage may not be extended for more than 48 days by renewing or taking out a new rental agreement with the same or another Rental Agency for the same vehicle or another vehicle.
• Coverage is limited to loss/damage to, or theft of a rental vehicle only up to the rental vehicle’s actual cash value plus valid Loss of Use charges.

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If covered, taking insurance when renting is un-necessary.
Put everything and anything concerning with the rental on your credit card.
Before you leave the rental location, check the vehicle over 100%. Have ANY damage or noticeable scratches noted and drawn on your contract.
Don’t forget to check the hub-caps/mag wheels for dents or gouges.
Cost friends 2 yrs ago $145.00 for a bad gouge on a mag wheel that they never caused.

Replace gas to level when you rented.

IF, (hope never) you are involved in an accident, your fault or not call, for the police and have them make an accident report. Make sure it is policed stamped!


Immediately or ASAP call the rental agency and get a written estimate along with all the necessary parts needed. To be re-imbursed you will need:

Police Report--Stamped and/or notorized.
Estimate for Repair (usually provided by the rental agency)
Parts Needed To Repair the Vehicle List
Total Amount of The Repair
The actual receipt of the rental at the start. This of course would be before the accident.
The full amount of the repair with parts etc. put on your credit card for full payment.

Any and all medical bills.
Call your card maker BEFORE you leave the island and get all necessary requirements in writing with receipts necessary that they recommend.

This usually does not apply but if you rent more than 31 days, card insurance does not apply in many cases??? My VISA is Platinum and after 31 days it is negated. Why? It’s just contractual??
If you had a accident on the 2nd dau and rented for 32 days total, you may well not be covered...It usually is in the rental contract somewhere!


PS: Be extra extra careful the last few days before you depart the island. Time needed to acquire all necessary receipts is at least 3 days!