NY car rental at the counter extra insurance

Micky 32 · 2016-01-11 23:05:06

Go over and back a lot and always rent a car. When at the counter i'm always asked do i want the extra insurance ( something like approx 6-10 dollars extra a day)... Sometimes i take it and other times i don't, is it a worthwhile extra or is it a waste of money and not much beneficial? Reason i ask i saw something on TV…

12-01-2016 12:05AM

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Micky 32

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Go over and back a lot and always rent a car. When at the counter i'm always asked do i want the extra insurance ( something like approx 6-10 dollars extra a day)...

Sometimes i take it and other times i don't, is it a worthwhile extra or is it a waste of money and not much beneficial? Reason i ask i saw something on TV this morning about a car rental company in Italy that did their best of not paying out after a serious accident.

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#2 12-01-2016 01:26AM

coylemj

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It's a waste of money if you don't have an accident

But seriously, it's definitely poor value for money because the typical hard sell you get at the counter is a classic indicator that the rental company and probably the counter clerk get a thumping big chunk of your cash as commission.

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