Minimum Insurance Required to Rent a CarTim asks: What is the minimum insurance required to rent a car, that I must have to LEGALLY hire a vehicle and what are the cheapest ways of covering myself?
I am from the UK travelling in the US. I want to hire a car in the State of California and travel to Nevada and Arizona and back. I need to be legally covered and if I have a smash I need to know I wont have to pay out anything (except a reasonable excess). I want to rent for about 10 days. I will be the only driver. My Response: The minimum insurance required to rent a car in the United States is basic public liability and property damage. (This covers only other persons and property, not the rental car itself in the case of loss or damage... that is a seperate coverage.) Car rental companies in California DO NOT include any state-required liability insurance into the base price of their rental cars. Most other states, DO include this coverage in the base rate of the rental. You would need to check with your own personal automobile insurance provider to see if you either have the minimum insurance required to rent a car or, if not, if you would be able to purchase a non-owner liability policy that would cover you while in a rental car in another country. If neither of these options is applicable, you will have to purchase the liability waiver or supplement available from the rental car company. Read more about Car Rental Liability Insurance
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You should also check your credit card to see if it offers rental car collision coverage as part of it's member benefits. If it does, make sure to check all the terms, conditions and restrictions of coverage (ie. will it cover you in a country different than your country of residence, is there a deductible, is it secondary to your personal insurance, etc).
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