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**Joseph Coulter[_6_]** · January 4th, 2010, 12:36 PM posted to rec.travel.australia+nz

On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 14:26:58 +0200, (Henry) wrote:

Peter Webb wrote:

4. If you rent a car using an Amex credit card, its quite possible that you
will get free CDW through Amex (which shows you what a rip-off this
insurance is, that Amex gives it away free).

I think most major credit cards do this, at least if you're above the
basic level. I know my Visa Platinum card does.

cheers,

Henry
Actually this is not the case so much. None of my US based cards (Gold
Platinum etc.) including an Amex Platinum will gie insurance in
Australia. one neends to check and not assume. In at least one case I
caught the exception by reading the truly fine print in the long
boring letter delineating changes to the coverage. that got me
searching to discover no coverage. At the same time I have talked with
folks with Amex cards from different programs that seem to have
coverage . . .