car hire in California - any way to avoid the "one-way drop off" surcharge (rip-off) ?

"Poopkins" wrote in message
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BTW, make sure your own car insurance back home in the UK covers you for
US rental cars -- for both collision damage to the rental car itself, and
for third-party liablity.

No normal car insurance policy in the UK will cover you for any rental cars,
either in the UK or abroad. There are specialist policies you can take out,
but these are rare and expensive.

"Mark Hewitt" wrote in message
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"Poopkins" wrote in message
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BTW, make sure your own car insurance back home in the UK covers you for
US rental cars -- for both collision damage to the rental car itself, and
for third-party liablity.

No normal car insurance policy in the UK will cover you for any rental
cars, either in the UK or abroad. There are specialist policies you can
take out, but these are rare and expensive.


However some annual travel insurance plans do cover LDW and
SLI for North American car hire. Mine from AMEX does for
example.

Keith

"Mark Hewitt" wrote in message
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"Poopkins" wrote in message
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BTW, make sure your own car insurance back home in the UK covers you for
US rental cars -- for both collision damage to the rental car itself, and
for third-party liablity.

No normal car insurance policy in the UK will cover you for any rental
cars, either in the UK or abroad. There are specialist policies you can
take out, but these are rare and expensive.


However some annual travel insurance plans do cover LDW and
SLI for North American car hire. Mine from AMEX does for
example.

Keith

"Mark Hewitt" wrote in message
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" BruceB" wrote in message
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Peregrine" wrote in message
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it will cost about $30 in gas alone.

Just $30 to do 400 miles? WOW!


I guess I was thinking of my own car and my local gas prices. Probably more
like $50 with most rental cars. Of course, that wasn't my point at all.

"Mark Hewitt" wrote in message
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" BruceB" wrote in message
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Peregrine" wrote in message
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it will cost about $30 in gas alone.

Just $30 to do 400 miles? WOW!


I guess I was thinking of my own car and my local gas prices. Probably more
like $50 with most rental cars. Of course, that wasn't my point at all.

"Zeyd M. Ben-Halim" wrote in message
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On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 23:58:46 +0100, Michael wrote:


A few years ago I drove from SF to LA with Alamo and there was no one
way
charge. This was booked from the UK.

How much did you pay? The one way charge was probably just part of your
daily rate.



I can't remember what I paid, but the daily rate was the same whether I
returned to SF or went from SF to LA. I should stress that this was a deal
booked from a UK travel agent in the UK - I don't know whether the same deal
would have been available if booking direct in the US.

"Michael" wrote in message
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"Zeyd M. Ben-Halim" wrote in message
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On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 23:58:46 +0100, Michael wrote:


A few years ago I drove from SF to LA with Alamo and there was no one
way
charge. This was booked from the UK.

How much did you pay? The one way charge was probably just part of your
daily rate.



I can't remember what I paid, but the daily rate was the same whether I
returned to SF or went from SF to LA. I should stress that this was a deal
booked from a UK travel agent in the UK - I don't know whether the same
deal would have been available if booking direct in the US.

No one way fees are quite common in California

Keith