EUROPCAR tried it on ....and FAILED! Warning to others!

cubegame

CashStrapped wrote: »

I can imagine if you hire cars a lot, or it is provided via a larger company as you say, that is certainly something worth doing.



Meanwhile those who do not hire often, or get a car provided as a one off via insurance may not be as aware or savvy.



Luckily this time, the fine tooth comb method worked.

Absolutely. You need to play them at their own game somehow. Both methods work. I tend to cut it too fine on arrival at airports to be able to properly argue the toss though so I prefer to toss my keys in the general direction of the employee and go.

The company I work for obviously has good insurance too! The repair costs we often get through tend to be high but there is also inconsistency there. I recently absolutely mullered the left hand alloys on a BMW 4 series when a bus driver decided not to stop on a narrow section of road near my house. Never heard to peep from the rental company......