USA Car Rental without CDW

balsingh
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edited 16 February 2023 at 2:15AM in Flights, currency & car hire
Hi,

Looking to rent a car in the USA but prices are high as all policies quoted from the UK include CDW and SLI. I have an annual excess cover policy via moneymaxim as recommended by MSE which includes CDW and SLI for USA and Canada. 

As a result, I am assuming I can rent a car without CDW/SLI and save money on the rental. Is that true? If so, where can I find cars to rent that don't include CDW and SLI by default?

Thanks.
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  • eDicky
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    US sites of hire firms quote prices with no insurance included, if you are sure that your annual policy includes all relevant cover and not just excess.
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  • balsingh
    balsingh Posts: 1,497 Forumite
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    I have tried that but most are based on IP, I think they realises you are in the UK and quotes based in that so end up adding in the CDW and SLI. I have found one that quotes without these so may end up going with that. Thanks
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  • I’m looking for the same thing.
    how did you find one that quoted without cdw
  • balsingh
    balsingh Posts: 1,497 Forumite
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    edited 4 September 2023 at 3:41AM
    cadent said:
    I’m looking for the same thing.
    how did you find one that quoted without cdw
    I think it was Payless .. but note that that they don't have good review. In the end, for my trip, I just ended up going with Alamo which included all the insurances but offer amazing service. In many airports, they even let you choose your car. I booked a full size and took a Dodge Challenger!!
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