Been renting cars for 20+ years and I ALWAYS decline all insurance.
I want to know from people who have used Hertz if they agree this is a deceitful practice to get you to sign up for insurance unknowingly.
About 20 years ago, as a car-renting newbie, on a Hertz bus I saw a poster for Hertz Gold.
At the Hertz depot, there was a pamphlet.
I learned that Hertz Gold was free and - as a "member" - I could get my car and go. No waiting in the horrible line, no pushy sales pushes.
The best part - as part of my Hertz Gold "profile," I have indicated the coverages I want and don't want. I can double-check that any time online.
So I can be rushed or distracted ... and that profile still dictates what coverages I get.
Hertz didn't "make you" do anything. You paid some Distraction Tax. It happens, especially when traveling. Be glad it wasn't more, of worse. And if a company you use has a nice, free program that makes your life easier, sign up!
(Oh, and I always take a moment to check the car and the contract printout before leaving the area. All has been as it should have been but I figure that's my best chance to get any mistakes corrected.)
Statistics: Posted by PeninsulaPerson — Sun Nov 24, 2024 6:51 am