Sixt charged me an extra $513 for car rental insurance -- but I never asked for insurance. ... I recently rented a car with Sixt through Auto Europe near Lisbon.

About 8% of the car rental industry's revenue comes from sales of optional coverage, according to Chris Brown, the executive editor of Auto Rental News. It's a growing market, observers say.

The insurance offered on the site where I rented the car was a third party policy, not one offered by the car rental company. That meant the car rental company would charge me for the alleged damage.

Many insurance companies refuse to pay loss of use, and when it comes right down to it, the losses suffered by a car rental company should be thought of as a cost of doing business in the auto ...

To find the average cost of renters insurance, ValuePenguin gathered quotes from the largest insurance companies in each state, based on data availability. Rates are for a 25-year-old single man with ...

Q: I rented a car from Avis for one day and was unfortunately rear-ended by another car. It was the other driver’s fault. Avis charged my credit card for 29 days of rental for loss of use. My ...

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When a rental car is damaged, the car rental agency loses $100 to $150 a day by not renting that car. Your personal auto insurance does not cover that cost. You would need to depend on the ...