Car hire insurance

[clarkyswc]

Apologies if this is covered elsewhere.
If I hire a car through one of the main companies (Hertz/Alamo etc) am I covered for all the insurance I need? Or do I need to get any extra cover?
It seems that CDW is covered by most of the companies, just wondered if anything else was required?
Thanks
Stuart

[Gav]

I use Alamo and have never taken any additional cover.

[Stuart446]

If you book via a UK site you should get all necessary insurances. If you book via the USA sites your quote will be much lower but will not have the appropriate insurances.

[mick]

Originally Posted by clarkyswc

Apologies if this is covered elsewhere.
If I hire a car through one of the main companies (Hertz/Alamo etc) am I covered for all the insurance I need? Or do I need to get any extra cover?
It seems that CDW is covered by most of the companies, just wondered if anything else was required?
Thanks
Stuart

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CDW with no excess is one of the important ones. The other, which is more important in my opinion, is SLI for $1m (aka Extended protection).

Most reputable UK brokers and Alamo Brits should include them both but beware some UK package holidays and some fly-drives which, unless you upgrade, may not. BA fly drives do include them.

Mick