# Travel Question: CDW for Rental Car....

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-question-cdw-for-rental-car/204032>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 26, 2003, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-question-cdw-for-rental-car/204032 "2003-09-26T19:49:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2003, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-question-cdw-for-rental-car/204032/1 "2003-09-26T19:49:35Z")

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… buy it or not? Renting a car at Frankfurt, Germany airport late November, and I don’t rent cars that often, so your advice is appreciated.

Thanks

Q

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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-question-cdw-for-rental-car/204032/2 "2003-09-27T01:28:00Z")

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Called MasterCard and was told that my card would cover the collision/damage and to opt out of it at Frankfurt.

Q

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**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-question-cdw-for-rental-car/204032/3 "2003-09-27T02:39:26Z")

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Glad we could be of help.

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**Author:** ![Matchka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Matchka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Matchka)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-question-cdw-for-rental-car/204032/4 "2003-09-27T02:45:53Z")

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If you have car insurance in the good ol’ USA and you are renting outside of USA & Canada (and up to 50 miles south of the border for many policies) your own policy will probably cover you, but you want to call YOUR insurer to make sure.

No insurance company I have ever heard of will cover you in Europe in this way–pay the pirates at the counter for the CDW.

Have fun in Germany!

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**Author:** ![Matchka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Matchka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Matchka)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-question-cdw-for-rental-car/204032/5 "2003-09-27T02:47:05Z")

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"renting outside of USA & Canada (and up to 50 miles south of the border "

Doh! I mean renting INSIDE…