When you go to a car rental agency, you will likely be required to provide your valid drivers license as well as your current vehicle insurance. This may seem like a hassle, but this is the only way for a car rental agency to ensure that you are worthy of borrowing one of their vehicles. This is the fastest way for a car rental agency to provide you with one of their vehicles. Certain rental agencies will rent you a car if you do not have vehicle insurance, but you should expect to pay a somewhat hefty fee for this insurance coverage.
In addition to regular vehicle insurance, the car rental agency may also ask you if you want to buy additional insurance. This will cover the cost of repairs and the like if you were to total the car. It is a good idea to purchase this type of insurance if offered by the car rental agency because it allows you to deny any liability should something happen to the car. Of course, you don’t ever expect to return a car battered and bruised to the car rental agency but stranger things have happened. It is better to have this coverage and not need it than to need it and not have it.
When you drive the car out of the car rental agency, you should be sure to put all the paperwork in the glove compartment. The reason for this is that the paperwork you have is the only way an officer of the law can determine that you are allowed to be driving the car, should you be stopped. If you don’t have the paperwork, it will cause you more hassle than it is worth. The paperwork will tell the police officer that you are allowed to be driving the vehicle, that it is registered, and has all required insurance. Car rental and insurance issues are very easy to deal with, as long as you know what to expect!
