Additional
Drivers:
In addition to the main driver, registered and listed on the lease. May an additional
fee for additional drivers, depending on the manufacturer.
Additional Liability Insurance (ALI):
Provides additional protection for bodily injury or death, property damage.
Airport fee: Batch application of airport terminal
and authorities for terminal locations. In most cases, this additional fee Fees,
such as a road-related fees, fuel option, not paying child seat rental etc in
the room price and are at the bar.
Collision
Damage Waiver - (CDW):
Covers the rental vehicle with accident damage to the rental vehicle other than
theft or attempted theft. An excess usually applies and the amount will vary depending
on the country and fetch / or vehicle type.
Excess Reduction (ER): Free Optional offered by the
rental car to reduce or eliminate the deductible in case of damage in the event
of insurance claim against damage or theft.
Gazetted
Roads: A sealed or unsealed road regularly maintained
by a local, state or government body or the Council.
Deductible:
The amount the customer is responsible for damage in the event the rental vehicle
is (whether the driver is at fault or not) or stolen.
Loss
Damage Waiver (LDW): covers the rental vehicle in
case of accidental damage and theft. An excess usually applies and the amount
will vary depending on the country pick up and / or vehicle type. In the USA,
the cost of CDW/LDW varies from state to state, but
is typically $9-$18 per day for normal cars (as at Dec-98), with the least expensive
CDW/LDW rate applying in California where it is limited by law to $9 per day (as
at Dec-98).
Higher
rates may apply with special vehicles. Much higher CDW/LDW rates apply for RV's
(recreational vehicles, i.e. motorhomes). Some Gold Cards issued in the USA
and Canada cover the cost of CDW/LDW when
used to purchase car rental in the USA and Canada. Unfortunately
Gold Cards issued in the UK do not have
this feature.
A
one Way Fee: This fee is levied to cover the site
costs of returning the vehicle back to the origin. In Australia and USA, possibly
additional charges between cities within the same application state and renting
between states. Some countries charge fees for a single journey between the airport
and downtown locations within the same city.
Personal
Accident Insurance (PAI): Covers the driver and additional
passengers in the car for personal and bodily injuries caused in an accident.
Personal Effects
Protection (PEP): - PEP insures against all risks
of physical loss or damage to the insured property from any external cause, except
as excluded, during the rental period of the vehicle. The maximum coverage for
each covered individual during the rental period is US $600 (US $500 in New York)
and CA $500 in Canada, after a deductible of US $25 / CA $50 per covered claim.
The maximum coverage for all individuals during the rental period is $1,800 in
the U.S. ($1,500 in New York and Canada) after application of all deductibles
Cover
is provided for: A: The
person signing the Rental Agreement (renter), and B:
Members of the immediate family traveling with the renter, and who are permanently
residing in the same household.
Premium
Location Surcharge / Location Service Charge: Charge
applied by car hire at selected locations, downtown and train station. This additional
Items are also the airport fee. In most cases, this fee and additional fees, such
as a road-related fees, fuel option, child Rent etc, which are not included in
the daily rate and paid at the counter.
Rental Period: your car rental starts when you pick
up your rental car and ends when you stop it. Rental periods are based on 24 hours
from the time periods to collect – for example, is from 9 clock on a Friday clock
at 9 am the following day charged as a day rental.
Sealed
Road: A road tar sealed with a hard material such
as asphalt or concrete.
Deposit:
Amount frozen on the customer's credit card at the time of the survey. The amount
is usually frozen in the full insurance excess amount. However, if a deduction
is not applicable or the full surplus then is perhaps not an amount for incidental
expenses such as fuel-binding, are optional fees, loss of keys etc. frozen frozen.
Senior
Driver Surcharge: pay
extra to senior drivers to and / or between a certain age.
Theft
Protection (TP): Covers the rented vehicle in case
of theft, attempted Theft or vandalism. A surplus on the rule, and the amount
will be collected vary by country and / or vehicle.
Third
Party: Provides coverage against personal injury
to persons other than the driver of the car and damage to something other than
the rented vehicle and contents the same.
Vehicle
Licensing Fee / Road Vehicle Registration Fee: Government
imposes levy on each Car rental provider in the car fleet. Lot partially recover
the vehicle registration costs.
Vehicle
Condition Report (VCR): Essential to check the car
before you sign this document, if you are unable to do report any damage you find
by phone or returning as soon as you find it, not waiting till you return the
car - More
information here
Young
Driver Add: to pay extra charge young drivers under
a certain age.
The
above information has been reproduced in August 2010 with permission from the
author - Car Guru writes for
DriveAway
Holidays, DriveAway
Holidays
New Zealand and
DriveAway
Holidays Blog
(additional
information has been added by a different author)
N.B.
This information should not be relied on for accuracy and is presented here without
the responsibility of jml Property Service and the website it is being displayed
at. jml property Services 08-10
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