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| 850.1 | Any blackout periods? | SVBEV::VECRUMBA | Infinitely deep bag of tricks | Mon Jul 03 1989 18:54 | 5 |
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Do any black-out periods apply to these new rates? The current (old)
AVIS rate is blacked out in New York City starting at 1:00 pm on Fridays.
/Peters
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| 850.2 | Who pays when I damage it on PERSONAL business? | HPSCAD::FORTMILLER | Ed Fortmiller, MRO1-3, 297-4160 | Wed Jul 05 1989 13:12 | 3 |
| So if I damage a vehicle while renting it for PERSONAL use and
have taken the CDW who pays for the damage? DEC, DEC's insurance
company, the rental company?
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| 850.3 | Don't leave yourself uncovered | SVBEV::VECRUMBA | Infinitely deep bag of tricks | Wed Jul 05 1989 14:11 | 22 |
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re .2
The only thing that's changed is that mileage is no longer unlimited.
Digital always covered the "optional" (CDW, etc.) coverage. In fact, if
you've rented from AVIS, you'll notice that all the "declined" boxes
come up automatically when they punch in the corporate rate.
If you are renting for personal use, Digital does not provide any optional
insurance. You need your own. Best thing to do is rent with a credit card
that provides the coverage for you.
Also, and more important, if you smack up your personal car while on
company business, you're on your own. Plus, your insurance company may
not want to cover your loss if you've insured the car as "personal
use only."
In New York City, by the way, CDW is illegal; the renter's damage liability
is limited to $100.
/Peters
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| 850.4 | | HPSCAD::FORTMILLER | Ed Fortmiller, MRO1-3, 297-4160 | Wed Jul 05 1989 15:09 | 6 |
| re .2: for personal use, Digital does not provide any optional
insurance.
According to .0:
"Collision Damage Waiver is provided free and should be declined for
both business and PERSONAL rentals at all locations."
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| 850.5 | Exceeding 125 mile limit/day | DELREY::WEYER_JI | | Wed Jul 05 1989 15:43 | 10 |
| If I exceed the 125 mile limit now on my AVIS rental car on company
business, will I be allowed to expense the $.20/mile that AVIS will
charge me? Here in Southern California, it is easy to exceed that
mileage driving the freeways between Digital office sites.
One more comment: When renting for personal use, I've found the
weekly package rates (including unlimited mileage) have been less
expensive that the Digital *old* rates. I've just used my gold
Mastercard which included insurance coverage.
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| 850.6 | | LESLIE::LESLIE | | Wed Jul 05 1989 19:13 | 4 |
| 850.7 | confusing language | XANADU::FLEISCHER | without vision the people perish (381-0899 ZKO3-2/T63) | Wed Jul 05 1989 21:29 | 19 |
| re Note 850.4 by HPSCAD::FORTMILLER:
> According to .0:
> "Collision Damage Waiver is provided free and should be declined for
> both business and PERSONAL rentals at all locations."
The language of .0 is obscure. When one declines the CDW, is
not one declining the coverage (with a subsequent reduction
in cost)? Which is the case: is Digital self-insuring the
risks that a CDW would cover (which is what I had always
heard before this), or does our corporate rate include CDW
coverage (from the rental company, not self-insurance) at no
extra cost?
It would seem that in the former case (self-insurance), a
personal rental at the corporate rate would not have any CDW
coverage except from the renter's personal resources.
Bob
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| 850.8 | its not just the language that is confused | STAR::HUGHES | | Wed Jul 05 1989 22:01 | 19 |
| It used to be that the rental car co provided the CDW at no extra
charge, not that Digital was self insuring. This 'free CDW' is provided
as an incentive to Digital to use the rental car services.
There is a catch to this if you are involved in international travel.
The 'free CDW' only covers employees of the country in which you are
renting. I ran afoul of this several years ago as a US employee renting
a car in the UK. The result was an incredible amount of paperwork and
my then current cost center paid the deductible.
Unless something has changed since then (about 4 years ago, and I have
no reason to suspect that it has) I'd advise purchasing CDW when
renting in a foreign country for personal use. I always purchased CDW
when travelling for DEC in foreign countries after this particular
episode.
Policy or not, it simply isn't worth the hassle.
gary
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| 850.9 | for the record - US Livewire | WHIRL::HCROWTHER | HDCrowther|USIS|297-2379|MRO3-1/N17 | Fri Jul 07 1989 17:07 | 112 |
| New car rental rates for Avis and National
New car rental rates in the U. S. for both Avis and National will be
in effect July 1, 1989, through December 31, 1990. Although there has
been a reduction in some of the rates, a mileage cap has been put in
effect with both Avis and National. The following is information
regarding the rates and insurance applicable to each agreement.
Under the Avis and National agreements, Collision Damage Waiver is
provided free and should be declined for both business and personal
rentals at all locations. Digital employees should also decline
Personal Accident Insurance on business rentals because the company
provides adequate medical coverage. However, Personal Accident
Insurance may be considered on personal rentals.
National now provides $1 million Liability Insurance coverage at all
locations. Avis provides $1 million Liability Insurance coverage at
most locations.
Employees who are retirees renting vehicles for personal use will now
be offered the rates, terms, and conditions of both the Avis and
National agreements.
The age requirement for employees who rent vehicles from both Avis and
National is eighteen (18) years of age. However, National will rent
to employees between the age of eighteen (18) and twenty-one (21) only
if they are on Digital business.
Under the National Agreement, in order to obtain the free Collision
Damage Waiver and $1 million Liability Insurance, renters must pay the
Digital contracted rates.
AVIS -- Corp. I. D. #A126200
DAILY WEEKLY MONTHLY
CAR GROUP RATE RATE RATE
A - Sub-compact $30.00 $150.00 $540.00
B - Compact 32.00 160.00 576.00
C - Intermediate 33.00 165.00 594.00
D - Full size (2-door) 34.50 172.50 621.00
E - Full size (4-door) 34.50 172.50 621.00
F - Wagon 39.50 197.50 711.00
G - Premium 48.50 242.50 873.00
* Mileage in excess of 125 free miles per day will be charged at
$.20 per mile.
* For inter-city (one-way) rentals, a mileage charge of $.20 per
mile will be added to the daily rate.
* One-way mileage fees do not apply to rentals between the
following locations:
Boston/Greater Maynard,MA/Southern New Hampshire
Denver/Colorado Springs,CO
San Francisco/San Jose, CA
* There will be an additional $6.00 per day surcharge at the
following rental locations:
Manhattan, NY
JFK Airport
LaGuardia Airport
Newark, NJ Airport
* In Alaska, a 10% discount to normal time and mileage rates apply.
National -- Corp. I.D. #5202000
DAILY WEEKLY MONTHLY
CAR GROUP RATE RATE RATE
E - Economy $31.00 $155.00 $558.00
M - Mid-size 33.00 165.00 594.00
F - Full-size 35.00 175.00 630.00
P - Premium 41.00 205.00 738.00
Y - Mini Van 41.00 205.00 738.00
* Mileage in excess of 100 free miles per day will be charged at
$.20 per mile.
* For inter-city (one-way) rentals, a mileage charge of $.20 per
mile will be added to the daily rate. Drop-off charges will be
waived when the inter-city rental is authorized at the time of
rental. For unauthorized inter-city rentals, a drop-off charge
of $.25 per mile (to the renting location) or $35.00, whichever
is less, shall apply.
* One-way mileage fees do not apply to rentals between the
following locations:
Boston, MA/Worcester, MA/Manchester, NH
San Francisco, CA/San Jose/CA
* There will be an additional $8.00 per day surcharge at the
following rental locations:
Manhattan, NY LaGuardia Airport
JFK Airport Newark, NJ Airport
* Discounted DEC rates are available to employees in Florida and
Hawaii.
* While promotional rates may be available at some National
rental locations, Digital's terms and conditions only apply to
the Digital rate. Therefore, leisure travellers must pay the
Digital rate in order to have Collision Damage Waiver and $1
million Liability Insurance coverage.
If you have any questions, please contact Beverly Habeeb at DTN 234-4142.
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| 850.10 | Call! | SMOOT::ROTH | Have you seen 'Laughing Gravy'? | Fri Jul 07 1989 18:54 | 8 |
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Suggestion: Before renting a car for personal use, check with
your personal auto insurance company. Some auto insurance
company policies cover your use of a rental car, thus you may
not need to pay additional amounts to rental company.
Lee with_his_consumer_tip_for_today
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| 850.11 | | LESLIE::LESLIE | | Fri Jul 07 1989 19:20 | 3 |
| 850.12 | | WHIRL::HCROWTHER | HDCrowther|USIS|297-2379|MRO3-1/N17 | Fri Jul 07 1989 20:24 | 4 |
| re: .11 - Why repost? At least one important difference between
the two, a name+dtn to call for answers. Other differences--I
didn't DIF them. Lastly, Livewire seems somehow more "official"
--that's got to be worth something.
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| 850.13 | | LESLIE::LESLIE | | Fri Jul 07 1989 20:54 | 3 |
| 850.14 | probable problem for Mass. drivers | XANADU::FLEISCHER | without vision the people perish (381-0899 ZKO3-2/T63) | Mon Jul 10 1989 16:45 | 16 |
| re Note 850.10 by SMOOT::ROTH:
> Suggestion: Before renting a car for personal use, check with
> your personal auto insurance company. Some auto insurance
> company policies cover your use of a rental car, thus you may
> not need to pay additional amounts to rental company.
The standard Massachusetts state-mandated auto insurance
policy form gives collision coverage to a rental vehicle, but
fire & theft coverage is given only if the policyholder's
vehicle in the shop for repairs. (This information is
current as of a year or two ago; last year the state went
through the exercise of "reforming" auto insurance yet
another time, so this may have changed.)
Bob
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| 850.15 | Watch out the DOWN-TIME charge | TIAMAT::ZOLFONOON | | Mon Jul 10 1989 17:39 | 11 |
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Even if your insurance covers the rental cars, watch out for
new "Down-time" charge. Most car rentals now charge you for
the bussiness they loose when you damage their cars. That is
you pay as if you were using the car until it's out of the
repair shop and back in service.
I know that most insurance companies do not cover the down-time
expenses.
Riaz
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| 850.16 | now in VTX | ERICG::ERICG | Eric Goldstein | Tue Jul 03 1990 06:30 | 3 |
| Corporate VTX now includes pretty extensive information about business and
personal car rentals. This includes the agreements posted in .0, and also
various useful hints. At the DCL prompt, type VTX TRAVEL.
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