A number of credit cards offer primary coverage as part of its perks (check out NerdWallet’s list of cards that tout this benefit). Now, you may also want to go with this insurance even if you have your own auto insurance, because, as Rossman notes, if you get into an accident, you’d still have to pay the deductible out of pocket, and the accident could incentivize your insurance company to hike up your rates.īut there’s a better way, and one that actually comes at no cost to you. This is the primary insurance that will reimburse the company for costs of damage to a car should you get into an accident while it’s in your possession. If you don’t typically drive (and thus, don’t need/have your own auto insurance), then the first add-on item you’re likely signing up for is the collision damage waiver. The biggest cost that we encounter when renting a car is usually the insurance. Use a credit card that will cover primary insurance
“I came out well ahead even after my $20 ride-sharing cost,” he says. “It's rooted in a revenue grab for them and it’s easy to pass along as a tourism tax that we often see at airports.”Īrranging a rental car through the airport can add anywhere from 10 to 25 percent to your costs, Rossman says, adding that just today he was looking at the price of his rental car booked out of a San Francisco airport and found that the $200 base rate had another $100 tacked on in added taxes and fees - “$50 more than if I went into the city and rented the car there.”Ĭhris Trifilio, blogger at, says he’s actually saved money by paying for an Uber or Lyft to take him from the airport to a rental car depot. “Renting a car at the airport is definitely more expensive in many cases as a lot of cities had added surcharges,” says Ted Rossman, industry analyst at. If you can manage it, don’t book your rental car from the airport. Avoid booking at airports if possible - they can pile on fees
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