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I have not rented in Cabo but have many times at Cancun airport. There is a mandatory Mexican liability insurance that you must buy. I also buy the CDW. In most instances, your US car insurance will not cover you in Mexico. You may be able to get collission coverage through your credit card especially if you are gold or platinum, check with the company. HOWEVER if you get in an accident, all damages have to be paid before you leave Mexico, your credit card insurance only reimburses you upon your return when you submit a claim and receipts. For this reason, I always buy a full insurance package from the rental car place including zero deductible. Also avoid using someplace like Hotwire as the proper insurance is never included. beach front hotels clearwater florida pet friendly Never had a problem.
Mexico is one country that you want to get all the insurances you can, auto accidents are a criminal offense. Your own insurance may not be valid in Mexico. We have driven in Mexico many times and never had a problem. We usually go with a local company that offers all the necessary insurances as a package deal - much cheaper than going with major rental company.
We rented last time from Antonio at Cactus car. He will give you a quote with the mandatory Mexican liability. If you want to add CDW, you can. We usually decline this as it is covered thru our credit card.
Your CDW from US credit card companies is most likely not good in Mexico. Have you phoned your credit card company to check? At best, you will have to pay all expenses in cash in Mexico and collect from your cc compnay once you get home.
There are many reports of rental companies that "say" you are covered, take your money, and have no (or little) actual coverage. They pocket the premium and gamble that you won't every need the coverage that you "think" you bought.
You also want to be careful of the "you damaged the car" scam that can happen. Dents and scratches that were most likely on the car when you took it, will be assessed when you return the car in cash . Most tourists pay, because they are headed beach front hotels clearwater florida pet friendly to the airport, the amount assessed is only a hundred dollars or so and they don't want to miss the plane. More cash in a rental agents pocket.
You must pay for mexican insurance. Most rental companies include it in their quote. Those that apppear to offer a cut rate service will add it when you get to the rental office. So read the fine print.
We have just returned from a trip to Mexico and in spite of considerable research and utilization of recommendations via Fodors I would still say the entire car rental beach front hotels clearwater florida pet friendly experience was a nightmare; worst we have ever experienced in our entire considerable travels.
We purchased third party liability insurance via Sanborn's as recommended by Fodor's beach front hotels clearwater florida pet friendly Guide, only to find the rental agencies would not honour beach front hotels clearwater florida pet friendly the insurance. To the credit of Sanborn's they offered to refund us the policy but honestly why sell insurance that no one will honour? I specifically asked the Sanborn agent prior to purchasing the insurance to tell us which car rental companies in Cabos honoured their policies and her reply was " we have no problems at all".
We had a confirmed beach front hotels clearwater florida pet friendly rental from Eurocar that turned out to be via Nu Car and what a nightmare that was. We had to pay a bribe to the rental car driver to even be taken to Nu Car as the Eurocar agent claimed no agency existed! This entire process and fight took over 2.5 hours to conclude and at the end we still had to buy additional insurance.
Caesar, beach front hotels clearwater florida pet friendly sorry to hear about your bad experience. Don't let this turn you off to Mexico. This is not the first time I've heard negative things about Eurocar. We have traveled to the Caribbean side of Mexico about 8 times, and never had a problem. Most times we rent a car from the small local companies since they are so much cheaper, and they treat us well (last time we were given beers).
beach front hotels clearwater florida pet friendly Worth considering, instead of buying the rental company's supplementary Mexican Liability coverage, look into buying a Mexican Driver's License policy which is simply a standard Mexican Auto Insurance policy where you only buy the liability portion. Don't buy physical damage insurance on these policies as it only covers US plated vehicles. A good site to learn more about this type of insurance is www.DriveMex.com . The site has been around since 2001 and it provides lots of valuable information about driving in Mexico.