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- From: ids-bo@garnet.berkeley.edu (JeWeL)
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- Subject: Renting a car when you're under _ 21 _ yrs old...
- Date: 28 Jan 1993 05:25:28 GMT
- Organization: University of California, Berkeley
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- In article <1993Jan26.175034.4561@cs.sfu.ca> ekaas@cs.sfu.ca (Erik Kaas) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan26.155250.10546@lth.se> kurt@dna.lth.se (Kurt Swanson) writes:
- >>I wish to rent a car in Chicago at a time when I'll be 24 11/12...
- >>I've heard that the rental companies charge an exorbitantly higher
- >>rate for those under 25. Is this true? Is there any way to "get
- >>around" this? Are there any reputable companies that don't do this?
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- >There are two companies that do rent cars: Thrifty and General (at least in
- >L.A.), but you'll have to pay $10 (Thrifty) or $5 (General) PER DAY extra when
- >you're 24.
-
- I've had no success in trying to rent a car since I'm in the "high risk"
- age group of 18 to 21, and was wondering if anyone under 21 has been able
- to rent a car from one of the major rental companies. (I know that some
- small independent companies will rent to us young folks.)
-
- Also, am I in error to think that the companies should be able to rent to
- young drivers if the driver has a credit card with car rental damage
- insurance since the driver wouldn't need to purchase the LDW from the
- rental company?
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