Thread: Renting a car in Germany
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04-03-18 22:20 #54
Posts: 1280Originally Posted by CitizenKane [View Original Post]Originally Posted by ChristianG [View Original Post]
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04-03-18 21:40 #53
Posts: 1581Originally Posted by XXL [View Original Post]
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04-03-18 20:59 #52
Posts: 4343My post re breakdown cover needs updating. The company is responsible for any breakdown due to mechanical failure. This means the extra they are selling only covers driver induced need for roadside assistance (for example, losing the keys, running out of fuel, draining the battery by leaving lights on).
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04-03-18 20:48 #51
Posts: 625Originally Posted by CitizenKane [View Original Post]
https://www.bussgeldkatalog-mpu.de/b...windigkeit.php
Plus the speed shown in your car is always higher than your actual speed, never lower. By law it is allowed to show 114 km / h max when driving 100 km / h.
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04-03-18 20:20 #50
Posts: 3359Just hop on the bus, Gus. Don't need to discuss much. Drop off the key, Lee. And set yourself free. I'm doing a trip now and am going to hook up with a friend and we looked at renting cars, which we don't normally do. The more we looked into it, the more it started to lose appeal. And that was before I read this thread about imaginary microscratches and lingering traffic tickets. We might, possibly, maybe, perhaps, do some one-day rentals to go to some places we might not otherwise get to, such as certain FKKs. Maybe. But if we do, we are going to document, document, document. Although, renting Germany seemed like less of a PITA than renting in France, Italy, and a couple of other countries we looked at.
Great point about checking the spare tire and jack. I hired a driver in Belize and I checked the tires and the brakes and a bunch of shit but I did not check to see if he had a spare tire, and he got a flat and stranded us in the middle of nowhere when I had a boat to catch. It worked out okay for me, not so much for him, but I will always check that now. In Germany you have to have triangles or road flares, and also a first aid kit, or at least that was the case when I took their test back in 2004.
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04-03-18 19:54 #49
Posts: 4343The 10% was referred to on the few tickets I have received.It is the official procedure so is strictly followed.
Separate issue. I have noticed some companies now do not cover for breakdown unless you take this out as an extra (typically around 6 euros a day). Another way to bump up the price from a low headline figure
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04-03-18 19:41 #48
Posts: 635Originally Posted by XXL [View Original Post]
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04-03-18 14:41 #47
Posts: 533Originally Posted by Takedown [View Original Post]
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04-03-18 02:30 #46
Posts: 1280From my experience, I have never been charged anything fraudulent or anything questionable by a Frankfurt rental company. All charges have been legit speeding admin fees. My rentals from Dusseldorf and Dortmund have however produced at least a half dozen non speeding charges.
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04-02-18 23:48 #45
Posts: 541Originally Posted by Fladventurer [View Original Post]
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04-02-18 13:01 #44
Posts: 625Originally Posted by Downandup [View Original Post]
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04-02-18 12:31 #43
Posts: 2426Originally Posted by Downandup [View Original Post]
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04-02-18 12:04 #42
Posts: 635Best.
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04-02-18 11:48 #41
Posts: 938Originally Posted by RogueNation [View Original Post]
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04-01-18 05:01 #40
Posts: 410Before leaving the parking lot, I also recommend opening the trunk and checking the completeness of the spare tire assembly with the wheel, the wrench, and the jack. Hasn't happened to me, but I've heard some people were charged for a missing spare tire when returning the car.