Thread: Renting a car in Germany
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11-08-18 07:22 #129
Posts: 1136I had a similar story about renting a car in Germany. I used to rent a car every time I went there. Then one day, the rental company sent me a letter, requesting 500 Euros for supposedly damage I did to their rental car. This was total BS, as whatever dammage was there from normal wear and tear. After multiple exchanges of letters, I did not go anywhere with these folks, and they kept insisting that I pay the 500 Euros. Luckily, someone in this forum suggested I check with the credit card I used to pay for the rental. It was said that Amex was best with resolving these disputes. I checked and sure enough, I had paid with an Amex card. They told me to just send them all the letter exchanges I've done so far and they would take over. After a month or so, I received a letter from them advising me that my issue was resolved and closed. What a relief. I also learned that Amex offers a comprehensive rental insurance for dirt cheap. I have been using it ever since.
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11-08-18 06:48 #128
Posts: 6304Liability
Let's hope none of us ever need this insurance but the reason I just read this entire thread was to answer a question regarding liability, not CDW / LDW. I believe one person asked but I didn't see a reply. Now that I live in Thailand I do not have my own personal automobile insurance. On my personal automobile insurance back home I had an endorsement that would extend coverage if I were to injure or kill a person while operating a rental vehicle. I know companies like SixT have liability insurance but my question is, is it sufficient coverage if I were sued by an individual involved in a motor vehicle accident that were my fault?
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11-08-18 06:42 #127
Posts: 6304Great thread! Thanks XXL.
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11-06-18 23:26 #126
Posts: 1280Oh except Switzerland. They sent me a notice from the embassy closest to my home city in the US. I've also heard of Italy sending the fine to a private collection company. Nothing yet in Germany though.
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11-06-18 23:24 #125
Posts: 1280Originally Posted by Kuni042 [View Original Post]
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11-03-18 18:41 #124
Posts: 410I rented from Europcar in August, was caught by radar driving 38 km / h in Bonn on a street with 30 km / h speed limit. I did not see camera flash, so I had no knowledge of this until 15 Euro fine came in the mail in mid-October. Interestingly, the letter came from the city of Bonn, not from Europcar. It included the name of the person who made the processing and their email, also a pic of me in the driving seat. I paid by Transferwise to the IBAN provided in the letter. Transferwise is really good because it has a field for email notification to other party and a field for reference number, like invoice number.
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11-02-18 16:11 #123
Posts: 7962 - sometimes even 4 - to catch two-lane traffic. And the latest models can catch 4 at the same time on all (2 or even 3 lanes).
Cross-border speeding tickets cost much more! So congrats to that. It will often take much longer. In the end they will get you, no matter what.
Re. Your speeding notice from the rental. Try renting one more time and see what happens. You might be in for a surprise.
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11-02-18 14:24 #122
Posts: 582To say it all, my concern is that I got a flash on my face at about 55 Km / h when limit was 30. Two tripods (but why 2?) one beside the other near the fence of a garden of a private house along the road.
I thought they will have to send the fine somewhere in Bratislava, which will have to send it to the rental company which will have to send it to me. Long process, timely, could go lost in the meantime. I know that fines taken abroad have a difficult path to follow, even worse if Eastern Europe is involved.
Also, I once received a "normal" letter (I didn't have to sign with mailman) from a rental company asking me 23 euros for letting me know that I had got a fine in Germany. It didn't say where, when, why, just that. I didn't fork out the 23 E and I never received anything anymore by anyone. It was about 1,5 year ago. Am I wrong if I think that I got away with it?
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11-02-18 12:22 #121
Posts: 796Yes, it is essentially crowd-sourced. Even local radio often reports it. Funnily this is not illegal.
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11-02-18 00:25 #120
Posts: 4808Originally Posted by EastGoing [View Original Post]
I don't know where they are legally allowed to put cameras, but they are sneaky, just google for images of what objects they hide cameras in.
I can only speak from experience where I saw cameras and they were usually in main roads (I know this since mainstream clubs are usually not near home neighborhood, with exceptions like Bernds) or highways. I've seen several of them East of Duss where you drive around main roads for the small clubs and crap load of day traffic. Also near Sharks before you take a left on Otto-Rohm Stasse.
I have been through neighborhoods, but can't recall cameras in those roads, the the main roads or hways.
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11-01-18 19:01 #119
Posts: 4808Originally Posted by Kuni042 [View Original Post]
I have a TomTom app and I was curious how they get information on where the cameras are at? Do people report it?
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11-01-18 13:51 #118
Posts: 796I actually stopped getting speeding fines 2 yrs ago, just before I would loose my drivers license. The tool that helped me was: Blitzer. De pro -.
Note, this tool is illegal to operate when you don't have a passenger with you. So when caught, make sure you switch it off. On the other hand, the police so far that pulled me aside (twice in the past 5 yrs), never seemed to express any interest in which apps I was using.
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11-01-18 12:27 #117
Posts: 2417Originally Posted by EastGoing [View Original Post]
I've had no speeding tickets since I reside outside Europe. Before that I got 2 or 3 a year. Driving smaller cars may have an impact, otherwise I guess they think it's too much trouble to send the ticket to Asia.
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11-01-18 12:21 #116
Posts: 582Slovakian plated cars and radars
I too got a slovakian plated car on my last trip, of course I didn't ask for it and I even tried, unsuccessfully, to get a different car. I paid the lowest price of my very brief renting history, 12,4 E / day.
I wonder:
I paid so little because it was Slovakia plated?
In case of fines, will it be easier for me to get away with them? A german friend thinks yes.
Does anybody know if in Germany is legal to place radars in the garden of normal houses instead of putting them on the street or just besides? There must not be compulsorily a warning before them? I have seen a few.
I'd appreciate a response from experts like you. Thanks in advance to who will answer.
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11-01-18 04:02 #115
Posts: 4808Originally Posted by HungryStud101 [View Original Post]
Interesting thing is, unlimited mileage is common in certain airports than others. Hamburg for example, limited mileage is common.
Makes sense a corporate agreement would go with an agreement like that.