{"id":61542,"date":"2017-07-23T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-23T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/sixt-took-me-for-a-ride-over-car-hire-cover\/"},"modified":"2017-07-23T13:12:26","modified_gmt":"2017-07-23T06:12:26","slug":"sixt-took-me-for-a-ride-over-car-hire-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/sixt-took-me-for-a-ride-over-car-hire-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"Sixt took me for a ride over car hire cover"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIt failed to include even basic insurance in its headline price, leaving me liable for up to \u20ac24,000For the second year in a row, I recently hired a car with Sixt (via the Kayak price comparison site) for six days in Corsica costing \u20ac146 (\u00a3129). Essentially, my complaint is that it hid a major change in its included insurance.I hire cars abroad a few times a year so have an excess insurance policy that covers me for any damage I cause up to \u00a35,000. However, this year Sixt told me that in effect the car came with no insurance, so my liability would be up to \u20ac24,000 in the event of theft or damage (third-party was included). Balking at this, I felt I had to buy the basic level insurance, which reduced the excess to \u20ac1,500. This cost me an unexpected \u20ac96 \u2013 two thirds of the original rental fee. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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