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Jimster · February 21, 2008, 11:30 PM

Does anyone know of a car rental company that is all inclusive in Ireland? Is there a US credit card that covers Ireland in the CDW? I thought I read that a Amex Plat card covers this in Ireland, but I am not sure.

djs · February 22, 2008, 08:14 AM

I rented through a company called Argus Rentals a couple of years ago. The rate did include all insurance, though I did have to select that option. It really wasn't a whole lot more for the insurance option (certainly not the $30+ per day people might pay in this country). Some cards will cover the insurance, but many don't cover in Ireland.

dougp26364 · February 22, 2008, 08:44 AM

We found the best rate with Thrifty when we flew into Dublin. Rather than an all inclusive rate, I just told them I wanted every piece of insurance that was offered. In the end it paid off for us as we blew out two tires one Sunday afternoon. If you don't know, it's not as easy to find someone to come get you and then someone willing to do the repair work.

Fortunately we had a world cell phone as there were no pay phones available to us. Thrifty sent out a truck that took us to a carriageway that replaced one of the two blown tires (didn't have two that size). We had to drive on the donut spare until the next day. Thrifty's insurace covered all costs and we weren't out one eurocent. In the end the total bill for just the tires ran $200 US dollars more than the entire cost of the rental. I have no idea what the cost of the truck to get us to the first carriageway ended up running.

Any time I'm out of the U.S. I bite the bullet and take out all the insurance available. I just don't want any issues with any long distance claims and forms to be filled out. It's much easier to just sign and go.

KevJan · February 23, 2008, 07:41 PM

We were in Ireland last summer and got our rental car through Dan Dooley. I checked with out credit cards and found that American Express did not cover in Ireland but Capital One told me that they did. When we got there to pick up our car, we were told it was mandatoryto buy their insurance, that no credit card covered in Ireland so we had no choice. (I believe I found it through Expedia and it was about half of anyone elses.)

February 21, 2008, 11:30 PM	#1
Jimster TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 11, 05 Location: Crystal Lake, IL Posts: 1,461 Resorts: Orange Lake in FL; Silverleaf's Holiday Hills in Branson, MO.; and Murray Valley, Queensland, Australia	Rental car in Ireland Does anyone know of a car rental company that is all inclusive in Ireland? Is there a US credit card that covers Ireland in the CDW? I thought I read that a Amex Plat card covers this in Ireland, but I am not sure.

February 22, 2008, 08:44 AM	#3
dougp26364 TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 6, 05 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 5,357 Resorts: Polo Towers, Marriott's Ocean Pointe & Grand Chateau, HGVC LV Strip, Grand Regency, French Quarter resort Branson, MO	We found the best rate with Thrifty when we flew into Dublin. Rather than an all inclusive rate, I just told them I wanted every piece of insurance that was offered. In the end it paid off for us as we blew out two tires one Sunday afternoon. If you don't know, it's not as easy to find someone to come get you and then someone willing to do the repair work. Fortunately we had a world cell phone as there were no pay phones available to us. Thrifty sent out a truck that took us to a carriageway that replaced one of the two blown tires (didn't have two that size). We had to drive on the donut spare until the next day. Thrifty's insurace covered all costs and we weren't out one eurocent. In the end the total bill for just the tires ran $200 US dollars more than the entire cost of the rental. I have no idea what the cost of the truck to get us to the first carriageway ended up running. Any time I'm out of the U.S. I bite the bullet and take out all the insurance available. I just don't want any issues with any long distance claims and forms to be filled out. It's much easier to just sign and go. __________________ Timeshare photo's http://community.webshots.com/user/dougp26364 Up Next: Branson, Carib. Cruise, Kauai, Hilton Head, Lake Tahoe, Breckenridge, Branson, W. Palm Beach

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February 22, 2008, 08:14 AM	#2
djs TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Nov 29, 06 Location: South Boston, MA Posts: 826 Resorts: Ridge Tahoe	I rented through a company called Argus Rentals a couple of years ago. The rate did include all insurance, though I did have to select that option. It really wasn't a whole lot more for the insurance option (certainly not the $30+ per day people might pay in this country). Some cards will cover the insurance, but many don't cover in Ireland.

February 23, 2008, 07:41 PM	#4
KevJan TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 17, 05 Location: Southern Utah Posts: 386 Resorts: Dolphin's Cove, Anaheim, CA; ORE at St. George, St. George, UT; MROP	We were in Ireland last summer and got our rental car through Dan Dooley. I checked with out credit cards and found that American Express did not cover in Ireland but Capital One told me that they did. When we got there to pick up our car, we were told it was mandatoryto buy their insurance, that no credit card covered in Ireland so we had no choice. (I believe I found it through Expedia and it was about half of anyone elses.)