Renting A Car in Mexico

[Just4Kicks]

Amen!

So here are my take-aways that I hope will help other ScubaBoarder’s who rent vehicles in Mexico:

• When renting a car in a foreign country always purchase any additional liability and collision insurance offered. While it might be true that in most cases it is money needlessly spent in your home country, in a foreign country I have found it quite useful in several occasions in Europe and Mexico.
• Ask what your deductible is if a mishap should occur so you know beforehand.
• Ask what you as a driver of a rental should do if a mishap should occur; I was ignorant that my insurance representative would show up on my behalf.
• Do not assume that your vehicle is in perfect shape when you pick it up. Do a thorough inspection of it yourself before you leave the lot and document any damage, regardless to how small it might me.
• Take a lot of pictures of your rental car before you leave the lot. I once rented a car in Italy that had a small fender bender when I picked it up and even though we had documented the damage before I left they tried to charge me for it when I turned it in claiming it was different damage…the pictures proved that I had not damaged that car.