A costly little (fake) accident

As per our return to Potsdam, I returned the van to Hertz. It was evening and I left is in its parking lot. A few days later I realized that I had paid 700 Euros more than agreed. After contacting Hertz I was told that there was a small bump at the back of the car (see yellow marks in the pictures). I really had no idea of what caused that and my suspicious fell on any Hertz employee who might have mishandled the vehicle later on.

I contacted AMEX insurance and everything seemed on its way for me to have the insurance covering for it. But then, I was told by AMEX that the insurance covers vehicles up to 8 seats, and the vehicle that I rented had 9. Quite a disaster, as I booked a mid-size car, but ended up taking the van as there was no other vehicle available. I did not want a van, it was only me Denise and Churchill. And I would have never guessed that AMEX insurance had such a limitation.

An expensive piece of bad luck

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As regressarmos a Potsdam, devolvi a van para Hertz. Era noite e eu a deixei no estacionamento. Alguns dias depois, percebi que havia pago 700 euros a mais do que o combinado. Depois de entrar em contato com a Hertz, disseram-me que havia uma pequena protuberância na traseira do carro (veja marcas amarelas nas fotos). Eu realmente não tinha menor ideia do que causou isso e minha suspeita recaiu sobre qualquer funcionário da Hertz que poderia ter manipulado mal o veículo mais tarde.

Entrei em contato com o seguro AMEX e tudo parecia estar a caminho para que eu tivesse o seguro coberto. Mas, então, a AMEX me informou que o seguro cobria veículos com até 8 lugares e o veículo que eu aluguei tinha 9. Um desastre, pois reservei um carro de tamanho médio, mas acabei pegando a van porque não havia outro veículo disponível. Eu não queria uma van de 9 lugares, era eu, Denise e Churchill. Além disse, eu nunca imaginaria que o seguro AMEX tivesse essa limitação. 


Má sorte cara essa.





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