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shan@ (Amar Shan) writes:

> In article <1klgbrINNggm@stephen.cs.ubc.ca>, sritchie@cs.ubc.ca (Stuart Ritch
> |> I'm trying to organize a car rental in the UK for a holiday
> |> this year.  My travel agent says I should try getting insurance
> |> from ICBC.  The rental agency charges about $22 a day.  However
> |> ICBC says they only handle policies in the Canada/US, so the
> |> only option appears to go with the rental agency.
> |> 
> |> Do I have any other options?  Can someone who's done this
> |> before straighten me out?
> |> 
> |> Thanks,
> |> Stuart
> 
> Your travel agent is correct about ICBC only supplying insurance if you're
> travelling within Canada or the U.S.
> 
> A better option is to use a credit card which automatically provides car
> insurance if you use the card to pay for the rental.  There are many such
> cards ... two that come to mind right away are American Express and Royal
> Trust's "Canadian Plus" Mastercard.  I suspect virtually all the "Gold"
> cards from any of the banks provide this service as well.
> 
> Unfortunately, many of these credit cards charge an annual fee ranging from
> $60-150.  This may be cheaper than paying $22/day for insurance, however.


I suggest you contact BCAA. They have a variety of foreign insurance 
packages available, and can get you an international drivers license as 
well.


Robert Smits Ladysmith B.C. emd@ham.almanac.bc.ca
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