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Important Points Before Buying CDW (Collision Damage Waiver)

New Zealand that is an island country in Pacific Ocean is formed of two bigger land masses (the North Island and the South Island) and a number of Smaller islands.
The Island is known for its scenic beauty and its geographic isolation.
It is located 2000 km (1250 miles) southeast of Australia across the Tasman Sea.
Due to its location New Zealand has a very distinctive, however, rich collection of Flora and Fauna.
This all developed New Zealand into one of the best places on the Earth worth visiting.
After reading this much, if, you have planned to buy a car rental in New Zealand while on the trip of Island country you indeed need to pay certainly on some of the most essential point Starting with, the Collision Damage Waiver (CDW).
There are many conditions, however, are applicable for CDW as many a number of car renting companies declines from buying Damage waiver as they are of the opinion their own automobile policies will not provide adequate cover when they use a rented vehicle.
So this can be a risky venture, in case, an insurance company after inspecting a vehicle would appraise damage before authorizing repair or disposal of the vehicle.
And it is general tendency found with car Rental Company that they are more prompt in getting car back from the renter and put it back into the service or quick in disposing it off.
The rental may also ask for immediate payment even for any damage even using renter's credit card surcharge even going over its maximum limit.
Under some or in most of the cases for automobile policies there is provision of accounting of loss of income to the rental company due to accident and the loss of income can go up to the greater extent for hundred of dollars even crossing renter's policy limits.
Further under rental agreement a renter is held responsible for administrative charges like appraisal, storage and towing, etc.
Therefore don't deny Collision Damage waive however you can check out all your options before signing any contract paper.
You can start with checking your own car insurance policy as sometimes it may not provide with something necessary that is present in rental insurance.
Next step for an adequate attention regarding CDW for car rental in New Zealand is credit cards.
You can though get yourself escaped from buying car rental insurance as may be one already covered by the credit card by which you are buying car rental.
Enquire well before your credit card company whether it covers insurance for the model of the car you are hiring.
Yet check for all the terms and conditions offered by Credit Card Company too.
In case you are business traveler and your trip is company sponsored you can save valuable dollars for your company as verifying they can cover car as rented by you.
As companies are use to of their employees using renting cars as they provide full coverage to avoid any extra expenditure.
Despite of all ifs and buts, you are bound to buy car rental then make sure you are not trapped into anything very unnecessary.
Rental companies make their best effort to make you fool and force to sign up for whatever they are offering.

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