Comments on: Surprise! Your Visa Card Collision Damage Waiver protection doesn’t cover Zipcar http://jpgrace.com/blog/2009/11/visa-collision-damage-waiver-doesnt-cover-zipcar/ life, technology, travel, and photography Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:26:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael Bowman http://jpgrace.com/blog/2009/11/visa-collision-damage-waiver-doesnt-cover-zipcar/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Michael Bowman Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:56:44 +0000 http://jpgrace.com/blog/?p=162#comment-31 wow, I would definitely spend the time to fight that one. Sounds like a scam for the company to call it sharing and the state to consider it renting for them to get their 11%... wow, I would definitely spend the time to fight that one. Sounds like a scam for the company to call it sharing and the state to consider it renting for them to get their 11%…

]]> By: JP Grace http://jpgrace.com/blog/2009/11/visa-collision-damage-waiver-doesnt-cover-zipcar/comment-page-1/#comment-29 JP Grace Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:13:19 +0000 http://jpgrace.com/blog/?p=162#comment-29 I was most certainly charged both a "NY Passenger car rental tax: 6%" and a "NY MCT District Supplemental Rental Tax: 5%", so VISA's getting a call. I was most certainly charged both a “NY Passenger car rental tax: 6%” and a “NY MCT District Supplemental Rental Tax: 5%”, so VISA’s getting a call.

]]> By: JP Grace http://jpgrace.com/blog/2009/11/visa-collision-damage-waiver-doesnt-cover-zipcar/comment-page-1/#comment-28 JP Grace Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:59:44 +0000 http://jpgrace.com/blog/?p=162#comment-28 Thanks for the tip Ben! I'll check that out later today. Thanks for the tip Ben! I’ll check that out later today.

]]> By: Ben Duffy http://jpgrace.com/blog/2009/11/visa-collision-damage-waiver-doesnt-cover-zipcar/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Ben Duffy Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:39:10 +0000 http://jpgrace.com/blog/?p=162#comment-27 That stinks that Visa did that, total BS. What you could do if you want to appeal is see if Zipcar adds rental taxes to your bill (for example, they do here in Philly). If they do that, and the tax code for your state only calls it a rental, I would appeal it to Visa. On the topic of Felix, when Zipcar merged with Flexcar a couple years ago, they adopted Flexcar's $300,000 comprehensive coverage instead of Zipcar's previous state minimums. That stinks that Visa did that, total BS. What you could do if you want to appeal is see if Zipcar adds rental taxes to your bill (for example, they do here in Philly). If they do that, and the tax code for your state only calls it a rental, I would appeal it to Visa.

On the topic of Felix, when Zipcar merged with Flexcar a couple years ago, they adopted Flexcar’s $300,000 comprehensive coverage instead of Zipcar’s previous state minimums.

]]> By: Michael Bowman http://jpgrace.com/blog/2009/11/visa-collision-damage-waiver-doesnt-cover-zipcar/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Michael Bowman Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:27:46 +0000 http://jpgrace.com/blog/?p=162#comment-25 wow, that sucks JP...I wonder if any other rental companies have contracts like that which aren't actually contracts...Almost as bad as the last place I worked telling customers there is no cost of rental service, and turning around and renting to own an instrument for the full MSRP of the instrument. The same customer could go online, put it on their new 12 month interest free card and play almost the same amount monthly and own in in a year, instead of 4. wow, that sucks JP…I wonder if any other rental companies have contracts like that which aren’t actually contracts…Almost as bad as the last place I worked telling customers there is no cost of rental service, and turning around and renting to own an instrument for the full MSRP of the instrument. The same customer could go online, put it on their new 12 month interest free card and play almost the same amount monthly and own in in a year, instead of 4.

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