Holiday Autos Max package has anyone used?

[rainyUK]

I have found this site very informative but have a question.

We are off in a month's time "can't wait" & thanks to this board I was able to "shop around" suggested car hire firms and found a good deal with Holiday Autos at £530 for a full size car with Alamo "Max" (fully inclusive) package x 3 weeks - my only concern is that when we received our hire documents the clause below was showing, has anyone been "caught out" by this in the past?

“Insurance does not cover damage to tyres, windows, the roof, the underside, the interior of the car, towing charges or damage caused wilfully or recklessly. You may therefore be liable for the cost of this damage”.

They did mention that this is standard with most car hire firms?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Many thanks

ps this time round we are going to try Premium Economy for the first time & we are all so looking forward to it - have bought my currency already, a much better rate than last February - M&S seems to have the best exchange rates at the moment

 

[Janice]

Hi RainyUK -

~~Welcome to the UKDis~~

I have no positive answer to your question but it does sound like something that would be standard on all car hire forms.............hopefully someone else will be able to confirm.

 

[neilybealy]

hi rainy

we hired 2 8 seater minivans and a fullsize car thru holiday autos which had "the max" deal when we went last sept/oct

on the voucher there will be a + sign next to the code i believe which indicates the max option - i was worried about this and phoned them to confirm i did have the correct booking so i didn't have any hassle when i arrived in florida

i wouldn't worry about that cluase being there, it does seem standard with other car rental companies - you'll be asked if you want to upgrade the insurance to cover this (even though the max option covers all other insurances)

we didn't bother - the chap just said ok and got on with sorting out the paperwork

we then went outside to pickup our cars and off we went - very hassle free

when we returned the cars 2 weeks later we pulled up, the bloke walked round to check no major damage then pointed us in the direction of the bus back to the airport

couldnt have been simpler

i would definitely use holiday autos again if the price was right, especially as alamo are now onsite !

hope that helps

if you have any other questions please ask away

enjoy your trip