Car Rental Vegas Spouse Driver
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wants a divorce) in a couple months, so she rented a
car thru Hortwire. I just checked the rental agreement
and it's $10 a day for the spouse to drive, which is typical.
However, I looked on a review site and found that a
couple people told the rental car company at the counter
that state law in NV automatically makes a spouse an
authorized driver with no fee's involved. They said the
agent never said a word and didn't argue with them.
I did some research and found this and similar things
in different places. I found this at Alamo Car Rental:
"State law in California, Illinois, Missouri, Nevada, Oregon, and Wisconsin allow the spouse of a renter to be an automatic authorized additional driver (provided they meet normal renter requirements) with no extra fee."
Anybody know anything about this? It's nice to know
when you travel with a spouse to Vegas, I've rented
dozens of cars there and I sure didn't know it.
Quote: EvenBobMy wife decided we need to go to Vegas (she probably
wants a divorce)
lol
Quote:"State law in California, Illinois, Missouri, Nevada, Oregon, and Wisconsin allow the spouse of a renter to be an automatic authorized additional driver (provided they meet normal renter requirements) with no extra fee."
Anybody know anything about this? It's nice to know
when you travel with a spouse to Vegas, I've rented
dozens of cars there and I sure didn't know it.
Sounds legit to me. I'm sure that they wouldn't put it on their site if it wasn't true. I do know that it's true in CA.
Quote: AxiomOfChoicelol
Sounds legit to me. I'm sure that they wouldn't put it on their site if it wasn't true. I do know that it's true in CA.
Here's the law:
NRS 482.31515 “Authorized driver” defined. “Authorized driver” means:
1. The short-term lessee of a passenger car.
2. The spouse of the short-term lessee, if that person is a licensed driver and satisfies any minimum age requirement of the short-term lessor.
This is how it seems to work. The law says the
car company can charge a fee for a spouse if
it knows the spouse will drive the car. If my
wife puts me down as such. If we don't tell
them, they won't charge her and I'm automatically
an authorized driver if something happens, it's
the state law.
Of course the car company will never tell you
this, it's a real life Catch 22. If we tell them, we
get charged. If we don't tell them, we don't
get charged, but I'm authorized anyway. It
hurts my head to think about it.
Quote: EvenBobOf course the car company will never tell you
this, it's a real life Catch 22. If we tell them, we
get charged. If we don't tell them, we don't
get charged, but I'm authorized anyway. It
hurts my head to think about it.
My friends got told about it at the car rental place here (which is why I know that it's true in CA).
Maybe the car rental people just don't like you :)
Quote: AxiomOfChoiceMy friends got told about it at the car rental place here (which is why I know that it's true in CA).
Alamo tells people in NV, most of them don't.
The law says they can charge for authorized
drivers, and most do. But if they don't know
you'll be driving, they won't charge. Either
way, paying a fee or not, the spouse is still
an authorized driver under the law.
Rental car places are in business to collect
extra fee's. The employee's are rated every
month on how many they collect. They make
no profits on the rental itself, that just pays
the bills. All the profit comes from all the
extras they push on you at the counter.
Quote: EvenBobAlamo tells people in NV, most of them don't.
The law says they can charge for authorized
drivers, and most do. But if they don't know
you'll be driving, they won't charge. Either
way, paying a fee or not, the spouse is still
an authorized driver under the law.
Rental car places are in business to collect
extra fee's. The employee's are rated every
month on how many they collect. They make
no profits on the rental itself, that just pays
the bills. All the profit comes from all the
extras they push on you at the counter.
Quote: corvetteracingSo don't tell & spouse is involved in an accident while driving the rental, then what ?
State law says the spouse is automatically an authorized
driver, that's the point of the law. The wife and husband
are equal in the contract.
If you know both of you will probably driving then under some peoples supposed ethics, this would be wrong. Personally I think its fine to not tell them.Quote: EvenBobAlamo tells people in NV, most of them don't.
The law says they can charge for authorized
drivers, and most do. But if they don't know
you'll be driving, they won't charge. Either
way, paying a fee or not, the spouse is still
an authorized driver under the law.
Rental car places are in business to collect
extra fee's. The employee's are rated every
month on how many they collect. They make
no profits on the rental itself, that just pays
the bills. All the profit comes from all the
extras they push on you at the counter.
A customer service rep at Avis confirmed this to me a couple months ago. (My timing was bad, because my wife and I had rented an Avis car in August without knowing about Avis' lenient policy for spouses.) In September, Enterprise told my sister the same thing. And if you join Alamo's loyalty club, your spouse can drive free.
The Real question is what would Paigowdan think?.This an AP moveQuote: wudgedWWBDD
Quote: FleaStiffHotwire seems to do okay charging you ten dollars per day for something the law gives you for free.
WOW - as I clicked on this message a HOTWIRE commercial came on the television
Quote: aceofspadesWOW - as I clicked on this message a HOTWIRE commercial came on the television
Google ads are getting pretty intrusive now aren't they?
Quote: wudgedGoogle ads are getting pretty intrusive now aren't they?
+1
Quote: renoAnd if you join Alamo's loyalty club, your spouse can drive free.
UPDATE: Starting on June 16, Alamo is discontinuing this perk for their loyalty club members. Bummer.
