That’ll be A$200 for the damage
Jan 18th, 2008 by Nick
Today was a fun day. I slept in, left the hotel at about 11, spent most of the day driving (up to Devonport which was bleh, then over to the Tamar Valley wine region), killed about 90 minutes back at the hotel’s off-track betting area wagering a whopping $15 over the course of an hour - and getting $17 back, and drove to the airport.
Somewhere along the way this week, however, I managed to scrape the front left bumper of my rental car. I must have caught it againt a post someplace, it was not the type of thing that would come from gravel. So Hertz charged me $200 for the damage. How do they know it’s $200. Good question….
Now, I had “max” coverage at $23/day ($115), but that only lowers the deductible to A$385 in Tasmania. I’ll have to try to get reimbursed by Visa.
I’m now sitting in the Launceston Airport waiting for my flight to Melbourne. Tasmania was a lot of fun. I’d like to come back for maybe 3 days next time to tour the western coast of the island.
