Reply To: Zipcars are covered under Platinum car hire excess insurance but Zipvans are not

[PeteM]

Andrew. wrote:

If you were to buy that van yourself, would the price on the windscreen at the dealer be +VAT? If so, it’s a commercial vehicle.

Good test, but does the average user of a Platinum card know this? I didn’t 🙂

Andrew. wrote:

Wonder how many people have hired a cheap U-Haul in the states thinking they could rely on this policy.

Indeed, I was pretty relaxed about driving Zipvans, thinking I’d be covered!