Rental car
The victim of a traffic accident through no fault of his or her own has the right to choose between Loss of use or a rental car.
- Be careful when renting a rental car at an accident replacement rate! The car rental companies charge a considerably more expensive accident replacement rate, which is justified with a supposedly higher administrative burden. Since the opposing liability insurance will only pay the normal rental car tariff, the car rental company will demand the difference from you. However, the car rental company is obliged to inform the injured party before renting that the opposing liability may not compensate the costs in full.
- Duty to mitigate damageThe injured party can only demand the cost of renting a rental car that a reasonable, economically minded person in the situation of the injured party may consider appropriate and necessary. The injured party has to choose the cheapest tariff for renting a comparable replacement vehicle from several tariffs available on the relevant local market and can only request this reimbursement. In emergency situations, however, it is not necessary to obtain comparative offers.
Due to the large number of problems, we recommend that you get one instead of a rental car Loss of use to claim for downtime. If renting a rental car is essential, you should definitely rent a rental car under the class of your vehicle and return the rental vehicle as soon as possible.