You are planning a great vacation in a different country. You book your hotel, your rental car, get the auto insurance, and catch the plane. Once you arrive at the destination and go to pick up your vehicle, you are told that their rental company doesn’t recognize insurance bought in other countries.

You are forced to pay an extra few hundred dollars, because they only recognize their own and you are told that you’ll be held responsible for any damage.

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