Protection

Last revised: Feb 1, 2024

Important considerations:

No Replacement or Refund:

ABC AUTOCARS does not provide, and renters are not entitled to, a replacement vehicle, refund, or deposit refund in cases where the rental vehicle gets damaged or becomes undrivable due to an accident or mechanical damage, regardless of who is at fault or the cause of the failure. Mechanical damage due to normal wear and tear is not the renter's responsibility, but any damage resulting from misuse, negligence, or unauthorized repairs is fully the renter's liability.

Additionally, ABC AUTOCARS, at its sole discretion, may cancel the reservation at any time without any further refund if the vehicle is still drivable, including but not limited to cases of policy violations, unsafe vehicle operation, or operational decisions made by ABC AUTOCARS.

The Renter is solely responsible for all third-party claims, including but not limited to bodily injury, property damage, legal expenses, and other liabilities, unless otherwise covered by a separately purchased protection plan.

By proceeding with the rental, the Renter acknowledges and agrees to these terms, waiving any claims related to vehicle replacement, refunds, or cancellations as outlined in this policy.

Immediate reporting:

Renters must report any damage or incidents to ABC AUTOCARS immediately and cooperate in the investigation. Failure to do so may affect coverage and responsibilities.

Immediate Payment for Loss of Rental Income:

If the damage renders the Vehicle unavailable for rental, the Renter must immediately pay for the loss of rental income due to the downtime. This amount will be based on the Vehicle’s daily rental rate as displayed on the official website at the time of rental, plus applicable taxes and processing fees. The minimum charge for loss of rental income is 4 week (28 days), even if repairs take less time. If the Vehicle remains out of service for longer than 28 days, the Renter will continue to be charged the daily rental rate until the Vehicle is fully repaired and available for rent again. If the Vehicle is deemed a total loss, the Renter remains liable for rental income loss until a replacement vehicle is acquired.

Payment Terms and Non-Payment Consequences:

Immediate Payment Required: All charges including but not limited to damage, repairs, and lost rental income must be paid immediately upon demand.
Credit/Debit Card Authorization: The ABC AUTOCARS reserves the right to charge the Renter’s credit or debit card on file for any unpaid balances.
Late Payment Penalties: Any unpaid amount beyond 2 hours may result in additional penalties, legal action, and collection fees.
Legal Recovery: The ABC AUTOCARS reserves the right to pursue legal recovery for any outstanding balances, including all associated legal and administrative costs.

How Renters can protect themselves

Choose one of the available plans that contractually limit the amount you’re legally obligated to pay out-of-pocket in the event of Physical Damage to the Vehicle that’s not eligible for protection, or fully covered by your own insurance. If the Renter does not provide their own insurance at the time of approval and pick-up, they are not entitled to use their personal insurance to cover any damage unless explicitly authorized in writing by ABC AUTOCARS.

Interior damage or mechanical damage:

Our protection plans for Renters do not cover interior damage or mechanical damage

In the event of Interior and/ or Mechanical Damage, including but not limited to engine, transmission, suspension, braking system, or electrical failures caused by misuse, negligence, improper operation, or failure to follow rental terms, the Renter is fully liable for the cost of repairs. The Renter must immediately pay a $3,000 warranty deposit. However, the full repair cost will be determined after an official assessment, and the Renter is required to pay the full repair amount if it exceeds $3,000. Any excess must be paid in full upon presentation of the repair invoice.
ABC AUTOCARS reserves the right to immediately charge the Renter’s debit or credit card on file for the $3,000 warranty deposit and any additional repair costs exceeding this amount. By signing the rental agreement, the Renter authorizes ABC AUTOCARS to process these charges without further notice.
The limitation of financial responsibility available under the Standard, Minimum, Maximum plans doesn’t apply to interior damage or mechanical damage.

Protection options to limit out-of-pocket costs for Physical damage:

Minimum plan, Standard plan, Maximum plan

These plans are not insurance, they are a contract that set forth your level of responsibility during the applicable reservation if your booked vehicle suffers Physical damage

Minimum plan:

Under the Minimum plan, the Renter is liable to pay up to $3,000 for Physical Damage to the Vehicle (excluding Mechanical or Interior Damage) incurred during the Rental period. Additionally, the Renter is responsible for Related costs, including but not limited to claims administrative fees, appraisal costs, towing, assistance, and consulting fees, are payable separately and are not included in the $3,000 limit.

ABC AUTOCARS has the right to withhold up to a $10,000 warranty deposit if any damage occurs, regardless of fault or the cause of any damage.

Standard plan:

Under the Standard plan, the Renter is liable to pay up to $3,000 for Physical Damage to the Vehicle (excluding Mechanical or Interior Damage) incurred during the Rental period. Additionally, the Renter is responsible for Related costs, including but not limited to claims administrative fees, appraisal costs, towing, assistance, and consulting fees, are payable separately and are not included in the $1,000 limit. The Renter must provide their own Car Rental Loss and Damage Insurance policy at the time of approval to drive and at pick-up time..

ABC AUTOCARS has the right to withhold up to a $10,000 warranty deposit if any damage occurs, regardless of fault or the cause of any damage.

Maximum plan:

Under the Maximum plan, the Renter is liable to pay up to $0 for Physical Damage to the Vehicle (excluding Mechanical or Interior Damage) incurred during the Rental period. Additionally, the Renter is responsible for Related costs, including but not limited to claims administrative fees, appraisal costs, towing, assistance, and consulting fees, are payable separately and are not included in the $0 limit. The Renter must provide their own Car Rental Loss and Damage Insurance policy at the time of approval to drive and at pick-up time.

ABC AUTOCARS has the right to withhold up to a $10,000 warranty deposit if any damage occurs, regardless of fault or the cause of any damage.

⚠️ In the event of theft, Renter must return the keys and any remote control anti-theft device to us, if Renter do not comply with, any purchased supplementary protection Renter takes to reduce or eliminate Renter liability, will be void.

Renter's responsibilities

As the Renter, you are responsible for:

• Returning the booked vehicle on time in the same condition it was when you first received it
• Interior damage or mechanical damage
• Physical damage to the vehicle in the event of collision or comprehensive events, or theft of the vehicle (and Related costs) during the booked period, regardless of who is found to be at fault for the damage
• The actual cash value (ACV) of a vehicle if there's physical damage that result in it being total loss, plus Related costs, minus the salvage value, if any.
• Third party's death, wrongful death, bodily injury, any medical expenses, lost wages, loss of income, pain and suffering, physical health, any non-economic damages and property damage to the third parties
• Passanger's death, wrongful death, bodily injury, any medical expenses, lost wages, loss of income, pain and suffering, physical health, any non-economic damages and property damage to the passengers
• Renter's medical expenses, lost wages, loss of income, pain and suffering, physical health, any non-economic damages and property damage
• Renter's death, personal wrongful death, physical health
• The death of the passengers, Wrongful death of the passengers, physical health of the passengers
• Loss, theft or damage the keys or key fob to the Vehicle
• Damage caused by the smoke to the vehicle
• Total towing and storage cost, additional administration fees if the booked vehicle get towed, while in renter possession
• Empty tank
• Flat tire, jump-start for a booked car battery
• All Related costs
• Additional distance fee
• Excessive or specialized cleaning of the booked car
• Loss or theft of, any personal property of Client or data contained therein, carried in or left in the booked Vehicle or on ABC AUTOCARS’s premises during or after termination of the booking regardless of fault or negligence
• Verifying technical condition of the booked vehicle before start driving
• Traffic Fine, parking violation
• Violation ABC AUTOCAR policies
• Dump litter from a motor vehicle in any amount on any highway, road or street.

Liability protection:

ABC AUTOCARS does not extend any of its motor vehicle financial responsibility and ABC AUTOCARS does not provide any liability insurance coverage to Renter, Passengers, or Third parties through all Rental Agreements and Reservations unless ABC AUTOCARS is obligated to do so due to legal requirements or according to the rental agreement.

Limits on liability:

ABC AUTOCARS shall not be liable to Renter or any Third party for:
• criminal trafic violation
• driving in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property
• ignored by Renter to conduct several technical vehicle inspections that leads to disregard for the safety of persons or property
including pre-trip, en-route, and post-trip
• dumping litter from a motor vehicle
• traffic Fines, parking violations
• all medical expenses
• losses and costs
• any damages
• death
• wrongful death
• bodily injury
• any medical expenses
• lost wages
• loss of income
• pain and suffering
• physical health
• using a vehicle in the commission of a crime
• any illegal action or behavior
• use vehicle to traffic illegal drugs
• consuming alcohol or smoke/ingest marijuana or any marijuana product while in a vehicle.
• overspeeding
• illegal posseccion of the vehicle
• safety and security
• A vehicle-ramming attack
• violating civil rights, political terrorism
• transporting a firearm, weapons with or without a permit
• any non-economic damages and property damage
• emergency weather alert
• aware of driving rules and regulations of US
• driving safety
• obeying traffic laws
• education of any safety driving
• rental reimbursment in the event of a breach of a Rental Agreement and ABC AUTOCARS policies by Renter.
• any indirect or unforeseeable loss or damages, including loss of profits or loss of opportunity.
arising from the rental.

Our protection plans do not cover and ABC AUTOCARS is not responsible for:

• Interior damage or mechanical damage
• The actual cash value (ACV) of a vehicle if there's Physical damage that result in it being total loss, plus Related costs, minus the salvage value, if any.
• Third party's death, wrongful death, bodily injury, any medical expenses, lost wages, loss of income, pain and suffering, physical health, any non-economic damages and property damage to the third parties
• Passanger's death, wrongful death, bodily injury, any medical expenses, lost wages, loss of income, pain and suffering, physical health, any non-economic damages and property damage to the passengers
• Renter's medical expenses, lost wages, loss of income, pain and suffering, any non-economic damages and property damage
• Renter's death, personal wrongful death
• Prohibited uses of the booked vehicle
• Dump litter from a motor vehicle in any amount on any highway, road or street.
• Renter's common violations, infractions.
• The death of passengers, wrongful death of passengers
• Loss, theft or damage the keys or key fob to the Vehicle
• Damage caused by the smoke to the vehicle
• Total towing and storage cost, additional administration fees if the booked vehicle get towed, while in renter possession
• Empty tank
• Flat tire, jump-start for a booked car battery
• All Related costs
• Additional distance fee
• Loss or theft of, any personal property of Renter or data contained therein, carried in or left in the booked Vehicle or on ABC AUTOCARS’s premises during or after termination of the booking regardless of fault or negligence
• Excessive or specialized cleaning of the booked car
• Technical condition of the booked vehicle while in renter possession
• Traffic Fine, parking violation

Other conditions

Minimum, Standart, Maximum are not insurance, are optional, and may duplicate other coverage that you have. If you purchase Standart or Minimum, we waive your responsibility for the portion of damage to or loss of the Vehicle that is stated on the Rental Agreement.
We will not waive your responsibility, even though you purchased Maximum, Standart or Minimum, if you gave us false, fraudulent or misleading information prior to the rental or during the rental, and we would not have rented the Vehicle to you or extended the rental period, if we were given true information; or if you fail to notify us and the police of an accident, theft or vandalism involving the Vehicle, or if damage to or loss of the Vehicle is the result of a prohibited use, including damage or loss that:
• is caused by anyone who is not authorized by ABC AUTOCARS to drive;
• is caused by anyone under the influence of a drug or alcohol;
• occurs while the Vehicle is used during the commission of a felony or other crime, other than a minor traffic violation;
• occurs while carrying persons or property for hire, while pushing or towing anything, during any race, speed test or contest, or while teaching anyone to drive;
• results from carrying dangerous, hazardous, or illegal material;
• results from use of the Vehicle outside the state of Florida;
• is caused by driving on unpaved roads;
• occurs while transporting more persons than the Vehicle has seat belts, while carrying persons outside the passenger compartment, or while transporting children without approved child safety seats as required by law;
• occurs when the odometer has been tampered with or disconnected;
• occurs when the Vehicle’s fluid levels are low, or it is otherwise reasonable to expect you to know that further operation would damage the Vehicle;
• is caused by carrying anything on the roof, trunk or hood of the Vehicle, or by inadequately secured cargo inside the Vehicle, or by an animal transported in the Vehicle;
• occurs when the Vehicle is unlocked, or the keys or key fob are lost, stolen or left in the Vehicle when not operating it;
• is caused, where applicable, by anyone who lacks experience operating a manual transmission;
• results from failure to allow sufficient height or width clearance;
• results from your willful, wanton or reckless act or misconduct;
• results from fueling with a type of fuel improper for the specific Vehicle; or
• results from driving or operating the Vehicle while using a hand-held wireless communication device or other device that is capable of receiving or transmitting telephonic communications, electronic data, mail or text messages while not in a hands-free mode. In the event of a loss due to theft of the Vehicle, we will not waive your responsibility for the loss unless you return to us all the Vehicle keys or ignition devices including, without limitation: tires, tools, equipment, accessories and documents in, we gave you at the time of rental.