Rental truck crash - one way to spend $5500

[markis10]

A truck rented for an election candidate has crashed in Quakers Hill, a good way to spend $5500 instantly. I wonder what the rental company thinks of the sticker use, and the attempts to remove it after the incident.

 

[Quickstatus]

I wonder what the rental company thinks of the sticker use, and the attempts to remove it after the incident.

While "train wreck" is an oft used metaphor and this is not a train, is this a metaphor for her election prospects?
I think cost of repairs is going to be more than $5500. Is that the retal vehicle excess?

 

[markis10]

That’s the excess for the truck

 

[equus]

Beware - that is overhead damage, and not covered by the excess or the insurance. Renter will likely be up for the full cost of repairs (to both the truck and the structure they have hit).

9 Damage Cover Exclusions​

9.1 Even if You have paid the Damage Excess, there is no Damage Cover, and You and any Authorised Driver are liable for:

.....
(b) Overhead Damage;

14 Definitions and interpretation​

14.1 Definitions

In these Terms and Conditions:
......
Overhead Damage means:
(d) Damage to the Vehicle; or
(e) Third Party Loss,
caused by:

(i) contact between the part of the Vehicle that is at or above the level of the top of the front windscreen with objects overhanging or obstructing its path;
(ii) objects being placed on the roof of the Vehicle; or
(iii) You or any person standing or sitting on the roof of the Vehicle.

 

[markis10]

Beware - that is overhead damage, and likely not covered by the excess or the insurance. Renter will likely be up for the full cost of repairs (to both the truck and the structure they have hit).

But sir, those dents were there when we picked it up….lol. My local hertz has a picture of a similar truck looking like it was mounting a tree, which as covered due to an unexpected flood but good point, no coverage for this one.

 

[Saab34]

I’ve seen a few trucks like these being used as billboards for the election. One has graffiti on it which I noted had spilled over to the paintwork on the door. Another one had the tyre let down.

Rental companies should put a ban on vehicles being used for billboards.

 

[DC3]

Damages payment would come from the slush fund, wouldn’t it?