Buying and driving a US car in America with a UK licence...
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Hello all,
looking for answers here.
Me and some friends are looking to do 3 - 4 weeks in the US travelling all across the place. Now hire companies will want a fortune, A: we are all under 25 and B: we will be picking it up in NY and dropping it in LA. Thus incurring big charges. Last year i had a car for 2 weeks, Seattle to LA and with taxes and young driver charges it cost me over £1500!
Now, could we buy a cheap US snotter, insure ourselves on it in America and use that for the trip? Before selling it or giving it away a la top gear when we leave?
How does American insurance work? Any answers appreciated! Google has not been helpful.
Ta! Simon
looking for answers here.
Me and some friends are looking to do 3 - 4 weeks in the US travelling all across the place. Now hire companies will want a fortune, A: we are all under 25 and B: we will be picking it up in NY and dropping it in LA. Thus incurring big charges. Last year i had a car for 2 weeks, Seattle to LA and with taxes and young driver charges it cost me over £1500!
Now, could we buy a cheap US snotter, insure ourselves on it in America and use that for the trip? Before selling it or giving it away a la top gear when we leave?
How does American insurance work? Any answers appreciated! Google has not been helpful.
Ta! Simon
Thanks guys, it was just a silly idea obviously!
Like i said last year i rented a Dodge something awful for two weeks, Seattle pick up, LA drop off.
Due to my age (22 at the time) not many places would hire me a car and Alamo (who i used) charged me $25 a day extra. Plus $300 for dropping it in LA not Seattle. Plus then all these other taxes. IT ended up more then the flights!
But im sure given a bit more time to sort it next time i could find it cheaper and we really had to drop it in LA, we didnt have a choice to go back to Seattle, so next time il drop it from whence it came.
But thanks guys, oh well, i can dream. Did rather like the V8 Lincoln Town car i found for $1500 though....
Simon
Like i said last year i rented a Dodge something awful for two weeks, Seattle pick up, LA drop off.
Due to my age (22 at the time) not many places would hire me a car and Alamo (who i used) charged me $25 a day extra. Plus $300 for dropping it in LA not Seattle. Plus then all these other taxes. IT ended up more then the flights!
But im sure given a bit more time to sort it next time i could find it cheaper and we really had to drop it in LA, we didnt have a choice to go back to Seattle, so next time il drop it from whence it came.
But thanks guys, oh well, i can dream. Did rather like the V8 Lincoln Town car i found for $1500 though....
Simon
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