most (if not all) car rental companies require a credit card; cash rental is possible
Insurance:
1. it's not mandatory to buy insurance from rental companies
2. be careful about what insurance they offer, CDW (collison damage waiver) only covers their cars, not your liability.
Driver's license:
following is required by most car rental companies
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International renters must present a valid readable un-expired license from their country of residence. If the country of residence is not in English, an un-expired International Drivers license must be presented in conjunction with their country of residence license.
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Rental length:
typically not more than 1 month
Area limit:
It's possible there will be a limit to where you can drive. renting in California will likely limit you to a few neighboring states, not nationally.
check individual rental company web site like this for details
most (if not all) car rental companies require a credit card; cash rental is possible
Insurance:
1. it's not mandatory to buy insurance from rental companies
2. be careful about what insurance they offer, CDW (collison damage waiver) only covers their cars, not your liability.
Driver's license:
following is required by most car rental companies
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International renters must present a valid readable un-expired license from their country of residence. If the country of residence is not in English, an un-expired International Drivers license must be presented in conjunction with their country of residence license.
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Rental length:
typically not more than 1 month
Area limit:
It's possible there will be a limit to where you can drive. renting in California will likely limit you to a few neighboring states, not nationally.
check individual rental company web site like this for details
http://www.alamo.com/itemDetails.do;_?HelpItemID=DLR