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Flying into Lamezia Terme in June, heading to the Tropea/Calabria area for a week. Planning to rent a car at the airport.

I've been reading reviews and honestly terrified now people getting forced to buy insurance twice, getting charged for fake damage after dropping keys in a box, bookings cancelled because of flight delays…

Has anyone rented a car in southern Italy recently? What actually worked for you? Specifically:

• Which company/platform did you use and would you recommend it?
• Is it safer to book directly vs aggregators like Discovercars or Rentalcars?
• Any tips for the handover what to document, what to watch out for?
• Credit card insurance does it actually work in Italy or do rental companies make it difficult?

Any advice appreciated, first time renting in Italy.

Flying into Lamezia Terme in June, heading to the Tropea/Calabria area for a week. Planning to rent a car at the airport.

I've been reading reviews and honestly terrified now people getting forced to buy insurance twice, getting charged for fake damage after dropping keys in a box, bookings cancelled because of flight delays…

Has anyone rented a car in southern Italy recently? What actually worked for you? Specifically:

• Which company/platform did you use and would you recommend it?
• Is it safer to book directly vs aggregators like Discovercars or Rentalcars?
• Any tips for the handover what to document, what to watch out for?
• Credit card insurance does it actually work in Italy or do rental companies make it difficult?

Any advice appreciated, first time renting in Italy.

Flying into Lamezia Terme in June, heading to the Tropea/Calabria area for a week. Planning to rent a car at the airport.

I've been reading reviews and honestly terrified now people getting forced to buy insurance twice, getting charged for fake damage after dropping keys in a box, bookings cancelled because of flight delays…

Has anyone rented a car in southern Italy recently? What actually worked for you? Specifically:

• Which company/platform did you use and would you recommend it?
• Is it safer to book directly vs aggregators like Discovercars or Rentalcars?
• Any tips for the handover what to document, what to watch out for?
• Credit card insurance does it actually work in Italy or do rental companies make it difficult?

Any advice appreciated, first time renting in Italy.