We travel quite a bit and rent cars without a second thought. However yesterday someone was relating a trip to Scotland where they were told by the car rental company that their American auto insurance was no good and they'd have to buy insurance....to the tune of SIX TIMES the amount of the rental itself. This was not Joe's Car Rental and Bait Shop this was Enterprise Renat-a-Car at the Glasgow airport.

No guide book I've read has mentioned anything about this nor did the rental company when I made the reservation. I'm calling my insurance agent and the rental company tomorrow but for now I just thought I'd ask if anyone else has or has not had this experience.

Can we expect the same or were our friends cheated?