{"id":2488,"date":"2026-01-04T18:33:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T18:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ellepirental.com\/blog\/?p=2488"},"modified":"2026-01-04T18:33:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T18:33:32","slug":"breakdowns-flat-tires-and-accidents-with-a-rental-car-what-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ellepirental.com\/blog\/en\/car-rental-guides\/breakdowns-flat-tires-and-accidents-with-a-rental-car-what-to-do","title":{"rendered":"Breakdowns, Flat Tires and Accidents with a Rental Car: What to Do"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When renting a vehicle, it may happen to encounter a minor issue, a breakdown, a flat tire or even an accident. In these situations, it is very important to know what to do and <strong>how to act<\/strong>, also depending on the terms of the <strong>insurance policy taken out with the rental agency<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, everyone hopes never to face this kind of problem, but unexpected events can always occur. <strong>Does the insurance cover the damage<\/strong>? How should you behave? Today we want to answer the most frequently asked questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_48 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\r\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\r\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Indice dell&#039;articolo<\/p>\r\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-69db92a8bf07c\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-69db92a8bf07c\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\r\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ellepirental.com\/blog\/en\/car-rental-guides\/breakdowns-flat-tires-and-accidents-with-a-rental-car-what-to-do\/#Vehicle_breakdown\" title=\"Vehicle breakdown\">Vehicle breakdown<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ellepirental.com\/blog\/en\/car-rental-guides\/breakdowns-flat-tires-and-accidents-with-a-rental-car-what-to-do\/#Flat_tire\" title=\"Flat tire\">Flat tire<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ellepirental.com\/blog\/en\/car-rental-guides\/breakdowns-flat-tires-and-accidents-with-a-rental-car-what-to-do\/#Accident\" title=\"Accident\">Accident<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ellepirental.com\/blog\/en\/car-rental-guides\/breakdowns-flat-tires-and-accidents-with-a-rental-car-what-to-do\/#What_is_included_in_the_insurance\" title=\"What is included in the insurance?\">What is included in the insurance?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vehicle_breakdown\"><\/span>Vehicle breakdown<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the most common questions we find: <strong>what should you do in the event of a breakdown?<\/strong> This could involve the car breaking down, a flat tire, or any other type of issue. In such cases, the first thing to do is to ensure the safety of yourself, your passengers and the vehicle, and then contact <strong>roadside assistance<\/strong> according to the instructions provided when the vehicle was handed over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>choice of insurance<\/strong> is crucial because, depending on its terms, the costs may be covered by the insurance or may be your responsibility. In most cases, you are asked to <strong>pay the expenses in advance<\/strong>, which are then reimbursed by the agency after opening a specific claim. In this situation, remember to keep all documents and invoices that may be required to obtain reimbursement or vehicle replacement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Flat_tire\"><\/span>Flat tire<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the event of a <strong>flat tire<\/strong>, depending on the insurance policy agreed with the agency, the costs may be borne either by the driver or by the rental company. If it is a minor puncture, you can handle the replacement yourself, considering that <strong>all rental cars are equipped with a spare tire<\/strong>. Remember to check this before departure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Accident\"><\/span>Accident<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <strong>event of an accident<\/strong>, it is necessary to follow some simple but essential recommendations. Once again, the first priority is to ensure the safety of the people involved and the vehicle, following standard safety procedures that should be adopted in these circumstances:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n  <li>do not move injured people who complain of severe back or leg pain;<\/li>\n  <li>contact an ambulance and the fire brigade if necessary;<\/li>\n  <li>collect the other driver\u2019s contact details, license plate number, and take photos of the scene if other vehicles or people are involved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember that in the event of an accident, it is always advisable to contact the police, who can more accurately and thoroughly assess the circumstances and responsibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_included_in_the_insurance\"><\/span>What is included in the insurance?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Basic coverage<\/strong> varies depending on the insurance company, and at the time of booking it is often possible to <strong>extend the coverage<\/strong> to enjoy greater peace of mind throughout your trip. In this case, however, you will need to consider a higher daily rental cost compared to basic insurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our advice is to carefully read the rental terms and conditions before proceeding with the booking and to contact the agency if you need further clarification. Being well informed before renting a car is also useful to understand <strong>how to behave<\/strong> in the various situations that may arise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can\u2019t wait to start your journey? <strong>Rent your car in Olbia!<\/strong> Our rental agency is ready to welcome you with a wide vehicle fleet and the possibility to choose from different types of insurance coverage.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cosa fare in caso di guasti, forature e incidenti con la macchina a noleggio? Ne parliamo in questo articolo di Ellepirental!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[239],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-rental-guides"],"lang":"en","translations":{"en":2488,"it":1335},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.6.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Breakdowns, Flat Tires and Accidents with a Rental Car: What to Do<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What should you do in case of breakdowns, flat tires or accidents with a rental car? We discuss it in this Ellepirental article!\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"googlebot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"bingbot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ellepirental.com\/blog\/en\/car-rental-guides\/breakdowns-flat-tires-and-accidents-with-a-rental-car-what-to-do\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"it_IT\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Breakdowns, Flat Tires and Accidents with a Rental Car: What to Do\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What should you do in case of breakdowns, flat tires or accidents with a rental car? We discuss it in this Ellepirental article!\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ellepirental.com\/blog\/en\/car-rental-guides\/breakdowns-flat-tires-and-accidents-with-a-rental-car-what-to-do\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ellepirental blog\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ellepirental\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-04T18:33:29+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-04T18:33:32+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ellepirental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/guasti-forature-e-incidenti-con-auto-a-noleggio-ecco-cosa-fare.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Ellepirental\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Ellepirental\" \/>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","pll_sync_post":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ellepirental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ellepirental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ellepirental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellepirental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellepirental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2488"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellepirental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2517,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellepirental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2488\/revisions\/2517"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellepirental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ellepirental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellepirental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellepirental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}