Corporate AMEX Card should be used if available. Stanford University has been approved to self-insure under S.I. 92 in the state of California. Therefore, be sure to waive insurance offered by rental agency while traveling in the United States. The rental agency will insure only the drivers who are listed on the rental contract. Notify the agency in advance if the vehicle will be going out of the state.
Most rental insurance covers travel only on paved roads.
The Class of 2004 is the first to feel the effects of a policy instituted in the spring of 1999 that denies parking permits to all freshmen. Enterprise will offer Stanford students and faculty a 15 to 20 percent discount off normal rental car rates, as well as special promotional deals set up around the University's academic calendar. More importantly, Enterprise will allow rentals to students between the ages of 18 and 21, an age group normally denied the privilege because of its high insurance risk. Many agencies will not rent to drivers under 25, and 21 is generally the youngest age people can rent cars. However, Enterprise will allow rentals to students 18 and over if they provide a Stanford ID, proof of full insurance coverage and a credit card in their own name.