<prompt> Human: If nothing else, hopefully this story is a warning to someone else out there.Discover Card discontinued their rental car damage protection policies as of Feb 28, 2018. I stupidly booked a car on March 17 for use this past week in France, Im from the US using that card and scraped it up a bit trying to squeeze into a parking spot. I again stupidly declined the Avis insurance assuming I wouldnt need it, and then learned that my personal insurance wont cover it because its in France. The bill came to 1,600 - way more than I expected given the pretty limited damage - and I feel like a total dunce because its out of my pocket and is a big fat cloud over the end of the vacation.Discovers policy was that if the reservation was paid in full by Feb. 28, then you are covered. Ive gone round and round with Discover and their third-party claims company and been unable to get anyone who would be able to even make the decision to grant an exception for a ten-year customer. I think thats probably a dead end but I am considering calling to see if Discover will do some sort of courtesy adjustment or credit to my account in lieu of the insurance coverage highly unlikely, I know.Anyone have any other ideas for even reducing the out-of-pocket amount?  <response>: I think this is a lesson learned and your stuck with the bill. It sounds like youve exhausted your insurance options. Youre last bet may be to call Avis, paint a picture that you may have trouble paying them but if you give them a reduced payment immediately will the consider it paid in full. Just get it in writing if they do. 