Car Hire Insurance Basics

If you are considering hiring a car either in the UK or abroad then you may wish to ensure that you are fully covered for driving it by way of rental insurance. It is important when considering whether you need insurance or not to remember that in some parts of the world, as in the UK, insurance may be a requirement. Here are some more car hire insurance basics you may wish to bear in mind;

· the company you choose to hire the car from may provide you with some form of basic insurance, or you might be able to choose to take out your own form of protection;

· usually a "standard" insurance policy typically protects you for third party liability and the risk of you damaging or writing off the vehicle;

· even if you have insurance for your rental car you still have to find so much money towards a successful claim. This is called the excess on the policy.

While usually with the majority of insurance policies there is nothing you are able to do but pay the excess, with car rental insurance you may choose to take out a policy called "excess insurance". This policy protects you against having to find the excess if a claim is made on the rental insurance. A typical policy may refund you for the full amount of your excess, if a claim is made, or it may just cover a certain amount of the excess. This will be noted in your policy documentation, so it may make sense to check out any policy you are considering and pay special attention to the small print.


These are just some of the many things you may wish to bear in mind when considering car hire insurance.

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