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Car Hire Excess Insurance and the Benefits...
By Stewart
Willis
Car
hire is big business nowadays and because we are renting more and more cars each
year, either for business or pleasure purposes we must remember that we are not
driving a vehicle that belongs to us, and thinking in the same way you wouldn't
want anything to happen to this as it is not yours and carries an inherent responsibility
to be cautious and careful.
When
renting a vehicle the car hire company usually provide a car which is less than
2 years old, as they have to conform to regulations and their lease contracts
with suppliers makes it far more beneficial to car hire companies to provide newer
vehicles. With this comes a price tag, new cars are generally more expensive than
say a 5 year old similar vehicle. If anything were to happen to it, you are responsible
as you have accepted the rental agreement.
This
is where we now discuss the rental agreement-what is it exactly, well in a nutshell
it's a contract between you (the customer) and them (the car hire agency) which
stipulates the terms of the rental. The most significant items within the agreement
are the dates which you are renting the vehicle, the person(s) allowed to drive
the vehicle, the distance you are allowed to travel with or in the vehicle before
additional charges are incurred and finally the cost in the event of an accident/theft/loss/damage
to the rental vehicle or keys.
In this article we're discussing the final point from the agreement, which is
the costs of accident, damage, loss or theft relating to the hire car. In 90%
of cases worldwide, the named person in charge of the hire vehicle is required
to pay an excess amount directly related to the cost of the vehicle, drivers age
and rental location irrespective of what may have happened to the hire vehicle.
This excess is required to be paid in full even if the driver was not at fault.
Upon investigation and claim completion if the driver was not at fault and monies
for the repair/replacement of the hire car are recovered then you are refunded
your excess.
The
average excess charge for a hire car in Europe is 600 GBP/ 800, this is a costly
affair especially if you know it wasn't any fault of your own. Even if you are
at fault, it has been a costly mistake.
This
cost can be avoided by purchasing additional level of insurance at the rental
kiosk upon vehicle collection or during the initial hire with the rental agent
and a final purchase of additional insurance through an external company.
The
average charge for additional insurance is roughly between 5-10 per day, which
covers all named drivers to not be liable for any excess amount regardless of
fault. Certainly seems worth it now, but when you initially thought your hire
car was 20 per day, it now becomes at least 50% more expensive due to the high
rates charged at the kiosk.
You have options to save you lots of money and they are as follows;
Cost save by getting an insurance policy from an external company, they can offer
you a policy at rates that are over 75% cheaper than at the rental kiosk-they
even offer annual policies which cover multiple rentals within a one year period
saving even more money.
We
recommend [http://www.excessprotection.co.uk]car
hire insurance from Excess Protection, as they seem to offering the services you
may require. Get
it all done at once by getting your
[http://www.visioncarhire.com]car
hire from Vision Car Hire as they offer excess insurance at the same time as rental
options, so they are purchased together. Saving you (the customer) money.
Stewart Willis Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com/?Car-Hire-Excess-Insurance-and-the-Benefits&id=3792420]
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