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Apparently in June he had rented a car in Jersey for six days from from Europcar. Before he travelled he had bought a £25, standalone policy from icarhireinsurance.
At Jersey airport Europcar offered him its cover for £90. He refused, saying he had my own policy. Then he had a minor accident. It took a few weeks to process and he got the problem sorted so in the end said that he was sold on stand-alone hire-car cover.
He then goes on to talk about "The great car hire cover rip-off"
He gave examples of hiring a car and then being asked for additional money for car hire excess insurance - €24 (£18) per day in Tenerife for example and on a rental of five days that is a lot of money.
According to this article "Traditional, big-name car-hire firms tend to be costliest when it comes to buying cover against damage to the vehicle"
So it means you need to go to a standalone car hire company. The article went on to say "Worldwideinsure would cover an economy hire car for £10.50; Carhireexcess for £9.95 and icarhireinsurance for £14.95. There is a choice of about eight providers all charging less than £20 for the period in question.
He also points out that "But while the cover provided by the rental firms means there will be a no-quibble, no-payment-required process if you return a damaged vehicle, the standalone insurance policy will mean you have to pay for the damage out of your own pocket then claim back later" See the full article Here
He then goes on to talk about "The great car hire cover rip-off"
He gave examples of hiring a car and then being asked for additional money for car hire excess insurance - €24 (£18) per day in Tenerife for example and on a rental of five days that is a lot of money.
According to this article "Traditional, big-name car-hire firms tend to be costliest when it comes to buying cover against damage to the vehicle"
So it means you need to go to a standalone car hire company. The article went on to say "Worldwideinsure would cover an economy hire car for £10.50; Carhireexcess for £9.95 and icarhireinsurance for £14.95. There is a choice of about eight providers all charging less than £20 for the period in question.
He also points out that "But while the cover provided by the rental firms means there will be a no-quibble, no-payment-required process if you return a damaged vehicle, the standalone insurance policy will mean you have to pay for the damage out of your own pocket then claim back later" See the full article Here
