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Excess Question

Adams1
Adams1 Posts: 328 Forumite
Example: My excess is set at £1,000. I have an accident with £200 worth of damage done to my car. As the excess is set at £1,000, I pay the £200 out of pocket. Would I have to pay the additional in £800 excess to repair the third party, or is excess only applied to my own vehicle?

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  • vaio
    vaio Posts: 12,287 Forumite
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    excess only applies to your claim for damage to your car so in your example with £1k excess and £200 damage it's not worth claiming.

    Watch out though as I think that recovery of your car after an accident plus storage charges & probably any inspections count towards the excess too but any third party claim doesn't count
  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 33,020 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    If your injured and it gets towed or recovered for any other reason you will get a large bill which you will have to pay for, Upto that £1000.
    Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...

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