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Accident in hire car - insurance?

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  • mikey72 wrote: »
    No it's not, most fleets self insure all claims up to about the first £500 to £1000.
    You're getting confused with your own insurance.

    If they self insure the first £500 surely that should mean someone is responsible for it rather than me. I'm going to chase the finance and buying people tomorrow as I would like to clarify it before I hand over any cash.
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  • thenudeone
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    mikey72 wrote: »
    No it's not, most fleets self insure all claims up to about the first £500 to £1000.
    You're getting confused with your own insurance.

    I'm not getting confused at all.

    The insurers have to pay out to the Third Party. That's what the law says.
    The Road Traffic Act does not allow insurers not to pay part of a claim.
    The insurers may have a contract with the insured party to be reimbursed for costs up to a certain limit but they still have to pay the third party themselves
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