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Car Hire Excess Insurance Cover
I don’t know if any of you have been shocked by the outrage prices quoted by car hire companies to cover the excess applied, in this case £68 for less than 24 hour period for a £1,600 excess. I have found a company called 'reduce my excess.co.uk' that charges £5.95 per day. Trust Pilot reviews positive.
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Try Icarhire insurance, very good, offer European annual policy. I've had to make two claims over the years and they are very efficient and helpful - unlike hire car companies!"You've been reading SOS when it's just your clock reading 5:05 "0
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Thanks but they don't insure anyone over 80 and I am 83. Reduce my excess won't insure anyone over 84 so I may have a problem after November.1
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I've just paid Enterprise £25 per day to cover their excess of £2000 on a large van hire. Luckily I'm only hiring it for one day, but that excess was a bit much for me to swallow.The comments I post are my personal opinion. While I try to check everything is correct before posting, I can and do make mistakes, so always try to check official information sources before relying on my posts.0
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Try Questor Insurance - I've used then for car hire excess cover. I've never had to claim so don't know how that would go, but I chose them after seeing a lot of positive reviews. I can't see an upper age restriction in the policy but it's worth checking with them first. UK and Europe annual cover was £44.AlwynP said:Thanks but they don't insure anyone over 80 and I am 83. Reduce my excess won't insure anyone over 84 so I may have a problem after November.
https://www.questor-insurance.co.uk/insurance-products/car-hire-excess-insurance
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Have a look at MoneyMaxim | Compare Car Hire & Excess Insurance
It will quote a lot of different excess quotes and when you put your age in (84) it still comes back with quotes.0 -
I've used Eversure as it was recommended by Martin on this site.
Think there is a discount code too for MSE.
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/cheap-car-hire/They seem to insure up to 84 if that helps.0
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