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Save money on car hire premiums and excess charges

Car hire excess policy can save you serious money when you rent a car abroad. It’s cheaper to take out this policy than buy the car hire company’s more expensive one at the car rental desk.  Most of the people feel the pressure when they arrive at the airport. They just want to drive away …

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Insurance4carhire.com Price Change

Insurance4carhire.com has changed its policy prices, below you can find the company’s updated price list for 2014: Daily Policies – £3.99 (previously £5.25) Annual European – £39.99 (previously £49.99) Annual Worldwide – £49.99 (£65.99) Annual Worldwide 60 – £75.99 (£79.99)  The Family & Partners and USA policies are unchanged.

Driving tips in Italy

Driving in Italy is not as easy as you think but there are always trips and tricks that you can follow and you’ll have a more enjoyable road trip in this beautiful country. Italians drive fast: yes, that’s true but don’t let them intimidate you. Stick to your own speed and never drive faster than …

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Spain by car

We went to Spain a couple of time and I really love it. The best way to discover the country is by car. You can pick up your rental car in bigger or even smaller cities. Here are a couple of road trips idea that can be useful in Spain: Andalucia: it’s a great place …

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Big brand car hire company mis-selling car hire cover

I’ve just came across an interesting article about mis-selling car hire cover: Conor Mills from East-London rented a car with big brand car hire company – Budget  at Knock Airport, in Ireland.  He was fully covered against excess charges but he picked up the car at the aiport the lady at the Budget desk told him …

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Excess reimbursement insurance vs Super Cover at the desk

CAR HIRE EXCESS INSURANCE vs. SUPER COLLISION DAMAGE WAIVER   Round 1. terms and conditions Car hire excess reimbursement insurance: This kind of insurance policy were founded by insurance4carhire and ever since many insurance companies followed them and created their own car hire excess products. When you buy one of these products you are in contract with …

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A car hire horror story in the US

Recently I came across a very interesting article about a car hire insurance horror story from the US. A gentleman rented a Dodge Ram Dakota pickup from Enterprise car hire company and because he had a Business Visa Card that included rental car damage waiver protection he didn’t want the the extra $19.95-a-day damage insurance …

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What insurance do you need when you rent a car

Recently I read a very good article about car hire insurances written by Gill Charlton on the the Telegraph. She writes about the prices car rental franchises offer to their customers. We can experience that car rental prices are pretty low but are they really? You can get a rental car for a very good …

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Customers think that car hire fuel and insurance excess are too high

Which? has recently conducted a survey among 2618 members of the public about their experience on hiring a car. The result is the following: 70% of people thought that terms and conditions were far too complicated, it was hard to understand. 60% wanted a map showing fueling stations with the car. 69% thought that car hire fuel …

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Don’t forget to request full inspection when you return your rental car

This is a very important rule to remember when you return your rental car. It happens many times that the car rental employees don’t want to check your rental car because they are either too busy or just don’t want to bother with it. Always request a full inspection no matter how hurry you’re in …

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