Jan 17
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 …
Dec 27
Why you should know what your insurance for car hire covers. John contacted me with his car hire experience in Spain: “I booked a car with an agent website and it offered an option no excess insurance cover so I opted for it because I wanted a worry free holiday. When I arrived at the …
Dec 19
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 …
Dec 12
More and more countries offer electric rental cars which not only protecting the environment but saving money too. In Paris they’ve just recently introduced a very modern electric car rental scheme where customers can drive away from 1200 parking spots all over the French capital. Car rental subscription cost €10 per day or €15 per …
Dec 07
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 …
Nov 21
The holiday season arrives soon and you may need a rental car. If you live in the US you may consider to buy excess insurance for your car hire. You can read hundreds of reviews on many consumer sites which can tell you not to buy this insurance but you may consider it when it …
Oct 05
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 …
Sep 28
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 …
Sep 26
A new survey has been conducted among 1103 people who hired a car between in 2011 summer and the result shows that mainly male drivers rule the wheel when they are on holiday. Most Britons said that driving a rental car is very stress-free experience. The main reason can be that people can switch off …
Sep 22
No paper, no voucher, no more long queues – is this the future, actually not. At Cape Town International Airport this isn’t the future, this is the present. First Car Rental has introduced a new feature called “Show and Go checkout”. It’s really simple and saves a lot of time for customers. The whole procedure …
