camper van excess hire insurance
Submitted: Monday, Jan 03, 2011 at 21:40
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Member - Brenton W (SA)
Hi all, hope everyone had a great Xmas and new year, as we are going to tassie in a week hiring a britz camper we are wondering what insurance company has the the best vehicle excess cover as most insurance companies won't cover up to 7500 this is very steep we used to use raa but they only cover to 6000 now any help would be great as we need it covered to 7500 this taxes the credit card not leaving much left for the holiday .
Reply By: Mel59 - Tuesday, Jan 04, 2011 at 09:23
Tuesday, Jan 04, 2011 at 09:23
Hi Brenton
I have used '1 travel' before but checking they only cover $5000. I
was thinking of a Camper van hire myself is $7500 the general excess or are other companies more or less?
regards Mel
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Reply By: Member - Oldbaz. NSW. - Tuesday, Jan 04, 2011 at 09:28
Tuesday, Jan 04, 2011 at 09:28
The cheapest way to cover hire vehicle excess is to buy travel insurance. Buy a
policy to cover the nominated driver & you can include vehicle excess. If an incident occurs you pay the hire co & then claim on your travel insurance. I buy on
the net with "Cover 1". All the details can be seen there....oldbaz.
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Follow Up By: Member - Oldbaz. NSW. - Tuesday, Jan 04, 2011 at 09:40
Tuesday, Jan 04, 2011 at 09:40
Insurance co is "1 Cover"..had it back to front. Will only cover to $5k & costs
$56 for 16 days....oldbaz.
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Follow Up By: Member - Brenton W (SA) - Tuesday, Jan 04, 2011 at 09:57
Tuesday, Jan 04, 2011 at 09:57
We used to beable to get yes el insurance and take out extra to cover the 7500 excess but seems most insurers only cover up to 6000
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Follow Up By: Member - Oldbaz. NSW. - Tuesday, Jan 04, 2011 at 10:13
Tuesday, Jan 04, 2011 at 10:13
I wonder if is worth ringing or emailing 1 Cover to see if they will increase the limit at reasonable cost. This would certainly be still cheaper than paying the
exhorbitant daily fees the hirers charge to get rid of the excess. I dont believe
the hirer can debit your card for the excess, so you dont lose your available credit. They can if a claim arises, but that is the expensive option. Try to get
the limit raised, it may be negotiable......oldbaz.
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Reply By: Rangiephil - Tuesday, Jan 04, 2011 at 10:57
Tuesday, Jan 04, 2011 at 10:57
If you had a Platinum VISA ro AMEX, you are usually covered for the CDW if you pay with the card
I just got a letter from ANZ VISA advising that the cover was now extended for Australian car hire.
Regards Philip A
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