Car hire companies almost all exclude glass, tyres, wheels and the undercarriage of the car from the cover provided by their Collision Damage Waiver products. Normally glass is both the windscreens and things like mirrors and lights, and the wheels and tyres exclusion covers everything from punctures to slashed tyres or stolen spare wheels. As well as these areas damage to the roof or underbody of the car are also excluded.
This is because the cover you get with your car hire is 'Collision Damage Waiver' covers just that - and damage to these parts of the car do not normally involve a collision. Also the car hire firms believe that damage in these areas is normally down to negligence on the part of the driver but whatever – most of us would feel really aggrieved to spend our holiday cash on a window chipped by a flying stone or a punctured tyre.
Be aware that in the vast majority of cases taking out the car hire companies do not extend cover to include this areas.
The 'No Excess' car rental company Economy Car Hire offers a cheap way of insuring these additional areas, although the total price may be higher than taking a excess policy through the moneymaxim car hire insurance service and finding the cheapest car hire deal on the market. We suggest you visit our specialist car hire page where we have tried to make your research as straightforward as possible!
All car hire excess products available through moneymaxim cover the wheels, tyres, glass, underbody and roof as well as providing, if required, excess protection or full Collision Damage Waiver and Supplementary Liability Insurance.
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If you have any queries do call a member of the moneymaxim car hire insurance team.
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