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.
The reason given is that the car hire firms believe that damage in these areas is normally down to negligence on the part of the driver – although we can think of many other reasons that a window might be chipped or a tyre punctured.
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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