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Drivers
Down Under Hit by biggest Car Hire Excess Charges – Don’t
go the distance without protection, warns INSURANCE4CARHIRE.COM
11th June 2008
Excess
charges incurred by drivers in Australia disproportionately
high compared to other motorists
- Drivers
charged as much as £2,000 for damage excess
- Save
£££'s by taking out an annual worldwide Excess insurance
policy
Holiday
makers hiring a car Down Under are presented with the biggest
excess charges for car hire compared to anywhere else in the
world, according to independent excess cover provider Insurance4carhire.com.
A
recent underwriter's claims report reveals that motorists
in Australia incur the highest excess charges in the event
of damage to their vehicle, with sums reaching almost £2,000.
Whilst
motorists driving rented cars in European countries such as
France
and Italy
are likely to have more minor scrapes and bumps, the hazards
of driving in the Antipodes are on a somewhat bigger scale.
 It
may sound like a stereotypical joke but the risk of colliding
with a kangaroo whilst driving in Australia is actually quite
common and this can cause a great deal of damage to the vehicle.
However
unlikely you think it is that this will happen to you, the
chances of hitting an animal on the road are very real and
the cost of repairing the damage can be enormously expensive.
Recent figures from Australian motoring authority NRMA show
that of 9,000 claims for animal-related collisions in 2007
in the state of New South Wales, 7,000 of them involved kangaroos.
"Travelling
to Australia is a costly business anyway so ensuring you're
covered for potentially catastrophic excess charges is a no-brainer,"
says Simon Vella of Insurance4carhire.com.
Other
major contributing factors to costly accidents down under
are fatigue caused by driving the very long distances between
the country's main towns and cities and the temptation to
speed on the long, straight roads.
Even with an excess insurance policy bought from their car
rental firm, drivers may still have to cough up in the event
of a breakdown or damage to the undercarriage, tyres and windows
as many firms exclude this from their policies.
‘When
hiring a car abroad many people sign up for the car rental
company's own insurance policy, but don't realise that this
will not cover them for the excess for damage to these areas,"
says Vella. "But if you get hit by a large animal, it's pretty
likely that some of these places will sustain damage.
"We
would strongly advise anyone hiring a car abroad to read their
policy documents as they vary from country to country, as
does the Excess charge. Better still, buy from a standalone
insurance provider before leaving the UK."
Insurance4carhire.com
offers low cost policies that can save motorists a small fortune
and provide peace of mind all year round.
Europe-wide
cover costs just £49, covering the policyholder and all
additional drivers on the car rental agreement for multiple
use throughout the year.
Annual
Worldwide cover costs just £59 to provide protection anywhere
in the world where Excess is charged.
Notes
about this Press Release
Founded
in 2002 Insurance
4 Car Hire is an innovative online insurance company whose
core business is the provision of car rental Excess insurance.
The business was born out of the high costs being charged
by the car rental companies for Excess cover. Insurance4carhire
strives to bring customers annual Excess insurance products
offering customers convenience, peace of mind and very significant
savings when they rent cars.
In
2005, for the second year running, Insurance4carhire received
the accolade of "World's Leading Innovative Ecommerce Travel
Product" from The World Travel Awards. These annual awards
celebrate achievement in the travel industry and are based
on votes cast by travel industry professionals throughout
Europe.
To
reflect the increasingly global reach of its products, Insurance4carhire
changed underwriters to AIG UK Ltd, a member company of American
International Group, Inc., (AIG) in December 2007. AIG is
one of the worlds leading insurance companies with operations
in more than 130 countries.
Insurance
4 Car Hire is now part of the Towergate
Partnership the largest independently owned insurance
intermediary in Europe.
Source:
Insurance4carhire.com
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