• Excess on damage and theft up to £6,500 per year
• Covers damage to the windows, undercarriage, roof, tyres and headlights not otherwise covered by damage waivers from car hire companies
• Multilingual international emergency assistance – just text “HELP”. Find out more.
• Towing costs associated with mechanical breakdown
• Damage caused by using the wrong type of fuel: up to £500 per claim and £2,000 per year
• UK car club rentals and courtesy cars
• Up to 60 days per rental

• Car rental key cover up to £500 per claim and up to £2,000 per year
• You (the policyholder), plus up to seven additional drivers named on your rental agreement
• Drivers aged 21 to 85 years old (inclusive)
• Buy now, start your policy up to 364 days
• Family and Partners policy allows two policy holders, who must be family members (defined as spouse, partner, parent, brother, sister, adult child or fiancée), travelling together or separately_{Our standard policy covers up to 8 named drivers who’re covered provided the lead policy holder is present in the car. If you think that the lead policy holder may not be present on all journeys, our friends and family product allows you to add an additional lead driver to the policy giving you greater flexibility without buying more than one policy.}
• Flat battery cover up to £1,000 per year
• Late pick up charges due to an unscheduled flight delay

• Rentals for longer than 60 days
• Vehicles more than 10 years old
• Vehicles worth more than £120,000
• Commercial vehicles, motorbikes, camper vans, mobile homes or vans with more than nine seats. To insure van hire visit insuremyvanhire.com
• Accidental damage to the interior or contents of the vehicle caused by general wear and tear or carriage of animals
• Where expenses are assumed, waived or paid by the car rental company or agency or car club company or its insurer

• Policyholders who are not residents of the UK, The Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy or Germany
• Where the rental vehicle is being driven by persons who are not named on the rental agreement
• Where damage is the result of driving whilst on an un-made up road which is not designated as a public thoroughfare.
• *Excludes car hire in or through Afghanistan, Belarus, Cuba, Congo, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Liberia, North Korea, Myanmar, Sudan and Zimbabwe
• Costs associated with mechanical breakdown (Except exterior damage and towing costs)

Please view the policy document for full details on benefits and exclusions

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