Single Trip cover is exactly what it sounds like. It’s car hire excess cover that will only last the length of your trip. This can be anything from just 1 day, right up to 180 days.
Unlike annual cover this won’t automatically renew each year, it’s one-off, as-you-need-it, flexible cover.
Single trip cover for car hire excess is generally suited to people who are only likely to hire a car once or twice a year for short periods, generally up to a few weeks at a time. If you think you may be hiring a car for longer periods throughout the year then consider annual cover.
You can calculate how much the policies will cost before you purchase by getting a quote, that way you know exactly which policy type is the most cost effective for you.
1. AT THE CAR HIRE DESK, YOU ARE OFFERED EXCESS WAIVER YOU SAY: “THANKS, BUT NO THANKS!”
2. THEY PRE-AUTHORISE YOUR CREDIT CARD FOR THE VALUE OF THE EXCESS
3. COLLECT YOUR CAR NOTING ALL EXISTING DAMAGE ON THE FORM AND TAKE PICTURES OF ANY DAMAGE.
4. ENJOY YOUR TRIP KNOWING YOU’VE PAID A GREAT PRICE TO COVER YOUR EXCESS.
5. RETURN THE CAR CHECKING IT OVER WITH THE REP WHO WILL THEN CONFIRM IF THERE IS ANY EXCESS TO PAY.
6. IF THERE IS NEW DAMAGE YOU PAY UP TO YOUR EXCESS AND GET A RECEIPT.
7. LEAVE THE DESK HAPPY KNOWING THAT YOUR ReduceMyExcess WILL REIMBURSE THE EXCESS CHARGE.
8. COMPLETE OUR CLAIMS FORM AND SUBMIT
Single trip cover includes everything that our annual cover includes, meaning you’re not missing out any potential benefits by choosing this option.
Whilst there are some geographical limits, you can travel to an enormous amount of countries and still be covered by our policy. So if you’re jetting off to Spain, or road-tripping across the USA you can still select these options when you get a single trip quote with us.
If you think that you might benefit more from annual cover than single trip, then head to our annual cover page to see if that’s the case. We cover everything you could possibly want to know about it including how much more money it could save you in the long run.
Check out our guide all about annual cover to learn more.
If you have a thirst for knowledge and are looking for more answers then head to our FAQs page for all the answers.
Equally you could reach out to our fantastic customer service team by using our contact us form.
Very easy to set up, gave me peace of mind at a fair price and were very good responding when I had a query about the cover.
Reviewed by Steve K 27th December 2024
Excellent value for money. Definitely saved us more than we paid for it. Gave peace of mind whilst driving a hired van.
Reviewed Anonymous 27th December 2024
easy to set up and good information provided. don’t know what it would be like if you have to claim, would use them again.
Great having peace of mind when hiring a car abraod. No worries about big mechanicical bills etc...
Reviewed by Leslie Dockerill 25th December 2024
My query was sorted with no fuss. Excellent service. Thank you
Reviewed Anonymous 24th December 2024
Easy process, good cover, great price.
Reviewed by Nigel Boyden 24th December 2024
Easy efficient service
Reviewed Anonymous 23rd December 2024
Great site to use, with excellent prices and cover.
Reviewed by Monteray 23rd December 2024
Easy to use portal when had to make a claim and smooth process to get refund
Just what required, good price in comparison to car hire quote,also takes away the stress of possible damage, also amount of cover 3 times of car hire company
Reviewed by Brian Dunnachie 22nd December 2024
Great price, very easy to use Used them last year and had to make claim all got sorted very easy and quickly
Reviewed by Ian Jenkins 22nd December 2024