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Supercar VS Classic Car Showdown

To celebrate the launch of our new Invicta website, we introduced ‘Supercar VS Classic Car Showdown’ voting to our social media. This involved a series of voting polls on our Facebook page (@invictainsurance) to find out what our followers think is the best in the industry!

In this introduction showdown, we put modern supercars up against classic supercars. Each round lasted a week, with the winner revealed at the end of July 2018.

Please see the results from the showdown below.

What games were played?

ROUND 1

Porsche GT3 RS vs Lamborghini Huracan Peformante
Porsche 911 vs Lamborghini Miura
Jaguar F-Type Project 7 vs McLaren 540C
Jaguar E-Type vs McLaren F1
Ferrai 488 GTB vs Mercedes AMG GTR
Ferrari F40 vs Mercedes 300SL
Bentley Continental GT vs Aston Martin DB11
Bentley 8 Litre vs Aston Martin DB5

Quarter Final

Lamborghini Huracan Performante vs McLaren 540C
Lamborghini Miura vs Jaguar E-Type
Ferrari 488 GTB vs Aston Martin DB11
Ferrari F40 vs Aston Martin DB5

Semi Final

Lamborghini Huracan Performante vs Ferrari 488 GTB
Jaguar E-Type vs Ferrari F40

Final

Lamborghini Huracan Performante vs Jaguar E-Type

WINNER

Jaguar E-Type

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A Buyer’s Guide to Car Hire Excess Insurance

Why do you need car hire excess insurance, and what are the most common features and exclusions? Read our car hire excess insurance guide to find out.

What’s in this guide?

What is car hire excess insurance?
Do I need car hire excess insurance?
What does car hire excess insurance cover?
Car hire excess insurance exclusions explained
Choosing your car hire excess insurance policy
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What is car hire excess insurance?

Car hire excess insurance policies are designed to cover you for charges from your car rental company should your hire car be damaged or stolen.

For example, if you are involved in a car accident that results in a £750 repair cost, and your agreed excess was £500, under your car hire agreement you would need to pay a £500 excess to the car rental company. However, if you have taken out car hire excess insurance, you can reclaim additional excess or repair costs covered by your policy.

Do I need car hire excess insurance?

A car rental agreement usually includes some standard motor insurance cover, such as a collision damage waiver (CDW) and third-party liability insurance. However, this standard cover may not protect you fully. Should the car be damaged or stolen, the renter is still nearly always liable for the first portion of the loss (the ‘excess’), and windows, tyres, undercarriage, roof and headlights may not even be covered by the policy.

Therefore, ask yourself:

1. Can I afford to pay a potentially sizeable bill if something goes wrong?

2. Do I find the excess cover offered by car hire firms expensive?

It can make your holiday easier and more relaxing if you have car hire excess insurance. You have less worry over issues such as where to park your car; being on unknown roads; or if any less well-maintained roads will cause damage to the vehicle.

What does car hire excess insurance cover?

If you purchase stand-alone car hire excess insurance in advance of travelling, you can gain a reasonable daily or annual rate and get a policy suited to you to cover trips of varying length.

The key benefit is that car hire excess insurance policies will provide protection for the most vulnerable parts of the vehicle – such as the wheels, tyres, windscreen, roof and undercarriage – which are most likely to get damaged. As stated above, these are not usually included in car rental companies’ own cover, even if you purchase additional waivers.

Policies can also cover other potential mishaps, such as loss of the vehicle keys, or accidentally misfuelling the car.

Remember, before leaving the car rental pick-up, always inspect the vehicle carefully and try to take photos. Otherwise, if you have excess insurance rather than their own, there can be a dispute, and it’s crucial to report back any problems they haven’t listed to your car hire excess company to insure you will be fully covered on your excess insurance.

Car hire excess insurance exclusions explained

Restrictions sometimes seen on car hire excess insurance policies include:

Losses from accidental damage to the interior or contents of the rental vehicle, caused by wear and tear or carriage of animals, will not be covered
Minimum and maximum ages for drivers (21-85 inclusive)
Vehicles more than 10 years old or vehicles with more than nine seats

Choosing your car hire excess insurance policy

If you take our separate car hire excess insurance, vehicle hire firms will often require a credit card deposit to cover any potential damage. Although you can claim this back from your insurance company if there is an incident and you lose your deposit, you’ll need to budget for this. Furthermore, this will usually need to be on the credit card of the lead driver, as many car hire companies do not accept debit cards.

Note that while most vehicle hire companies just ring-fence the deposit, some may withdraw it and refund you later. This means that if there are significant currency fluctuations during your car rental period you could see a different value in the money that is returned to your card.

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Although car hire companies can offer you excess insurance when you pick up the vehicle, you could end up paying more for cover which isn’t as wide ranging.

Talk to one of our advisers to find out what policy is best for you, so that you can enjoy peace of mind on your travels.
Call us now on 01732 471950 for a quotation.

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