Car Hire Excess Insurance

Cedar Tree offers comprehensive car hire excess insurance, backed by our award-winning customer service team and loyalty club.

Comprehensive Cover

Up to £10,000 excess reimbursed if your hire vehicle is damaged

Up to £500 per claim for mis-fuelling and car key cover

Up to £500 to recover your vehicle if you breakdown

Includes tyres, windshield and undercarriage

Trusted Brand

Over 10 million insured

Over 5,000 Trustpilot reviews

Rewarding Loyalty

Unique loyalty club scheme

Loyal customers always pay less

Direct Benefits

Defaqto 5-star rating (expert rated)

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Compare our cover

cedar tree logo

£17.47*

Standard price

£13.98*

Best loyalty price**

Avis logo

£202.35

Europcar logo

£130.30

Sixt logo

£167.04

What's included

Cedar Tree

Avis

Europcar

Sixt

Max days (per trip)

8 days

8 days

8 days

8 days

Excess/Deposit reimbursement

Misfuelling

Tyre & Windscreen

Optional

Not Specified

Optional

Personal Possessions

Lock Out

Breakdown Recovery

* Our car hire excess insurance comparison is updated regularly. This table was last updated on the 12th June 2023 and based on quotes obtained directly from each competitor's website for a rental at Alicante airport from 8th June 2023 for a mid-sized hatchback (e.g. Seat Leon) ** Based on the maximum 20% loyalty discount available to Cedar Tree club members, in most cases Cedar Tree club loyalty discount will vary between 15% and 20%, see club benefits for more information.

How are we so much cheaper?

While our cover is generally more comprehensive than that of a car hire company, our cover requires you to pay the excess if you damage your rental car and reclaim it from us. Car hire company cover, while significantly more expensive, offers more convenience as if you damage your rental car there is no excess to pay.

For example, if your excess with the car rental company was €750, and you damaged your rental vehicle, you would pay the rental company €750, and they would pay the remaining cost of the claim. You would then claim back the €750 you paid, from Cedar Tree. If you had alternatively taken the car rental company cover your excess would have been reduced to €0 saving you the hassle of paying and reclaiming.

£10,000

Excess Cover

Unlimited trips for a year covering up to £10,000 of excess across the policy duration.

62 Days

Trip Duration

Worldwide cover for up to 62 days per rental.

2

Main Drivers

Cover up to two main drivers who can independently travel and hire a car.

7

Named Drivers

Named drivers can drive any hire car rented by a main driver and receive full coverage.

It's more than just car hire excess insurance

Exclusive member benefits for policy holders

We don't believe in "new customer offers".

For us, it's all about rewarding loyalty.

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