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Bencr85

Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 2:59pm

Bencr85

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Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 2:59pm

Lee 03189 wrote on Thu Jul 16, 2020 10:20am:

I returned my car and asked him to verify all is well but he wouldn't, he said all ok no problem. 3 days later I had an email saying please explain damage to bonnet and a charge of 1300€, I had photos and video of drop off, i asked them for photo proof and they sent me 2 photos of the rear bump...

...er !!! They reduced the price to €800 and took it from my credit card, I claimed it back from mastercard and that was it !!!

My friend wasn't so lucky with eurocar who owns goldcar, he lost €700 he paid with debit card.

Always pay with credit card , sometimes it pays to have full insurance provided,  no worries with deposits,  

Lee 03189

Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 3:25pm

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Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 3:25pm

Bencr85 wrote on Thu Jul 16, 2020 2:59pm:

Always pay with credit card , sometimes it pays to have full insurance provided,  no worries with deposits,  

Yes Definitely pay by credit card. - " sometimes it pays to have full insurance provided " - Agreed the only trouble is the Car Hirers Excess insurance is around £200 and my iCar excess insurance was £39 !!!   

AVJ Liggat

Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 3:35pm

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Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 3:35pm

Lee 03189 wrote on Thu Jul 16, 2020 3:25pm:

Yes Definitely pay by credit card. - " sometimes it pays to have full insurance provided " - Agreed the only trouble is the Car Hirers Excess insurance is around £200 and my iCar excess insurance was £39 !!!   

I agree that the costs to take insurance at point of hire of very high!! 

I'm sticking to my icar annual policy. I have had it for years and I found out about it via Martin Lewis so it comes recommended by a reliable source. I took this route after I had to pay a lot more for insurance than car hire several times.

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JillnFrank

Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2020 8:41pm

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Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2020 8:41pm

I use insurance4carhire.com it is £50 for an annual policy.  I have been doing it for 8 years.  Completely reliable and has saved a fortune.  

GCfromVC

Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2020 10:07am

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Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2020 10:07am

I also use insurance4carhire but have never had to make a claim over the years so can't vouch for them in that respect.

I'm taking note of the other annual policies on here as it's good to know they come good in the event of claims.

Anyone on the forum had to make a claim with this company?

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Liam

Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2020 6:10pm

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Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2020 6:10pm

Hi, FireFly are good , reted 4 times no problems at all , enjoy the trip.

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