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Car Hire Excess Insurance in Dublin

  • 06-11-2015 12:14am
    #1
    Jabberwocky_I
    Registered Users Posts: 53 ✭✭


    Hello,

    I have a query about car hire excess insurance. I want to hire a car in Dublin for a couple of days in December. I hold an Irish driving licence and will be flying in from the UK. The last time I hired a car, £1500+ was held on my card until I returned it when I was finished. I'm trying to book online now and I've been informed that I'll need to present a card with €3000 in available funds until I return the car.

    Is it possible to take out insurance independently of the company so that I'm not asked to present a card with cleared funds for this amount? Any help / information regarding this would be greatly appreciated. I only want to hire the car for two days while back in Ireland, and this seems like an excessive amount of money to put aside.
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  • #2
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,468 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Most hire companies offer an optional lower excess fir a few quid a day extra. Called CDW

    I got shafted before because I didn't have this. Company invented damage to the car after it was returned. Didn't contact me, just saw my credit card bill.


  • #3
    Jabberwocky_I
    Registered Users Posts: 53 ✭✭Jabberwocky_I


    Thank you for your reply - I took this optional lower excess out the last time I booked with Europa but when I went to pick the car up, they informed me that I still had to cover this £1500. I fought my corner and they waived it on that occasion, but I'd rather avoid any unpleasant surprises next time.


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