Hire Care Insurance Vs Domestic Travel Insurance

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Hire Car Insurance Cons

* Exorbitant costs - that appear cheap - for what you are covered for

* Exclusions in fine print seem to escape scrutiny whilst the desk salesperson 'sells' it to you

* Excess of up to $4,000

* Lack of hail cover

* Lack of cover from dusk till dawn

* Damage or loss caused to the vehicle due to even natural disaster where the repair cost exceeds DRF

* Damage to windscreen

* Damage to tyres

Domestic Travel Insurance Pros

* Cheaper by the week than most hire car companies rates for each day

* Greater coverage according to the PDS probably inclusive of the above Cons not covered by hire car insurance

Warnings have been put out by Choice and ACCC

eg. cases brought against Europcar and others