Cheaper Insurance on Car Hire [NT] Wanted

cr12330 on 09/11/2017 - 16:19
Last edited 09/11/2017 - 17:27 by 1 other user

I live in the NT and we don't have unlimited kms and want to hire a car over Christmas. At the moment I can hire a car for 19 days and get 1900km (free $100 dollars for each day) with it and want to use it for 3 days from Darwin to kununurra, I've got the rate for this at $396 dollars but the excess if I have an accident is $4000 dollars and if I want to get zero excess then the car will be $795 which is quiet a lot.

I'm looking for insurance companies that won't charge an arm and a leg, if anyone got an ideas, please kindly forward please.

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  altomic on 09/11/2017 - 16:23

  NT sucks for car hire.

  some credit cards have a car rental excess coverage insurance.
  some travel insurances have car rental excess coverage insurance.

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  John Kimble on 09/11/2017 - 16:28

  Tripcover for domestic car rental excess insurance

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  Woodinski on 09/11/2017 - 18:22

  +1

  Agree with the two above. Get domestic travel insurance cover and make sure it includes cover for rental car hire (normally they cover the first $4k on your excess). Should be about $50 to $100 for the same time period.

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    cr12330 on 09/11/2017 - 18:30

    Yeah I hoping it would be $50 to $100, I'll find out more, thank you

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      Woodinski on 09/11/2017 - 18:33

      Try using travel insurance direct (use TIDTHANKS as promo code if it still works). Have used before in the past with no issues.

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  Stewardo on 09/11/2017 - 19:38

  I’ve used this company before, it was fairly simple
  https://www.carhireexcess.com.au
  Should be around $180

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  dissin on 09/11/2017 - 20:29

  1cover travel insurance good. $5000 can cover excess if u have accident

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  djdwyer on 10/11/2017 - 07:58

  Take out travel insurance.

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  Euphemistic on 10/11/2017 - 10:21

  Does your credit card offer travel insurance? If so, check it's provisions and potentially pay with credit card and not worry about further insurance.

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    cr12330 on 10/11/2017 - 11:28

    I only have a bank west card which I believe is for oversea only.