Two car hire excess insurance companies included in travel article in The Guardian

Last Saturday's Guardian (27th April 2013) ran a travel report "How to save money on your holiday costsWith the bill for a family trip to Europe at about £2,000, avoiding getting ripped off and saving money along the way are crucial. Here's how … " by Patrick Collinson

It covered best deals on travel money, spending, flights, travel insurance, hotels, mobile phones and car hire.

Under the car hire section "Always book your car hire in advance, and never, ever, buy the excess insurance or satnav, despite their insistence (Budget in Dublin is particularly aggressive on this front). Try icarhireinsurance.com or insurance4carhire.com, which will easily save you around £100 for a fortnight's hire.


Always take photos and videos of the car when you pick it up, and, particularly, when you return it.

See the entire Guardian article here.  Find out more about icarhireinsurance here or insurance4carhire here