Car Hire Excess Insurance

Cedar Tree offers comprehensive car hire excess insurance, backed by our award-winning customer service team and loyalty club.

Comprehensive Cover

Up to £10,000 excess reimbursed if your hire vehicle is damaged

Up to £500 per claim for mis-fuelling and car key cover

Up to £500 to recover your vehicle if you breakdown

Includes tyres, windshield and undercarriage

Trusted Brand

Over 10 million insured

Over 5,000 Trustpilot reviews

Rewarding Loyalty

Unique loyalty club scheme

Loyal customers always pay less

Direct Benefits

Defaqto 5-star rating (expert rated)

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£17.47*

Standard price

£13.98*

Best loyalty price**

Avis logo

£201.42

Europcar logo

£180.53

Sixt logo

£245.93

What's included

Cedar Tree

Avis

Europcar

Sixt

Max days (per trip)

8 days

8 days

8 days

8 days

Excess/Deposit reimbursement

Misfuelling

Tyre, Windscreen & Undercarriage

Personal Possessions

Lock Out

Breakdown Recovery

Optional

* Our car hire excess insurance comparison is updated annually. This table was last updated on the 13th June 2024 and based on quotes obtained directly from each competitor's website for a rental at Alicante airport from 13th June to 20th June 2024 for a mid-sized hatchback (e.g. Seat Leon) ** Based on the maximum 20% loyalty discount available to Cedar Tree club members, in most cases Cedar Tree club loyalty discount will vary between 15% and 20%, see club benefits for more information.

How are we so much cheaper?

While our cover is generally more comprehensive than that of a car hire company, our cover requires you to pay the excess if you damage your rental car and reclaim it from us. Car hire company cover, while significantly more expensive, offers more convenience as if you damage your rental car there is no excess to pay.

For example, if your excess with the car rental company was €750, and you damaged your rental vehicle, you would pay the rental company €750, and they would pay the remaining cost of the claim. You would then claim back the €750 you paid, from Cedar Tree. If you had alternatively taken the car rental company cover your excess would have been reduced to €0 saving you the hassle of paying and reclaiming.

£10,000

Excess Cover

Unlimited trips for a year covering up to £10,000 of excess across the policy duration.

62 Days

Trip Duration

Worldwide cover for up to 62 days per rental.

2

Main Drivers

Cover up to two main drivers who can independently travel and hire a car.

7

Named Drivers

Named drivers can drive any hire car rented by a main driver and receive full coverage.

It's more than just car hire excess insurance

Exclusive member benefits for policy holders

We don't believe in "new customer offers".

For us, it's all about rewarding loyalty.

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Reviews

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Theo Puente - April 23, 2025 - Single Trip Travel Insurance

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Really good for travel insurance StarStarStarStarStar
Trusted Customer - April 23, 2025 - Single Trip Travel Insurance

This is the 2nd time I have used Cedar tree as they are very polite and easy to understand when going through a few questions over the phone and deliver your travel documents within seconds after going through them and get the insurance at a great price. I'll definitely use them again

I'm not great at the online StarStarStarStarStar
Trusted Customer - April 23, 2025 - Single Trip Travel Insurance

I'm not great at the online stuff, but even I found it easy to get through.

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Ken Woodward - April 23, 2025 - Single Trip Travel Insurance

all online, easy to understand policy an process

Great customer service StarStarStarStarStar
Trusted Customer - April 23, 2025 - Single Trip Travel Insurance

I was able to be connected to an advisor almost instantly, they communicated with me really well and helped me navigate my query quickly.

Great service StarStarStarStarStar
Andrew Morris Morris - April 23, 2025 - Single Trip Travel Insurance

Service was great easy and hasstle free

Cedar tree were great StarStarStarStarStar
DAVID - April 23, 2025 - Annual Multi-Trip Travel Insurance

Susie was great as are all the cedar tree people

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Trusted Customer - April 22, 2025 - Annual Multi-Trip Travel Insurance

Nicky was brilliant to speak to. Helped me get the right policy and made my day!

Fabulous Customer Service StarStarStarStarStar
Angela Smith - April 22, 2025 - Single Trip Travel Insurance

Nicky, was fab. Very knowledgeable and supportive in my query.

Helpful StarStarStarStarStar
stephen fuller - April 22, 2025 - Single Trip Travel Insurance

Answered my questions, solved my problems concerning policy documents and he had a helpful and pleasant manner. 10/10

Good StarStarStarStarStar
Trusted Customer - April 21, 2025 - Single Trip Travel Insurance

Good

easy to understand and very good value StarStarStarStarStar
Trusted Customer - April 21, 2025 - Single Trip Travel Insurance

once you read these documents properly it is quite easy to understand. also very easy to click through all the questions. also the price was good for what i needed.

Good insurance StarStarStarStarStar
Trusted Customer - April 21, 2025 - Single Trip Travel Insurance

Great service, used many times before. Good underwriter. More than happy

Easy to website, great price! StarStarStarStarStar
Chris Backhouse - April 21, 2025 - Single Trip Travel Insurance

Online purchase via a comparison site. When I progressed to the Cedar Tree site, everything was straightforward and easy to understand. Documents could be viewed and links were subsequently sent to access these and save them as necessary. I would definitely buy from this provider again.

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Jacqueline Alcock - April 20, 2025 - Single Trip Travel Insurance

Easy to understand and simple to do

Awesome StarStarStarStarStar
Trusted Customer - April 19, 2025 - Single Trip Travel Insurance

Best price. Easy to arrange.

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