Single Trip cover is exactly what it sounds like. It’s car hire excess cover that will only last the length of your trip. This can be anything from just 1 day, right up to 180 days.
Unlike annual cover this won’t automatically renew each year, it’s one-off, as-you-need-it, flexible cover.
Single trip cover for car hire excess is generally suited to people who are only likely to hire a car once or twice a year for short periods, generally up to a few weeks at a time. If you think you may be hiring a car for longer periods throughout the year then consider annual cover.
You can calculate how much the policies will cost before you purchase by getting a quote, that way you know exactly which policy type is the most cost effective for you.
1. AT THE CAR HIRE DESK, YOU ARE OFFERED EXCESS WAIVER YOU SAY: “THANKS, BUT NO THANKS!”
2. THEY PRE-AUTHORISE YOUR CREDIT CARD FOR THE VALUE OF THE EXCESS
3. COLLECT YOUR CAR NOTING ALL EXISTING DAMAGE ON THE FORM AND TAKE PICTURES OF ANY DAMAGE.
4. ENJOY YOUR TRIP KNOWING YOU’VE PAID A GREAT PRICE TO COVER YOUR EXCESS.
5. RETURN THE CAR CHECKING IT OVER WITH THE REP WHO WILL THEN CONFIRM IF THERE IS ANY EXCESS TO PAY.
6. IF THERE IS NEW DAMAGE YOU PAY UP TO YOUR EXCESS AND GET A RECEIPT.
7. LEAVE THE DESK HAPPY KNOWING THAT YOUR ReduceMyExcess WILL REIMBURSE THE EXCESS CHARGE.
8. COMPLETE OUR CLAIMS FORM AND SUBMIT
Single trip cover includes everything that our annual cover includes, meaning you’re not missing out any potential benefits by choosing this option.
Whilst there are some geographical limits, you can travel to an enormous amount of countries and still be covered by our policy. So if you’re jetting off to Spain, or road-tripping across the USA you can still select these options when you get a single trip quote with us.
If you think that you might benefit more from annual cover than single trip, then head to our annual cover page to see if that’s the case. We cover everything you could possibly want to know about it including how much more money it could save you in the long run.
Check out our guide all about annual cover to learn more.
If you have a thirst for knowledge and are looking for more answers then head to our FAQs page for all the answers.
Equally you could reach out to our fantastic customer service team by using our contact us form.
Great value easy to use . Would definitely use again.
Reviewed Anonymous 11th July 2025
Very good price and easy to set up
Quick and easy solution to counter extortionate rental add ons.
Very good 👍 so helpful, easy to understand and straightforward, recommend to family and friends.
Reviewed Anonymous 10th July 2025
Easy to buy and good value.
Very good but I don’t like auto renewal approach.
Excellent throughout. Have used before with no problems..
Easy to buy and easy to claim, I had no problem 2 years ago when my hire car was damaged when it was parked up. The claim was paid out quickly when the paper work was produced to reduce excess.
Reviewed by Paul Rogers 10th July 2025
Excellent. They were swiftly responsive and extremely accommodating in resolving a payment error in my part.
Customer service was great. They were very responsive and resolved my issue within a decent timeframe.
Reviewed Anonymous 9th July 2025
good value excess insurance very easy buying process would use again
Reviewed by George Kirk 9th July 2025
Fast and efficient to purchase. It will save me a lot of money as I won’t need the very expensive excess fees charged by the hire car company.
Reviewed by Martin Ward 9th July 2025
Simple easy cost effective a must for any foreign car hire !
Reviewed by David Sayer 8th July 2025