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.
Rating is based upon past experience. I haven't availed myself yet to the current policy
Reviewed Anonymous 25th August 2025
Great service at a fair price, totally worth it if you rent just a couple of times a year
Reviewed Anonymous 24th August 2025
Took out 9 days cover with reduce my access to cover a van i hired instead of astounding cost of cover if I went through hire company's own. Save a couple of hundred pound by doing this.
Excellent No problem with getting on the website And hast sending informative
It was probably very good, but unfortunately I got totally ripped off by the car hire company
Reviewed by Derek Butt 23rd August 2025
Excellent price and customer service
Reviewed Anonymous 23rd August 2025
Easy to purchase a policy.
Reviewed by Jason 22nd August 2025
Reasonable price and responsive customer service after I made an error ordering. Didn’t need to submit a claim so cannot comment on that process.
Reviewed Anonymous 22nd August 2025
Easy to buy and reasonably priced.
Reviewed by KV 22nd August 2025
Clear easy process. Very helpful when needed to claim and very transparent.
Easy to use website. Staff helpful. Hard copies available by post.
Great price, much much cheaper than the hire car company price. Didn’t need to use the policy so no comments on the claims process.
Reviewed by Neil 22nd August 2025
Easy To purchase on line without any fuss. Covers just Europe and/or whole world if you want it. Fortunately haven't had to claim on it yet so don't have experience of that process.
Reviewed by Derek Brigden 22nd August 2025