What is liability limitation and how does it work?
The short answer
- The excess or comprehensive insurance will reduce your level of liability in the case of damage to or theft of the car hire vehicle.
- This is included in your car hire costs
- Additional protection products are available
The long answer
Liability limitation (liability reduction) protects you in the case of damage to or theft of the vehicle. It is included in your car hire costs and limits your financial responsibility (also known as your "excess"), should something go wrong. If you wish to reduce this amount further, you may purchase additional protection products such as "supplementary liability reduction".
Excess payments for car hire:
- If liability limitation is already included in your reservation, the following deductible payments apply:
- For the compact to standard vehicle classes: For Enterprise and National brands: 950 euro. For Alamo: 1000 euro.
- For all other vehicle classes, excluding mid-sized vans and larger: For Enterprise and National brands: 1150 euro. For Alamo: 1500 euro.
- For the vehicle classes of mid-sized van, large van and extra-large van: 1500 euro.
Additional liability limitation for car hire (additional comprehensive protection):
The additional liability limitation is an optional product with which the renter may reduce their excess:
- In the case of cars, minivans and small delivery vans, the excess is reduced to 0 EUR.
- In the case of vans (mid-sized to extra-large vans), the excess is reduced to 100 EUR.
Before purchasing supplementary liability reduction, you should check whether your own insurance is sufficient to cover damage, theft, processing fees, loss of value, and towing, storage or impound fees. If you decline supplementary liability reduction, you must pay the associated costs and claim these back from your insurer. The supplementary liability reduction is not an insurance policy.
