On insurance policies in the UK you are likely to see a waiver of excess. This is a part of the insurance policy that is similar to a deductable in the United States. It’s the amount of money that you have to pay before the insurance company covers the damages to your vehicle. If you travel

to the UK and have to rent a car then you’ll be likely to see a waiver of excess.

It’s important to remember that a waiver of excess is only paid if the damages exceed the deductible amount. So if your deductible is $1,000 and the accident is $2,000 then you will pay the $1,000 and the insurance company will take care of the rest. Waivers of excess, like deductibles, are not included in the premium that you have to pay for your car insurance. This means that you’ll have to pay it after an accident or other event has occurred. You only have to pay it if you want the damages to be covered by your policy.

In the example above you’d be better off paying the $2,000 rather than having the insurance company pay the difference and then raise the premium of your car insurance because you made a claim. If you’re a young driver you should be cautious before reporting an insurance claim as most insurance companies will increase the premium by a good amount.

A waiver of excess can and will vary from plan to plan. If you choose for your policy to have a larger waiver of excess then your monthly payments will be lower as the insurance company will have to cover less in the event of an accident. Over time the increase that you would have had to pay will save you a good amount of money. This is true as long as you don’t get into an accident and have to pay the waiver at a time that is bad for you.

You may see a waiver of excess expressed as a percent from time to time. A percent can be beneficial or harmful to you. The lower the total cost of repairs is the better it will be for you however if the damage is high then you’ll have to pay more then you may have originally thought.

A waiver of excess is usually used to pay off damage that has occurred to your car due to an accident, theft, or harsh weather. Liability only will never have a waiver of excess since it only covers damages done to other vehicles. It’s possible to have better coverage for your waiver of access as well as a lower amount that you have to pay. However this will also increase the cost of your monthly payments.

A waiver of excess is not singled out to auto insurance policies. A waiver of excess is often found on health, travel, and home insurance. You should remember that if there’s damage to a rental car you may have to pay it out of your pocket and then be reimbursed by your insurance.

Graham McKenzie is the content syndication coordinator for Carinsurancesa.co.za. South Arica?s leading car and vechile portal, which helps people save on their car and vechile.