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Does anyone have any experience of hiring a motorhome? I would like some info regarding insurance cover for driver & passengers
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My lad hires motorhomes out in the south west area, if you want i could send you his phone number.
He is away on some holls just now but will be back in the next week.
Let me know.
Hi, I think you'll find it's all part of the hire price... at least it was when I hired one several years ago.
Hugh
With some it's all inclusive, others break the total charge down and show hire and insurance separately as insurance cost varies depending on all sorts of factors such as number of drivers/points on licence(s)/age of driver(s)/foreign travel cover/nationality of driver(s) etc.
If insurance is included you may well find it is only for one driver, UK resident with UK licence, between specified ages, with no points on their licence. Any additions/variations to that formula will attract extra fees.
Ohh and for passengers you may well find that it only covers those travelling in the "approved" seats. The agency I use recently had a party of 5 turn up to use a 3 berth/4 "approved" seat m/home (the 2 children were going to use a tent).
They (and the agency) had checked with the police the "legality" of using a side facing seat for the 5th passenger and the local police had confirmed it wasn't currently "illegal".
However just as a precaution the agency then checked with their H&R insurers - the answer was "not a chance".
Some insurers don't care though - or at least say they don't before the event - so it's worth checking and getting it in writing.
Are you wanting to hire out your motorhome to others?
If so, you will need to arrange proper hire cover for the duration of the hire. I have heard of people who hire out their vans and just add drivers to their ordinary motohome insurance policy. Most 'domestic' insurance policies will expressly forbid the hiring out of the insured motorhome. Should there be an accident, there will be an opportunity for the insurer to decline payment on the grounds that the vehicle was hired for a fee, as opposed to a friend borrowing it! Then there is the issue of driving whilst not insured etc etc.
There are companies who will arrange insurance on a daily basis for those who wish to hire out their vans. Some will also advertise the van on your behalf and provide you with customers (for a fee!)
If you wish to hire a motorhome yourself (or a friend or relation does) then there are many professional motorhome hire companies that automatically provide insurance for the hirer.
Look in the motorhome hire forum on here - there are numerous topics that may provide hours of reading!
Most companies do all inclusive, the amount they include depends on the company, but with us there is everything!
What has to be made clear when you hire off a company or an individual is the level of insurance, liability cover, breakdown cover, customer support, equipment included and the level of that equipment. A good company will bend to help you and put extras on to suit your needs at no extra cost. We have bought specific child seats to help people out, supplied specific tables, added extra toys for children all at our standard rate. Our main aim is to ensure the customer has a good holiday! A good company will look after your needs!
All too often you put yourselves high on a pedestal putting down other agencies in the hire business. There is one thing, using a site like this to subtly promote your own professional services, but it is another to frequently don a halo and suggest that all others are not doing it quite as good as you.
Glancing at your website, you're actually not doing things far differently from the rest. A very high reservation deposit; a damages deposit that matches or exceeds others; similar 'extras' to other agencies at the same 'extra' surcharges are just some examples.
Your comment in this post suggesting that you pretty much supply everything extra for free is misleading which drew me to your site which then revealed that though there are alsorts of claims of public liaibility insurance, better this, better that and more of the other...........you're probably no different to many many other agencies out there who continue to promote and supply motorhomes to the wider public.
I am going to apologise as I hate drawing swords but honestly, take a look back over some of your posts and you might see what I mean.
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