I needed excess protection at short notice for a rental car from Enterprise who wanted to charge me £64 for three days. Found Simply Excess through the Martin Lewis website and their charge was only... See more
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No forms, no fuss. At SimplyExcess, we make car hire excess insurance simple, fast, and affordable. Forget long forms, confusing jargon, or hidden fees – just straightforward cover in a few easy clicks. We take care of the details so you can enjoy your trip with total confidence and peace of mind.
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5 Brayford Square, E1 0SG, London, United Kingdom
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Great value and easy to purchase
Great value and easy to purchase. Didn't have to claim so cannot comment on that.
Great service
Great service, kept updated with tips for pickup and drop off. Must cheaper than was offered by car rental provider.
Easy hire car insurance
Easy and cheaper than the hire car insurance quoted. Would recommend.
Good excess insurance for car hire
Excellent car hire excess insurance - kept me updated with all relevant information with emails. It was about £100 cheaper than the hire company quote. Excellent value and good peace of mind. Would highly recommend them. 👍
Have used Simply Excess a couple of…
Have used Simply Excess a couple of times this year an found them super efficient. Never had to make a claim with them so cannot comment on that. Great to have peace of mind and the hire car tips were really useful.
Excellent service
Excellent service highly recommend company. Received tips before departure and prior to returning the car I found these tips very useful and were very much appreciated.
I didn't have any issues with the hire car so I didn't need to make a claim. I will definitely use this company again.
Excellent communication throughout
Excellent communication throughout
Great experience
Great experience. Easy to get a quote, which was reasonably priced. I did not make a claim so I have not tested that part of the service, but email communications from SimplyExcess were very good -informative, full of relevant tips and guidance, particularly when handing the rental car back. I would use them again without hesitation.
Don’t look anywhere else!
Thankfully didn’t need to claim so can’t comment on any claim issues. However, this firm was professional throughout the process with excellent communication before and after the rental and very well priced. Will definitely use again.
The use of stripe as a payment system…
The use of stripe as a payment system gave me a panic as the first email I received even before I got any confirmation or policy documents was a request by "Link", who I had never heard of, to verify my email. I looked up Link.com it has a trust pilot rating of 1.8!!! Please use more reputable payment providers or at least give a heads up of who might contact you.

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Happy with it
I was glad I took this insurance out. Fortunately I didn’t need to make a claim but after last year when I bought the extra insurance at the car rental desk ( which ended up costing more than the rental) I was grateful I had it.
Thank you very much!
Luckily we didn’t need to use this
Luckily we didn’t need to use this! It was great to have the peace of mind it offered, though, and communication and information given was really helpful.
Excellent independent insurance option
Excellent independent insurance option, we booked a rental car online and chose to take out separate insurance just in case we needed it. Thankfully we didn't but it was great peace of mind and everything was really straightforward with SimplyExcess.
Arranged on line
Arranged on line. I looked at comparison site - Simply Excess were not the cheapest but they did have good reviews. Fortunately, didn't need to use the Policy but set up and support from Simply Excess all worked very well. I will use again in future.
Great cover and service
I used simply Excess for the first time to get car insurance cover for a hire car. The service has been top class. Easy to get a quote and great price. Communication is excellent. You get an email/text before you pick up the car with handy tips, ie, photos, documents and another before you return the car. Policy is clearly laid out what's covered and will definitely use them again next year.
Easy and affordable
Very easy to understand what is covered and the price difference between this and what is offered through the rental company was ludicrous.
Access a Peace of Mind. SimplyExcess basically holds your hand…
SimplyExcess basically holds your hand all the way from the start of the hired car abroad to the end. It's important to adhere to all tips and suggestions the insurance provide so you can focus on enjoying your holiday and peace of mind. I had seven wonderful days touring Sicily.
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