How To Get A Hire Car After An Accident

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Post Non Fault Car Accident Service

HOW IT ALL WORKS…

Getting you seamlessly on the road following a non fault car accident.

After a non fault car accident on a UK road involving a correctly insured at fault vehicle you are legally entitled to recover the cost of not only your damaged vehicle repairs or it’s value if it has been written-off. You are also entitled to the use of like for like courtesy hire car at no cost to your or your insurance company. Our courtesy hire car service provides you with a suitable courtesy hire car until your own vehicle’s damage claim is settled.

Your car insurance company will usually deal with this part of the claim on your behalf, but if you are not happy with their service or do not want to pay a policy excess via your insurance company, we provide a no cost alternative and can help you today. This is because we claim directly from the at fault drivers insurance company at no cost you. All cost are recovered from the at fault drivers insurance company at standard ABI rates.

Efficient Service With Accident Hire Car

While the insurers may argue about whether it should be repaired, by whom, what, where, when, and which garage. And all whilst your car stays parked up in it’s accident damaged state. We take a different proactive approach, we arrange a detailed vehicle inspection within 48 hour, authorise repairs in accordance you request meaning that you decide the repair centre. Should your vehicle be a total loss you agree the write off value upon you receipt of report and we immediately set about claiming back the loss. In the mean time we provide you with a l like for like courtesy hire car, and you choose the courtesy hire car type you need and keep it until our vehicle repair is completed or your write off value paid out.

We act without delay to ensure vehicle damage claims are processed without delay.

Your Hire Car & Courtesy Car Entitlement

Remember, you are actually entitled to a courtesy car or hire car in the same category, or similar to that of your own vehicle (i.e. to the same size specification, engine size and adaptable features if necessary to that of your own vehicle) You are entitled to this courtesy hire car until your own vehicle damage claim is settled. We provide a like for like hire vehicle service once we establish liability and confirm the accident was not your fault, together with confirming the at fault driver had correct motor vehicle insurance in place at the time of the accident. Once confirmed a courtesy hire vehicle is delivered directly to you, the vehicle will remain with you until such time your own vehicle is fully repaired and returned to you, or until such time your own vehicles pre-accident value (write off value) paid and you are in receipt of cleared funds.

How Accident Car Hire Can Help You

At Accident Hire Car, we provide non fault car hire vehicles and like for like courtesy car services. Full UK nationwide service with 17 regional centres, our vehicles are delivered directly to you and at your convenience. Enabling you, the innocent party to get back on the road in a suitable like for like vehicle until such time your vehicle claim is settled. The cost of this service is covered by the at fault (third parties insurance) drivers insurance company so there is nothing for you to pay and no cost to you.