When you book a car through our website you get the Bronze Insurance Plan and Silver Insurance Plan with the car. In that package, you have Collision Damage Waiver (CDW), Super Collision Damage Waiver (SCDW) and Thief Protection (TP). The deductible (self-risk) amount on the TP is 0 ISK but the deductible (self-risk) amount on the SCDW is 150.000 ISK.
Yes, you can decline the included insurance. If you do want to decline the insurance, please book the car online. When you have booked the car online you will get a booking confirmation email from us, simply reply to that email and ask us to remove the insurance. We will then send you a new confirmation email with all insurance declined.
The Gold Insurance doesn't cover damages to the chassis of the vehicle, damages to tires/wheels, water damages, damages to the engine, radiator or transmission, towing fee and damages done by animals. The Platinum Insurance covers all those damages with 0 ISK deductible/self-risk.
The Platinum Insurance Package is the best insurance plan any car rental company in Iceland offers. It basically covers everything with 0 ISK deductible/self-risk. It even covers water damages and damages to the engine and transmission that no regular car rental insurance covers.
The Platinum package also significantly reduces your liability should you require a tow truck, with a small deductible of 35.000 ISK. Without towing cost cover, you could be liable to cover the entire charge which can be as high as 600.000 ISK.
We offer three types of insurance coverage:
Platinum insurance does not cover:
For a full list of exclusions, see Article 24 in our Terms & Conditions.