All Britz New Zealand camper rentals
include liability insurance
(i.e. third party) which also covers (although very partially) personal injury to
the client and to members of the client's party.
Also included is collision and
comprehensive insurance inhering a deductible (a.k.a. excess; applicable no
matter who is at fault) of NZD 7500 (NZD1800 for the Rookie), but
clients can reduce this figure by purchasing
one of two optional damage waivers (a.k.a. excess reductions):
These insurance options also have positive effects in terms of the security
deposit charged by Britz upon the pick-up occasion:
the default security deposit is
NZD 7500 (NZD 1800 for the Rookie) to be actually debited, i.e. charged;
damage waiver 1 (not available with the Rookie) reduces the amount
to NZD 2500; damage waiver 2 reduces the amount to
NZD 220 and entails a mere imprint rather than an actual debit.
For security reasons, only a credit card — namely Visa, MasterCard,
or American Express — can be used to provide the
security deposit.
The card holder must be present upon the pick-up
occasion and is jointly and severally liable for any damage to the
rental vehicle.
If the deductible/excess is reduced to zero, one windscreen and two tires are covered for accidental damage.
Damage to the overhead or underbody of the vehicle is not covered unless
the customer buys damage waiver 2 (noted above) and enhances that waiver
by purchasing the …
Again, the IdeaMerge online reservation software will
determine whether the vendor's bonus pack is the best deal for the client, based
on the rental parameters chosen by the client.
The term comprehensive above signifies
vehicular damage due to vandalism, fire, theft of the vehicle, break-in, and weather,
as well as towing and recovery costs.
Importantly this term
also signifies the cost of the daily rental for the duration the vehicle
is off fleet for accident repairs (demurrage); which is to say, this cost
is considered a damage. The excess/deductible is applicable
no matter who is at fault;
but if the client is shown to be not at fault
and Britz is successful in recovering damages from the other party, the
client will be refunded appropriately (although such process can take several
months).
Exclusions:
breakdown cover and repairs
For starters, the fleet of vehicles is modern and frequently upgraded,
the average age of a vehicle normally being less than 1 year.
All the vehicles do include 24/7 roadside service nationwide.
Any problems associated with the vehicle, including equipment failure,
should be reported to Britz
as soon as possible and within 24 hours, this to give Britz the
opportunity to rectify the problem as soon as possible. Failure to report
as such will compromise any client claims for compensation.
Britz does not accept liability for claims submitted after this duration.
In the event, please contact Britz toll-free at tel. 0800 831 900 (North Island)
or tel. 0800 304 304 (South Island).
Repairs costing up to NZD 100 may be effected without authorization from
Britz and will be appropriately reimbursed if the client provides the repair receipt
to Britz. For amounts estimated over NZD 100, the
client should obtain authorization from Britz. Receipts relating to
any repair should be sumbitted to Britz.
Warning
Although motor travel in New Zealand is not generally considered prohibitively dangerous, there are, of course, associated risks — including death. For quantitative measures of these risks, please see the Association for Safe International Road Travel (ASIRT) http://www.asirt.org.
