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Know All About Comprehensive Insurance And Third Party Insurance

by Aria Akachi Writer & Web marketing consultant


You are supposed to consider plenty of important factors when it comes to buying insurance for your car. The type of insurance coverage which you are looking for your car is one of these factors. 

When looking for car insurance, people often tend to confuse between comprehensive insurance and third party insurance. Today we will help you to understand the basic difference between both these car insurance policies.

What is comprehensive car insurance plan?

Complete protection against the damages to your car due to an accident or a road mishap is what a comprehensive car insurance plan of UK is. As this provides coverage for the damages to your car, third-party legal liability, theft, along with the personal accident coverage is what this comprehensive plan is all about. 

By selecting additional covers such as engine protector, accessories cover, medical expenses, zero depreciation cover etc. are what the aspects are to boosts the coverage. As it offers full-fledged coverage and it leaves the policyholder stress free, this cover is widely popular.

Coverage for fire, theft, natural and man-made catastrophes, such as a tornado, hurricane vandalism, and damage caused to your vehicle by animals, falling objects, civil disturbance, such as riot that causes damages to your car, are all included in this comprehensive car insurance plan.

Benefits of purchasing a comprehensive car insurance plan

The insured vehicle is protected through a comprehensive car insurance plan against the following:

(a) Vandalism

(b) Theft

(c) Glass damage like as a damaged windshield

(d) Damages caused by a bird or an animal

(e) Damage caused by falling objects, missiles etc

(f) Fire

(g) Flood

(h) Damages which are caused by a natural disaster like a wind storm, hail storm, tornado, hurricane, etc

(i) Third-party liability

A claim for insurance for young car drivers cannot be filed if your car is damaged and the reason is not a road mishap without a comprehensive insurance plan.

Exclusions in a comprehensive car insurance plan

A comprehensive insurance plan excludes the following from its coverage:

(a) Wear and tear and aging of the automobile

(b) Depreciation

(c) Mechanical or electrical breakdown

(d) Damages which are caused to the tubes and tyres. The liability of the insurance provider would be restricted to 50 percent of the total replacement charges in case the vehicle has got its tubes and tyres damaged because of an accident.

(e)Damages caused by a driver who is driving without a valid driving license

(f) Damages caused due to the driving under the influence of intoxicants

(g) Any loss or damage made due to mutiny war or a nuclear attack.

Third party car insurance plan

Against any legal liability arising out of injuries to a third party when the policyholder is at fault is on which a third-party car insurance plan covers. 

Any damages or injuries caused by the insured vehicle to a third-party person or property are all covered through this. It is mandatory for every motor vehicle owner to buy at least third-party insurance coverage.

Benefits of purchasing a third-party car insurance plan

Against any legal liability including death or bodily injury to a third party or damage to their property with the involvement of the insured vehicle is what a third-party car insurance plan covers an owner’s vehicles against. 

Under the category of “no-fault liability claims: in which the claimant is not obligatory to allege or prove the negligence on the part of the involved vehicle that caused the accident or “fault liability claims, are on which a third-party claim can be filed.

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About Aria Akachi Advanced   Writer & Web marketing consultant

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