In Tunisia, every rental car comes with a damage excess: the slice you'd pay yourself before insurance kicks in, typically 500-1,500 TND depending on the category. It's also the amount the rental agency holds on your card or in cash as a deposit. Our optional zero-excess upgrade reduces that liability to zero for just +5 to +12 EUR per day (15-38 TND). Result: no big card hold tying up your holiday budget for three weeks, and zero stress if you scratch a bumper on a tight medina parking spot in Sousse or someone clips your wing in downtown Tunis. Peace of mind, for the price of a daily coffee.
The excess (sometimes called deductible in the US) is the cap on what you'd pay out of pocket if you damage the rental car, before the agency's own insurance starts paying. In Tunisia the figures are: 500-800 TND on an economy, 1,000-1,500 TND on an SUV, and 2,500-4,000 TND on a luxury sedan. That same number is what the rental agency holds on your card — or in cash — as a deposit when you pick the car up.
Three acronyms worth knowing:
In short, "zero excess car rental" means stacking the SCDW excess waiver on top of your base contract. You drive exactly the same car, but if something happens, you don't pay a dinar out of pocket — our insurer covers it.
Once the file is complete, you pay nothing extra. The car is recovered and a replacement is delivered within 4 hours.
A flat daily upgrade fee that scales with the car's value. For 7+ day rentals the upgrade gets a 20% discount automatically.
| Category | Standard excess | Standard deposit | Zero-excess upgrade | Reduced deposit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy | 800 TND | 800 TND | +€5/day (15 TND) | 200 TND |
| Compact | 1,000 TND | 1,000 TND | +€7/day (22 TND) | 250 TND |
| SUV | 1,500 TND | 1,500 TND | +€9/day (28 TND) | 400 TND |
| Luxury | 3,000 TND | 3,000 TND | +€12/day (38 TND) | 800 TND |
With the upgrade, the remaining deposit (200-800 TND) only covers exclusions — missing fuel, lost keys, gross-misuse damage.
Drive without the stress. A tight medina parking lot in Sousse, a badly judged kerb in Hammamet — none of it lands on your bill. The car comes back, you walk away.
The standard 1,500 TND deposit eats your card's limit for 2-3 weeks after return. With Super Cover only 200-400 TND is held — your holiday budget stays free.
On the marked tracks toward Douz, Tozeur or Ksar Ghilane the risk of sand-blast scratches and stone-chips goes up. An SUV plus zero excess lets you focus on the dunes instead of the bodywork.
Many EU travel-insurance policies (Visa Premier CDW, Allianz Travel, Europ Assistance) now require the rental agency's own zero-excess cover before their top-up CDW policy will pay out. Tick the box and you're aligned.
Scenario: you rent a compact for 7 days to tour Tunis, Hammamet and Sousse. On return day another driver bumped your rear bumper in a restaurant car park. The approved garage quotes 700 TND to repair.
Total cost: 1,470 TND
Total cost: 910 TND — you save 560 TND
On a 700 TND claim, an upgrade that cost you 140 TND saves you 560 TND. Even a 250 TND parking dent recoups the upgrade over a single week.
Tick the Super Cover option on the booking page. No card required to hold the price, payment on arrival.
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