No need for additional insurance if you hire through Autoreisen who operate in the Canaries.

Everything is covered and they don't take a deposit when booking.

Top company in the Which car hire comparison charts scoring 85% satisfaction.

Only downside they only operate in the Canarys as I found out when I had to book a hire car in Ibiza in the summer with one of the major companies through a UK broker only to find such a nightmare when returning the car.

The car was checked for damage with a special xenon light and when no damage was found they opened the drivers door and accused me of scuff marks on the sill which they said counts as a claim !!!!

I use quaestor car rental insurance. the price for 12 months is so reasonable its not worth wrrying about the cost.

I had a really bad experience with Hertz in Ibiza especially withn their definitions of damage e.g a scuff on the sill !!!And a faulty tyre pressure sender!

Can anyone let me know of a reasonable company out thgere for my next trip. I used a UK broker for the booking with Hertz who couldn't do much to address the problem .

Thank you all, rather belatedly thanks to BT 'improvement' works affecting the whole village broadband service for a few days. Recommendations noted and I will investigate.

On other matters, I have found Sixt to be good. All damage, even minor scratches are logged, and no Gestapo style checks at returns. I used to have annual cover with Insure4excess. It even returned my policy excess on a domestic claim on a policy at home. Form filling and much detail is required, but I would ask the same questions if I was paying out.

It would seem that car hire companies do have a poor reputation. Then again I have observed some awful behaviour by m****s with hire cars. The excuse given is usually 'well it's only hired, they can sort it out'. I suppose this has led to hire companies treating us all the same, i.e as m****s.

Cheers Concrete