Damage cover & extras

The contract baseline — the waiver the rental agreement is written against. Every price on this site already upgrades it to Plus, so this is the cap that would apply if nothing were included; it is not sold on its own here. The exact figures are confirmed at booking.

• Accidental exterior body damage
• Reduces your liability to the stated excess amount
• Included in your base rental price — no extra charge
• No deposit — your card is verified by a small pre-authorisation, released per your card issuer's procedures

Included in every price on this site. Sets your body-damage excess at ISK 150,000 and bundles in Gravel & Glass, Sand & Ash and Tyre Protection. Theft Protection is already included with every rental free of charge.

• Body-damage excess reduced to ISK 150,000
• Gravel & Glass, Sand & Ash and Tyre Protection included
• Your excess drops — and still no deposit: the card is only verified by a small pre-authorisation

Brings your covered-damage excess to ISK 0. The only optional cover upgrade — a flat day rate on top of the included Plus, never pre-selected, confirmed at booking before you commit. No desk hard-sell.

• Reduces excess to ISK 0 across covered damage categories
• No deposit — the card is only verified by a small pre-authorisation
• Includes Gravel & Glass, Tyre and Sand & Ash Protection
• Day rate and remaining exclusions shown in the booking summary before confirmation

Icelandic roads — including long stretches of the Ring Road — include gravel surfaces where loose stones chip windscreens and bodywork. Standard CDW does not cover this. Gravel & Glass Protection adds cover for gravel stone-chip damage. With this cover, your liability for covered gravel damage — gravel thrown up by another vehicle striking the front windscreen, headlights or foglights — drops to ISK 0; without it, gravel and glass are not covered by CDW.

• Stone-chip damage to the windscreen and painted bodywork
• Damage from loose gravel on paved or unpaved roads
• With this cover: liability for covered gravel damage to the front windscreen, headlights and foglights is ISK 0. Without it: gravel and glass are not covered by CDW.
• Highly recommended for any itinerary including the Eastfjords

Wind-blown volcanic sand and ash can act like fine sandpaper, abrading paintwork, glass, and seals in a matter of hours. This is a year-round risk in Iceland and is not covered by CDW or Gravel & Glass Protection. Sand & Ash Protection covers wind-driven particle damage — with it, the excess for covered sand and ash damage is ISK 0 per incident (if a storm is forecast, avoid the affected area for the cover to remain valid). Without it, sand and ash damage is excluded and charged at documented cost.

• Damage from wind-blown sand and volcanic ash particles
• Paintwork, glass, and seals affected by abrasive particles
• With this cover: ISK 0 excess per incident for sand and ash damage (avoid forecast storm areas). Without it: excluded and charged at documented cost
• Relevant across all of Iceland, especially the South Coast and Highlands

Tyres are excluded from standard CDW — a tyre replacement in Iceland can cost ISK 20,000–60,000 per tyre. Tyre Protection caps your liability for tyre damage. The exact day rate and residual excess are confirmed at booking.

• Covers tyre damage excluded from standard CDW
• Replacement tyres in Iceland: ISK 20,000–60,000 per tyre
• Day rate and excess confirmed at booking

Theft Protection is included with every rental free of charge — on every cover tier, with nothing to add at booking. It applies provided the vehicle was locked, all keys are returned, and the theft is reported promptly to the police and to us. Iceland has a low vehicle crime rate — and the cover is included either way.

• Theft Protection included with every rental free of charge — no add-on to buy
• Applies when the vehicle was locked, all keys are returned, and the theft is promptly reported to the police and to us
• Keys left in the car and gross negligence are excluded