Continental Cover
Continental Cover
European car hire coverage
Renting in the UK and planning to take your hire car across the channel or to Ireland? You'll need to take out our Continental Cover.
This protection package provides you with a Green Card, proof that your insurance offers at least the minimum cover required in the country you’re driving in. It also includes worry-free 24-hour breakdown assistance.
Please note that Continental Cover is only available at selected UK car hire locations and you may only take the car to specified countries (listed below).
To arrange cover, please give our reservations hotline a ring at least five days ahead of collection.
The countries it covers
You'll need to purchase Continental Cover to take your Avis vehicle to the following countries from the UK:
- Andorra
- Austria
- Balearics
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Canary Islands
- Channel Islands*
- Corsica
- Croatia
- Cyprus**
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Hungary
- Italy
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Republic of Ireland
- Romania
- San Marino
- Sardinia
- Sicily
- Slovak Republic
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey in Europe plus Üskudar
*Excluding residents of the Channel Islands
**Geographical areas under the control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.
Cover cost
You pay for Continental Cover when you collect your hire vehicle. Indicative prices (including VAT) are shown below and are dependant on the selected rental location and estimated rental period.
Don't forget: cash is not accepted as a payment method for rentals going abroad.
- Rental length
- Charge
- 1 - 7 days
- £90.00
- 8 - 14 days
- £126.00
- 15 - 21 days
- £156.00
- 22-28 days
- £216.00
Pick up locations
You can purchase Continental Cover at the following locations
- Aberdeen Airport
- Bracknell
- Cambridge
- Croydon
- Edinburgh Airport
- Exeter
- Gloucester
- London City Airport
- Manchester Downtown
- Nottingham
- Portsmouth
- Stansted
- Westfield
- Birmingham Airport
- Brighton
- Cardiff Airport
- Dartford
- Edinburgh Downtown
- Exeter Airport
- Heathrow Airport
- Luton Airport
- Newcastle Airport
- Oxford
- Reading
- Swindon
- Worcester
- Birmingham Downtown
- Bristol Airport
- Coventry
- Dover
- Enfield
- Gatwick Airport
- Leeds Downtown
- Maidstone
- Northampton
- Peterborough
- Southampton Airport
- Victoria
- Bournemouth
- Bristol Central
- Crawley
- East Midlands Airport
- Euston
- Glasgow Airport
- Llandudno
- Manchester Airport
- Norwich Airport
- Plymouth
- Staines
- Waterloo
The small print
Having made your reservation online, please call our reservations hotline to arrange cover ahead of collection. When you talk to us, we'll need the following information:
- Number of people travelling in the vehicle
- Names of all drivers
- Countries to be visited
When leaving the UK on a cross-border rental, the maximum rental period is 28 days and we require a minimum of five days' notice. Please note:
- Crossing the border from UK Mainland to Northern Ireland - Continental Cover is not required.
- Crossing the border from Northern Ireland to Republic of Ireland - Continental Cover is not required.
- Crossing the border from UK Mainland to Republic of Ireland - Continental Cover must be purchased (even when travelling through Northern Ireland first)
Avis is unable to provide any compulsory vehicle equipment required for driving abroad (e.g. warning triangles, first aid kits, fluorescent jackets, breathalysers), which vary by country. It is the renter's responsibility to be aware of the legal requirements of the country they are visiting and to purchase these items themselves.