Originally Posted by AdMEL

There is at least one travel insurer that provides rental car excess to overseas residents - 1Cover, which provides AU$2,500 cover with a $100 excess, for non resident visitors to Australia. This would mean that the Avis excess of $2,915 for non airport locations is effectively reduced to $515 ($2,915 - $2,500 + $100), or approx. $1,100 for the major airports like SYD or MEL ($2,915 + 20% = $3,500 - $2,500 + $100). This compares to Avis excess with excess reduction of $330 at non airport locations and approx. $ 400 at major airports.