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OUTsurance Car Insurance: OUTbonus, Cover Options and Excess

OUTsurance is a direct insurer, so you deal with it yourself rather than through a broker. It's best known for the OUTbonus, which pays back a share of your car insurance premiums in cash if you stay claim-free for three consecutive years.

Besides comprehensive cover, OUTsurance has an Essential option aimed at older cars that aren't financed, and a separate motor warranty product for mechanical and electrical breakdowns.

What stands out

  • OUTbonus: OUTsurance says it pays 10% of your paid car insurance premiums back in cash after three consecutive claim-free years.
  • Fixed excess amounts, so you know what you'll pay per claim upfront.
  • Essential cover for unfinanced cars older than five years and valued under R150,000, with third-party liability and optional accident and theft cover.
  • Motor warranty insurance for sudden mechanical or electrical breakdowns, sold separately.
  • 24/7 roadside and emergency assistance through Help@OUT.

What to check before you accept a quote

  • What counts as a claim for OUTbonus purposes (for example, whether a windscreen claim resets it).
  • The fixed excess for your specific car and driver, including any extra excess for young or newly licensed drivers.
  • If you choose Essential, exactly which events are covered for your own car and which are optional.
  • The basic excess and any additional excesses, for example for young or newly licensed drivers. See what excess means in car insurance.
  • Whether your car needs an approved tracker. Many insurers require one above a certain vehicle value. See insurance-approved trackers.

How to get a OUTsurance car insurance quote

  1. Start a quote online or call OUTsurance directly.
  2. Ask for the premium with and without optional cover so you can see what each extra costs.
  3. Compare the fixed excess alongside the premium: a low premium with a high excess isn't always cheaper.

Comparing is easier when every quote is for the same thing: the same cover type, the same car value (retail or market value) and similar excess. Our guide to comparing car insurance quotes has a checklist.

A tracker can lower your premium

Many insurers require an approved tracker on higher-value cars, and most give a discount when one is fitted. See which trackers insurers accept or estimate your saving.

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OUTsurance Car Insurance questions

How does the OUTsurance OUTbonus work?+

OUTsurance says it pays 10% of your paid car insurance premiums back in cash when you stay claim-free for three consecutive years. The full qualifying rules are in OUTsurance's policy terms.

What is OUTsurance Essential cover?+

Essential is OUTsurance's cover for older cars that aren't financed: cars older than five years and valued under R150,000. It includes third-party liability, with accident and theft cover as options.

Is OUTsurance a broker?+

No. OUTsurance is a direct insurer. You buy from and claim with OUTsurance itself, without a broker in between.

Tracker Prices SA is an independent information site. We are not an insurer or a licensed financial services provider, and nothing here is financial advice. Insurer details are summarised from each insurer's own published information, last checked September 2026. Cover, benefits and prices change, so always confirm them in your quote and policy wording. For a complaint about an insurer you can contact the free National Financial Ombud Scheme.

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