having trouble renting a car in spain

massy086

hi all im 32 with a clean full licence so no probs there i dont have my own visa card and i was going to use my sisters card but just seen in the terms that the card must be in the drivers name or the person who,s card it is must be present at time of rental any one got any idea,s

Anan1

They might take a fat cash deposit instead? I'd imagine you'd have to pay for full CDW too.

massy086

cdw what is that

Henry Ford III

Collision damage waiver.

You'll find it difficult/expensive to rent a car without a c.c. with plenty of available credit, in your own name.

massy086

ye i know is there no way around it no

Anan1

massy086 wrote: »

ye i know is there no way around it no

Have you tried asking them whether they'd accept a cash deposit?

unkel

Any reason you don't have a credit card? If you are traveling internationally, you're making things harder / less safe by not having a credit card. If you don't trust yourself with handling credit / paying off the balance on time, you can get cards that must be pre-paid before you can use the "credit".

unkel

Anan1 wrote: »

They might take a fat cash deposit instead?

They might but is it wise to do that in this day and age of folding companies? A major benefit of paying with a credit card is that if there is a dispute, it is fairly easy to get your money back

massy086

update on this got sorted with a company called Dragon Car Hire im using my laser card as a debit card no problems hope this helps someone in the future cuz i,v age,d badly over this lol

Tigger

are you aware they will put a hold on your card if you dont get the cdw and as its a debit card thats a hold on your money?

cdw in spain is cheap and i'd get it

R.O.R

massy086 wrote: »

update on this got sorted with a company called Dragon Car Hire im using my laser card as a debit card no problems hope this helps someone in the future cuz i,v age,d badly over this lol

I hope you have that confirmed in writing that a Laser Card (only used in Ireland) is OK.

Dragon Car Hire Website wrote:

Payment:
Payment is made on arrival and must be made by credit card and NOT a debit card. The holder of the credit card must be present and added to the rental contract.

colm_mcm

Doesn't laser give you maestro and cirrus automatically?

whiterebel

colm_mcm wrote: »

Doesn't laser give you maestro and cirrus automatically?

Yes, we were using Laser in France in the supermarkets this year.

squod

I asked a small local garage if I could rent one of their old cars off the lot last time I was stuck. The nice people said yes.

massy086

Tigger wrote: »

are you aware they will put a hold on your card if you dont get the cdw and as its a debit card thats a hold on your money?

cdw in spain is cheap and i'd get it

ye there forcing me to take the cfw so no probs there 5 euro a day extra buttons to be honest

Big Nasty

FYI, PTSB & Ulster Bank are changing their Laser cards to pre-paid Visa. Reckon AIB / BOI will follow suit.