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Young Driver with no credit card Car Hire

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  • 25-04-2012 12:21pm
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    dandoyler
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭


    I am a 23 year old Irish man living in the uk but I am flying home for the may bank holiday. I have tried to a hire a car from dublin airport for the long weekend but with no luck as I dont have a credit card. Also the majority of companies don't want to hire to under 25s also unless you pay a steep insurance fee. I was hoping to spend less than 100 euro. Am i hoping for too much?

    Has anybody got any ideas? :):)
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    L.Jenkins
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 19,240 Mod ✭✭✭✭L.Jenkins


    I'll be honest. It can be quite tricky for someone without a Credit Card to hire a car. For the simple reason that payment is usually taken upon return of the vehicle to fund additional costs that they may hit you with, i.e. going over a millage limit or damage. For them, it's a guarentee of remuneration and insurance against you running off with the car.


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    keithclancy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,222 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    You can do it, but you need to leave a savage deposit, usually 800 - 1000 euros


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    munchkin_utd
    Registered Users Posts: 7,854 ✭✭✭munchkin_utd


    http://www.dan-dooley.ie/ does cars for <25 year olds for a surcharge and do accept debit cards and for the holiday weekend it was up on 180euro including all surcharges and extra insurances.

    If you ring them (I know, old fashioned thing to be at this phone call business) you'll get an answer straight away on what deposits and costs you would incur if renting from them

    but either way, the combination of age and lack of credit card is really limiting your chances of getting a cheap car.

    And you do have your licence for 2 years already I presume?


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    dandoyler
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭dandoyler


    thanks for the help, ye i have the a full license since I was 18 but dont think it makes any differance,

    it would want to be a bmw for 180 :D


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