Need advice hiring a van

congo_90

Hi all so myself and herself have been told the apartment is due to be sold.
Anyways ive found a place and want to hire a van.
Some things to note:
Yes my insurance agreed to transfer (at a fee)
I am 24
Clean licence
I don't have a credit card.

The credit card seems to be an issue I only have a visa debit. Is there a company that accepts this?

I would consider a man with van but I only have Wednesday and Thursday off and guarantee a time to get the job done.

Perhaps some boardsie would hire me their van for an few hours for a few bon or recommend a company who can give me a van? I was getting quotes online no problem till it asked for a credit card

mossy50

NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH A VISA DEBIT CARD
BOUGHT STUFF ON LINE NO PROBS

congo_90

mossy50 wrote: »

NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH A VISA DEBIT CARD
BOUGHT STUFF ON LINE NO PROBS

Problem is hire companies want credit cards as they can pre-authorise the card

Special Circumstances

Hmm I think I may have got a van from enterprise at one stage when the credit card was in tatters. I did have to take out extra insurance iirc.

Not 100÷ sure there but they are very good to deal with at least in limerick they are. Definitely worth a call at least. Tbh it's the transfer from private to commercial that usually causes trouble for me- certain insurers just won't allow it.

guil

My brother hired a car from enterprise at Christmas but there was no way he could get it without a credit card, he offered to give a deposit of 5k or whatever they wanted but there wasn't a hope.

quadrifoglio verde

Cormie on here runs vantasks and has a great rep.

congo_90

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Cormie on here runs vantasks and has a great rep.

Ah yeah but again ive no exact time so need a van for a day basically. They're not likely to accept a visa debit are they? Some don't mention anything about credit cards
Ive pre auth hotels on my visa debit?

scwazrh

I have hired from jp van rental in tallaght a few times over the last year and they always take my debit card .

congo_90

scwazrh wrote: »

I have hired from jp van rental in tallaght a few times over the last year and they always take my debit card .

Dropped them a mail thanks. I presume by their terms you only need be over 25 if taking their insurance. Mine is happy to cover me.

Stheno

Google Dooleys they accept over 21s

Pov06

Just give the rental company your debit card details. I doubt they'll complain.

9935452

guil wrote: »

My brother hired a car from enterprise at Christmas but there was no way he could get it without a credit card, he offered to give a deposit of 5k or whatever they wanted but there wasn't a hope.

I had a hire car off enterprise in limerick first two weeks of January, and had no problems with visa debit card

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9935452 wrote: »

I had a hire car off enterprise in limerick first two weeks of January, and had no problems with visa debit card

Good to hear someone else did this, wasn't sure if I was misread me ring. I'm a little fuzzy on the detail of my van rental but I thought they had an alternative to the credit card, either an extra deposit or enhanced insurance or something.

angwd

Had a nasty experience with Hertz a few weeks back. Hired a van for a day, to pick up some flatpack in Ikea and drop to Citywest, less than 60 km round trip. No problem with Visa Debit BTW. Drove very slowly and parked a mile away from anyone so when I brought it back and they tried pinning some damages on me I wasn't entertaining it. Finally they settled on two marks on the windscreen and insisted on charging my account with just under €300. I couldn't prove they were already there. I do almost the same route in my car every day and there isn't a single mark on it.

If you're going to rent a vehicle from Hertz advice is to check thoroughly with an employee before you leave. I would never use them again. Most expensive flatpack I ever purchased.

9935452

angwd wrote: »

Had a nasty experience with Hertz a few weeks back. Hired a van for a day, to pick up some flatpack in Ikea and drop to Citywest, less than 60 km round trip. No problem with Visa Debit BTW. Drove very slowly and parked a mile away from anyone so when I brought it back and they tried pinning some damages on me I wasn't entertaining it. Finally they settled on two marks on the windscreen and insisted on charging my account with just under €300. I couldn't prove they were already there. I do almost the same route in my car every day and there isn't a single mark on it.

If you're going to rent a vehicle from Hertz advice is to check thoroughly with an employee before you leave. I would never use them again. Most expensive flatpack I ever purchased.

I hired a car off them from an airport. They emailed me a preinspection report which had pictures of the car which showed marks/scratches on the car. Took the car in the dark and checked it the following day and found the front bumper had a good few deep scratches on it on the LHS.
I checked the pictures of the preinspection report and they were in the pictures but not marked. Told them when i dropped the car back.

My advice is get the full insurance where you pay nothing if anything happens to the car

angwd

9935452 wrote: »

I hired a car off them from an airport. They emailed me a preinspection report which had pictures of the car which showed marks/scratches on the car. Took the car in the dark and checked it the following day and found the front bumper had a good few deep scratches on it on the LHS.
I checked the pictures of the preinspection report and they were in the pictures but not marked. Told them when i dropped the car back.

My advice is get the full insurance where you pay nothing if anything happens to the car

Thanks 9935452, I did opt for the full insurance, cost me an extra €20 but the first €300 wasn't covered. Surprise surprise.