Rent a car without a credit card?

Wizard! · 07-10-2015 10:17am #1

Is there a way to rent a car without a credit card?
I am just 3 months here in Ireland, so I do not have a credit card, just a debit one. So they refuse to give me a car.
I even had a friend of mine, who offered to give his card (we were in the Budget office in person), and they said it cannot be done, since the person with the card had to be in person there on the pickup date.

Is there any other company more flexible, so we can get a car?

novarock · 07-10-2015 11:00am

Try a different company, I have rented with a Visa Debit before, but had to pay a hefty deposit. I think it was hertz.

Wizard! · 07-10-2015 11:02am

No problem for a hefty deposit, I proposed that, but did not accepted it.

Stheno · 07-10-2015 11:03am

Dooleys take debit cards

munchkin_utd · 07-10-2015 11:38am

novarock wrote: »

Try a different company, I have rented with a Visa Debit before, but had to pay a hefty deposit. I think it was hertz.

yup, also heard that either hertz or avis (cant remember which) were grand for debit card but you either had a gigantic deposit the size of the excess + fuel tank (so guts of 2 grand in cash out of your account+rental fee) or you paid the super insurance which then reduced the excess to a normal amount

why someone with over 2 grand in their account doesnt have a credit card baffles me, but anyhow.

SeanW · 07-10-2015 11:44am

munchkin_utd wrote: »

yup, also heard that either hertz or avis (cant remember which) were grand for debit card but you either had a gigantic deposit the size of the excess + fuel tank (so guts of 2 grand in cash out of your account+rental fee) or you paid the super insurance which then reduced the excess to a normal amount

why someone with over 2 grand in their account doesnt have a credit card baffles me, but anyhow.

If you consistently have more than 2 grand in the bank, a debit card should be fine for most things. Only reason I have a credit card is you don't pay per-transaction like one has to with a debit card.

stargazer 68 · 07-10-2015 11:46am

I dont have a credit card either - enterprise take debit cards and are really good to deal with.

Mollyd90 · 07-10-2015 11:46am

I used indigo car hire last year and hired with avis. hired a car in france for 5 days. was told they would take €800 or €900 deposit on debit card but they only took about €400 plus the actual fee and the €400 came off after 3 days.

Wizard! · 07-10-2015 12:48pm

Indigo provides a service with a debit card, as long as the numbers are embosed, however you can only pickup/dropoff from/to airports.

Enterprise does not.
Waiting for answers from Dooley's and Hertz.

Rent a car without a credit card?

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