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Car rental Turin.don't have credit card

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  • 04-02-2024 7:26am
    #1
    Macdarack
    Registered Users Posts: 813 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    I need to rent a car bit don't have a credit card .I have a debit card with enough money for the deposit and excess.

    It says I need a credit card on the booking application

    Can I use my wife's credit card .?she's not going to be with me .

    Thanks

    Ps I tried emailing the rental company but they didn't reply.



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    ted1
    Registered Users Posts: 23,268 ✭✭✭✭ted1


    mor than likely. I travel with work and the deposit is often prepaid by our travel agent on their card

    Post edited by ted1 on


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    FortuneChip
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    Check rental company's T&Cs, carefully.

    They won't let you use your wife's credit card - the card has to match the driver's name.

    Debit card should be ok, but pre-paid cards (Revolut) more than likely won't be.



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    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 28,812 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    You used to be able to get a one-time visa card for situations like this - is that still a thing?



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    steinbock123
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    As far as I know they won’t accept a debit card, it must be a credit card in the drivers name. This is in case you rack up a load of parking/ driving fines that won’t come in to them until after your rental has concluded.



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    ted1
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121718818#Comment_121718818

    Debit cards won’t be ok as they can’t preauthorise. And put a hold on them.

    In my experience, the card does not have to match the drivers name



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    FortuneChip
    Registered Users Posts: 2,746 ✭✭✭FortuneChip


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121718917#Comment_121718917

    I was in Portugal last year, and rented three cars over two weeks. I was actually able to use Revolut but the deposit from that particular firm was approx €1,200 for each car. The card HAD to be in my name.


    I was in Spain last year, had booked a car with Enterprise. They wouldn't accept my deposit via Debit Card, and wouldn't accept my OH's Credit Card as she wasn't the named driver. They also wouldn't offer a refund.

    We went next door to Avis, that they were happy to take my Revolut Card as a deposit, again, it had to me the card of the named driver.


    So to my main point - OP needs to contact the renting company's T&CS because experiences differ. And ideally before 48 hours prior to pick-up if they end up needing to cancel.



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    Wanderer78
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121719309#Comment_121719309

    this does seem to be the case, its very company specific, debit and revolut accepted in iceland....



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