Credit Card Deposits for Car Rental in France
could someone tell me the credit card policy with car rentals in france. My friend said you have to give them a credit card which they charge with £1000 then when you return the car they refund it to your card. Another friend said they just take the details off it? I dont have a card with £1000 credit so am unsure what to do?
It depends on the car rental company that you want to rent from. The only company that I could find information from was Avis on their "we try harder" blog.
Their blog response to a question re: credit card holds in France was that they freeze or hold, on the credit card at the time of pickup, the full amount of the rental (including all taxes and surcharges) + the cost of a full tank of gas for the vehicle + an extra €500 deposit . (All of that could easily add up to a €1000 or more!)
It stated that a prepaid reservation would be better. With a prepaid reservation they would charge the full amount of the rental on your credit card when you reserve it. When you go to pick up the vehicle they would charge the cost of the tank of fuel and the cost of any extras you wish to purchase (like insurance, car seat, etc) and you would not have the extra €500 deposit.
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