Car Hire Credit Card Needed? - Help

skirt

Hi, we have booked our car through Carjet and notice on their website it says a credit card is required for the fuel payment on collection. We have prepaid the car by debit card already. Does anyone know if they will accept a post office travel card or a pre pay visa card?

I have mailed them but have had no reply and am panicking slightly!
TIA

savagevixen

We have had a complete nightmare with car companies and credit cards. They all seem to want a cc to charge a fee to. In Dublin this was 500 euros. This was for the security of the car. In spain there were a few companies that excepted a cash deposit in the event of not having a cc, this was £500 (eek) and would be refunded by cheque up to 8 weeks after the trip. Our credit card only had a limit of £200 and as this was insufficient, it was refused. A debit card was not accepted either. (Despite being used to book the car) We have had to have a relative order us a credit card on their account, so that we can actually use a car.
I would phone them to query as I have found that none of the big companis will accept anything other than a credit card.

skirt

Thanks savagevixen. Thats madness! Anyhow do you think a pre pay credit card would be ok? Can they tell the difference between a pre pay credit cared and an ordinary one?

samanthag

hi skirt
im afraid i had the same problem as you neither me nor my oh had a cc so we couldnt hire a car in paris so my hubby applied for one just for this purpose i was told by many different car hire companies that you cant hire a car now without one
sorry to be the bearer of bad news

we are due to fly on monday and have now booked our car thank goodness
hope this helps
sammy

skirt

Bum! Thanks though x

savagevixen

Totally sorry, I don't know what a pre-pay credit card is, I only know that it has to have a certain amount of funds available.