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Foreign Car High - Currency Changes
matthewbragg
Posts: 1 Newbie
in Credit cards
I have recently hired a car whilst abroad, the rental for a full to full fuel tank and the rental company took €200 Euro's as a deposit on my credit card (Amex) for the fuel which was credited when I returned the vehicle with a full tank.
Due to currency changes over the week between debit and credit I was charged £183, (€200) but was only refunded £178 (€200).
Accepting it could have moved the other way, is there a way of eliminating this additional cost?
Many thanks
Due to currency changes over the week between debit and credit I was charged £183, (€200) but was only refunded £178 (€200).
Accepting it could have moved the other way, is there a way of eliminating this additional cost?
Many thanks
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Comments
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All the car hire companies I have used only take a reservation for the deposit not actually charge you and refund.
Which car hire company did you use?0 -
They should have taken this as a authorisation on the card.
The only way you would have eliminated this was to pay in sterling0 -
I dont know rhat you could do anything about it.
The exchange rate did move about that much, so it's probably accurate and just unlucky timing, rather than secret charges.0
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