The best UK credit card to hire a car

Jav2CAD

Hello,

I would like to hire a car in the near future, and I have heard that it is better to do it using a credit card, not debit.
Could you advise which UK credit card is better for car hire?

Thanks!

marcia_

Jav2CAD said:

Hello,

I would like to hire a car in the near future, and I have heard that it is better to do it using a credit card, not debit.
Could you advise which UK credit card is better for car hire?

Thanks!

 Any, non will be better they offer the same service 

Jav2CAD

Thank you!

brianposter

I have just hired a car. One of the T & Cs is that the credit card must be embossed.

dr_adidas01

brianposter said:

I have just hired a car. One of the T & Cs is that the credit card must be embossed.

Which car hire company requires that then? 

Jav2CAD

What about American express credit card?

callum9999

Jav2CAD said:

What about American express credit card?

Well if you want to pay £575 per year for the Platinum card you'll get car hire loyalty status and insurance included.

If not, as they've already said, a credit card is a credit card.

jbrassy

callum9999 said:

Jav2CAD said:

What about American express credit card?

Well if you want to pay £575 per year for the Platinum card you'll get car hire loyalty status and insurance included.

If not, as they've already said, a credit card is a credit card.

With any Amex card, you can get 10% off with Hertz: https://www.hertz.co.uk/rentacar/special-offers/amex-benefits-10off-discount

Sandtree

dr_adidas01 said:

brianposter said:

I have just hired a car. One of the T & Cs is that the credit card must be embossed.

Which car hire company requires that then? 

Remember seeing it on the T&Cs for some spanish car hire companies on one of the aggregator sites... no idea what would happen if you turned up with a non-embossed card... would be surprised if anyone is using the old click/clack machines even in Spain. 

brianposter

dr_adidas01 said:

brianposter said:

I have just hired a car. One of the T & Cs is that the credit card must be embossed.

Which car hire company requires that then? 

Arnold Clark - Scotland.

callum9999

jbrassy said:

callum9999 said:

Jav2CAD said:

What about American express credit card?

Well if you want to pay £575 per year for the Platinum card you'll get car hire loyalty status and insurance included.

If not, as they've already said, a credit card is a credit card.

With any Amex card, you can get 10% off with Hertz: https://www.hertz.co.uk/rentacar/special-offers/amex-benefits-10off-discount

Good point - but there are plenty of ways to get that discount. Plenty of free-to-join Frequent Flyer schemes including Virgin Atlantic, for example, offer the same and you earn points on top.