Rental Car Companies Which Allow Debit Cards

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Are you worried that you won’t be able to rent a car because you don’t have a credit card? In the past, you would have had cause to be worried. In truth, it was impossible to rent a car without a major credit card. However, nowadays, top notch rental car agencies are making exceptions. They are allowing you to use your card to rent a car as long as it shows the Visa or MasterCard logo. Below you’ll learn how to rent the vehicle
you want, using your debit card hassle free.

When using a credit card to rent a car, you are, in a sense, borrowing money from your credit card issuer to pay for the rental. On the other hand, with a debit card, funds are automatically taken from your checking or savings account to secure the car rental. The thing to consider is how much cash you have available as well as the daily spending limits imposed upon your account by your bank. When using a debit card, the full amount of the rental will be charged immediately to your account.

But here’s the real kicker – rental car companies are franchise operations and have the freedom to create local policies concerning the payment methods. You see, you could call a car rental agent at one of the nine major car rental agencies (Alamo, Avis, Budget, Enterprise, E-Z Rent A Car, Hertz, National, Rent-a-Wreck and Thrifty) at the airport
and be told that debit cards are not accepted. You could call one of their other local locations and discover that location will take your debit card with no problem. So the lesson? Don’t take no for an answer.

Check around until you get a yes!

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