car hire with just debit card

[shirt]

flying back next friday and need a rental for a week. i only have my debit card with me, cc is in my apartment. has anyone rented from the airport with debit only? would make things easier all round.

[Dusty964]

Pretty sure Calder rent a car still do.

Avoid the nissan juke though, thats been well, erm, tested.

Edited for spelling as the family are here and beer consumption may has taken place.

[shirt]

cheers mate but their t&C's are a joke. 1600chips deposit which they keep for 3 weeks after you return the car. chancers.

[Dusty964]

Call them mate.....i did none of that.
got the details via harrie, never paid a deposit.

[Fats25]

I know the owner of Calder rent a car. I was actually at the races with him on Saturday. Is a top bloke.

Always point people in his direction for hire cars. Never, ever had a problem.

They meet you at airport, and collect from airport (or whereever you want to drop off).

Also with regards to the deposit - they only block your card. They don't actually take and refund the money (providing your bank has that facility).

[kman]

you dont really want a block on your debit card though - you can't then use it!

[dxbtiger]

Try this lot, currently have a Figo through them whilst I decide what to replace the departed Mustang with

http://www.jackyindubai.co.za/inside-the-uae/

[Fats25]

kman said:

you dont really want a block on your debit card though - you can't then use it!

Not sure I understand. They don't block the card - they block the value of the deposit.

[shirt]

cheers chaps, will bear calder in mind for the future based on the above but i am borrowing jase's car whilst he does his best camel impression in the dunes.

[kman]

Fats25 said:

Not sure I understand. They don't block the card - they block the value of the deposit.

Thats how a credit card works, but a debit card works differently from experience. The times I've done it the card ends up blocked by the bank (have to phone them up and ask to let me use it again). These were with car companies that officially take a credit card - I had to kind of beg and plead them to put a block on my debit

[shirt]

dxbtiger said:

whilst I decide what to replace the departed Mustang with

that must have been a tough decision.

length of time you've been wheeling & dealing in dubai surely a chauffeur driven phantom's on the cards?

manual figos are awesome btw, pick of the underpowered underwheeled hire car fleet.

[dxbtiger]

shirt said:

that must have been a tough decision.

length of time you've been wheeling & dealing in dubai surely a chauffeur driven phantom's on the cards?

manual figos are awesome btw, pick of the underpowered underwheeled hire car fleet.

Mine's an auto... sneaky 'fast' managed a 900 aed fine the other day from one of those bd mobile cameras.

As for the Phantom, not my style, I can feel a truck coming on but I can't commit, hence slowly dying a death in the rental.

[Dusty964]

If its still required you can have the merc any time after the 10th for as long as needed.
Drop me a whattsapp etc etc...something something...beer...something something

[shirt]

cheers but i'll be back here on the 9th [yay!].

i'm off from friday>friday, gimme a bell as evenings need to be filled with food and beer.