- Oct 12, 2009
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- 26,833
- Funster No
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- MH
- A Class N+B Arto 69GL
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- Since 2009
After Basia's Mother's funeral and attendant admin we consider it too late to dive to Provence so I have booked 2 weeks in a villa in Crete, from 4 Oct.
We are looking at hire cars and all companies there have a condition of putting down a €600 deposit(refundable) against damage not covered because of the insurance excess. I have never come across this before, having hired in other parts of Greece, Canaries and Madeira.
OK that is the way they want to do it in their local market, but there is another problem.
They will only take that deposit via a Credit Card but not debit card nor cash. Neither of us has a CC. Mine, with a £8K limit on, apparently expired because I did not use it - it was there for emergencies.
This is not a moan, but results in a question - has anyone been in the same situation and found that they insist on a CC, but in the end accept a Debit Card? - I can prove enough funds in the account backing the card many times over.
We will try to apply for a CC tomorrow but with only about 10 days before departure it is not sure that it would arrive in time.
We are looking at hire cars and all companies there have a condition of putting down a €600 deposit(refundable) against damage not covered because of the insurance excess. I have never come across this before, having hired in other parts of Greece, Canaries and Madeira.
OK that is the way they want to do it in their local market, but there is another problem.
They will only take that deposit via a Credit Card but not debit card nor cash. Neither of us has a CC. Mine, with a £8K limit on, apparently expired because I did not use it - it was there for emergencies.
This is not a moan, but results in a question - has anyone been in the same situation and found that they insist on a CC, but in the end accept a Debit Card? - I can prove enough funds in the account backing the card many times over.
We will try to apply for a CC tomorrow but with only about 10 days before departure it is not sure that it would arrive in time.