Can I Return My Car Early? Is There A Penalty?

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                Can I Return My Car Early? Is There A Penalty?

                If you’ve booked your rental vehicle and suddenly find that you don’t need it for as long as you thought, don’t panic! In most situations it’s fine to return your car early, although the rules are different with each supplier.

                If your rental has been booked to pay on arrival, then the rental cost is only charged at the end of the rental once you return the car – when you collect the car the supplier will hold the estimated rental cost, and then charge the actual total when you return the car. This means that if you have a rental which is paid on arrival and you need to return the car earlier than planned, the supplier will only charge you for the time you had the car – so instead of being charged for the full rental, if you return the car earlier you will only be charged for the days that you had the vehicle.

                If you prepay your booking and need to return the car early, however, you will still be charged for the full duration of your rental. This is because you usually receive a discounted rate when you prepay your rental, so these suppliers do not usually allow refunds if you don’t keep the car for the full duration.

                These rules differ between various suppliers, so if you need to return your rental earlier and have any questions then don’t hesitate to get in touch and we will be able to advise you.

                Do I need to pass a credit check if using my debit card to hire?

                If renting a car in the UK and you are a UK resident most of the large multinational suppliers will carry out an electronic address check to ensure you have strong enough links to the address provided. However most of the suppliers with the exception of 1 or 2, still carry out the same checks so not unique to when you need to hire via a debit card. Key indicator are if you are named on the Electoral Register and named on the council tax bill.

                When renting a car overseas as an inbound client our suppliers do not carry out any checks.

                Do I need to leave a deposit if hiring with a debit card?

                Most suppliers do require a security deposit when renting a car, in the UK we have a range of options. The best value suppliers would request a £200.00 – £300.00 deposit. However we do have selected locations where our supplier does not require any deposit, so a full zero deposit.

                In Europe we have options where you can just leave a fuel deposit of 110 EUR, and there is no mandatory requirement to take the Super Cover as this can be the case with some of the smaller budget suppliers.

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