Sixt holding deposit

Guest · 22 Mar 16, 04:35 PM

This year due to raising car hire costs, ive booked with Sixt instead of the usual Alamo.

I am reading the terms etc and it states that they take a holding charge on your credit card of upto 3 times the rental cost. That's going to be nearly �1000.

Has anyone rented from Sixt recently and confirm if this is correct as normally the holding charge with Alamo is like �500.

Mr Tom Morrow · 22 Mar 16, 05:05 PM

No holding charge with Alamo albeit a few people have had a $200 hold. I never have anything.
SixT do tend to place a huge hold on cards. But again it does vary from what I have noticed on here.

Guest · 22 Mar 16, 05:40 PM

I don't really see the problem with large holds on credit cards - that's the point of them - to be useful they should have a credit limit larger than you need to spend - then holds etc. are meaningless as they have no impact on you.

We took out a second clarity card (in my name - main one in OH name) with a deliberately low-ish (�6K) credit limit so we can use it for things like this without it affecting our everyday cards

Nutkin · 22 Mar 16, 05:48 PM

If you call your credit card company they will more than likely be able to increase your limit for the holiday to cover the hold from the hire car company.

You can then lower it after as they never normally take it off in the hope you use it regularly.

This is IF you have an average to good credit rating. Worth a try though.

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22 Mar 16, 04:35 PM	#1
	22 Mar 16, 04:35 PM Guest Guest
Guest Guest	Sixt holding deposit This year due to raising car hire costs, ive booked with Sixt instead of the usual Alamo. I am reading the terms etc and it states that they take a holding charge on your credit card of upto 3 times the rental cost. That's going to be nearly �1000. Has anyone rented from Sixt recently and confirm if this is correct as normally the holding charge with Alamo is like �500.

22 Mar 16, 05:05 PM	#2
	22 Mar 16, 05:05 PM Mr Tom Morrow Imagineer
Mr Tom Morrow Imagineer Join Date: Jul 14 Location: The Tiki Room. theDIBB Guidebook Pages Created: 3	No holding charge with Alamo albeit a few people have had a $200 hold. I never have anything. SixT do tend to place a huge hold on cards. But again it does vary from what I have noticed on here. __________________ "PAGING MR MORROW, MR TOM MORROW..." ''I drink Wine and know things'' DVC Owners at SSR since 2003. Multiple annual visits to America since 1976

22 Mar 16, 05:40 PM	#3
	22 Mar 16, 05:40 PM Guest Guest
Guest Guest	I don't really see the problem with large holds on credit cards - that's the point of them - to be useful they should have a credit limit larger than you need to spend - then holds etc. are meaningless as they have no impact on you. We took out a second clarity card (in my name - main one in OH name) with a deliberately low-ish (�6K) credit limit so we can use it for things like this without it affecting our everyday cards

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