Car hire credit card hold - any idea how much?

hellin family · 11 Jun 18, 08:27 PM

Hi

We are renting a car via Avis (BA flydrive) - just wondering if anyone knows what the hold is they put on the credit card? So we know how much is left on the card for emergency spends.

thanks all

nadya · 11 Jun 18, 08:34 PM

No experience of this but I posed the same question a little while ago and was told $100
Hth

Ridersmom · 11 Jun 18, 08:44 PM

Each car company (aand some each location) place a different hold on the card. I recently rented with Alamo and their policy is to hold the amount of the rental only so in my case it was around $100. I also had an Enterprise car a few weeks ago and the location I rented from wanted $300.00 plus the cost of the rental so for this car, closer to $400.00.

You can call and ask Avis but they might send you to the local company.

minnie29 · 11 Jun 18, 09:23 PM

We have used different rental companies over the years and always make sure we allocate $250 to be available on CC. But no more than $100 has ever been stopped.

tspill · 12 Jun 18, 08:01 AM

I have been using Alamo (pre-pay) pretty much exclusively for the past decade and more and have never had any hold.

**PPM** · 12 Jun 18, 08:49 AM

Remember, they may charge the card after you have returned home if they receive toll fees, or a moving violation fine ( red light or non stop at stop sign for example). The latter was $158 plus $15 admin when my son got a red light fine three years ago.
No the any of these things will happen, but best to be aware.

ziggyzag · 14 Jun 18, 06:49 AM

Alamo we had nothing, Avis took a $100 which appeared back on the card 10 days later ( we were there 3 weeks so 10 days into the holiday)

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	11 Jun 18, 08:44 PM Ridersmom Imagineer
Ridersmom Imagineer Join Date: Apr 06	Each car company (aand some each location) place a different hold on the card. I recently rented with Alamo and their policy is to hold the amount of the rental only so in my case it was around $100. I also had an Enterprise car a few weeks ago and the location I rented from wanted $300.00 plus the cost of the rental so for this car, closer to $400.00. You can call and ask Avis but they might send you to the local company.

12 Jun 18, 08:01 AM	#5
	12 Jun 18, 08:01 AM tspill Imagineer
tspill Imagineer Join Date: Feb 13	I have been using Alamo (pre-pay) pretty much exclusively for the past decade and more and have never had any hold.