With the deposit, the rental company protects itself against damage to the car. As a rule, you need a valid credit card for the deposit, on which the amount of money can be blocked or debited.

Operators do not have their own fleet of vehicles, but offer the vehicles of the rental companies, which are made available to you for rental on site. In the vast majority of cases, they require a car rental deposit in the amount of the agreed excess before handing over the car to you. This is necessary in order to be able to cover the excess directly with the rental company in the event of damage.

The amount of the excess and thus the amount of the rental car deposit depends on the rental company, country and partly on the vehicle category. Normally, the deposit amount varies between €900.00 and €1,500.00.