How much is the deposit amount?
When you arrive at the rental location, you will be asked to leave a deposit for your rental. The deposit amount will be blocked (not debited) on your payment card at pick-up time or, in the case of Online Check-In, it will be blocked within 48 hours before the pick-up. This amount will be deducted from the authorized expense limit on your payment card.
The deposit will be used to settle any extra and additional charges you incur whilst renting the vehicle from us (including fuel missing at return, extra-day, extra-mileage, one-way charge, etc.)
The deposit amount can be different following your rental destination:
Please choose your rental destination below to have the answer:
- If you have prepaid your rental, the deposit amount is: 300 € (or equivalent in your destination country currency).
- If you have not already paid for your rental at the time of booking, then the price of the rental will also be authorized on your credit card. In this case, the total amount authorized on your credit card will be the Rental price + 300 € (or equivalent in destination country currency).
The deposit amount can be different by type of vehicles and by rental country.
There are specific amounts for Vans, utility vehicles, and Prestiges Vehicles :
- EUR 500 for a passenger tourist vehicle
- EUR 800 for a Van and Truck, utility Vehicle or if You rent with Keddy by Europcar
- EUR 1000 for a Prestige vehicle of the following categories : FFAR / GGSV / FFGR / FGGR / FDAR / LDER / LDAR / PDER / PVGR / PGGD.
- EUR 1500 for a Prestige vehicle of the following categories : LFLH / UFAR / UGVD / UTGR / LTGR/ GFPR
🔍 To check the different car categories presented above, click on this link
👉 If you have not already paid for your rental at the time of booking, then the price of the rental will also be authorized on your credit card. In this case, the total amount authorized on your credit card will be Rental price + the amount of the security deposit as defined above.
When you purchase a protection that reduces the damage excess amount, the deposit amount will be reduced :
- a protection that reduces the damage excess to a lower amount, the amount of the deposit will be 300,00 EUR. (Medium Protection or SCDW)
- a protection that reduces the damage excess amount to 0€, the amount of the deposit will be 100,00 EUR. (Premium Protection or GOZEN)
You can choose the Protection pack on the Step 3 when you are booking a car online. (See image below)
The other countries are independent in choosing the amount of the deposit. Please find the list here
Please note that these amounts can evolved.
