Alamo Car Hire

Bumbleink

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Hi everyone

Just wondering if any of you would know if Alamo just take an imprint of your credit/debit card as a deposit, or if they actually put a hold on that money.

We have a car hired as part of a Flydrive package with Thomson, top insurance all included. When we had a package on our first trip with MyTravel the car hire was with Dollar and they didn't take a deposit at all, so just wondering what everyones experience is.

On an extremely tight budget this yr and am dreading them putting a hold of about $300 dollars on our card:sad2:
 
if you have paid in advance, last time i went, they just blocked a tank of fuel (think it was $60 or so) which you are charged if the tank is empty on return,

unless youre booking includes a tank in which case they swipe your card to keep on file incase you do a runner.
 
If I remember from last time we went they took the CC number but didn't put it through. I'll try and look for our statment to check.
 
If I remember from last time we went they took the CC number but didn't put it through. I'll try and look for our statment to check.


If you could take a look that would be so kind. I tried emailing Alamo but have had no reply and our Travel Agent came back to us saying that Thomson are saying only an imprint. This should put my mind at ease but i have read on other forums that people have actually had money put on hold.

Thank you
 

Im worried about this too. My partner is driving, but he does not have / cannot get a credit card, I think we can use his debit card as it is a visa, but does it have to have $1000 on it? Thanks
 
I've just checked and there was nothing put on holdor any record of us hiring the car on our CC Statement.

Hope this puts your mind at ease :flower3:
 
I've just checked and there was nothing put on holdor any record of us hiring the car on our CC Statement.

Hope this puts your mind at ease :flower3:


Thank you so much for taking the time to check for me. We are so tight budget wise this yr and at least i can breath easier now.:)
 












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