I’m a German citizen, can I hire a car without a credit card?
The biggest barrier to hiring a car without a credit card is knowing whether your debit card will be accepted. There are lots of different types of debit cards issued in Germany and not all of them can be used at all locations.
My card has embossed numbers and is linked directly to my account.
In this case your card will be perfectly fine for hiring worldwide with us – as long as we have a debit card supplier there we have an option for you. This includes the entirety of Europe, the US and Canada, as well as Australia and New Zealand.
My card has flat numbers on it and is linked directly to my account.
It is quite a bit harder to help with cards that have flat numbers, we do still have options for you, though currently you would be limited to the below countries for hiring:
UK
Ireland
Spain
Iceland
We are continuing to expand and investigate further options for you of course also, as we believe the type of card you have shouldn’t have to dictate where you can hire!
My card is a Maestro/Electron prepaid card and isn’t linked to my account.
Unfortunately, we cannot help if your card is either a Maestro or prepaid card as they just do not work in the supplier’s systems I’m afraid. If you do have one of these cards the best way around it would be to book the hire in someone else’s name if this is a possibility and then we can always add you on as an additional driver.
If you are unsure about the type of card you have feel free to get in touch with us and we’ll be more than happy to check for you and provide you with best available option.