Credit Card Policy
To rent a car from FOX AUTORENT you will need a valid credit card with a minimum available amount of €400 (or more if your insurance excess or rental price is higher than this). Because of the Hungarian banking system, we are unable to accept debit cards. Also, we do not accept cash for deposits or rentals as a company policy. We ask for your credit card as a condition of your rental.
This is because we “block out” a sum of money from your card just in case you have an accident or your car is damaged and you incur an non-insurable charge. (See Insurance).
Please note: WE DO NOT TAKE THE MONEY OUT OF YOUR ACCOUNT FOR THE DEPOSIT!
To “Block Out” your credit card means that until this amount is unblocked, you will not be able to spend the money! When you return the car, your card is immediately unblocked by us but it may take a few days for your credit card company to completely unblock the sum involved. We have no control over this.
Your deposit is not the same as the rental fee. The rental fee is taken from your credit card at the end of the rental. This will either equal the amount shown on your invoice or, if you have extended the rental, the new rental fee. We may also debit from your credit card certain fixed charges for which you are responsible, e.g. stone chips in the windscreen or bodywork. You will always be informed about these charges and you will also be sent an invoice (normally by e-mail if living outside the country, by normal mail if in Hungary).
If the damage cannot be estimated at the time of returning your car, our Customer Services department will prepare an invoice and send it to you (normally by e-mail if living outside the country, by normal mail if in Hungary) and at the same time deduct the amount from your credit card up to the limit of your excess (unless it is an uninsurable amount for which you are completely liable). If your credit limit does not allow the amount you owe to be deducted , then we will raise an invoice which must be paid by bank transfer within 8 days.
Whichever currency you choose to order your rental in, this has to be converted to the Hungarian Forint for banking purposes and accordingly there might be a small difference between the rate you expect to pay and the amount paid. Your bank also may make a charge for the currency conversion.
