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From: stanwyck@ihuxr.UUCP (Don Stanwyck)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: credit cards and rent-a-cars
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Date: Thu, 8-Mar-84 23:18:04 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar  8 23:18:04 1984
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Not directly in response to  the query, I have a slight flame.

On a recent trip to New Jersey (on business) I used Avis.  I rented the
car with my Visa.  The car was reserved for 1 day, and was returned on time.
Total charge, < $40.

Avis, when I rented the car, got a charge guarantee for > $200!  And they
took three weeks to get the charge through, which meant that $160 of my
charge limit was not available for my use.   (I had to call an get my limit
temporarily bumped when a car repair charge ($400) was not accepted when the
repair place called on my card - and I knew I had sufficient room.)

With regard to the original question, I know that certain companies (AT&T
among others) have agreements with some companies that we can use cash
and the company guarentees the payment.  It requires company i.d., but no
credit card.  I have used that means, and will again.  Next time I will tell
them it is cash, and not let them run a voucher until the exact charge is
known.

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