Car Rental in Batumi With No Deposit

Car rental in Batumi with no deposit means you collect the car without leaving any money with the rental company for the length of your trip. At DRACARS this applies to the whole fleet except one class of car, covered below.

What car rental in Batumi with no deposit means

A deposit is a sum the rental company holds against damage while the car is with you. It is either blocked on your card or taken in cash at the handover, and it only comes back after the car has been returned and inspected. Until then, that money is out of your trip budget: you cannot spend it on fuel, day trips or dinners.

With no deposit you pay for the rental and nothing more, and after you fly home there is no waiting for a blocked sum to reappear on your card. Nor do you spend your last day watching an inspection while the company decides whether to return the whole sum or keep part of it.

Who pays for damage

With no deposit, the real question is who pays if the car gets a scratch or a dent. At DRACARS full comprehensive insurance is already in the rental price, so there is nothing to buy at the counter. With at least 2 years of driving experience there is no excess, and you pay nothing towards damage the insurance covers.

With less than 2 years of experience there is an excess: its amount depends on the car and is named when you book, before the handover. To avoid a surprise, put your years of driving in the request and choose the car once you know the figure.

When there is a deposit

The only exception is the premium class: those cars carry a $100 deposit. It comes back when you return the car, so it is money held for the trip rather than a charge.

If you would rather leave nothing at all, choose from the regular classes, where there is no deposit. If you want a premium car, set that $100 aside in your trip budget from the first day. Say which class you have chosen in your request, so the deposit terms are clear before you arrive to collect the car.

What to ask any rental company about a deposit

"No deposit" in an offer is worth checking like any other condition, because it can mean different things at different companies. Before you book, ask:

• Which cars — the whole fleet or only some classes, and whether the rule changes in high season.
• Amount and form — how much is held, whether it is blocked on a card or taken in cash, and whether it depends on the class of car.
• When it comes back — at the return or days later, and how long the bank takes to release the block.
• Currency — which currency the sum is held in, and at what rate it is returned.
• What can be kept — which damage, or anything else, means the sum is not returned.

Get the answers in writing, in the chat, before you book: they are easy to find again if a question comes up at the return. If a company will not put the amount and the return time in writing, assume there is a deposit and that it will not come back straight away.

What to compare besides the deposit

No deposit is one line in the terms, and on its own it does not tell you what the trip will cost. For a fair comparison, take the same dates and the same class of car, and check three more things with each company: whether full comprehensive insurance is in the price or sold at the counter, whether mileage is capped, and what the total comes to for your exact dates with every fee.

A company with no deposit can cost more per day and less overall, because insurance is already included and there is nothing to pay per kilometre. Ask for the full amount for the trip rather than the daily rate, and put the replies side by side.

In short

Send your request on the Batumi car rental page with your dates and years of driving.