Credit Card Authorisation

All customers are required to provide a credit card to comply with the terms of our rental agreement. A pre-authorisation to the value of the CDR excess is required from all renters prior to the commencement of their rental. This is to cover costs that may be associated to vehicle damage costs, petrol charges or traffic penalties.

Insurances Collision Damage Reduction (CDR) - reduces renter's damage excess liability to the following amounts...

• Groups EBMN, EDMN, CDMN, IDMR, EDAN, CDAN, IDAR, IWMN = €1200
• Groups FDMR, FDAR, SVMN, SVAN & FFMR = €1900 Groups FCAR, PCAR & LVMN = €3500

Daily rates Ex VAT

• Groups: EBMN, EDMN & EDAN = €14.50
• Groups: CDMN, CDAN, IDMR, IDAR & IWMN = €18.50
• Groups: FDMR, FDAR, SVMN, SVAN & FFMR = €20.50
• Groups: PDAR, PCAR & LVMN = €25

Theft Protection (TP) - reduces the renters liability in case of theft to the following amounts...

• Groups EBMN, EDMN, CDMN, IDMR, EDAN, CDAN, IDAR, IWMN = €1200
• Groups FDMR, FDAR, SVMN, SVAN & FFMR = €1900
• Groups FCAR, PCAR & LVMN = €3500

Daily rates Ex VAT

• Groups EBMN, EDMN & EDAN = €6.00
• Groups CDMN, CDAN, IDMR, IDAR & IWMN = €7.50
• Groups FDMR, FDAR, SVMN, SVAN & FFMR = €9.00
• Groups PDAR, PCAR & LVMN = €12.00

Damage Excess Insurance (DEI) - reduces excess to €195 plus VAT on all car groups.

Tyres, wheels, wing mirrors, keys & towing charges are not covered

Daily rates Ex VAT

• Groups: EBMN, EDMN, EDAN, CDMN, CDAN, IDMR, IDAR & IWMN = €9.95;
• Groups: FDMR, FDAR, SVMN, SVAN & FFMR = €16.00
• Groups: PDAR, PCAR & LVMN = €20.00

Personal Accident Insurance (PAI) - PAI provides personal accident cover for the driver of the rental vehicle. This insurance is optional and costs €6 per day (plus VAT).  

353 car rental CDR cover

It is a mandatory requirement for all renters to purchase 353 car rental's CDR cover. 353 car rental does not accept the renter's credit card as CDR cover.

Premium Location charge

There is a charge of €28.00 (incl. VAT) for pick-ups at airport and downtown locations

Vehicle Licence Fee (VLF)

VLF is €1.32 (plus VAT) per day

Additional Driver

€6 (plus VAT) per driver, per day

Child seat/Booster seat

€40 (plus VAT) per rental. We do not supply rear facing infant seats.

Grace Period

A one hour grace period will be provided at the end of each rental, after this a further days rental will be charged.

Out of hours fee

Out of hours fee (late fee) will be charged at €80 plus VAT.

Licence Requirements

A valid drivers licence must be presented when picking up your rental car. Drivers must have held a full driving licence for at least 2 years, issued in their country of residence and must have at least 2 years continuous driving experience immediately prior to the rental. Failure to adhere to to this condition will result in the insurance being null and void. International drivers licence is not required.

Payment policy

Cash Payment is not accepted. Acceptable credit cards are VISA, Diners, Mastercard and Amex. Travellers cheques and Euro cheques are not accepted.

Transaction Processing Fee

A transaction processing fee of €10 is applicable for the purchase of any product or service.

Fuel Policy

Fuel is paid on commencement of the rental. Your rental vehicle is supplied with a full tank of fuel at a discounted price and should be returned with an empty fuel tank. There is no refund for partial fuel tanks. Rentals of 3 days and under may choose to return their rental vehicle with a full tank of fuel and receive a refund for fuel.

Age Limits 23 - 74 years

An underage surcharge of €10 per day (plus VAT) is applicable to driver between the ages of 23-26. Drivers between the ages of 23-27 are restricted to driving cars of 1400cc or less - Groups EBMN, EDMN, CDMN, EDAN & CDAN. The minimum age for Minibuses and executive cars is 30 years.

Kilometre Allowance

A kilometre allowance of 160 kilometres is applicable to 1 & 2 day rentals. Rentals in excess of 3 days have a limit of 2880kms. Excess kms are charged at 20 cents per kilometre

One Way Rentals

One way fee is €60 plus VAT.

Administration charge - Traffic violations and accident documentation

The renter is responsible for all penalties incurred relating to traffic offences, parking tickets, clamping fines, compound charges, speeding fines and also the provision of documentation relating to accidents. In cases where the renter fails to pay fines/penalties we will charge an administration fee of €50 plus tax

Accidents

In the event of a traffic accident, the renter must advise a representative immediately giving full details of the incident. The renter must not admit liability for the accident to any third party. In cases where there is property damage to the rental vehicle or third party vehicle the provision of a replacement car is entirely at our discretion. Where a replacement car is provided a daily insurance rate of €25 (plus VAT) is applicable. Where a decision is taken not to provide a replacement car, there is no refund for the unexpired portion of the rental. Towing charges are not covered.

Cancellation policy

Customers who wish to cancel their reservation will receive a full refund if they notify our office 48 hours prior to the scheduled commencement of their rental. If the reservation is cancelled within 48 hours of the scheduled pick-up time or the customers fails to show for their rental they will not receive any refund.

carhire.ie's right to decline rental 

carhire.ie reserves the right to decline the provision of a rental vehicle. 

Towing Charges

In cases where our rental vehicle is damaged during the rental period, towing charges are payable by the renter.

Property left in rental vehicle

The customer acknowledges that any property left in the rental vehicle is at their own risk and that carhire.ie has no such responsibility for such property.

Key Charge

Where keys to vehicles supplied by carhire.ie are lost whilst vehicle is on rent, a charge of €190.00 will apply for replacement key, plus recovery costs where applicable.

Condition of vehicle on commencement of rental

All vehicles supplied will be prepared to our 'ready for rent' standard set out in the pre-rental checklist. All vehicle damage will be noted on the damage report prior to rental. It is the responsibility of the renter to report any additional damage which has not been recorded on the damage report document prior to the commencement of their rental.

Condition of vehicle on termination of rental

We require the vehicle to be returned (normal wear and tear exception) in the same condition as when rented. Normal wear and tear is defined as that wear on the mechanical and electronic components (including tyres) which is caused by normal every day driving.

Valet charge

If a vehicle is deemed to require an extensive valet by our staff (upholstery and carpet shampoo) there will be an additional charge depending on the extend of the cleaning required. This amount can vary between €50 - €150 depending on the cleaning required.

Extension of Rental / Updates

In the event the renter requires the vehicle for a longer period than the agreed rental period, the customer must notify us at least two hours prior to the termination of the agreed rental period. In the event we require termination of the vehicle, the customer will be liable for all costs incurred by us to recover our rental vehicle. In the event of such failure of notification, we reserve the right to use whatever means we may choose to recover our rental vehicle.

All charges are subject to VAT, currently 13.5% (excluding fuel, which is VAT inclusive)