Authorisation Hold Explained
Paying with credit card?
We will take an authorisation hold on your credit card for the duration of the rental. Here is how the authorisation hold works:
When collecting the car
• Avis requests your bank to reserve a temporary authorisation hold against the funds of your card.
• Your bank will usually present this as a pending transaction that reduces the money you have available to spend.
• This might appear as a debit on your statement, but it is not.
• No funds are debited from your bank account.
• This temporary authorisation hold will be the estimated cost of your rental (including a security authorisation and any extras accepted) less any amount paid in advance. An additional location specific / weekend authorisation hold may apply.
When returning the car
• Once your bank account has been debited with the invoice amount, the temporary authorisation hold will be released by your bank.
• As this was a temporary authorisation hold and not debited, the release will not be shown as a transaction on your bank statement, instead your available balance will increase.
• The time to release the temporary authorisation hold is dependant on your bank, and in certain instances it may take up to 30 days before it is released.
Please contact your bank for any authorisation hold queries.
Please Note: Your bank account could reflect two amounts before the temporary authorisation hold is released. The initial temporary authorisation hold as obtained at vehicle collection and the actual debit for the invoice amount.
Additional Authorisation Check
A standard authorisation hold is taken for all rentals over and above the estimated rental cost on your payment card for the duration of the rental. The average holding amount for this authorisation (excluding the rental cost) is R3,500, but may vary according to your specific rental.
An additional authorisation hold, over and above the standard authorisation, may also apply.
| ADDITIONAL AUTH AMOUNTS | ||||
| Group | Limited Cover | Super Cover | ||
| A | R 6,150.00 | R 1,150.00 | ||
| B | R 6,550.00 | R 1,750.00 | ||
| C | R 9,250.00 | R 3,150.00 | ||
| D | R 9,950.00 | R 3,550.00 | ||
| E | R 9,850.00 | R 3,450.00 | ||
| F | R 23,150.00 | R 10250.00 | ||
| G | R 31,750.00 | R 13,750.00 | ||
| H | R 28,150.00 | R 12,750.00 | ||
| I | R 29,050.00 | R 13,250.00 | ||
| J | R 29,050.00 | R 12,850.00 | ||
| K | R 18,450.00 | R 7,850.00 | ||
| L | R 21,750.00 | R 9,550.00 | ||
| M | R 14,050.00 | R 5,650.00 | ||
| N | R 28,150.00 | R 12,750.00 | ||
| O | R 9,750.00 | R 6,750.00 | ||
| P | R 10,450.00 | R 4,250.00 | ||
Additional Authorisations Explained
Additional Weekend Authorisation Information
Applicable for rentals at all locations, except the locations mentioned below.
If you are renting over a weekend (Between Thursday 00h01 and the following Monday 23h59) an additional "weekend authorisation" will be taken for the duration of the rental as follows:
Applicable to Western Cape only: R3,500 (on all car groups)
During weekends, R3,500 is payable when producing a boarding pass, should no boarding pass be presented, then you are liable to pay R7,000 as an authorisation.
During the week, R3,500 will be payable irrespective of a boarding pass being present as an authorisation..
The additional weekend authorisation will be waived from airport locations upon presentation of a valid airline boarding pass/e-ticket printout and for all Avis Preferred customers.
Avis Luxury Car / Prestige Rentals
Please note that Avis Luxury Car (Prestige) rental incur a different authorisation hold which includes the rental amount, all extras, fuel deposit and the applicable liability amount for the vehicle being rented.