Rob20B wrote on Fri Jan 26, 2018 7:35pm:
To avoid having anything blocked off your card:
Almeria/Alicante/Malaga: join Avis Preferred and then of course rent a car through Avis
Murcia/Alicante/Malaga: use Centauro but only their most expensive Premium PlanWe do both of these as I detest having money blocked on my card which has caused me problems in the past, particularly in the USA, so I do whatever I can to avoid it, and now in Spain I never have any money blocked off my card with the 2 methods above. I also have excess insurance in the UK which...
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... I use for Avis and they are happy to accept that and don't press me to take their insurance. I don't need it for Centauro as their Premium Plan comes with full, no excess, insurance.
Ty😊