I paid a deposit for renting a car in Zakynthos, and it has been almost a month and the deposit has not been returned to me. Is this normal ?

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If it's a pre-authorization, it will expire in one month and be automatically cancelled.

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I waited for more than two months, and finally got a refund last night.

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I waited for more than two months, and finally got a refund.

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First check if the money has been deducted from your credit card. Mine hasn't moved either, so I checked the credit card bill later and found that it hadn't been deducted at all, so it wouldn't come back.

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From car friends in the group, I feel that renting a car on Kefalonia Island and Zakynthos Island is not reliable. I rented a small car from Auto Union on Santorini Island, and there was no refund of the deposit at all. I rented a two-door Fiat from Alamo in Athens, and the refund of the deposit took 7 days from returning the car. I feel that one thing is that the car dealer should be large, and the other is that the recommendation of the car rental is also very important.

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Don't worry, the payment will definitely be credited within 60 days.

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