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Faro Airport car hire deposits: what each supplier holds on your card
The deposit is blocked on the main driver's credit card for the whole rental. At Faro Airport it is typically €1,100, and it varies far more between suppliers than the price does.
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What the numbers say about Faro Airport
- Deposits here run from €300 (Europcar) to €2,500 (Yes Car Hire) - about 8 times apart, far wider than the prices.
- The cheapest week here (GreenMotion, about €127 with a second driver) holds one of the biggest deposits (€2,100): a trade-off, not a bargain.
- Rated 8.53 and holding €850: Sicily By Car is the well-rated, lower-deposit choice here, at about €304 a week with a second driver.
- Almost no car here takes a debit card for the deposit (2% of offers).
Every supplier, lowest deposit first
| Supplier | Deposit held | Rating | A week, 2nd driver incl. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europcar | €300 | 7.26 | €309 |
| ABBYCAR | €600 | 7.44 | €280 |
| Sicily By Car | €850 | 8.53 | €304 |
| Guerin | €1,000 | 8.89 | €353 |
| SIXT | €1,000 | 7.42 | €528 |
| DiscoverCars choice | €1,100 | 9.1 | €255 |
| Drive4Move | €1,300 | 7.69 | €199 |
| International Car | €1,300 | 7.25 | €202 |
| Drive on Holidays | €1,420 | 8.75 | €258 |
| Auto Prudente Rent A Car | €2,000 | 7.3 | €303 |
| GreenMotion | €2,100 | 6.63 | €127 |
| Yes Car Hire | €2,500 | 8.69 | €239 |
Typical figures across our week-long searches; ratings are DiscoverCars customer reviews.
How deposits split at Faro Airport
- High deposit: 36% of offers
- Average deposit: 32% of offers
- Low deposit: 15% of offers
- Low deposit option available: 11% of offers
- No deposit: 4% of offers
- Deposit-free option available: 2% of offers
Faro Airport against other airports
Typical deposit: €1,100 here, against €200 at Bodrum Airport (lowest we measure) and €2,000 at Dublin Airport (highest).
What people get wrong about deposits
- It must be a credit card in the main driver's name - 2% of cars here take a debit card for it.
- Full cover bought when you book does not remove it: the desk still holds the deposit (DiscoverCars' own terms).
- A separate excess policy does not lower it either - it pays you back after a claim.
- It is released after you return the car, usually within days to a few weeks, depending on your bank.
Only low-deposit cars
Search Faro Airport and tap "Low deposit": cars with a low or no deposit, ranked by the total you pay.
More on Faro Airport: the full market report · prices by month · the deposits guide. We earn a commission when you book through DiscoverCars; it never changes the order.