All required car hire insurances
All required car hire vehicle insurances like 3rd party responsibility, CDW (Collision Damage Waiver), TW (Theft Waiver) and Bail Bond (where applicable) are included in our rates. The vehicle's car hire insurance is subject to an insurance excess value : When you collect the car hire at Ankara Airport, you'll be asked to leave a credit card deposit to the value of the car hire vehicle's insurance excess : EUR 300.00. Providing you return the car hire car undamaged at the end of the rental, this value is returned to your credit card in full. In the unlikely event that you damage the car hire vehicle, your maximum liability is limited to the EUR 300.00 you paid as a deposit. The insurance excess for each car at Ankara Airport is explained in detail in our section What's Not Included?
Local car hire taxes & delivery charges.
Our car hire rates at Ankara Airport are fully inclusive of local sales taxes (25.00% in Turkey).
Arrival times for your car hire.
Our car hire rates include collection of your car hire inside normal office hours at Ankara Airport.
Additional drivers
Included in our car hire rates for Ankara Airport is 3 free extra drivers on each car hire. At Ankara Airport, the normal minimum driver age applied by car hire companies is 21 of age, with a minimum of two years driving licence experience. If any would-be driver is aged under 21 (or is aged over 75) at the start of the car hire at Ankara Airport, please confirm via e-mail with your car hire reservations agent.
Fuel is not included at Ankara Airport!
The fuel that you consume during your car hire is obviously not included in our our published car hire rates! On arrival at the Ankara Airport car hire station, you will collect the car hire vehicle with a full tank of fuel against a credit card deposit. At the end of the car hire, return the car hire vehicle with a full tank to Ankara Airport to get a refund.
Premium Location fees are not included.
Our rates at Ankara Airport do not include a local fee of 11.80 EUR per rental payable when you collect the car. This sort of fee is frequently levied to enable the car hire company to recover excessively high local airport authority charges or high rents in a particular location.
Insurance Excess deposit.
As explained above in What's Included, the vehicle's car hire insurance at Ankara Airport is subject to an car hire insurance excess deposit of EUR 300.00. Providing you return the car undamaged to Ankara Airport at the end of the car hire period, this value is refunded to your credit card in full. In the unlikely event that you damage the car hire vehicle, your maximum liability is limited to the EUR zzexcessminvalue you paid as a deposit for the car hire vehicle.
Insurance Excess values for Ankara Airport
Values are published in Euros*
Lost car hire vehicle keys.
Vehicle keys are chip-coded and are costly and timely items to replace. If you lose the car hire vehicle's key, you will be obliged to pay for its replacement (approximately EUR 50.00) plus any associated transport costs in connecting you with a new vehicle key. More importantly, your holiday car hire at Ankara Airport may be seriously affected while you wait for a new key to be prepared for your car hire vehicle. Please take good care of the car hire vehicle key while you're on holiday in Turkey!
Using the wrong fuel type for your car hire vehicle.
Putting gasoline into a diesel car (or vice versa) requires the engine to be stripped down and cleaned. If you put the wrong fuel into the car hire vehicle at Ankara Airport, expect a hefty garage bill and several days with your car "off-the-road" while the car is repaired.
Blow-outs are at your own risk
If you have a puncture during the rental the car hire company will hold you responsible for the repair/replacement cost. All our cars are delivered with a road-worthy set of tyres which are inspected prior to each delivery. Typically, bad parking or driving off-road are the most common causes of punctures during a rental period.
Off-road or negligent use.
Our car hire vehicles at Ankara Airport are rented for use on the public highways of Turkey. They cannot be used off-road. Although a very rare ocurrance, we'd like you to be aware that damage to the underside of the car hire vehicle, frequently caused by negligent driving or off-road use at Ankara Airport (we have had occasion to have to lift car hire vehicles out of dried-up river beds!) is your responsibility. Drunk driving a hire car is considered negligent use.
Traffic fines.
Traffic fines, speeding tickets incurred at the wheel of your car hire vehicle at Ankara Airport are at your own risk.
Vehicle glass & locks.
It is a sad reality that in most holiday resorts in Turkey, auto-theft is a day-to-day ocurrance. If you park up the car hire vehicle with personal items inside and, as a consequence, the glass or locks are damaged in an attempt to steal your personal effects, you will be responsible for the associated repair costs to the car hire vehicle. We strongly recommend that you park the vehicle in supervised car parks/garages in the major cities and never leave any personal item inside the car hire vehicle.
Damage to the vehicle's underside.
Damage to the vehicle's underside is the responsibility of the renter. Although a very rare ocurrance, damage caused by driving off-road, impacts from rocks or other items to the underside can cause considerable damage to the vehicle. If this situation arises, you will be responsible for the repair costs.
Infant Seats
Infant seats are suitable for new-born babies until approximately 6 months of age. Infant seats are normally available on car hire vehicles from Ankara Airport on request. There is a charge of EUR 29.50 per rental for these seats which is payable on arrival at Ankara Airport. You must reserve infant seats at the same time as you reserve your car hire.
Baby
Baby seats are suitable for young children from approximately 6 months of age until 2-3 years of age. Seats are supplied for car hire vehicles from Ankara Airport on request. There is a charge of EUR 29.50 per rental for these seats which is payable on arrival at Ankara Airport. You must reserve infant seats at the same time as you reserve your car hire.
Booster Seats
Booster seats are suitable for young children from approximately 2 years until 5 years of age. Booster seats are supplied for car hire vehicles from Ankara Airport on request. There is a charge of EUR 29.50 per rental for these seats which is payable on arrival at Ankara Airport. You must reserve infant seats at the same time as you reserve your car hire.
Additional Drivers
Included in our car hire rates for Ankara Airport is 3 free extra drivers on each car hire. At Ankara Airport, the normal minimum driver age applied by car hire companies is 21 of age, with a minimum of two years driving licence experience. If any would-be driver is aged under 21 (or is aged over 75) at the start of the car hire at Ankara Airport, please confirm via e-mail with your car hire reservations agent.Additional drivers do not need to be prebooked, you can process them on arrival at the car hire station in Ankara Airport.
Buy-out of the Vehicle's Insurance Excess
The car hire vehicles at Ankara Airport are sold with an insurance excess. This is explained in the section Whats's Not Included? above.Instead of leaving a credit card deposit to cover your car hire insurance excess at Ankara Airport, you may opt to purchase additional insurance locally to "buy-out" the excess value - effectively removing your liability for vehicle bodywork damage. This option, depending on the car hire vehicle selected, costs between EUR 5.00 and EUR 5.00 per per day. You do not need to prebook insurance excess buy-out, simply decide and pay locally on arrival at the car hire station in Ankara Airport when you arrive in Turkey.
Purchasing insurance excess buy-out is not a "licence to kill" and you will still be responsible for items like tyre, wheel, glasss or damage to the underside of the car hire vehicle. The car hire company may still require you to leave a credit card imprint to cover extensions to your car hire contract or traffic fines. See our section What's Not Included for further details.
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