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Sophocles
Joined: 15 Mar 2007
Location: MetroSeoul
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 Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:12 am Post subject: Have you rented a car in Korea? |
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A Korean friend called a couple rental agencies and no one will rent to a waygook.
Any hints? Have you rented a car in Korea? What company? If you are an American, did you need an international driver's license? |
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bluelake
Joined: 01 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah, I rented a Starex last fall when I took a group of university students on a trip to Kanghwa Island. Although it was rented in my wife's name (she's Korean), they also photocopied my license. I forget the name of the company. |
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indytrucks
Joined: 09 Apr 2003
Location: The Shelf
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Friends of mine came to visit last year from England and rented a car over the internet. I think they did it following links to different agencies from the Incheon airport website ... I believe it was Hertz. Both were English. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Jeju of course is so tourist oriented that I had no problem at all renting a car there. |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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I rented on Jejudo, too.
Try Hertz, Avis and other big names. If they won't rent to a waygook, sue them in the USA. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:30 pm Post subject: Re: Have you rented a car in Korea? |
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| Sophocles wrote: |
A Korean friend called a couple rental agencies and no one will rent to a waygook.
Any hints? Have you rented a car in Korea? What company? If you are an American, did you need an international driver's license? |
You need either a Korean licence or an International one.
You need a major credit card.
All the major rental companies will rent to you if you have the two items listed above. |
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azzwell
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: where the girls from Super Junior cannot find me
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:17 pm Post subject: car |
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You need either a Korean licence or an International one.
You need a major credit card.
All the major rental companies will rent to you if you have the two items listed above. |
no you dont. when i rented a car on Tuesday it was the same process as every other time. I took a wad of cash to the car rental place, said I wanted a car, gave them cash, they looked at my us lisence, they wrote down the number, they gave me the keys.
Tom, while you are right alot of the time and I applaud you for it, there are times when you do not know what you are talking about. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:23 pm Post subject: Re: Have you rented a car in Korea? |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
You need either a Korean licence or an International one.
You need a major credit card. |
Canadian driver's license was alright and they did NOT want a credit card, in fact offered a discount if I didn't use it (typical Korean business practice of wanting to pocket it and avoid the tax man). |
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zappadelta
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Well, it's just like at the banks in Korea. Every one has different rules and regulations. Even different branches of the same company will have different rules. I have rented cars in Jeju and Kyoungju with no problem. I did need a Korean license, which I have, but didn't need a credit card. But, this info doesn't really matter since each branch will be different. |
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Sophocles
Joined: 15 Mar 2007
Location: MetroSeoul
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks, guys! I just wanted to know if it was possible. Has anyone done this around Seoul? Got any branches that I can contact and ask? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:45 pm Post subject: Re: car |
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You need either a Korean licence or an International one.
You need a major credit card.
All the major rental companies will rent to you if you have the two items listed above. |
no you dont. when i rented a car on Tuesday it was the same process as every other time. I took a wad of cash to the car rental place, said I wanted a car, gave them cash, they looked at my us lisence, they wrote down the number, they gave me the keys.
Tom, while you are right alot of the time and I applaud you for it, there are times when you do not know what you are talking about. |
I stand corrected.
In my PERSONAL experience (and I only deal with the global chains) I have needed to show either an international or Korean drivers licence and a major credit card.
AND I stand firm in my statement that,
"All the major rental companies will rent to you if you have the two items listed above." with the proviso that some of them require you to be over 25 years old as well and since I am over that age I often forget about that restriction. |
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badfish
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:34 am Post subject: |
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| Sophocles wrote: |
| Thanks, guys! I just wanted to know if it was possible. Has anyone done this around Seoul? Got any branches that I can contact and ask? |
avis seems to really have their act together. i went into the Yangjae branch got a pamphlet in English and talked to the woman behind the counter. You dont need credit card just cash up front and international or korean license. all rates include unlimited mileage and personal accident insurance (bodily injury unlimited property damage up to 20 million won)
they have 14 locations in seoul and at all airports and ktx stations let me know if you want any specific branch phone numbers
call center 1544 1600 www.avis.co.kr |
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