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Old Sep 13, 2016 | 8:26 am
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Originally Posted by MileageAddict
I've been reading a few travel reports where it seems the newer credit cards without raised numbers are being denied for use when attempting to rent a car.

It sounds like a situation where the rental agencies have not kept up with the times and still require a carbon copy (raised numbers run through a manual machine). This is not with local agencies but the global brands such as Hertz, Avis, etc.

Any recent (within the last six months) experiences you can share with me?
i used Sixt at LIR a few days ago, and they were using a swipe/PIN credit card machine - they didn't use an old carbon copy machine.

my card does have raised numbers, so i don't know if they would have complained if it didn't !

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