The deposit explained – what does it actually cover?

When people consider renting a sports car, one question comes up first: what happens to the deposit? It is a fair question – you are borrowing a car worth several hundred thousand kroner, sometimes well over a million.

80 rentals – 3 cases with extra cost

We have completed around 80 successful rentals. In almost all of them the only charges are tolls and missing fuel. Here are the three exceptions:

1. Kerbed wheels

A customer returned with clear damage to the wheels. We kept the full NOK 5,000 deposit, and the customer paid nothing beyond that.

2. A cracked wheel

The car came back with a cracked wheel. We had to cancel upcoming rentals and order original wheels at NOK 8,000. The customer was charged the deposit plus NOK 5,000. We reused the tyres – the goal is always a fair outcome.

3. Damaged steering system

Our most extreme case. The workshop estimated the damage at over NOK 100,000. We charged the customer NOK 40,000 – the excess limit we have set.

Our rules

• Deposit: usually NOK 5,000
• Damage up to NOK 40,000: covered by the customer
• Damage above NOK 40,000: insurance is assessed
• Our goal: an outcome that is fair for everyone

Renting a sports car is safe

As long as you drive carefully, treat the car as your own and respect speed limits, the risk is very low. We have nothing to hide.