Who you are renting from
These terms govern vehicle rentals from Aegean Rent, 284 Vas. Konstantinou, Koropi 19400. Your rental contract is made with the location named on your booking confirmation and consists of that confirmation, the rental agreement you sign at pickup, and these terms.
Drivers and licences
The minimum age is 21 and you must have held your licence for at least one year. Drivers aged 21–23 and 66–75 pay a daily surcharge, and some vehicle categories are not available to them. Your age bracket is asked during booking, so the price shown already includes any surcharge.
Bring your licence and a passport or national ID. A licence issued outside the EU, or in a non-Roman alphabet, must be accompanied by an International Driving Permit. UK licence holders must present the photocard.
Only drivers named on the rental agreement may drive the car. Additional drivers can be added for a daily fee. If the car is driven by someone not named on the agreement, the insurance does not apply.
Paying, and the deposit
No card is needed to reserve and nothing is charged until you collect the car. At pickup you can pay in full, pay an advance, or pay cash. We accept Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, Electron and cash. We do not accept American Express, Diners or China UnionPay.
The deposit depends on your cover. With full insurance we hold nothing. Without it we pre-authorise the insurance excess on a Visa or Mastercard at pickup — a hold, not a charge — and release it when the car comes back. Debit cards are accepted for the hold. Depending on your bank the release can take up to 15–25 working days, which is the bank’s timetable and not ours.
Rates include Greek VAT at the rate in force.
What the insurance covers
Every rental includes third-party liability and theft cover, each with an excess, and roadside assistance.
Basic cover excludes tyres, wheel rims, glass, mirrors, the clutch, the interior and the underside of the car. It also excludes engine or fuel-pump damage caused by putting the wrong fuel in.
Full Damage Waiver reduces the excess to zero, adds tyres, glass and mirrors, and includes unlimited mileage. It costs an extra daily amount, shown before you book.
No cover applies where the driver was under the influence of alcohol or drugs, drove off-road, drove into a country we had not authorised, or where the damage resulted from gross negligence. In those cases you are liable for the full value of the damage regardless of any excess.
Mileage
Rentals include 100 km per day. Beyond that, extra kilometres are charged at €0.25 each. Full Damage Waiver includes unlimited mileage, and unlimited mileage can also be arranged separately.
Fuel
The car is handed over with fuel and must come back with the same amount. Missing fuel is charged at market rate plus an administration fee. Fuel you paid for and did not use is not refunded.
Collecting and returning the car
Rental days run in 24-hour periods from pickup. There is a one-hour grace period on return; beyond that a further day is charged.
Delivery and collection at Athens International Airport is free. Elsewhere in Athens a fee applies based on distance and time. Anywhere else in Greece, and any one-way rental, is on request by email in advance — expect an answer within 24 hours, and any fee is paid locally at pickup.
Pickups and drop-offs between 00:00 and 07:00 are treated as out of hours, are on request, and carry a €50 charge. The same may apply on national holidays.
Where you may drive
Taking the car on a ferry is allowed. Crossing a border is on request only, and only to countries we have authorised in writing. Driving into a country we have not authorised voids the insurance entirely and incurs a fine.
Vehicles carry active GPS tracking for security, which records the movement of the car.
Extras
Additional driver €6 per day. Baby, child or booster seat €6 per day. Navigation system €8 per day. Tolls fast pass €8 per day. Snow chains €10 per day. Minimum charges apply on longer rentals for some of these, and all are confirmed before you book.
Damage, cleaning and fines
The car should come back in the condition it left, normal wear excepted.
Smoking in the car carries a €150 penalty. A car needing deep cleaning — including after pets, which are otherwise welcome — carries a €100 charge. Lost keys cost €25 administration plus the dealer’s replacement cost. Each traffic fine we have to process carries a €25 administration fee on top of the fine itself. If the police remove the plates, two days’ rental is charged at the published rate.
Where a deposit is held, these amounts are deducted from it.
The car you get
You book a category, not a specific model. The car shown when booking is a guide. We may supply a different car of the same or a higher category at no extra cost.
Governing law
These terms are governed by Greek law, and the courts of Athens have jurisdiction. Nothing here removes rights you have as a consumer under Greek or EU law.