Requirements and deposit to rent a car in Medellín
Requirements
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Minimum age
21 years
25 for premium vehicles; some top-of-the-line models may require 28 to 30.
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Driver's license
Original and valid
Physical license. If it's foreign, it's valid as long as you've been in Colombia less than 6 months: the last entry stamp in your passport is enough. An International Driving Permit is only required if your license is not written in the Latin alphabet.
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ID
ID card or passport
Colombian ID card (cédula), or a valid passport if you're a foreigner.
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Security deposit
Damage deposit
Depends on the vehicle category. Details below.
Damage deposit
- Mid-range $2,000,000 COP
- High-end $2,500,000 COP
- Cash
- Bank transfer
- Credit card (optional)
A credit card is optional, never required, and the amount is the same with all three methods.
Deposit refund
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You return the vehicle
The rental period ends.
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We check traffic camera fines
Red-light, speeding or pico y placa camera detections.
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Refund within 8 business days
If there are no issues, the full amount is refunded.
- Bancolombia
- Davivienda
- US bank accounts (subject to validation)
- Cash
- Western Union
- Littio
- Dollar app
We do not issue refunds to cards.
This money is held to cover any damage to the vehicle during the rental period. The cost of repairs depends on how serious the damage is, the type of car and the type of paint, so we can't give exact amounts. As a company, we have 8 business days to send you the quote or total amount, as applicable.
Minimum rental period
(2 days) or more. We don't rent by the hour or for a single day.
Send us a photo of your driver's license on WhatsApp and we'll check your case in minutes, before you book. See also our cancellation policy and our no-refund policy.