Exorbitant rental deposit at Woodford.

I was looking to hire a vehicle 2 or 3 times a month, a day or two at a time, to visit my clients in Klerksdorp and Welkom. I felt it was financially a better option than piling up mileage on my personal vehicle as my petrol claim would have covered the rental for those short visits. I chose Woodford as they were the closest to my home. Because I only have a Debit Card, my deposit would have been double that of a Credit Card ie +/- R10 000 each time which would only be returned to me 3 weeks later as opposed to 10 days with a credit card. Given that I might need a car 4 times a month, that woulld been a hefty R40 000 sitting in their account over that time. I subsequently declined the vehicle, and shopping around, found that this condition does not exist in many of the other rental companies. My petrol claim does not justify a permanent rental, so sadly I have to look at other options.