The rating for Europcar at Charles de Gaulle Airport is highly inaccurate. It was said to be 9.2 out of 10, but according to Google, it's actually very poor with a score of only 2 out of 5. When picking up the car, a female employee from Europcar aggressively pushed insurance on me and insisted I cancel the comprehensive insurance I had already purchased to buy her recommended one. I firmly refused. She then gave me a hard time by not letting me pay for the cross-border fee, claiming I wouldn't be insured if I drove across the border. I had to take the car and continue my planned trip in southern France while contacting Zuzuche customer service. They advised me to speak to Europcar staff in Arles, but that branch also refused to amend the contract. Finally, when I reached Avignon, I went to another Europcar branch where, with direct coordination from Zuzuche customer service, the cross-border fee was processed, the contract was re-signed, and I obtained cross-border insurance to avoid driving without coverage.

I arrived late to pick up the car, and my reserved model or an equivalent was not kept for me. I was forced to take another model, which was an electric car. It consumed energy very quickly and was not even fully charged when handed to me. Although the display showed 400 kilometers when fully charged, it could barely cover 200 kilometers in reality. I didn't dare to use the air conditioning. The experience was very poor. Additionally, they didn't provide an invoice for the cost promptly after the car exchange. Calling customer service was also challenging, especially choosing English language service. Overall, the experience was very disappointing, worse than SIXT.

No need to queue

Simple procedures, convenient pickup

The counter staff was very prompt and friendly. Very pleased with the whole process.