HEATHROW AIRPORT CAR RENTAL REVIEWS

The reserved car model was not available, no solution provided, extremely poor attitude.

ERSIRENT at London Heathrow Airport (KV) took advantage of the language barrier. Despite repeatedly showing the printed statement from the rental service about not needing additional insurance, and stating in English 'I have all cover, no need other cover!', the staff didn't mention the £1250 deposit option. When I repeatedly confirmed if the three charges were all deposits, I got a confirmed response that 'ALL will come back to me.' However, when I returned the car, the staff said this was a charge and wouldn’t be refunded. They maliciously upsold the insurance. Essentially, I rented a car and ended up with two full insurance policies, costing me significantly more than usual. This has caused me substantial financial and mental distress. Customer service is handling it, and I hope for a good outcome.

Long queues, slow pick-up and drop-off processes. It takes at least one or two hours. The staff is friendly but there are too few of them, usually just one person per task.

When we picked up the car, the staff initially said they didn't have the model we booked and asked for more money to change the car. Later we found out they actually had it.

The shop is small, but the service is acceptable.

Very friendly

This was the worst experience I've ever had. I kept getting harassed by the receptionists of Indian and Pakistani origin, while the car rental service kept shirking responsibilities. 1. They aggressively pushed for insurance, and when I declined, they started finding excuses. 2. They demanded my return flight ticket. When I showed them my itinerary from the airline, they claimed they couldn't read Chinese and refused service without a return ticket. When I called the rental service, they said they couldn’t resolve it. I had to barge into their manager's office, and only then their attitude changed and they processed my rental. 3. They claimed my Visa chip card wouldn’t work, and said if I used a magnetic stripe card, I’d need to buy full insurance, stating that the insurance from the rental service wasn't valid. When I called the service again, they still couldn't resolve it and instead suggested I contact the bank and mentioned we should have opted for a bigger rental company, implying they don't guarantee smaller ones. I had to barge into their manager's office again to get the issue resolved. Meanwhile, others in my group at a different counter had no issues. What problems can the rental service actually solve?

The explanations were very clear. They noticed I had a small child and reminded me to install a child seat.

Very good

The line was long, and I waited half an hour to pick up the car.

The queue was very long.

Arrived at the store at 9:30 PM. The first floor was empty, and I only found an A4 paper directing me to the second floor after looking around. The process took about 15 minutes; the guy was wearing headphones, so he was slow. The store is entirely staffed by Indians, who are not very efficient. Returned the car at 5 PM. The whole process took 50 minutes because all the staff were busy. Unlike big companies like Hertz, they took a long time to check the car.

Forced to buy insurance to change the car model

Convenient!

Slow

I clearly rented an automatic car, but was told there were none available. I had to pay significantly more to rent an automatic car, which felt very unfair.

The waiting time was within an hour. Not short.

They almost didn't rent us the car and said they couldn't do anything! The reason was that the staff couldn't process our Chinese credit card and refused to take cash. Fortunately, the rental platform customer service was helpful and contacted another company for us! Just as we were about to leave angrily, an employee figured out how to use the Chinese card and finally rented us the car, but there was no apology or compensation! It seems to be a small company with very few Chinese customers.

Make sure to inspect the vehicle carefully. When returning the car, they charged over 600 pounds for a barely visible scratch on the rear bumper. Compared to big companies, their integrity is noticeably lacking.

Extremely satisfied