HEATHROW AIRPORT CAR RENTAL REVIEWS

Overall, it was a smooth experience. They tried to upsell a higher model and insurance, but after learning that I already had full insurance from QEEQ and experience with renting cars abroad, they didn't insist. It's understandable as it's part of their sales process and shouldn't be taken too seriously. We didn't get the Grandland but were given an equivalent MG ZS with over 10,000 kilometers. The 1.5 engine felt a bit underpowered, but it was manageable with the manual transmission and generally sufficient for the speed limits in the UK. Overtaking was a bit challenging, but both cars are probably of similar quality. No extra charges for returning the car so far. To ensure peace of mind, take photos and videos of the car inside and out before picking up and returning it, keep the gas receipts, and you should be fine.

Green Motion is generally very good, but the Heathrow branch is located at the Holiday Inn which is currently being used as an asylum seekers holding area by the government and feels very insecure. Be aware that the depot does NOT open at 06:00 as reported by Qeeq and Green Motion's website but at 07:00. Note also that there is no toilet on site and no shuttle service to/from the airport apart from the hotel Hoppa bus service which is infrequent.

I like Qeeq because of the fully comprehensive insurance policy on offer. When I got to Avis, I decided to purchase the Excess Insurance Waiver. I was told by the person at the Avis desk that it would cost £83 plus VAT for 4 days. I decided to pay that as £100 was worth it not to be faced with a possible excess of £1,500. When it came to signing the contract, I saw that the cost was £144 and not £100. I asked why. I was told that this was "£83 plus VAT". I knew that this was UTTER NONSENSE and that the person behind the desk did not have a clue what they were talking about. It turns out that car breakdown had been added in for £20 without telling me. And then Avis add a "location surcharge" of 20% of all extras added. So there was 20% added onto the £83 waiver insurance and 20% added onto the £20 car breakdown cover. What an ABSOLUTE SCAM!!! I raised this with the manager and the issue was sorted by giving me half a tank of free petrol as compensation for the "location surcharge" which could not be removed. BE VERY (!!!) CAREFUL WITH ANY OF THE CAR HIRE COMPANIES AND THE HIDDEN EXTRAS THAT THEY TRY TO ADD ON

Satisfied

I booked a Volkswagen Tiguan but received a plug-in hybrid Suzuki Across. The car had only 2000 miles on it and was quite new. The space was decent, but the small battery made it impractical for charging at public stations, so I had to drive it on fuel only, which was noisy but seemed fuel-efficient. Unfortunately, despite confirming with the staff at return that there were no overtime charges, the fuel tank was full, and the car was undamaged, I was inexplicably charged £20. I also did not receive a final invoice explaining the charges. It has been three working days since the platform sent an inquiry, and I have yet to receive a response. During pickup, there were 4-5 upsell attempts, but the staff awkwardly explained that they had to ask the customers due to system prompts, which I understood. I despise Europcar's system for this.

The car rental and return service were both good.

As always, I'm satisfied with QEEQ. This time they gave us a brand new Skoda. Although it's manual, it's easy to drive, spacious, and adequate.

Convenient, friendly, and attentive

Unhappy with AVIS service. They downgraded my reserved C-Class Mercedes to an A-Class just because I didn't have two credit cards for the deposit (one card suffices in other European countries). They didn't even refund the price difference. Ridiculous!

They did not notify me of the violation in time. After one day, they directly deducted the service fee and the fine without permission. This is very upsetting.

Satisfied

This is not the car I booked at all. They gave me a small car that couldn't fit my luggage. They asked me to pay extra to upgrade to a bigger car, which I didn't do. So they gave me a manual car. This is ridiculous.

Picking up the car was very smooth, no waiting time, everything was fast. The car was quite new and it was a hybrid, which was very fuel-efficient. During this trip, I only refueled once on the last day when I exchanged the car. Quite remarkable.

Pretty good. I picked up the car on the second day from a location just 10 minutes away from my hotel. The process was simple; I only needed a credit card and driver's license. They also asked for a translated copy of my driver's license. Overall, it was a good experience.

Very satisfied.

Required various additional fees

There was basically no service when picking up the car. They just gave me the keys and a parking location, so I had to find the car myself. Only after asking did they provide me with a paper receipt. I found noticeable scratches on both sides of the car. I had to figure out how to use the car controls on my own. When returning the car, there was no one to inspect it; you just leave the keys as instructed and can leave.

Overall service was good, explanations were clear at pick-up.

Very satisfied

The car rental service was decent, but the vehicle was in poor condition. The first car they provided was very dirty and had already driven over 60,000 miles. While driving it, I realized it was too large and too tall. We kept searching for a 7-seater car in every city but couldn't find one. Each branch said they could only check their own inventory and not other branches'. They told us we had to call other branches ourselves to check availability.