They kept pushing their store insurance, and if you didn't buy it, there was a £2000 fine, which made the experience nerve-wracking. The experience was poor, and instead of a Volvo, I got a Mitsubishi, which felt a bit unfair.
They charged £195 for a small mark on the tire, which they found using a flashlight up close, plus an additional 20% service fee. It's a scam. I thought big companies wouldn't do this, but this one acted just like the small companies. I won't use them again. The radio couldn't be turned off, the navigation sound couldn't be turned on, the car didn't drive straight, and the steering pulled to the left. Make sure to take lots of photos as evidence when you pick up the car.
The service is pretty good. They might ask if you want to upgrade to a bigger car; you can just refuse. There aren’t many people, and the pick-up and drop-off procedures are quite smooth.
The pickup instructions mentioned free shuttle service from all terminals, but this was not the case. While waiting at the designated spot at T4 and calling, I was told a shuttle would come but after waiting 35 minutes and calling again, I was informed that only T2 and T3 had shuttles. After going to T3, I was then directed to T2. It took another 15 minutes after a final call for the shuttle to arrive, with the whole process taking 2 hours!
“Quite bad experience with Alamo that try to sell/upgrade car type and finally get the manual car.”
About Alamo:7.0/10
First, the instruction to get the car from airport has no detail. I have to ask few people to get to the bus stop to the rental car (Heathrow airort terminal 2)
Second, the staff do not have the model I rented (Nissan Qashqai Automatic). He try to sell the larger car (Manual transmission which I can drive). But the upgrade price is much higher than I have to pay for the Nissan Qashqai, so I decide to get the similar car that I booked. So finally I got the Vauxhall Grand Land manual transmission. I feel sort of tricky that they do not have the model I booked the car and prrovide the lower car type (manual) to me.
I also talk to my friend about this, he also got the similar problem from Alamo that can not provide the model he book annd the staff try to sell the upgrade to other model.
Third, I did use the road side assistant due to flat tyre. The response is quick and professional.
I went to the car rental office after 1 hour of the appointment time. They let me wait almost an hour due to the car is just washing. They also don't have the model I booked (Mercedes-Benz Vito, 9 seats, automatic), so they offer the Renault traffic L2 minibus (9 seats, automatic and large space for the luggage)
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