Accidents are sometimes unavoidable, but their handling of the incident was very disappointing and showed a complete lack of service awareness. While it is understandable to take back the vehicle after an accident, it's unacceptable to suddenly terminate the remaining 17-day rental and not refund any money, which is an unfair term and behavior. As a car rental service, there is no protection for the customer's interests. This made it extremely difficult to maneuver without a car abroad.
There was no reminder at pickup about how the rental company would single-handedly handle any potential accidents.
Car was ok. Not what we booked - It was bigger so it increased our fuel costs.
Biggest problem came from the customer service when we had a problem we needed help with.
We lost the keys. The car was keyless entry and push button start. BRC bascially told us to call a locksmith - any locksmith and sort it out ourselves they didnt have a preferred provider. but because of the keyless entry, locksmith could only open the car to get out lugage out . We asked BRC for a set of spare keys - they said they didnt have any and again we were on our own. Luckily there was a Suburu dealer in the town we were in and they said it needed to be towed to them and whole key system replaced. it took five days to fix, 4 days longer and $800 more because BRC didnt have a spare key for their car. they were really disinterested in helping and we were completely on our own. luckily we spoke the language and could navigate the system.
The car was exactly the same as mine at home so I could just get in and drive away.
2 pointers:
It would be really useful to include the cargo cover as we had to drive around for 16 days with our suitcases on view. Luckily no one was interested but not having one could encourage theft.
A mobile phone holder would be really useful for using Google Maps, etc.
About QEEQ:10.0/10
It was great on the whole, but didn't list itself as an Apex 3rd party so no one was at the desk to meet us and luckily the Apex staff arrived about 20 mins after we got there.
The vehicle looked great in the photos shown, however on closer inspection it had small scratches and dents.
The staff member was ( prompt) showing me a handful of wide angle pictures but no close ups revealing damage.
Most of the transfers I have done have a system where you get a drawing of the vehicle and ALL damage is marked on inspection.
This let's the driver point out any unforseen blemishes etc.
To be honest there was nothing noted
and that left me feeling vulnerable.
I made sure I filmed the vehicle and pointed out all the marks, dents, blemishes.
At the return desk in Greymouth the counter lady was nice and polite, but qestions were raised about one one small dent by the fuel flap.
I showed my video footage at Christchurch Airport and any pictures that detailed the small ding.
In my opinion there was lack of communication. All the damage should be photographed and logged in the system so staff can identify past damage.
The reason I am pointing this out is because I've done more then 40 transfers for transfer car and not experienced this before.
Apart from that, happy with the overall experience.
Thanks kindly
“The Toyota was comfortable to travel around the South Island on New Zealand - ( travelled 3,000 kms)”
About ACE Rental Cars:10.0/10
The car had a built in GPS which was very handy to have
Good staff in store
Staff could have walked us to the car and shown us its features and asked if we required any information about the car.
“Good value for money but the interface between the rental complany and QEEQ could be improved”
About Apex:8.0/10
There were no staff at the office and so needed to wait. Their IT set up was rudimentary, but the staff member I dealt with was very pleasant
About QEEQ:7.0/10
Due to arriving in Picton earlier than I planned i enquired with Apex about taking the car the afternoon before and paying for the additional rental time. They said the car was available but they could not alter the pick up time because it was booked through an agent (QEEQ) who i need to contact to alter the booking. I eventually found a phone number to call QEEQ but the line quality was poor and the person on the phone said i needed to call someone else. It all got too difficult and bureaucratic so I didn't bother
The car was old and not well kept. When requested to change the car we were told bluntly that this was the only one they had. We could see one more better looking vehicle but we were denied saying that it was already booked inspite of noone there to pick up the vehicle. Very disappointed by the staff and the way we were treated.
Car was fine, no issues. Was a bit confused about drop off (picked up in Hertz spot but was a Dollar rental, not sure where to drop off but figured it out) However when we arrived home found I was charged and extra $25 for fuel. We filled it to full 1km from the airport and have photo proof that the gauge was full. Took about 40 minutes of calling and emailing to try to get this sorted. This was already charged to my credit card without any consultation with me. Still waiting for resolution.
“Good Platform, Nice Staff but Fair Car condition”
About Apex:7.0/10
The exterior and interior car was dirty. Lots of rubbishes left from previous customers. Apex should provide a cleaner car condition.
About QEEQ:10.0/10
The platform is easy to use. I suggest to collaborate with the local car lender to provide the insurance services. This, the claiming process is quite long if it is now provided by the third party.
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