It's a budget car rental but so much cheaper than the usual rental places! The car was perfectly fine so it was exceptional value. Pickup and dropoff easy.
About QEEQ:10.0/10
I used a few platforms to check around but QeeQ seemed to show better value cars and was what I used in the end. Actually seemed to spell things out better than a few of the others in terms of what you're covered for etc. So all up excellent and I would use again.
The service and management of this car rental company can be described as extremely poor:
1. When picking up the car after the flight landed, the time was outside the store's 'business hours' marked on the order. As instructed by the order, I contacted a third-party service company, but they said they couldn’t find my order and suggested I directly call the store, as it might not have closed yet. I spent almost an hour making countless calls to the store but couldn’t get through. Even after contacting the car rental company’s headquarters through the booking platform, they were unable to reach the store and couldn’t clarify whether the store had closed or not. Feeling desperate, I wondered whether I was calling incorrectly, so I asked a local to try making several calls for me, and finally got through. Someone eventually came to pick me up, and it turned out the store only had one staff member handling everything—pickup, paperwork, and vehicle returns—no wonder they couldn’t answer the phone in time. You can imagine my frustration being held up like this, especially since I was charged an extra fee for 'after-hours pickup' when I booked. If it was indeed within regular working hours, shouldn’t I get a refund?
2. To be fair, the staff attitude during pickup and drop-off was quite good, the typical friendliness of Kiwis. However, a major problem arose: I explicitly stated during pickup that I didn’t want to purchase additional insurance, and my prepaid booking clearly included full insurance provided by the rental company. Additionally, I had already completed the online check-in and signed the documents the day before pickup as instructed in their email. Despite this, the rental company added an extra insurance plan to my booking when I picked up the car (the payment hadn’t been deducted at pickup but charged against my deposit upon return). They refused to refund, claiming I had signed in agreement (they referred to the online check-in signature from the previous day, not anything signed on the pickup day itself). This ridiculous error dragged on for nearly a month without resolution, leaving me utterly exasperated. Eventually, the booking platform intervened to settle the issue for me.
In summary, I would avoid this rental company at all costs. Proceed with caution.
Car was pretty old, with 160,000 miles on it. All four tyres were low and had to be pumped up. The paint on the hood and roof was mostly worn off. Mechanically it was fine.
Car was advertised as a "6-person minivan" -- but it was far smaller than I had expected. I would call it a station wagon, not a minivan at all.
I talked with BRC about exchanging it, and they were not interested. They only offered to have me pay 3x as much for a full-size van. They would not allow me to return the car early so I could rent from elsewhere.
About QEEQ:7.0/10
Because rental was pre-paid, BRC would not change my reservation.
Counter staff were fantastic, friendly and helpful, and although the Nissan Tiida was in very poor bodily condition (held together with tape in a particular place), it actually went well enough, but I honestly do feel it is time this car was pensioned off!!!
Not at all, the Camry was not available. I was given only one choice with a 15 year-old Corolla or top-up 5 times the stated amount for an SUV
1. The key fob was wobbly and failed to remotely lock and unlock the door midway through the rental period
2. Overall car condition was peppered with scratches and dents
3. Front left fog light missing
About QEEQ:8.0/10
Only the insurance coverage is good. Other then that, I could not get an equal Camry replacement
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