Usually, if there are no similar vehicles available, other companies provide the same or a higher class car. Hertz replaced my Mercedes C-Class with an Audi Q3 and told me they were the same class, which was very unsatisfactory.

Received fines two months later, found many similar cases online

When picking up the car, we found its condition unsatisfactory, primarily due to high mileage. We expressed our concerns to the rental company and Hertz replaced it, which we appreciated. However, there was an issue with being forced to buy insurance at the store. Even though we had already purchased it on QEEQ, they insisted. This was frustrating.

The service attitude was average. They insisted we rent snow chains, which added 60 euros to the total cost. They scared us by saying we would be fined if caught by the police without them. When we wanted to store our luggage for a few hours when returning the car, they refused.

It was terrible picking up the car. When we arrived at 10pm with pregnant wife and 2 under 4 it made no difference and we were 26th in the queue with the car rental place closing at 12pm. How can they not see that they would need more than 2 staff working. People were going crazy. We ended up having to spent £550 to get a car!