Arrived at the car rental company on time, they said the model we booked wasn't available (Hertz explained that the QEEQ website made a mistake; they don't have such vehicles and normally use them for cargo). They offered us two choices: either switch to a 9-seater or change to an SUV and a regular car. However, both options would cost significantly more, and the second option couldn't fit the luggage of our three families, leaving us with only the first option. After dealing with the car rental company and a 2-hour delay, we finally got the 9-seater, but it disrupted our morning plans, and we had to pay extra. After renting cars abroad many times, this was by far the worst experience.
Overall, I am fairly satisfied. I deliberately chose a well-known rental company, but the service was just average. Perhaps it's because I haven't experienced worse service and thus have no basis for comparison.
First, the car pickup. Since my flight was delayed by almost 4 hours, after nearly 20 hours of travel, I was utterly exhausted. At the pickup point, my mind was not very clear, and since English is not my first language, the staff kept recommending a different car, saying it had more space, better condition, and the price difference was minimal. I agreed, but it turned out the total cost was almost double my original estimate. I had to insist on my original choice, and the staff was visibly unhappy. Whose fault is that? You wasted my time, and I haven't complained.
Then, regarding my rental car, I was asked if I needed insurance. Didn't they see my order? Insurance is included. Seeing I had a child with me, they asked if I needed a baby seat. Of course, I did, as I had already reserved one when booking. Finally, when the pickup list was printed, I noticed an extra charge of over 100 pounds for the baby seat. I clarified that the baby seat was included in my booking. The staff didn't believe me until I showed the printed order, and reluctantly they removed the charge, keeping the final cost close to my booking price with no extra fees.
As for the car, the website stated it could seat 7 people with space for 2 large and 2 small suitcases. However, upon picking up the car, we realized that if we wanted to seat 7 people, there would be no room for luggage. If we wanted to carry luggage, we could only use it as a 5-seater. We were a group of five, including elderly and children, so we wanted the comfort of a 7-seater. Instead, we had to make do. Maybe it was due to our lack of understanding of the car model?!
In general, there were some other minor hiccups, and it took about an hour just to pick up the car and queue. Afterwards, everything went smoothly. The car was easy to drive, the interior was practical, and the space was ample. Returning the car was also very smooth, taking only 5 minutes. The only regret is that I forgot to take a picture with the car.
Had an upgrade which was appreciated as my car had broken down and daughter getting married that day. Faff around as car not full and had to get original guy to confirm on return this was case
“Excellent website. Most other sites don’t bring up 2 seater as an option but this one did.”
About Hertz:8.7/10
Car had rubbish in it. Parking tickets from 5th July. Rubbish in rear door and under seats. Waited a long time to collect the vehicle, girl was doing something on her phone and didn’t say anything and ignored the customers, she apologised once she served me but kept having to help the other lady when serving me so was distracted. On the plus side, I booked a 2 seater van because there was only 2 of us, but got an 8 seater VW caddy instead which was lovely to drive. Drop off guys weren’t to friendly and not anything to direct customers to wait by the car until someone comes so everyone was walking to the booth then having to wall back to the car.
About QEEQ:10.0/10
Great. Brings up 2 seater vehicles which was good as I tried other sites and they only brought up cars at £90 minimum, I only had one passenger. Your site was great, I didn’t even think to check for a 2 seater van but this was only £25. Great site, 2nd time I have used it. Great.
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