There was hardly any queue, possibly because of the time we arrived. We had a dedicated car to pick us up from the airport. It's a family business, and both the owner and his wife were very friendly. Unlike in China, you need to be aware of the deposit policy. It's not like Shenzhou Car Rental where the pre-authorization is immediately unfrozen upon return. The pre-authorization for my rental was 2500 NZD. Since we were heading to Sydney for our next stop, the owner's wife manually released the pre-authorization for us, although it might take some time to process. So if you have a tight budget, do prepare for this. Overall, it went smoothly, and I will rent from here again for a longer trip with family.
1. The airport shuttle has no Lovetrip Car Rental logo.
2. The staff are casual and poorly managed. They do not adhere to the agreed time, for example, promising to arrive in 5 minutes but actually taking 15 minutes multiple times. The store is often run by a couple who simultaneously run other travel booking businesses. The couple conduct cross-checks for pick-up and return inspections, where one person's inspection results are later overturned by the other.
3. Customers do not receive any copies of documents. In contrast, other companies provide copies of all signed documents, but this car rental does not.
4. The car inspection at pick-up is cursory, while the return inspection is extremely thorough, not missing even the smallest details. Other car rental companies usually have a policy stating scratches under a certain length are not pursued; this company does not.
5. After confirming everything was fine at the return inspection and completing the procedures, the customer is sent away. An hour later, the company contacts the customer via WeChat, claiming the fuel tank was not full and demands payment. If the customer refuses, they threaten to also charge for a 'scratch' from nearly two weeks prior that was supposedly waived, along with a refueling service fee. Before the customer boards their flight and after returning home, the company continues to attack the customer's character, defame them, and changes their statements, contradicting themselves.
6. The pre-authorization slip on the customer's credit card is not returned.
7. All customers are required to add the company on WeChat.
8. Regardless of the customer's situation, the company communicates via voice messages. Important information requiring confirmation and accuracy is not provided in text but through voice messages. Accusations and altered descriptions of facts are conveyed in text.
9. The car picked up was not a Corolla.
The attitude was extremely poor. They seemed to think that people from mainland China know nothing. This was the worst car rental experience in my travels to over 50 countries. Initially, I chose to support a car rental company run by fellow Chinese, understanding the challenges of living abroad. It was only a one-day rental, and I was curious about the business. However, this experience made me vow never to rent from a Chinese-run car rental company again.
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