Nearly miss my flight as no staff at the depot during drop off. But it was cheap enough to try again
New Zealand
Reviewed: Tue, Nov 26, 2019
About EZU:8.0/10
The pick up is a bit further from the airport but it is okay as they come to pick us up in a shuttle. Approximately 7-8 minutes drive from the airport. Some issues with drop off as no staff at the depot so had to wait for about 30 minutes. I rang them and was told that they are dropping off a customer to the airport. If it wasn't for the flight delay, I would have missed my flight.
We frequently contacted the rental company during our trip, and they were always very courteous. The only dissatisfaction was with the person who handled our rental process. They only mentioned that the car should be returned with a full tank but didn't provide any driving tips or local rules. If it weren't our second time driving in New Zealand, we might have missed many local regulations. The rental company should not only explain the charges but also inform drivers about local driving rules. The employee just parked the car at the entrance and left. They didn't verify the existing scratches in front of us nor mentioned that the car had a foot brake. For a driver unfamiliar with the car, there should be some explanation. I had to figure everything out on my own. If it were my first time driving locally, I would have been completely lost.
“Inexpensive choice with thoughtful touches but with room for improvement and "damage" charges”
About EZU:5.7/10
The car had over 100,000 km on it with several scrapes and scratches, not that I cared, except that they charged me $83NZD for "damage" to the front and back of the car, however, in the pictures they sent I could not see any damage (I could be wrong, but if there was anything it was just minor scrapes that were indistinguishable from the rest of the scrapes and scratches already on the car). While the price was by far the lowest, and I did like their touch of providing a cell phone holder on the vent and a double USB 9V adapter to plug your phone cords into, it was very difficult to get a pickup from the airport since we were traveling internationally and did not have cell phone service. Likewise, they did not provide drop off instructions so when we arrived at 6:45am or so and no one was there and the gate was locked we were lucky to find the somewhat hidden and unmarked drop box attached to their gate (which appeared to technically be on the property next door which is a trucking or shipping company, so we took a chance on that being the EZU key drop box and not the trucking company drop box or a mailbox).
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Nearly miss my flight as no staff at the depot during drop off. But it was cheap enough to try again
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