A surprising sting in the tail

We notified the car rental company in advance about picking up the car late, but were told that there were no cars available unless we paid £15 per day for an upgrade. Even though we had already purchased full insurance through the platform, the rental company still forced us to buy additional insurance for £39 per day. Additionally, although we booked a vehicle with a full tank policy, a £95 fuel deposit was still taken. Without purchasing the additional insurance, our Visa card was not accepted; after paying £195 for the insurance, we didn't need to upgrade the car, place a deposit, and our Visa card worked fine. After using the car for 2 days, we refueled according to the rental agreement but ended up putting in the wrong type of fuel. On February 26th, with the help of passersby, we contacted the rental company. A rescue team arrived in the afternoon but couldn't fix the car and transported us to Bath, promising to pick us up the next morning to exchange the car at a nearby airport. The next day, we waited on the streets of Bath in below-freezing temperatures until 5 PM when the rescue team finally arrived. At this point, it was too late; we had to drive to our next destination, Windsor, for 3 hours in the night, which was too much for me as a 62-year-old. We canceled the rest of our trip and, with the help of passersby and the rescue team, took a bus back to London. We request the rental company to: 1) Apologize and compensate us for the suffering; 2) Cover the following economic losses: 1. Refund the Windsor accommodation fee of ¥627.98 for the 28th; 2. Refund the £26 transportation fee (since we had already purchased return tickets for March 1st, the £26 incurred on the 28th should be covered by the rental company); 3. Refund 2/5 of the rental fee; 4. Refund the so-called upgraded insurance fee of £195; 5. Refund the corresponding fuel deposit.

everything went perfectly

nice staff

fast process of booking

The car had some minor problems (squeaky clutch pedal, satellite locator that unstuck regularly from windscreen) Staff are not overly helpful and you have to be very careful about extra costs and inflexibility (any modification to rental agreement costs a lot) Very infrequent bus shuttle to airport makes delivery highly stressful

be very careful and take lots of pictures when picking up the car

excellent service