CAR RENTAL REVIEWS ON GREEN MOTION IN LONDON

We were charged an extra £200 for some rebooking fee because we arrived two hours late to pick up the car. Our friends, who were also two hours late but booked with a different company, didn't have to pay this fee. This rental company doesn't care about customers' interests, and their service is very average and impersonal. I've never encountered such problems renting cars in the USA and Spain. It's so unfair! What would have happened if we didn't pick up the car that day? This kind of unfair clause from the rental company is just uncomfortable and not good service. In the future, I'll book directly with the rental company instead!

Queued for nearly half an hour. They strongly pushed insurance on us. Since it was our first time driving in the UK, we were a bit worried, so we ended up paying more than three times the price for it... Later, we realized it was completely unnecessary, as UK drivers are very courteous. Just be careful and you really don't need the insurance.

The service attitude was very mediocre. The actual model provided was incorrect. Additionally, they claimed there was a small scratch on the wheel when we returned the car and wanted to charge us £156, which is several times the rental price. It's outright extortion! Such minor scratches don't need repair, and they couldn't prove there were no scratches before. They completely disregard reasonable customer complaints!

The store is small, with only three staff members. The place where the cars are located is far from where you handle the paperwork. The signage is not obvious, it's in the hotel's parking lot. We had to look around for a long time. Very annoying!

1. Constantly pushing insurance sales. 2. Gave the car with no fuel, only 1/6 left, but sneakily wrote 1/4 on the form. 3. When returning the car, they noticed I had no insurance and deliberately made two new scratches, forcing me to pay £388. I checked the car an hour before returning it and found no issues. During the inspection, the staff didn't inspect the car with me. There was no one to reason with when the problem occurred. 4. This company feels very unprofessional. Though the prices are cheap, they profit by upselling and tricking customers. Another customer at the car pick-up was scammed out of over £500 for scratches because they didn’t buy insurance.

The location is just a bit remote.

You took a commission, so the rental company tries to earn it back by any means.

Fairly satisfied. It was a bit cumbersome to get from the airport to the car pickup location, not very convenient.

Rude attitude

The return inspection is extremely strict. They use a flashlight to meticulously search for tiny scratches and small damages (some of which were not recorded and normal people wouldn't even notice). They found one small chip on the windshield and demanded to replace the entire glass, demanding an immediate payment of £900. It's blatant fraud! (I complained to their customer service and requested a re-inspection, they said they took it to a repair shop to polish it). If you had bought their insurance, they wouldn't be so strict with the inspection. The next client who doesn't buy their insurance will be in trouble. It's a despicable practice!

Very bad experience. Despite having prepaid the full rental fee, they rented out my reserved Mercedes to someone else because I arrived later than planned. They made me pay over 200 pounds more for a Volkswagen instead. Our group of six arrived late at night and had to continue our journey, so we had to accept it. Thankfully, with the assistance of the rental platform after returning to China, it took a month of negotiations with the UK car rental company to recover our loss.

The location is quite far from the airport, with the shuttle bus coming only every 45 minutes. During our trip, we were rear-ended by another vehicle, but couldn't reach the rental company's helpline, so we had to go to a nearby rental office. Thankfully, a Chinese-speaking customer service rep helped us with the insurance claim. We had to fill out the claim form online, and again when returning the car. The insurance company's website was very poor, and any submission error meant starting over. We ended up filling out the form numerous times! Though the price wasn't bad, overall, I can only say it was average.

At the car rental counter, they told me the trunk of the originally booked Tiguan was small and suggested I get a CRV diesel instead as it had a larger trunk and was more fuel-efficient. They mentioned there was a brand-new car available, so I paid an extra 300 pounds to switch. However, when I went to the parking lot to pick up the car, they said there were no CRVs left and gave me a Volvo V70 that had already been driven over 20,000 km. Being away from home and short on time, I decided to go with it. Overall, it was just okay, maybe that's typical for a small company.

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Don\'t rent from this company just because it is cheap. The company\'s value is also extremely low. I rented a Citroen at Gatwick airport. At pick up, they did not thoroughly check the car with me. I parked the car for most of the two days (which was part of the reason I decided to rent from this company, I never rented a car from such an unknown company). At return, they checked extremely thoroughly and found a very fine scratch. They verbally told me there will be a repair fee of around twenty Pounds. Plus, I was in a rush to catch my flight, so I didn't fill up the tank all the way, which added another ten Pounds or so. Altogether, there was around thirty Pounds to pay. As I was about to miss my flight and the amount was quite minimal, I told them I would just pay it. I put forty Pounds cash on their desk, but they said they don\'t accept cash. So I used my credit card and left. A couple of days later, I found out that they had charged 324 Pounds on my credit card. I asked the booking aggregator to verify the charge, and they came back saying the rental company said that was the correct charge. I will never use this company again and advise everyone not to use this company. Do not be tempted by the low price. This company's values are as low as their prices. I rented a Citroen from this rental company near Gatwick Airport. At pick-up, they were very impatient in checking the car with me. During the two days in London, I barely used the car, and nothing happened (this was one of the reasons I chose this obscure rental company). During the return, they checked it very carefully and claimed to find a very fine scratch, which would cost over twenty Pounds to repair. Additionally, as I was in a rush to catch my flight, I didn't fill up the tank completely, which added another ten Pounds or so. Since I was about to miss my flight, I said I wouldn’t argue with them and would just pay. I took out forty Pounds cash and put it on the desk, but they said they don't accept cash, so I paid with my credit card and rushed to my flight. A few days later, I discovered they had charged me 324 Pounds. Upon my return, I contacted them via the booking site, and they replied that a scratch over ten centimeters requires such a charge. The scratch was so fine that you had to look extremely closely to see it, and it was definitely not caused by me. I will never use this rental company again, and I advise everyone not to use this company.

My rental company was Green Motion, not Carnect. The car was good, a Korean make. I originally booked a Volkswagen Golf, but they gave me the Korean car instead. This car might be more advanced than the Volkswagen Golf, making it easier to drive and more comfortable to ride in. Many roads in the UK are narrow, and its lane departure warning system was very useful for those of us not used to driving on the left. Additionally, Green Motion's pick-up and drop-off procedures were convenient, and the staff's service attitude was good.

The car model from the order was not available, and there were no similar ones either.

We waited at the North Terminal bus station of Gatwick Airport in London for a while before a shuttle from the rental company picked us up. The car pickup process wasn't pleasant. My husband’s Chinese license translation wasn't accepted. I showed my UK license but was told it would cost £15 to call and verify its authenticity with the DVLA, although they didn't ultimately charge the £15. The staff had a very bad attitude. Also, because I bought full insurance from Zuzuche, they said it wasn't valid, and any scratch or minor issue found on return would result in a £2800 charge to my card, leaving me to claim with my insurance company back home. We drove very carefully and argued with each other a lot. Luckily, there were no issues when returning the car. I’ve learned my lesson and won't choose a rental company with low rental fees but high insurance excess again. It spoiled our trip's joy.

The company seriously lacks an accident handling mechanism for international customers and is irresponsible! After an accident, they don't provide a replacement vehicle or a refund. I don't know what kind of unreasonable terms these are! Absolutely no sense of service.

No Chinese service, didn't get the selected car, was forced to switch cars, got tricked into buying thousands worth of insurance, not legitimate!