Europcar, London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Car hire

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Cross Islands
Distances to Landmarks

Europcar - London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Information, Car hire Instructions & Policies

Address

London Gatwick South Terminal, RH6 0NY, GATWICK, WEST SUSSEX, UNITED KINGDOM

Telephone

+443713843408

Pick-up Instructions

The Europcar - London Gatwick Airport South Terminal car hire location is in terminal

You can walk to the counter of Europcar - London Gatwick Airport South Terminal car hire.

The South Terminal pickup desks can be found on the lower forecourt. If heading from Arrivals, follow the signs to car rental and take the upper forecourt lift to Level 0. The desks can then be found round to the right hand side. Phone: 44 (0371) 3843408

Drop-off Instructions

Please follow the "Car Rental Return" signs to the area and park your car at the designated parking spot with Europcar logo. Google map link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/R58KQXYNMKpENFhx9

Opening Hours

Days of Week	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Opening hours	07:00 -23:00	07:00 -23:00	07:00 -23:00	07:00 -23:00	07:00 -23:00	07:00 -23:00	07:00 -23:00

Deposit

Deposits are depending on which car type your rental car falls into, and can be paid with credit cards (pre-authorization)

Representative Car Models	Deposit Amount(approx.)	Business Days Required for Refund
Applicable to all car types，incl. Compact，Suv，Economy，Mini and others. Pack up ^	USD300-5000	30-60

Accepted Cards

Credit cards issued by the following companies qualify a car hire from this store: Visa, Master

E-voucher

Yes. E-voucher is accepted. Show the digital voucher on your mobile instead of a print-out is good enough.

Age requirements

18 - 100 years old

Young Driver Fee applies at 21 - 26 years old with charge of GBP 13.46862 - 46.41 per day approximately.

Driver's License Requirements

The main driver and any additional drivers will need to provide a physical full driving license in their name with no major endorsements. The license should be held for at least 2 year(s).

For foreign renters, you need to bring:

EU Driving Licence

Original driving licence + International Driving Permit (IDP)

Please note that an International Driving Permit(IDP) is only a translation.You must present your original driving licence with the original IDP at the counter.

UK Driving License（with DVLA check code/DVLA endorsement record）

In addition to your licence, either a valid and up to date DVLA licence check code or a printed DVLA endorsement record must be provided for all Approved Drivers. These can be obtained from the DVLA website (www.gov.uk/view-driving-licence).

For local renters, you need to bring:

Full Driving License issued in United Kingdom

Additional Extras

To be updated

Cross Border

Paid:

Depending on which countries to bring the rental cars to, policies differ:

Countries	Charges
Andorra Austria Belgium Denmark France Germany Gibraltar Iceland Italy Show More Andorra Austria Belgium Denmark France Germany Gibraltar Iceland Italy Netherlands Norway Portugal The Republic of San Marino Spain Sweden Switzerland Liechtenstein Bulgaria Cyprus Croatia Czech Republic Estonia Finland Greece Hungary Ireland Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Poland Romania Slovakia Slovenia	GBP 260 per rental

Countries

Charges

Andorra

Austria

Belgium

Denmark

France

Germany

Gibraltar

Iceland

Italy

GBP 260 per rental

Cross Islands

To be updated

Excess

To be updated

Fuel Policy (what does it mean)

Full to Full

Distances to Airports | Railway Stations | Hotels | Other Landmarks

Airports

1.6 km from Gatwick Airport

40.5 km from Heathrow Airport T1-T4

40.5 km from Heathrow Airport

Railway Stations

28.6 km from Norbury

37.8 km from Victoria Station

38.8 km from London Waterloo Station

Hotels

37.6 km from Millennium Gloucester Hotel London

38.3 km from Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington

38.3 km from Boutique Tower Bridge Apartment

Other Landmarks

35.5 km from Eltham Palace

35.7 km from Lewisham

38.5 km from Big Ben

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Map view of Europcar Store Location

coordinates: 51.1555 -0.1599

Guest Reviews

Total points： 8.3 / 10 Very good

Vehicle condition: 6.4
Vehicle cleanliness: 6.5
Spaciousness: 6.4
Counter staff: 6.0
Pick-up location: 6.2
Drop-off location: 6.6
Pick-up time: 10-30 mins
Drop-off time: 0-10 mins

Tommy Mak
London
8.8 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Saturday, March 29, 2025
Like: Friendly and efficient staff; vehicle in good condition and excellent service on dropping off.
Dislike: I had ordered an automatic transmission vehicle but a manual transmission vehicle was allotted to me at pick-up. I came to know this until I got on the vehicle to check. It spent me another 30 minutes to wait for the change of vehicle and felt frustrated. I hope that Europcar would check the order carefully and the same thing would not happen to other customers again.
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J.crabtree
London
9.2 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, March 29, 2025
Like: The ease of the booking and the car was amazing
Dislike: The queue at Gatwick was the only bad thing. The staff was working hard but there was only 2 of them. We waited over an hour and had just got off a 21 hour flight.
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Anonymous
London
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, March 29, 2025
they gave me an upgrade for a relatively good extra fee. The car was really great and worth the extra fees. I had to drop a deposit, i am yet to be refunded that after 5 days.
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Anonymous
London
6.3 /10 Average
Reviewed: Saturday, March 29, 2025
Europcar were terrible. They tried to upsell us on the car we'd booked and then tried to do a dodgy on the figures - after 24 hours flying we didn't need this hassle. We were in the office for nearly an hour! Then on return we were told there'd be extra cleaning charges because of a bit of sand in the car! I would never use Europcar again!
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J.Norton
London
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, March 29, 2025
The gentleman behind the counter gave us a free upgrade a small SUV, because we had two booster seats. He explained everything and in turn I upgraded my insurance. I dont know his name, but the staff were great and understood that there was going to be four people in the car. Highly recommend.
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T.Mattacks
London
7.7 /10 Good
Reviewed: Saturday, March 29, 2025
On non acceptance of upgrade and then offered a VW Polo which i was told was the same size!! I was asked to wait 2 minutes and then a miracle appeared a brand new VW Golf . Amazing or what!! Typical hire company rip off, the kind of experience which gets all hire car company's tarred with the same brush.
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S.Croston
London
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, March 29, 2025
I have rented many times with Europcar and service has always been excellent, they are my 'go to' rental company even when booking through booking platforms. The car I hired was great, as have all my previous cars hired with Europcar. I will certainly continue to use them on future trips as they are always excellent value and great cars.
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Martin
London
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, March 29, 2025
Excellent service, especially with upgrade
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J.Murphy
London
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, March 29, 2025
Fabulous service by staff member. Best experience ever.
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S.Nolan
London
9 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, March 29, 2025
Car was very under powered
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A.Boullier
London
8 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Saturday, March 29, 2025
We waited an hour and a half to get the car it was chaos . The time some people where at the desk was purely down to Europacar trying to sell them extras. One family where at a desk for 35 min and other individuals took 15 to 20 min each crazy when I got to the desk I got my cat in 5 min so the management of the customers at the desk was the issue. It ruined my plans for the day as we where so delayed. .
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A.Bentley
London
8.7 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Saturday, March 29, 2025
Ridiculously long queue and time taken to pick up vehicle.
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F.Holmqvist
London
8.3 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Saturday, March 29, 2025
Vi blev debiterade för en saknad del inne i fordonet som vi inte hade kännedom om när vi hämtade fordonet. Personen som mottog fordonet sa att han måste notera bristen, men inte skulle debitera oss, vilket man sedan gjorde. Vi har bett om att få pengarna tillbaka.
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Laura Mc
London
9.7 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, March 29, 2025
It was a late flight and there was a large queue when we arrived so we were waiting quite a while to get the car. We received a free upgrade from an economy to an SUV. Staff were so nice and helpful. Car was lovely and clean. Drop off was very easy.
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K.Monopoli
London
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, March 29, 2025
The lady that helped me was incredible, super helpful and very friendly.
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Mandel Rebecca
London
6 /10 Average
Reviewed: Saturday, March 29, 2025
Satisfactory
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Ernest Montgomery
London
8 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Saturday, March 29, 2025
Very friendly attitude and quick service.
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Ingram Matthew
London
6 /10 Average
Reviewed: Saturday, March 29, 2025
Good attitude, but the car maintenance is quite poor.
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Carol Hamlet
London
6 /10 Average
Reviewed: Saturday, March 29, 2025
The staff were very friendly
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M.Irwin
London
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, March 29, 2025
Europcar staff were excellent
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Jennifer Wood
London
2 /10 Poor
Reviewed: Saturday, March 29, 2025
Avoid Europcar at all costs! When we picked up the car, we presented the complete rental documents and highlighted key information (including fully paid rental and insurance) to the staff. He handed over the car without any explanation and asked me to sign at the section for existing damages. He charged around £1,000 as a deposit and simply told me to drive away. Upon return, I was informed that only £100 of the deposit would be refunded, without providing any settlement documents. It was only after I asked for clarification that they informed me verbally about the deductions. This resulted in double charges, and I later found out that they had imposed an expensive insurance fee without consulting or seeking my consent. This is unacceptable forced hidden consumption! Such unethical practices by this company deserve strong condemnation! I’ve since seen on Xiaohongshu that many people have experienced similar situations with them!
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Chasel Martha
London
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, March 29, 2025
Excellent
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