I have just had a perfectly good experience renting a car from enterprise.
Of course there were all the usual car rental company stuff of full insurance being extra otherwise, otherwise I am responsible for first £1000, even if it is someone else's fault,. Also extra for roadside assistance otherwise will have to pay for that cost if needed as well.
The thing which removed5th star was something I have not had from a car rental company before. The tank was only 1/6thl and was told that should return it back 1/6th full. If it was under they said they would only charge me pump price for petrol, but it all seems a bit complicated.
For myself this sounded posible although I did not really want it, would have preferred if the car had been full like at all other car rental companies I have ever used.
At the pump it was just impossible to do, as a result I returned it close to full.
When I asked they would not refund my card because they said I have paid in advance on the nternet, they also said cars are only given full at airports and not another branches. They also said it is because most customers like to return the cars with less fuel and like the them to top it up. I have probably rented cars about 40 times in the past and never heard any of this.
As a result they gave me a voucher which can only be used to get free fuel with Enterprise the next time I rent from them, there is no other option.
So next time at Enterprise I can have half a tank of fuel. Again I think this will lead to more problems because how can I calculate a tank being half full. If I receive the tank being half full do I return it empty?
I would use Enterprise again as it has been fine, but if this less than half tank full tank thing happens again, I may well go elsewhere. It sounds fine in theory, but in practice is impossible to do it accurately. read more