I am a frequent renter of Enterprise Rentals-the only rental company I choose cars from. This location, on a few occasions has me quite disappointed with the service.
I reserved a compact vehicle for one evening recently. Upon my arrival, I was told they only had mini-van's available, even though made this booking only an hour before I arrived. I was a little upset right away because this would be the second time this happened to me here (read below). Apparently there was a "glitch" in the system and it was allowing people to reserve vehicles at every class for a 90 minute window period. Technology has glitches I can understand that, but when you see a reservation come in, I guess I would call the individual to tell them the situation. To my luck, someone had just returned the class of vehicle. I hate driving big and bulky vehicles.....
I returned the car the next day approximately 10 minutes late. In my previous experience with this specific Enterprise location, they have reassured me that they give a grace period of 15-30 minutes of a late return, which seems accommodating. I tried calling 2 times that morning to notify this location that I was stuck in traffic and that I would be 10 minutes late returning the rental. Both times nobody answered the phone. When I did return the vehicle, I was greeted by an individual outside who did an inspection of the vehicle and said that I did not have to go inside to confirm the return. So I left...
I received an email from an agent from this location with the receipt of my rental which I do appreciate. Upon my review, I was charged for an extra hour with additional tax to the total amount. I tried to communicate my appropriate return time, and that I was going to be late and thought it would be ok. After responding to the agent's email expressing my concerns, I received a voicemail from the manager asking to speak with me. It was late when he was calling and I wasn't able to answer my phone. He said he would call the next day, and well, I'm still waiting.....
The first issue I have had with this location was that I was given the inappropriate class of vehicle. I had ordered a compact class vehicle and received an economy...and they were still going to charge me difference. The gentleman explained to me that was all they had at the time although I wanted something a little bigger as I am a taller person and small vehicles are not always the most comfortable and I was travelling to Victoria. What I thought was a good attempt for customer satisfaction was a big fail; they called a location in Victoria to exchange the vehicles. I was supposed to receive a phone call from an Enterprise in Victoria to trade the vehicle and never did. I was also charged the compact class...and not the lesser amount.
The customer service is slim to none. The selection of vehicles has not been good, I have had my vehicle class had to be changed a few times (other than what is mentioned above), there is no remorse from these people and I don't feel they represent the Enterprise family well. This is the first location I have ever had an issue with, so I am quite surprised with the treatment I have received.
There is another location downtown on Bute Street. I did ap rice comparison and some vehicles and they are about $20.00 cheaper by the hour. (i.e. I booked a Compact Class car for a rate of $24.00/day from the Granville Location; at the Bute Location, I got the same class for only $20.73/day.)
I have tried to give this location the benefit of the doubt however I have taken my business elsewhere and received appropriate service.
My recommendation....sometimes it's better to go a little out of your way to gain a better experience. read more