It is a shame that this facility's first review is a poor one. I don't know where to start. I traveled to Newcastle from the US. The first person I spoke to was a Hertz representative. She is a older, soft spoken lady. My goodness, she was so condescending. I was there with my wife, and we had a vehicle reserved. She nearly forced the vehicle insurance on us, which was more than the car rental itself. She asked us, "If the car is damaged, how will you pay for it? Do you know the price of this car, it's expensive." I understand that it's a good idea to have insurance, but the way she guilted us into purchasing it felt like a con. She spoke down on my wife and I like we we delinquents. I was, and still am, confused as to why the insurance was more than the rental. Before we received the total cost of the rental, the Hertz rep. took nearly 10 minutes of silent research before giving us the total price. I was absolutely astonished by this woman's lack of professionalism and condescending speech towards us.
As for the car, we didn't get the one that we settled for months in advance. The GPS didn't work, the USB charging port didn't work. I called the customer service line, which cost me international phone minutes. I was transfered to a representative in Newcastle, but then was promptly hung up on. Now I have to wait until I am back in the states to file a complaint with Hertz.
Travelers need working cars, if the GPS does not work, we need to resort to using our phone GPS using international data! If the USB charging port doesn't work to keep our phone alive, then we may be stranded in a country that we don't know well. Very poor show, Hertz, please do your part! read more