cheap and cheerful

ERSIRENT at London Heathrow Airport (KV) took advantage of the language barrier. Despite repeatedly showing the printed statement from the rental service about not needing additional insurance, and stating in English 'I have all cover, no need other cover!', the staff didn't mention the £1250 deposit option. When I repeatedly confirmed if the three charges were all deposits, I got a confirmed response that 'ALL will come back to me.' However, when I returned the car, the staff said this was a charge and wouldn’t be refunded. They maliciously upsold the insurance. Essentially, I rented a car and ended up with two full insurance policies, costing me significantly more than usual. This has caused me substantial financial and mental distress. Customer service is handling it, and I hope for a good outcome.

Car was very dirty on exterior. Employees did not have time to clean it up since demand is too high. Not their fault.

When I called the contact center it kept on going on to the IVR, ultimately someone answered who seemed uninterested. Getting to your pick up point was a challenge since the call center told me a different stop than what it was. When I reached the pick-up point I tried self service machine which didn't work. When I tried to get attention of the staff at the counter, I was told rudely because I'm late they wont work for me. The chap was using foul swear words with his colleagues in Indian language while I was at counter, least mindful of the fact that I could understand Indian language. I saw a customer break into tears because your crew charged him $350 for a scratch on the wheel. For a moment I thought I had signed up to a scam shop and was scared if the same fate awaited me at the return. It was stressful. Best part of return the chap was fresh as a daisy even if it was almost midnight. He took the keys and completed the process in minutes. That still doesn't change for me the impression I got when I came to pick-up, I will always be scared that I could be paying $350 for a scratch so while I value this survey, you wont' be seeing me again ever !!

car is cheap; but car is in poor condition. one tyre slow leaking, one mirror case missing.

Rude unfriendly staff. Systems down but no alternate way to complete the booking. Waited for 2 hours and then had to cancel. They were unfriendly were looking forward to cancel the booking. Huge queue