Reasonable queue time, friendly service

Very good

The pick-up point is inside a hotel, with no AVIS signs on the exterior. It took asking several people to find the rental counter tucked away in a small room. They did not explain how long after the scheduled return time we would be charged a fee. We returned the car one and a half hours late and were informed that there is a half-hour grace period.

The AVIS pickup point at Manchester train station was terrible. Firstly, they switched my booked automatic car to a manual one. Additionally, they didn't accept the combination of a Chinese driver's license and its AVIS translation document at pickup. After a heated argument with the site manager, I barely managed to get a car, but it was still a manual. Given the circumstances, I had to accept it. The staff promised to check if there were automatic cars available at Edinburgh airport for a switch, but that didn't happen. When we reached the Glasgow AVIS station, we asked if they could check for automatic cars, and luckily, they contacted the Edinburgh airport station and there was a car available for switching. Overall, this rental experience was too troublesome... Upon checking reviews online, it turns out that the AVIS pickup point at Manchester train station is notoriously bad. We were too careless.

The initial car was too small, despite us booking for 5 adults we were given a tiny SUC that we would not have fitted in. However, the agent at AVIS was extremely and offered an upgrade at a fraction of the normal price which allowed us to have the room we needed.

After 5 attempts to book, due to constant bookings be cancelled, we lost money in the exchange rate system that is used.