Overall satisfied, but you need to be discerning. It's an Indian-operated store that promotes additional insurance—just decline if you're not interested, and their attitude will remain professional. Here's an interesting detail: we initially booked a small SUV, but when the staff saw we had 3 pieces of luggage, they said the car we booked could only fit 2 pieces and asked us to pay an extra £30 per day. When I refused, they eventually said 'never mind' and upgraded us to a bigger model for free, likely because they didn't have the car we originally booked. In the end, we were quite happy—the rental and return process was quick and convenient. The shuttle bus to the pick-up location takes about 15-20 minutes.

The only regret is that even though we had already purchased full insurance in our country, which included scratch coverage, the counter insisted that it wasn't valid, saying there was no coverage below £1000. This made us very uneasy and confused throughout the trip.

At handover, it was 11 pm and no one reminded us to check the car properly. When returning the car, they mentioned wheel scratches, with the front wheel having a scuff and a scratch on the rear wheel. The front wheel had hit a curb but the rear wheel seemed to have old scratches that we could feel by touch. They claimed it wasn’t covered by insurance due to the low amount, so we had no choice but to leave.

The whole process was quick and easy. All the staff I encountered were extremely polite, friendly and professional. I will definitely use Europcar again and will highly recommend to family, friends and colleagues.

Like: Easy straight forward no hidden charges