Car hire

[xoggoth]

Hmmm.

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUs...n_England.html

[tazdevil]

I've rented lots of cars and always either have my own 'insurance for car hire' or stump up for the extra cover. In some countries, such as in the middle east and Asia, always pay the extra. They try it on with people who don't buy the insurance, a dishonest business practice

[NotAllThere]

Hmmm.

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUs...n_England.html

79/85 are one star reviews. Not a good look! Previously, I'd hired from Sixt and had a great experience, but this was the first time in maybe ten years. They still haven't got back to me. Probably they've given up, but I'm not chasing up - the longer they leave it, the weaker their case and the dumber they look.

Needless to say, I'll never hire from them again.

[Paracelsus]

Unfortunately the only safe way to use these companies these days is buy damage waiver insurance (much cheaper 3rd party than from the hire places - few quid a day) and also take loads of photos of the car when you pick it up and when you drop it off.

Sixt in particular has a bad rep, but it's country/location specific - I used them in the US recently and they were great - brand new BMW, and for some reason, as a foreign European hirer booking online, you automatically get collision damage waiver included in the price, and still end up paying less than you would if you were a US resident. I couldn't really make sense of this (after a fair bit of googling as it seemed too good to be true) but it seemed to be something to do with the way US car insurance works.

[NotAllThere]

I used National last summer in from Orlando, Florida. No up-selling at all. I did reverse into a friend's truck and put a 2 inch scratch on the car's paintwork. Reported it. Never heard anything more about it.