Good

Overall the rental company was pretty good. They do a really thorough inspection when you return the car, so I’m glad I took photos when I picked it up – that really helped avoid any disputes.

I booked Passat or similar and Europcar was trying to give me a compact car (Volvo V40), claiming that they don't have anything bigger. After my complains, they offered me Peugeot 3008, which was still way smaller than Passat, but we fit our luggage there (carrying one of the bags on the back seat). I hate when companies offer something which they cannot provide. I booked my trip ~1 month in advance, so they had enough time to prepare themselves. On a good side: the car I got was almost brand new - just 300 miles on its meter and it was very well equipped.

After a long haul overnight flight I was horrified to find almost 20 people in front of me waiting to collect a car. The process took almost 1.5 hours. The staff were polite but there were just 3 people working and a wait of this length was extremely frustrating and totally unacceptable. Poor show and very unprofessional for an international company.

Like: convenient and courteous
Dislike: They tried to take £700 + from my credit card because I didn't need to take their policy ( I have fully comprehensive insurance for all vehicles driven) even though the small print mentioned only £200