I want a car hire company that has a drop box for keys on Sundays in La Spezia, or better still is open on Sundays. My travel agent says it is not possible but I have seen passing comments that indicate it can be done. Does anyone know for sure. We will pick up the car in Rome.
Posted by
Cartersville, GA, USA
101 posts
While I understand that it can be unavoidable to have to drop off after hours or on a closed day, my thoughts still go to the problems with such a scenario. It happens regularly that people are charged for rental car damages/repairs that can't be verified when their cars are dropped off without on-the-spot inspections by rental office employeees. Why risk it? Can you maybe detour and make the drop-off at the Pisa airport?
Posted by
Portlandia
3313 posts
I've dropped off after hours in Italy several times with no problems. In the four years I've been on this site, I can't recall complaints of damage claims from after-hours drop-offs. I can't prove that there have been none, but certainly not a common complaint. I park the car in the garage. I do take the precaution of photographing the car from every side. But I always rent through Autoeurope which cares about the reputation of the agencies it uses. An agency that makes a practice of inventing damage charges will get a reputation on travel boards very quickly.
Posted by
OP
Hawthorne
2 posts
Thanks for your replies. I tried autoeurope and rang them but they definitely would not accept a key drop on Sundays in La Spezia. Couldn't find any other company who would, so I ended up with the Pisa airport drop off with Europcar and a train trip from there to La Spezia. Bit of a pain but I can still change it all if I find a better solution. Thanks