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Car rental Edinburgh airport

Opinions on car rental companies at Edinburgh airport. Looking at reliability, all inclusive insurance and unlimited miles. In Ireland I always use NewWay, so I am very comfortable with them. I'd like some feedback on your experience(s) renting from edinburgh airport.
Thanks in advance
Tony

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We rented a car at Edinburgh Airport last August, drove to Oban, Portree, Inverness, Stirling and back over a 7 day period. The rental and pick up at the airport went smoothly. My only word of advice is to either just agree to pay for tank fillup when returning the car or be sure to locate a station on your return route before the day of returning. We did not plan to pay the rental company for the fill up because that is generally more expensive. However, when we were driving from Stirling to the Airport we got lost on a series of roundabouts and were running late and did not see a gas station on any of the access roads, Therefore, we just returned it half full and paid the extra cost. Just a point to consider.

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I've used Arnold Clark on my last two trips to the UK, which is based in the UK.

In 2023, I rented from them through their broker, Celtic Legend (14 day rental) for my trip to Scotland, then early in 2024, I rented directly with Arnold Clark (17 day rental). Both rental experiences went very well. Arnold Clark is a pleasure to deal with. Their agents explain everything to you and make sure that you understand the fine print. They are good about upgrading sometimes, and very courteous and helpful. I will always use them in the UK for future rentals.

https://www.arnoldclarkrental.com/
https://www.celticlegend.co.uk/car-rental/

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I can't vouch for the whole experience yet as I've only just booked my car not taken the trip yet, but based on recommendations from this forum I went with Celtic Legends. They are a lot less expensive than the other companies I looked at, so that pretty much decided it for me.