We are traveling to Scotland this summer and will be renting a car. There will be 4 of us, all adults. I've been looking at the car rental possibilities and have many questions. One place I searched, easyCar.com, came up with several rentals with a company called Green Motion. They are considerably cheaper than the other companies and seem to have nice cars. I see they rent in the southern US, but don't know how reliable they are. We will be renting a car for two weeks, so it's important to get a good deal, but also for it to be reliable. Thanks.
Posted by
Royaume-Uni nul points, pas plus
2597 posts
Avoid
The most complained about car hire firm.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-46974240
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2018/jun/09/green-motion-car-hire-bills
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2017/oct/28/green-motion-hire-car-rental-damage-charges
and there’s more, much more on Tripadvisor.
Posted by
OP
2 posts
Thank you. That is very helpful. I was just looking at a site called Auto Europe. It also compares prices across the board of several of the car rental dealers. The prices they quote are much cheaper than the prices listed when I go directly to a site, such as enterprise. Do I trust that?
Posted by
Portsmouth
5540 posts
If a car rental firm offers cars significantly cheaper than the competitors then that's a clear signal to avoid.
I've used Ryanair Cars before with no problems, they're actually a consolidator rather than a rental agency and their prices are consistently cheaper whilst using the main companies such as Hertz, Budget etc. I've also had good experience with Rentalcars.com, again another consolidator and often with good discounts.
Posted by
Seattle, WA, USA ☔️
6790 posts
I generally use gemut.com for all my European car rentals. Or at least I try them first -- if they can't find something decent, I will look elsewhere, but for Europe I've always had very good experiences with them for bookings from from Scotland to Croatia Lithuania and beyond (although for rentals in other parts of the world, Mexico, Japan, Australia, etc., I did better on my own - they specialize in Europe). They work with AutoEurope and others and have good, US-based customer service.
No affiliation with them, just a satisfied customer.
Posted by
New York, NY, USA
11294 posts
AutoEurope, Gemut, and Kemwel are all reputable consolidators. If you are interested in a consolidator, look at all three; even though Kemwel and AutoEurope are now owned by the same company, they can have different prices.
When comparing, be sure you are looking at apples and apples, with things such as insurance coverage, deductibles, and items excluded from the insurance (such as tires and windshields).