SCOTTIES CHRISTCHURCH AIRPORT Review: Pickup/Drop-off Excellent, Cleanliness Excellent, Customer Service Exc......

Adonis Stella

New Zealand

Reviewed: Thu, Apr 14, 2016

About SCOTTIES: 2.0 /10

The staff had a very bad attitude! The day before pickup, they called and insisted we purchase their full insurance, even threatening that they wouldn't reserve the car for us if we didn't buy it. This made us very angry, but because we had already purchased overseas car rental insurance in our home country, we managed to get the car with the help of the rental car broker. The car was old, and the front bumper on both sides was already dented. Since we picked up the car at midnight and no one was on duty, we emailed the rental company immediately, but we didn't get any response even after we returned home. When we returned the car, it was in perfect condition, and we took photos as evidence. However, after we arrived home, we received an email from SCOTTIES claiming that our car's windshield was damaged and they charged us over 500 NZD. We sent the rental car broker the photos taken at the time of return, but we were still required to pay for the damage! The broker only said they would help us file an insurance claim. This company is totally rogue! Tourists considering renting from them should think twice!

SCOTTIES

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New Zealand

1 days rental

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