Sydney to Melbourne

At the Hertz counter in Sydney airport, the staff member tried to take advantage of my poor English by adding full insurance without my consent. Do they think I’m bad with numbers too? I kept refusing, and with the help of a nearby Singaporean Chinese woman who translated for me, I finally understood that even if the incident was someone else's fault, I would still owe $5000 AUD without full insurance. Seriously? Who makes such rules? Do they have such authority? Eventually, they changed it to basic insurance upon my insistence!

We filled up the gas tank near the airport before returning the car, but were still unfairly charged AUD 35.82 for refueling. This is very unreasonable, and we haven't received a response or refund after lodging a complaint. At pickup, they aggressively pushed insurance with no Chinese service available, making communication very difficult. We didn't get the car model we booked and were forced to take a larger car with an additional charge.

I was pressured into an upgrade, don't fall for it! They added extra charges when returning the car at the airport.

Average

The attitude was poor. I booked a mid-size SUV but was given a small SUV, which couldn't fit all my luggage. The staff did not admit their mistake. After completing the paperwork, I had to wait a long time to get the car, claiming it was being washed. However, there were several mid-size SUVs available in the parking lot. The return location address was inaccurate; the GPS led us around for a long time. Additionally, there were no nearby gas stations, which was very inconvenient. Overall, it was a rather poor rental experience.