15 Days Self-Drive on South Island

The rental company is very strict. They have a rigorous driving test, and if you don't pass, they cancel the booking. One of my friends couldn’t pass the test, which I believe is quite necessary.

The rental company's translation document provided by the platform was not accepted by the store, saying it lacked certain paperwork. It required complex communication and multiple employees just to get it sorted out. Very confusing. (The Indian staff were unfriendly towards Chinese people)

The Apex staff at both Christchurch and at Auckland were very friendly and helpful, making the whole process easy and stress free.

I found the QEEQ system very straightforward to use for searching and booking. The value for money was excellent.

Lovely pick up place staff. We got upgraded with a noicer and bigger car. Thank you. Always nice to get upgraded :) Car was clean but quite a lot of scratches/dents in the car which is fine because the staff were all aware of it. Drop off was super quick. Thank you.

The car was fine and the counter service excellent, with careful, clear explanations of everything. The shuttle arrangement was at the inconvenient end of the airport (opposite from where you come out when arriving from overseas); this appears to be the same for all shuttles. Then it took quite a while for the first shuttle to arrive, and it filled with people who were there before us. So we had to wait another 10 minutes or so, in cold wind, before our turn.