Convenient and relatively low-priced.

We picked up the car around 6:30 due to our flight. Domestic flights to Christchurch usually land after 6 PM. By the time we cleared customs and got our luggage, it was late. The rental company charged us an extra 45 dollars for picking up the car after their closing time of 6 PM, which I find unreasonable.

EZU Car Rental is run by Chinese people, and they intentionally extort other Chinese! Their customer service presents a lengthy English contract when customers pick up the car, rushing them to sign it, knowing they don't have time to read it completely. Customers assume the contract is the same as the one from the official car rental website. However, after signing, they don't give the customer a copy of the original contract. When returning the car, they find various reasons to charge high extra fees, like an outrageous cleaning fee of $200, while the official contract states only $20. If the customer refuses, they threaten to cancel the airport drop-off service, forcing customers to catch a taxi to the airport at their own expense. This company lures domestic tourists with low rental prices and then scams them during the drop-off, extorting fellow countrymen. Shameful and despicable! I will publish my experience on Xiaohongshu to warn more fellow travelers about their ugly tactics.

An unreliable car rental company. Without prior notice, they suddenly required a driving test at the pickup, where failing 5 out of 66 questions means you can't get the car and the rental fee is not refunded. We flew from our home country to Christchurch, exhausted and hungry, arriving at the car rental place at around 4 PM, with the office closing at 6 PM. There was no way we could pass this test in such a short time. Even for a domestic driving test, we need days to study. The company could have at least emailed a few days in advance. The car we got had over 100,000 kilometers on it, with severely worn tires. When we pointed it out, the office claimed the tires were fine. Being unfamiliar with the place, and considering it better than having no car, we reluctantly accepted. When returning the car, there was a small scratch on the door, and repair cost over 3,000 NZD, which is more than 13,000 RMB. Although insurance covered it, it felt like we were being scammed by this rental company.

Perfectly suited to my day trip to Christchurch