ecovia - Pisa Airport Information, Car Rental Instructions & Policies

We were given a considerably bigger people carrier, in fact it was a mini-van. It was parked outside the compound in a dark street and we picked up at night. In daylight, we discovered that the sliding back window’s locking and closing mechanism was broken. We immediately contacted Autovia and their response was extremely unsympathetic: by phone they told us no alternative car could be supplied; by email they told us that we had already signed that the car was in good order. So we were left with a vehicle, one of whose windows did not properly close or lock, something which had been hidden to us in the dark of the night. In other words, we were left with a vehicle that could easily have been broken into and risked any baggage we left in the vehicle, which had an impact on our holiday.

It was difficult to find where we actually pick up the car. Needs to be some additional information when booking or before you collect the car. They gave us a car that needs methane gas, but very few stations have this, do was impossible to find this type of gas. Seems unreasonable to hire out cars that you can fill up again! Added a lot of unwanted stress to the trip!

Yes, car exceeded my expectations as we got a brand new Smart for 2. If we had had any luggage this car would not have been good, but given we travelled light it was great.

The staff were particularly helpful and strictly honest. A refreshing change from other local car firms.