Cheap Car Rentals in England

Dropoff was exceptionally smooth, even with the lower staff levels. Staff was extremely courteous and helpful, both at pickup and return.

I rented a compact size car from Oxford, UK for more than 2 weeks. Customer service are really wonderful, very helpful, friendly and never push to buy unnecessary insurance and upgrade. The price is very competitive.

Hertz was very quick and did not try to pressure you into purchasing all the add ons. Unlike EuropeCar.

Hard to locate both pick-up and drop-off locations, which in both cases were temporary trailers. "Shuttle bus" was not dedicated to their customers, but was more like public transportation, with multiple stops along the way.

You and Easirent are totally useless. You failed to provide the details of the courtesy shuttle service from the airport in your confirmation which resulted in us having to take a taxi and then walk from the wrong pick up location you provided. Then we had to wait over two hours outside the Easirent office before being able to obtain our rental car. They then argued with me about the value of the car which prevented me from being able to utilize the CDW offered by my credit card company. After taking 3 hours from leaving the airport to getting the car I was no longer in a state to prolong the agony. You provided the wrong mileage allowance in your confirmation. Easirent limit mileage to 500 miles per week for rentals over 28 days not the 100 miles per day you quoted. The car was not fully gassed, we almost ran out of fuel on the highway. They were generally very rude and unprofessional in all of their operations. We chatted with people in the 2 hour line up who confirmed that all of this was their standard procedures. They had very few cars available resulting in some renters having to wait for cars to be returned before being able to drive off. All round this was the worst rental process I have ever experienced.

Booked the rental well in advance of the rental car shortage for a cheap price. Went to collect the car and the manager was difficult and not friendly at all. He didn’t honor my personal vehicle insurance or credit card insurance and was trying to upscale me. Told him I wasn’t buying it because I was covered. Called my insurance company in the States to back me up but that didn’t work either. None of the staff was friendly and wouldn’t look at us or talk to us. The vehicle they had waiting for us in the lot had transmission/clutch problems I noticed when they put it back in the line after I told them I wasn’t going to do business with them. Called another rental company I’ve done business with before which cost me more money but no headaches. Not going back to Easirent.

My experience with Kayak, Priceline, and Easirent was not good. My goal was to rent a car for less than 48 hours beginning around noon on May 18, 2022. I was somewhat skeptical almost from the beginning, shortly after making the reservation. The website would not permit me to choose a specific time to pick up the car—only morning, afternoon, or evening. I chose afternoon for pickup and return. The website then gave me 2:00 pm for pickup and 5:00 pm for return, which is more than 48 hours. I tried to change the times on the website, but it would not let me. I would have had to cancel the reservation, and the alternative was to choose from a much higher rental fee. Therefore, I left it the way it was and decided to deal with it at time of rental. The Priceline confirmation email directed us to a hotel near Heathrow airport—the Sheraton Skyline Hotel. My wife and I paid for the airport hotel shuttle to take us to that hotel. However, when we got there, we were informed that Easirent had moved to a different hotel five or six years before. Thus my wife and I—we are senior citizens—had to make our way to the correct hotel via city busses with our luggage. This was quite an effort for us. The Easirent rental office at the Moxy, Hotel is a mobile-home type structure. My Priceline reservation for $110 was discarded, and I was presented with a contract with different terms was provided to me that included insurance and daily fees for conversion from dollars to pounds which makes no sense because we paid with a credit card. Even though I advised the Easirent employee that I would not be using the car over 48 hours, we were required to prepay for three days for 274 pounds. At car return I pointed out that I should be refunded 1/3 of the 274 pounds fee. I was initially told to contact Priceline, but another Easirent employee told me he would check on the matter and get back with me by email within a few hours. I received no email. To add insult to injury, I received a “receipt” from Priceline for the $110! I admit that I made some poor choices in continuing with this reservation, but I believe that I was the victim of a “switch and bait” process. I have rented dozens and perhaps even dozens of rental cars from airports, and I have always been treated fairly until now. I will not rent off site again whatever the cost so that I will not experience this type of situation again. Dan Corson dwcorson@msn.com +1-303-842-9975

Daniel Foorks superior customer service!

We rented a "luxury" Mercedes van. The luxury item was air-conditioning. The van was noisy and rough. It had 65,000 miles and run down. The side mirrors and the windows could not be operated from the driver's seat. Poor value for the money.

Paid for a larger car - Only small ones available. Car had check oil light on, when flagged with staff they said it was ok… only for the car to break down on day 4/6

Pick up is in dark underground garage at LHR. Staff do not accompany customers to mark paperwork with existing damage to vehicle or help with controls on vehicle. Telephone assistance, very difficult to reach a live person to address concerns after pickup. World wide Sixt computer system was down for over two days and email assistance was delayed. Usual problems communicating with a live person when I was eventually able to talk to someone in English as it was not their first language. Insurance is very expensive at the counter at pickup. Be sure to buy online with rental prior to pickup. Good luck!

I should have known better. When picking up the vehicle, I was handed a vehicle damage report that literally listed dozens of minor scratches on the vehicle. I couldn't actually see any of these on the car but decided to overlook that. Then, upon returning the vehicle, I was charged a significant amount of money for a very minor scratch on the hubcap, far in excess of what it would have taken to replace the entire hubcap, and certainly not warranted for the minor scratch present. Also, the pickup location is very difficult to find, and the drop-off is equally difficult, as you have to ignore the customary signs pointing to rental car returns at the airport.

Never rent from them. If you do, video tape the car before you drive off. They rented me a car with pre-existing minor paint damage and accused me of creating it. They are dishonest. I've never had to deal with this before and have rented hundreds of cars. This is the only company I've encountered who does this.

Have never had a better experience with a rental car staffer! He was so nice and made sure we had everything we needed. This experience alone makes me want to book with Sixt again!

Azeem the agent and the manager , Nav, were very nice and helpful. I have travelled all over the world, and this was the fastest pickup, cleanest car and I loved that it was paperless. Rent from them at Shepherd’s Bush in London. You will for once leave a car rental place in a good mood!

We got talked into unlimited insurance which doubled the price. Probably worth it for me since driving in England was a challenge but twice as much cost was a shock. Ouch

The whole experience was very good.

They refused to honour the booking, claiming that the central system that sends out booking confirmations is nothing to do with the branch. Their only solution was to offer to loan me a different car at a much more expensive price. They also would not let me speak to anyone else in the branch to complain.

Not enough parking spaces when returning the car and had to park in another rental agencies space. We do not do apps so it would be VERY GOOD if email enquirers were answered instead of directing you to a dead end.

AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE! Stick with a real car rental company such as AVIS, SIXT, etc. This is a franchise. They are incentivized to nickle and dime you for everything possible. What seems lower cost initially is a loss in the end. The bills keep coming for things they have found. When I returned the car they looked inside the trunk spare tire compartment to try to find something. No rental car company does this. trust me its not worth the headache that i have been dealing with

Easy pick up and drop off. Car was smaller than I thought it would be.

I arrived at LHR after an overnight flight, wanting to get in a car and go. It wasn’t as easy as that. I had missed a shuttle and so had to wait an hour, I had several bags so I elected to get a cab over. This cost me A LOT of money - yes I was probably scammed. The person at the counter was very good, it just took a long time. The car was wonderful, and as I spent most of the experience with the car, that was excellent. The way the little office is set up with the front area being for bookings and the back area being for pick up the car, meant that I had to drag all my luggage with me to the car about 1/2 mile and then on the way back, same thing but with more luggage! That was just not fun. The shuttle to LHR was 1/2 late and there was nowhere to sit and wait in comfort. It was also late per the Hoppa Timetable. Bottom line, though I had an okay experience, I probably wouldn’t use Green Motion again.

Checkin was great, very helpful. Checkout they were mostly just concerned with what additional money could be made from perceived dings on the car. Be sure to take pictures when you first get it.

we got an upgrade which was great. all webt very well

We picked up our car in Bath and dropped it off in Reading. The car was clean, new, and comfortable. The employees in both locations were friendly and helpful. Nothing could have been better!

After a 30hr flight we were a bit disappointed at how much we were pressured with additional add ons at pick up. Otherwise all ok

Picking up the vehicle in Gatwick was easy. What wasn't great was being told the vehicle had no insurance just the rental cost was done with Kayak. I had to pay nearly the same price as the rental for the insurance before they would let me leave with the vehicle. The vehicle was an older car 2019 with marks and scratches all over it. Near bald worn-out tires on the front and what sounded like metal to metal (brake pads worn out) on the front brakes. Having to stop right away after pick up and fill it with windshield washer fluid shows that they hadn't even looked at it before sending it straight out on another rental. I won't be using Europcar again.

Car rental desk was closed at the terminal I landed at. I had to catch a train to the other terminal which took about half an hour. Staff got confused sorting out the rental because it was priced in US dollars, but I was renting the car in England and paying in New Zealand dollars. That took two people about another half hour. The car I rented had an issue with the gearbox making it difficult to engage first gear sometimes, even though it only had 36,000 miles on the clock. When I returned the car there was no one at the yard to receive it. Another customer turned up at the same time and both of us spent about ten minutes trying to find staff members to take the keys and sign off the returns. Eventually, two mechanics came back to the workshop and told us we had to walk to the rental office to return the keys. Walking there and dealing with that took another ten minutes. I will not rent with Budget from Gatwick again. The price was also outrageous. I could have bought a small car for that amount.

Polite and helpful staff, clean facility, nice car’s

nightmare to get to speak to anyone and even after 9 calls taking over 35 mins holding still no one could help

Very friendly, no very high extra fees for insurance etc. The were open even after closing time. My plane arrived after office hours and still they were available.