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The reason I rent from Enterprise is that I don't have to worry about insurance or breakdowns. My financial loss is set at £100 maximum and the cars are nearly

by dazc 9y ago

The reason I rent from Enterprise is that I don't have to worry about insurance or breakdowns. My financial loss is set at £100 maximum and the cars are nearly always brand new so unlikely to breakdown. To start using some unregulated operation like 'AirBnB for cars' I would need do be paying virtually nothing as an incentive. And, from the examples I've seen so far, this is no way the case.

switch007 9y ago
I must be super unlucky. I find their maintenance well below par. They're the only company that attempts to rent me cars/vans with: oil service lights, bald tires, cracked windscreens. This isn't limited to a single branch either. Also £100 is not their standard excess, so you're paying for the reduced liability. (Also, they like to tell you every time in the hard sell that the £1,000 excess is for each and every incident and the full amount will be taken immediately... ?! Not sure how true that is) However, they have the most branches in the UK of any rental company, so they're often extremely convenient.
- dazc 9y ago
  Never had the hard sell, tbh, but I find the standard £1,000 excess a bit too much of a risk. Having rented a dozen or so times my only damage, thus far, has been a scratch on the door which, likely, only cost £100 to fix? In theory then, I'd be better off taking the bigger risk but there is also Murphy's law to consider. Maybe I have been lucky but I've found them to be much better than the alternatives and a lot more laid back about stuff like fuel levels and return times.
- byefruit 9y ago
  There are other companies (like https://www.carhireexcess.co.uk/ https://www.carhireexcess.co.uk/) who will insure against that £1000 excess for very little money.
michaelmrose 9y ago
Why on earth would you expect something for nothing? Presumably the policy you carry is your own business and will become theirs in case of an accident.
- dazc 9y ago
  Because, why should I pay more or less the same to drive an older, less reliable car with the added worry that I could be liable for expensive repairs? I don't drive much these days so I don't want the hassle of having a transferable insurance policy. What I'm really saying is I'm happy with renting from an established company and it's going to take more than a small cost saving to tempt me away.

by dazc 9y ago

switch007 9y ago

I must be super unlucky. I find their maintenance well below par. They're the only company that attempts to rent me cars/vans with: oil service lights, bald tires, cracked windscreens. This isn't limited to a single branch either. Also £100 is not their standard excess, so you're paying for the reduced liability. (Also, they like to tell you every time in the hard sell that the £1,000 excess is for each and every incident and the full amount will be taken immediately... ?! Not sure how true that is) However, they have the most branches in the UK of any rental company, so they're often extremely convenient.

dazc 9y ago
Never had the hard sell, tbh, but I find the standard £1,000 excess a bit too much of a risk. Having rented a dozen or so times my only damage, thus far, has been a scratch on the door which, likely, only cost £100 to fix? In theory then, I'd be better off taking the bigger risk but there is also Murphy's law to consider. Maybe I have been lucky but I've found them to be much better than the alternatives and a lot more laid back about stuff like fuel levels and return times.
byefruit 9y ago
There are other companies (like https://www.carhireexcess.co.uk/ https://www.carhireexcess.co.uk/) who will insure against that £1000 excess for very little money.

michaelmrose 9y ago

Why on earth would you expect something for nothing? Presumably the policy you carry is your own business and will become theirs in case of an accident.

dazc 9y ago
Because, why should I pay more or less the same to drive an older, less reliable car with the added worry that I could be liable for expensive repairs? I don't drive much these days so I don't want the hassle of having a transferable insurance policy. What I'm really saying is I'm happy with renting from an established company and it's going to take more than a small cost saving to tempt me away.