Green Motion Edinburgh Waverley Station Reviews Summary

Category: Car rental agency Edinburgh

Address: Q-Park OMNI, 26 Greenside Row, Edinburgh EH1 3AJ, United Kingdom

Phone: +441313000068

Rating: 3.5
based on 367 reviews.

Customer Service

Pros:

  • "Thanks for the great service but please make sure you are not known for scamming on tyre damage as the reviews about that are alarming."
  • "I had great experience with Green Motion's service this month from Edinburgh to Glasgow."
  • "Great car hire company. I booked a hire car for business purposes at short notice."
  • "Staff was pleasant enough upon pickup."
  • "It was my first car hire and I was skeptical. But with Green Motion experience was fantastic."
  • "Smooth pick-up and return of the vehicle. Friendly, helpful staff!"
  • "We were left with a CRISP and pristine car for our holiday in cairngorm National Park."
  • "Exceptional help from the staff. After originally having difficulties on arrival due to a third party booking system."

Cons:

  • "Now more than 10 days have passed since they initiated my deposit, the bank has informed me that the merchant has not released the payment."
  • "If you try to contact via email or phone during the rental, do not expect a reply."
  • "This company will try to financially take advantage of each and every of their consumer."
  • "The staff - Alexandra and Barbara were really helpful and polite in the morning when we reached to pick up the car."
  • "The worst possible rental experience. I filled out all the prerequisites thinking it would be quick and it took me over an hour and half to get my car."
  • "Upon arriving to collect our pre-booked car we were told for our 4 day rental we were being charged an extra £65 per day."
  • "We went to collect our car and suddenly they couldn't rent the car to us because the designated driver had points on his licence."
  • "My wife's credit card had not been accepted at the first attempt."

Car Condition and Upgrade

Pros:

  • "They kindly upgraded us as we were attending a wedding, we ended up with a beautiful Audi M Sport 1 Series."
  • "I also got upgrade to a bigger Skoda wagon, which was quite new and nice to drive."
  • "Upgraded the vehicle from a KIA to a Peugeot SUV. Navigation system was helpful for easy reference while driving."
  • "We were upgraded from a manual transmission vehicle to an automatic transmission hybrid vehicle."
  • "We were one hour delayed on our way back because of traffic, but we notified the office and it was no problem, they were very generous with the time."
  • "Got a great price including the additional insurance and we received a new car from them with only 6 miles on a Peugeot 5008 7 seater."
  • "The car was better than expected: a BMW 1 series M edition in place of a Golf/Ceed/Leon."
  • "We rented from Green Motion for a day excursion to distillery country. They upgraded us to an automatic which made the driving through Edinburgh a bit smoother."

Cons:

  • "I was changed to a different car at the last minute from the one I had been booked."
  • "The car required an excess of £1200, much higher than typical rates and felt to be a method of peddling the much more expensive options to reduce the excess to £400 or free."
  • "They have a zero-tolerance policy for alloys, which was not clearly stated in any of the booking material for Green Motion."
  • "Absolutely extortionate deposit required if you do not have a credit card, which not everybody does."
  • "The car was parked in a dark basrment garage when I picked it up, so was difficult to fully examine."
  • "We were given large transit van, much larger than I wanted."
  • "The car had a puncture and I done the right thing and called to find out what the procedure was, I was told to go and get a new tyre when I returned I would be refunded."
  • "They provided a very dirty car, and didnt even show me where the car is parked."

Pricing and Additional Costs

Pros:

  • "I took the basic service, with limited mileage of 100m per day. Although the final mileage was slightly over, they didn't charge me extra."
  • "I personally had no issues with this company. Collection and drop off was without issue and the car drove fine."
  • "Satisfied with the change to Hybrid Yaris which is very efficient for driving in city."
  • "The process was so simple to rent the car, to pick up and drop off the car."
  • "They offer all the information necessary to rent the car and is so easy to access from Railway Station."
  • "We had everything inclusive I. E. Premium insurance for a very small charge which was a big piece of mind."
  • "I was happy with green motion. Great service throughout from phone call to book the car finding a good car model and offering best deal for me."
  • "Fast and reliable. Make sure to rent with them through their website as there will be less hastle at the counter."

Cons:

  • "I was forced to buy full insurance cover as I did not bring a credit card. I offered to block the 1200 deposit on my debit account but that was not possible."
  • "We were charged 90 pounds for not being able to call our insurance company (visa) to provide a copy of our insurance even though we couldnt connect to service in their underground office."
  • "The manager Rob was incredibly unhelpful and smiles when he is charging you for extras."
  • "We were told to take photos of the car before our depature. But it was too dark to do so."
  • "Charged £600 to replace the rim, for the most insignificant little mark that could have been buffed out if I saw it before returning the rental."
  • "They charge low for rent, but more for insurance with very high deductible of £1200."
  • "They have a zero-tolerance policy for alloys, which was not clearly stated in any of the booking material for Green Motion."
  • "They pulled out the car in the middle of the lot and didn’t give me any time to inspect the vehicle before I took it out."

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