" As explained above I had not realised my licence had expired. I called your office to ask if the booking could be altered into my husband's name, and although the lady I spoke to was nice your system did not allow for the change to be made. I understand that the mistake was mine but I also feel that your systems should allow for human error and be more flexible. It would have been very easy to cancel one booking and reissue it in the name of my husband. I would therefore ask that, as a gesture of good will, as I have booked car hires previously through your company, you refund me £152.91 as the car was not taken and I had to pay twice, €434.24 to Centauro and £152.91 to Autoeurope. Please feel free to contact me to discuss this further if need be. "
" The problem wasn't really with Centauro but with the system's inability to be flexible in changing a booking. I hadn't realised that my licence had expired and we had to pay full price for a new booking in my husband's name as the system wouldn't allow us to just change the details. So I had to pay €434.24 to Centauro on top of £152.91 for the original booking. We also couldn't get the car that I had booked, a Ford Focus which was waiting for us on the forecourt, and were given a Kia Nero instead which was one of the worst modern car my husband had ever driven. The staff at Centauro did their best to help but as I said the system would not allow them to change the booking. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" No comment "
" No comment "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Overall a good experience "
" I've used Centauro before and and trust them to provide a good service "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Very good service "
" Excellent from first to last "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Overall a very good experience. "
" Very good, and I would use again. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Very efficient "
" Very quick and easy process "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Always excellent. "
" My 33rd hire with Centauro and never a problem. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Our first car had a leaking water pump but centauro exchanged the car for another one which was ok. "
" Very good service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" All went well "
" Helpful staff at pickup and drop off. Very efficient "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very easy website. "
" Very good. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Always friendly. Not pushy with extra insurances. "
" Always friendly. Not pushy with extra insurances. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great company to hire from. "
" Great company to hire from. Although prefer picking up hire car from Murcia as Alicante way too busy and bit disorganised. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" My recent car hire experience with Centauro was disappointing. On arrival, the counter staff were inattentive, leaving me waiting despite several staff members being available. I eventually had to approach them, only to be told that names are called out individually for service – a process that was not explained clearly on arrival, resulting in unnecessary delays. The car itself matched the booking in make and model, but unfortunately it smelled strongly of tobacco, which was unpleasant, particularly with three young children in the vehicle. On returning the car at 05:00, the site was closed with no clear instructions provided in advance on how to return the vehicle or reach the airport. After calling the emergency line, I was advised to leave the car roadside and post the keys in a drop box – something that was not well signposted, especially in the dark. More concerning, with the site closed there was no shuttle to the airport, leaving us stranded. We had to flag down taxis at additional cost (€32 for two taxis for our family of five). Overall, better communication, clearer instructions, and a more customer-focused service would have avoided these issues. "
" My recent car hire experience with Centauro was disappointing. On arrival, the counter staff were inattentive, leaving me waiting despite several staff members being available. I eventually had to approach them, only to be told that names are called out individually for service – a process that was not explained clearly on arrival, resulting in unnecessary delays. The car itself matched the booking in make and model, but unfortunately it smelled strongly of tobacco, which was unpleasant, particularly with three young children in the vehicle. On returning the car at 05:00, the site was closed with no clear instructions provided in advance on how to return the vehicle or reach the airport. After calling the emergency line, I was advised to leave the car roadside and post the keys in a drop box – something that was not well signposted, especially in the dark. More concerning, with the site closed there was no shuttle to the airport, leaving us stranded. We had to flag down taxis at additional cost (€32 for two taxis for our family of five). Overall, better communication, clearer instructions, and a more customer-focused service would have avoided these issues. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 3 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" easy, good. "
" Good, but didn't like the car compared to others we have had from them. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" It should be made more obvious what to do when collecting the car and which payment options should be chosen "
" The payment options when collecting the car was not explained. I told the lady I already had additional insurance several times and said I didn't understand what the 2 different payment options were. She told me the first option was used by majority of people so that's the o d I chose. I have now funded up paying g an additional £115 that hadn't been refunded to my credit card "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" A total disaster from the moment I picked up the car to the moment I dropped it "
" A total disaster from the moment I picked up the car to the moment I dropped it "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Every clear and concisely explained "
" Great service price and car "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent service, good choice of options, good price and a very positive experience all round. Long may it last! "
" Alicante airport car hire has been a minefield for many years. Car hire companies there have been trying every trick and scam possible to cheat their customers, so much so that we stopped hiring cars altogether. This August though we tried again, with Auto Europe who provided a car from Centauro, and this time it was a wholly positive experience. There was a long wait to get to the desk due to the number of customers but the service was very friendly (unusual in Alicante) and efficient, the car was immaculate and the return went just fine with no scams to suddenly find a new 'scratch' (we've had fraudulent 'discoveries' in the past, esp from Gold... something). This hire restores our faith (for the moment) in Alicante car hire and we will use Auto Europe and Centauro again. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" So far no feedback from Centauro or Autoeurope "
" Unexpected charge - No answer from Centauro. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Same as above "
" The car was excellent but the pick up was a long process. The counter staff were rude and very unhelpful "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe were ok to deal with. Had issues with Centauro. "
" I ordered and paid for an SUV or similar size of car. I was given a small hatchback (Toyota Corolla) which was small for me and passengers. It took long enough to get served so never went back after receiving car as already waiting an hour to get car and the person who was serving me never really cared. I was charged for fuel until I brought it back full which I did but still received £4 less than I paid. "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Score on 4, depends on your response. We have used you many times, this being the first time we have had to complain. Please respond. "
" We waited nearly 40 minutes for pick up. The counter clerk did not tell me anything about the condition of the car, I had to find that from the contract, when I asked for a usable car, I was told it was that car or no car, it was by this time late, and we had a wedding to attend the next day so we had no choice. The car was the worst I have ever rented. The rear passenger door was severely damaged, it was almost impossible to open and close. The front right wing was so damaged it kept trying to come adrift and I had to pop it back in several times to prevent that from happening. The following morning the right front tyre was almost deflated. The engine service light came on mid trip. This car in my opinion was not fit for purpose and should not have been on the road. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
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" Usually very good, however over charged me and would not explain why. Megan on the front desk was very rude. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Disappointed that auto Europe would recommend centauro when the service is so poor. Drop off was just as chaotic as the pick up. Queues everywhere abd very little staff logging the cars in. The shuttle bus driver even got out and logged some of the cars. We were waiting around for ages abd in turn almost missed our flight. The whole service dropping off and picking up is atrocious! We used centauro at malaga airport in 2017 and tge desk was in the airport. There was a small queue but the service was better. We would not recommend centauro or ues them again. "
" We have been renting holiday cars across europe for over 30 years abd this was the worst experience ever. Massive queues at the office. No instruction or help with what to do. Queued up got to the desk to be then told they would call our name when it was our turn. Many others in tge office were doing the same. It was a shambles. Some staff were shouting at customs. When it was our turn went through all booking details and form filling in. All fine and polite but then the very hard sell for their insurance. We had bought our own but they were not happy with that and the mood changed. Abrupt, rude, impolite, aggressive. They even said we may have to down grade our car! Our nephew and family had booked a car at the sane time and were being dealt with next to us. They had taken the insurance and this had inturn held the value on his visa card so when he tried to use the card for the rest of booking at the desk it would go through. The staff became very rude aggressive and unhelpful. We offered to use our card as we were there getting our car aswell and all staying at the same villa but it was a flat no. They were extremely unhelpful and rude. He managed to sort it out ringing the bank and moving money but the whole experience was terrible. We were at the office for hours in queues and at the desk. An awful start to the holiday. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 2 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Easy "
" Clean car, quick pick up and drop off with the bonus of being within the airport "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great experience using your booking system and website. "
" Lady who served me spent too much time attempting to persuade me to purchase the daily excess insurance. Got a little heavy and made me feel very uncomfortable and unnecessary. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Decent little car at a competitive price. Very easy drop off experience. All monies (excess and petrol) refunded within 48hrs "
" Quick and easy. Usual attempt to sell you the excess insurance etc but a firm "no thank you" always does the trick. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" A good service once the Centauro bus stop was found. "
" A very good service, however, signage for bus to Centauro offices should be easier to locate and/or details as to where to catch the bus should be easily definable on the documentation received. A good 15-20 minutes finding the correct bus stop and several conversations with airport staff finally directed me accordingly. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy booking process, good price "
" Had to wait a while at pickup, they try the hard sell with thier own insurance and claim certain damages are not covered via the insurance I purchased through Auto Europe, which was a lie. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Straight forward, easy to use. "
" Very friendly staff and easy pick up/drop off process, no hard sell for extra cover etc. or reams of forms to fill in. Would definitely use them again. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Disappointed with centauro. "
" 90+ minute wait to collect car. Ordered a VW t roc got told only a fiat 600 was available. Barely squeezed the 5 of us a d luggage in. Aircon was faulty. Tracking was off on car so tended to drift to the right. Tried to charge for preexisting damage at collection - fortunately I had taken detailed photos of every bump and scratch on the car before driving away. "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
" So easy to deal with "
" Brilliant company centauro. Don't treat you like criminals when you bring your car back unlike other companies who look for the tiniest piece of damage and charge a fortune "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I am pleased to share that this was my second experience utilizing Auto Europe, and I was quite satisfied with the straightforward booking process and the rental prices offered. "
" The car collection experience was unfortunately quite challenging. Despite my scheduled collection time of 10:30 and my arrival at the office at 10:20, the counter staff did not begin processing my case until after 11:00 am. While the staff was very polite and even arranged for an upgrade to a higher-level car, the car was delivered 15 minutes after the counter staff had finished their work. However, the car was brand new and as promised. I dropped my car 45 mins earlier. It was a very easy process with no hassle. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" First time use of Auto Europe, but the deal they found me with a company I would use was excellent value for money and would look to use them again. "
" Whilst I have used Centauro directly before, I have used their Premium service which is quite expensive, and this time I didn't require the extras they give in that, is I tried the more basic service as the pricing was very attractive given the short notice of my trip. I would say that the only negative I would state is the fact that the counter staff take you through your booking in, take the card deposits for the excess and fuel and ask you to sign an electronic pad, but don't explain fully why you are signing. You get your car, check it over take images of any existing damage but have nothing to check it against [or as I thought being my first time this way]. Having taken photos and video of the existing damage, thinking this should do if there was an issue when I bring it back, I left. On arriving at my apartment I checked my phone to find I had been emailed documentation which had my signature on it [from the pad] and showing a simple map of the vehicle with list of where Centauro believed there to be damage. Checking this against my photos I believe there was more than listed, and the document states 'IT IS THE CUSTOMERS RESPONSIBILITY TO RAISE ISSUE OR POINT OUT ANY DESCREPENCY OR ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE BEFORE LEAVING. This concerned me so I emailed Centauro with my issues and enclosing the images. However I would say there was no need to worry as the vehicle was returned as taken and the staff cleared it as such. Therefore I would say my lesson is learnt and I was once a gain very happy with the Centauro service and definitely continue to use them. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Aurtoeurope was fine, I wont use Centaora again "
" The pickup process was very slow and the hard sell on insurance was not nice. We were told that if we broke down we wouldnt get help, that the car was perfect with and brand new and would be inspected in the daylight as we were dropping off at 3pm and we probably have to pay something. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Although I booked the vehicle through you when I contacted you about not having received any paperwork or an email you just sent a stock email telling me to contact Centauro. Which from past experience with Centauro I know it is easier contacting the DEAD! "
" Although I've used my Paper UK driving licence all over the world to hire a car and even hired one from Centauro in April, where it was accepted with no questions asked. This time they came very close to not accepting it, making the experience very stressful! "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" When I booked with Auto Europe I was not informed that they are essentially a broker with cars supplied by different hire companies. I had searched for a car hire on-airport and Centauro were off-airport. I was not made aware of Centauro condition of a 2 hour grace period after the scheduled collection time. I was actually delayed by 3 hours but fortunately the car was still available. "
" The overall experience with Centauro was very good. Their main drawback is being off airport requiring a shuttle bus for collection of the car and then for returning to the airport after drop off. Even more serious is the fact that you can't be more than 2 hours late for the collection, after which they could cancel your reservation and offer "your" vehicle to someone else. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Great service as always! "
" Flawless experience! Arrived at Mallorca airport and followed the instructions on getting to the shuttle bus. On arrival at the cabin you scan the barcode and we got called up straight away. We had the car within 5 mins and ready to drive off. On return quick check was done and deposit was released within 3 days. All in all great experience! What I would add is - make sure you check and photograph for damage on the car on arrival as you only get sent an email and noone goes over the damage with you at the start. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Avoid Centauro. Very old (85000 km on clock) and battered car. Car unclean upon collection, Uncaring service. Overcharged. "
" Car not full of fuel upon collection. Charged for full tank on return. 70 euro out of pocket. Centauro uncontactable. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Sally like other booking sites you make out that the insurance is good to go and it's not. You charge for premium insurance and it's basically a total waste of money as when I got there Centauro don't recognise it and I had to either pay a €1450 deposit or I had to take out there's. Frankly it's fraud but hey go I won't use you again as it would have been cheaper to book direct with centauro. I only used you as it appeared to be proper cover. Lesson learned. "
" They are great, always use them "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy booking experience. "
" Car was good but pressure selling by the staff wasn't "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good apart from the petrol deposit refund "
" Have to watch the refund of the petrol deposit money taken off the car. I returned the car full of petrol after filling up next door at the station. They returned the depost minus £5. Don't know why but I'm on to customer services. If they do this to everyone they will make a fortune !!!!! Very wrong. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" As I have been using car rentals for the last ten years in Spain, I had a great experience no hassle from start to finish.. "
" Great job no issue got my fuel money back the following day had major issues with the car company I used last year no issue with centauro. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Stressful day all round. "
" Collection desk a joke no info of what your suppose to do another customer told us what we needed to do who was told himself by another customer after entering booking reference twice it would not accept number but had an option for name it then printed ticket got called up to desk only to be told they can't do nothing without entering a booking reference into machine so had to go back and try again 3rd time lucky it then printed another ticket and we had to wait in queue again 90mins later number called filled out some paperwork paid for full tank of fuel and just given keys and a location took pictures all round car and milage to empty for fuel we returned car wilt more miles to empty and photographed it was told on drop off fuel money will be refunded Monday in talks now with auto Europe as full refund not received. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Avoid this one in Mallorca "
" Got to pick up the car was a massive queue in a reception/facilities like a container so hot with children's and older people inside feeling sick. Taking to long "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" All good "
" When arriving long queue's to collect car "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Best experience in 20 years "
" Perfect- will book again "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy to book, good communication during and post rental. "
" Very rarely am I able to give a positive comment about car hire in Europe but this time it was superb. Very helpful, friendly ( often not the case) and efficient at the desk. Good communication whilst in country. Highly recommended. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Helpful and responsive to queries "
" After reading some horror stories in the reviews,I was apprehensive about my booking. But from the shuttle bus driver to the man working the desk I can't fault a thing. Helpful friendly and efficient. From arriving at the rental desk to being on the road was less than 20minutes. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very good again. No issues at all. "
" Excellent - as always with Centauro "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy simple booking service and very competitive prices "
" Quick transfer from airport to centauro car centre, very friendly staff, quality car and reasonable price No pressure to upgrade insurance etc We always use Centauro if possible "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Smooth transactions and service "
" Very good "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See above "
" Whilst pick up location was stated to be Palma airport, we eventually found out that it was a 2km bus ride away on a shuttle bus. Boarding the bus was chaotic and we had a long queue when we eventually got there. On our return we were told that the passenger door trim had ben damaged by a thief attempting to steal the car and we were charged 360 euros. Centauro failed to give me a damage report and I cannot claim a refund from my insurance company without one. I have contacted Centauro twice to request this Check in Report and both times they promise to reply within 14 days. It is now 30 days and nothing has been received. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great company and staff at Murcia office. "
" Very friendly staff at collection and drop off points. Car always waiting for you to collect. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Great "
" Excellent service. I had my own excess insurance and they didn't give me the hard sell on their own like others do or tell me I need an International Driving license, when I don't! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great satisfaction "
" Centauro is very reliable car rental company "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Your service was easy and straightforward. I had received a quote direct from Centauro. The cheapest quote from your site happened to be with Centauro but at a significantly lower quote than they gave me. On picking up the vehicle their agent tried to sell me additional insurance at a cost of around €38 per day saying that because I had booked through a third party website, Centauro would take care of everything rather than me having to go through you. I refused their additional insurance. Overall very disappointed with Centauro. "
" On return, nobody to check vehicle. Lady (who turned out to be the minibus driver said it would be checked later. I had filled up the tank with fuel prior to return but have only received back part of my advance payment. Centauro contact detail difficult to access. I have now managed to send them an email. They have acknowledged receipt of the email and have told me to expect a response in 10 to 14 days. Unacceptable. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Car very nice but overall a very disappointing experience of bogh Centauro and Auto Europe. "
" The insurance charges in Spain , which are presented as mandatory of 230 euros for a 10 day rental are extortionate. These figures should be made clear beforehand by auto europe as agent as more reasonable extra insurance can be purchased in UK beforehand, seems deliberate collusion by Auto Europe. When a car rental is sold as collect full , return full you do not expect to be charged 107 euros for this fuel AND then find the tank 3/4 full! Supposedly this amount gets refunded eventually but still leaves a very bad taste, a 225 pound rental actually costs 500 pounds, or potentially 2000 euros if you dont take the insurance and some other driver scratches the car. Caveat emptor with these companies. "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" No issues with the set up of the rental but I would like some action to get the money back which was stolen from me on the tank of petrol "
" The company took £97 for petrol and gave me a tank with 600km available which seemed full. When I filled it on return, I found that a full tank gave a value of 740km, so I did not receive a full tank. When the petrol was reimbursed, I only recieved £92. I feel like the company has stolen £10-15 from me. They also tried to make me buy more insurance even though I had purchased full cover. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great , honest company unlike some Spanish rental companies. NO hassle .straightforward to deal with. "
" Grea "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent ovetall "
" Great experience overall - I wasn't aware of the cross-border fee which would have been good to discuss at collection as it wasn't possible to purchase after by phone. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Everything went smoothly with the booking, it is Centauro that I have the issue with. In fact I've booked another car through yourselves for collection at Alicante airport on 5th July but this time with Drivalia "
" There were two issues I had with Centauro :- 1) Was the 'wait time'. We arrived at the desk at 10.45pm, we received the car keys at 12.55pm. There were only two members of staff and a huge number of customers waiting. When we arrived at the desk and took a ticket, there were 15 people in front of us. The staff were very courteous and polite but it is the company's responsibility to have a suitable number of staff on the desk. They have all the information and know how many cars are being collected that day and at what times. 2) We arrived at the desk at 10.45pm, the cut off time for Centauro's 'out of hours charge' of E40.00 is 11.00pm - As it took of 2 hours before we got served, I was charged the additional E40.00. Personally I think this is totally unfair, I arrived (and took a ticket to prove the time from the machine) on time, I kept to the terms of their agreement. Centauro were the ones at fault due to the lack of staff - Please can someone explain why I was charged this additional fee. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Very good experience. New car, no queue in airport. Very polite stuff. "
" Very good experience. New car, no queue in airport. Very polite stuff. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Went very well from picking up to return. The only thing I'd say is that it's not very clear where you get picked up on arrival "
" It went very well. New car, good service and very swift pick up and return to the airport. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I like Autoeurope and use you guys for years "
" I have to wait almost 1 hour to get the key for the car. Stuff had all the time in the world while lost of people waiting. Also they have a system in place which preferred customer who booked directly with them rather than using a third party e.g. Autoeurope "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" As above "
" I was very satisfied with all aspects of my experience with Centauro and generally always use them assuming price and availability are right "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good overall experience "
" Very efficient service at point of hire, pleasant staff. Well presented car, at a good price "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" The experience was good, but I would like more information regarding pick-up points and age excess charges. "
" Because of my age, 82, I was subject to what I consider an excessive surcharge of 300E, which made my overall cost very expensive. I was not made aware of this. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very good price, good service. No complaints. "
" All worked very well - as per usual with Centauro. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" See comments above - we will look at different rental company in future. "
" Had reserved an automatic vehicle (VW T-Cross) or similar. Was offered a large SUV Hybrid - next size up,as nothing else was available. Knowing the area that we were staying in, this was far too big for the roads, making driving an ordeal, especially as the car was set up in Danish. The car had seen plenty of action and we have several pictures of all the dents, scuffs and scratches( to prove that we did not do them). The drivers side floor carpet was completely worn through! It seems that they just dish out cars on the fly with little regard to what the customer required. It was 'take it or leave it. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" All good. Didn't particularly like the HYUNDAI, too many audio prompts! Tried to switch them off without success. Much prefer KIA or a FORD FOCUS "
" All pretty straightforward "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Very good overall with no problems - glad to find there was no attempt to boost a damage claim on returning the vehicle! "
" Excellent staff in Santiago - they deserve a big round of applause. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I always use Auto Europe and Centauro for the reasons set out above. Over 30 times and never a problem with either company. "
" Auto Europe and Centauro are both brilliant organisations, professional, responsive and great value. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Quick and easy "
" Best car rental company I've used in spain quick and efficient "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" One of the best car hire services I have ever received "
" Staff pleasant and friendly, it was a pleasure to deal with them "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Always use Auto Europe. No need to go elsewhere "
" Very good service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Straightforward booking. Speedy refund on cancellation. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend. Thank you Auto Europe. "
" Counter staff pressure selling their insurance! Everything else was perfect. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" All good "
" Convenient minibus to pickup site just outside the airport near the taxis. On return drop off at departures. Actually more convenient than airport pick up and drop off which is in the multi story car park. Helpful staff, petrol station next door to drop off location. Only issue was wait time in the office for pick up, but I've experienced worse with other companies. Will use Centauro again at Palma airport. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Okay as long as your prepared to reject their excess insurance. "
" No issues except the assumption at their reception that I was almost obliged to accept their extra very expensive excess insurance. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent experience. One negative, directions provided from airport terminal to shuttle bus pick up were incorrect. "
" Excellent service, faultless pick up and collection. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Really has left me feeling that I won't use the company again after years of good service "
" Used Centauro several times over the years, however on this occasion the car had covered over 80k and most panels were damaged. On dropping the car off the staff have attempted and are continuing to try and charge for a damage on a panel that was already listed as damaged on the handover sheet. I requested to see the meta data data over a photo they produced to see when the photo had been generated, they refused and drove the car away and failed to email me a copy of the dispute paperwork. Therefore damage to be disputed with credit card company "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 3 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" The company was advertised as 'at the airport', but we had to get a shuttle bus. That not what I paid for and meant my very young child had to get on a bus with no car seat. "
" The company was advertised as 'at the airport', but we had to get a shuttle bus. That not what I paid for and meant my very young child had to get on a bus with no car seat. Also, I got charged over 100 euros for one car seat which was almost as much as the car for the week. It always states that you pay in local currency? What does that mean ? Cash? As I paid using a credit card. This could have been done before travel so I knew what I would be paying for instead of being forced to pay it at the counter. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" All excellent "
" All good "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Fine other than the misleading info about it not needing to be the same credit card it was booked with. Used you before and will likely use you again. "
" They would not accept an alternative credit card for the 1400 euro deposit so we had to pay 230euro for full insurance. Your paperwork said it didn't need to be the same card but that wasn't the case. So it cost me nearly double what I thought it would. Also the car had external damage which wasn't brought to my attention at collection. Have used them many times and probably will again but I'm not happy. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Please see above comments. "
" More often or not we use Centauro when hiring a car from Auto Europe and the experience has been good. This time we ordered an economy car and were given a mini car with a lot of minor damages. Because of its small size we could not get both of our small suitcases in the boot and had to place one on the back seat. Also, we were unable to provide transport to our friends at our destination due to the rear area being too small to allow seating with adequate leg room. We consider we should be given a return of monies paid to reflect these points. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" All worked well, no hitches & great value through Auto EUROPE "
" Pretty straight forward "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Very simple to use to get th best car at the best price "
" I have tried a few companies at Alicante airport and I found Centuaro the best, so will use moving forward "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" It all went very smoothly. "
" Competitive price. Friendly and helpful staff. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Easy to book and a great.price..!! "
" All very easy and straightforward, deposits returned quickly. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" See above "
" They are my go to hire company in Spain ans the experience is always very positive. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" AE OK "
" Centauro tried to (negligently or deliberately) defraud me by charging (excessively) for existing wheel damage. Despite their own documentation clearly noting the pre-existing scuff, had I not taken photos myself at the beginning of the hire period I would have been charged c.€600. They live up to the reputation of rip-off car hirers and I will not use again. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" See above "
" Very polite and professional staff, good car and admin services "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Always the cheapest "
" Very efficient check in and check out. Did not do a forensic search for damage but was sensible. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I will be making a formal complaint. "
" Car was not cleaned properly on pick up. No water in screen wash. Multiple existing marks on vehicle not recorded on form I was asked to sign. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Good value and easy website to navigate, compare and make choices of car hire company "
" Easy pick up with minimal waiting however booked hybrid vehicle was not made available "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Customer service was efficient and courteous. "
" Collection and drop off was very efficient. My only comment relates to the car, which was in poor condition externally. However there no problems with it mechanically. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Auto Europe were fine throughout the process. Your system worked well and your price was brilliant. If Centauro do not want to hire cars out at these prices they should not offer the price in the first place - to treat customers as I was treated is nothing short of a disgrace and, in my opinion, indicates a shabby organisation who do not really care about customer experience - only lining their own pockets. "
" The woman on the collection desk was a lying, surly, horrible "thing". Clearly unhappy that I would not take the full Centauro insurance she told me that Centauro no longer did damage reports and that Auto Europe were one of the "worst" (her word) for wanting a damage report - she clearly thought I had taken your insurance instead of Centauros. She went on to say that they would check the car very carefully upon its return and would charge 490 euros for each scratch - clearly a threat from this low class character. After much unpleasantness she pretty much threw the keys at me without so much as a word - total lack of class. Upon trying to leave the car park the barrier would not raise, I tried another lane but with the same result. I reversed to an area away from the barriers and a Centauro staff member came to ask me what was the problem. I explained the barriers would not raise and he asked me who had served me on the collection desk. I described the unpleasant woman whereupon he disappeared for a few minutes. When he returned he explained that the nasty woman had "forgot" to complete the transaction but she had now done so and the barrier should raise. I tried again and was finally able to leave the car park I have never had such unpleasantness from Centuaro staff before - she was a brazen liar. On top of this I was given a Mazda Estate car when I actually ordered a SUV and my elderly companions had difficulty accessing the estate which, of course, is much lower than a SUV. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" As an Agency yo appear to be efficient and professional, however, if you continue to legitimise the insurance scams by Centauro and not challenge them then shame on you. I will be submitting to multiple review platforms "
" Staff refused to check damage to vehicle on collection despite multiple damage. On return Inspector went straight to 2 minor marks and subsequently filed a damage report. Centauro are corrupt "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Overall the whole process of picking up the car and returning it went very smoothly without any issues whatsoever. "
" The car hired to us had a large amount of damage to the bodywork in various areas and we needed to take photographic evidence as a precaution against being wrongly penalised for damage that was already there before we took the car. This process took a considerable amount of time. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" A bad experience with Centauro from beginning to end! Never again. "
" We paid for the full hire package including CDW, unlimited mileage etc but on arrival Centauro asked for a further 300 Euros to cover us fully on insurance/damage and 107 Euros for the fuel, even though you couldn't fit that much fuel into the tank and on getting the fuel money back we were given such a bad exchange rate we actually lost out financially. The first car we were given had a massive dent in the wing and the rear wiper was snapped off so we asked for a replacement. What started out as a relatively good price for 2 weeks' car hire turned out not to be and was very expensive. Never again! "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" First time using this company and I am very happy with the level of service they provided. I will definitely use them again. "
" A very good overall service! I will definitely use use them again. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Nothing more to add. Autoeurope and Cetauro, all good "
" Couldn't be bettered, all smooth, fast and good value "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
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Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" As above at 3: "
" I really couldn't fault Centauro. Their staff were pleasant, efficient and very helpful. The condition of the car was really good.I was given a free upgrade. There was no pressure to buy the " infamous extra insurance cover" which so many renters find irritating and pressurised into purchasing from other less scrupulous companies. So, continue in this vein and you will increase your business share. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Friendly , helpful staff , and the car was perfect "
" There customer service was excellent from pick up to drop off "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good prices and efficient. I like that a booking can be cancelled with full refund. Always worked well for me. "
" I've found the company to be efficient and straightforward. Delighted that they don't have a surcharge for age 70+. Drop off has always been a Breeze - they check the car and sign it off; the deposit refund appears in my bank within 24hours. Excellent service. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Overall very pleased "
" Very happy overall. Rather a long wait when collecting the car as the office was very busy - long queue in the heat! I never understand why all details like name and address have to be written out again after all has been filled in on-line? Perhaps this could be pre-filled by Centauro and a separate queue for pre-booked customers? Would make life easier for everyone! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Faultless experience. "
" Very nice experience as I had a problem with my credit. They were very patient and helpful. Will definitely use them again. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Only small complaint is that the rear windscreen wiper had been removed and there was no liquid in the windscreen washer reservoir "
" Very smooth collection and return of vehicle "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Information was good "
" Long Waite at collection desk, also confusion when early morning drop off as no where to park the car also not easy to find the key drop off box "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See previous comments in number3 "
" Excellent service but counter staff persistently questioning why I didn't book direct.Attitude a bit annoying I think she may have been new, never had this experience before . Not very clear on fuel policy etc etc.Been.with Centauro many times so not a problem for me but not the usual excellent experience. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See above "
" The car was fine but we were given the hard sell re additional insurance even though we explained we had our own insurance. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Everything good, apart from vehicle having no screen wash, which is a minor issue. "
" Excellent service again, would recommend. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" My issue is chiefly with AutoEurope that sold me extra insurance to cover damage, excess etc only to be told by Centauro that it would not be valid and only extra insurance bought through them would be. "
" My issue is chiefly with AutoEurope that sold me extra insurance to cover damage, excess etc only to be told by Centauro that it would not be valid and only extra insurance bought through them would be. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Overall very good "
" As always some extra CDW insurance selling. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy to contact and good service when the flight times changed. Quick refund of money "
" fast, efficient and no hard sell for extra insurance. Brand new car "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I enjoy the service Auto Europe provides always effortless and efficient and good value "
" As usual very efficient and friendly the flight was late and they waited to collect me and and arrange my car The vehicle was perfect for my requirements "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" All good. "
" All aspects of this car hire session were well organised. When you get on the short minibus transfer at the airport your details are automatically sent through to the pick up office who are ready waiting with your details. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" AutoEurope always easy to use and finds the best price "
" Have used Centauro numerous times before, and they have always been fantastic. Not this time. Took me almost 2 hours to collect the car after arriving at the Centauro office. Car was in a terrible state - over 25 dents/large gouges in the bodywork. Apple carplay didn't work, so had to find alternative methods of navigating for the week. Very disappointed after using them for years without issue. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" The car had very visible damage on the door and rear wing. The front sensors were faulty and the starting procedure was temperamental. "
" I like the people at Centauro and I have had good experiences with them over 3 hires this year "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" AutoEurope has so far not responded to my claim on this - going to call direct - but would be highly weary of the 'excess guarantee' promise as it looks like this recant in really cost €260 more with that damage charge - could have just gone to Sixt or Avis direct for that price. "
" I got scammed by being charged for window control buttons damage that was clearly years old. Avoid this shop. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Very pleased "
" Clear instructions and very polite "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great experience - would book with Centauro again "
" Really quick collection. Very clear instructions given on the cover available damages etc. super clear instructions on where to collect the car. Overall a great experience "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Booking easy. Good prices. No problems at all. "
" As ever, very good service. Efficient. No complaints. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" The wait for picking up the car spoilt my experience. Also the car an MG SUV was sluggish going up hills. "
" It took me 2 hours to pick up the car as they give priority to gold and Platinum members, just as my turn was coming up, another bus arrived and I dropped back. I complained and they managed to fit me in. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" We were told we had extra insurance through AutoEurope however when we collected the car Centauro told us it didn't cover us and so we had to pay a further 90 euros. Not happy at all! "
" We had to wait ages to collect our car as there were very few counter staff. We were told the insurance we'd taken out with AutoEurope didn't cover us so we had to buy extra insurance. The car had lots of scrapes. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" I have used you for 20 years and will continue to do so. "
" Pick up experience was not good. The agent was very determined to sell me insurance I did not need. Did not make a good start. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" we were very happy, it was a long wait to pick up the car an hour and half, but the return was very prompt and a very polite, helpful return. "
" excellent return service, would definitely use again, unlike some hire companies that are claiming you have damaged the vehicle undercarriage, this has happened to friends and this year my son, was a victim to this scam with Goldcar. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" All good. "
" 1st class experience with Centauro at Zaragoza - pick up good, drop off excellent. Good car (upgrade) "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See above "
" Poor drop off procedure. Cars in poor condition. Understaffed. Fuel arrangement is strange and unnecessary "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Overall very good; just need to attend small details (see above) "
" Car had no water in windscreen washer - had to fill it myself. Car generally very clean but inside of windscreen very dirty. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" the booking was through a broker and so my fully comprehensive insurance was paid to them. However, the Centuro rep said that it did not cover the first 1000 euros and I am still not sure why? She did say I should buy more through her but I declined. This needs to be clearer for costumers from the out set. Other than tht my experience was a good one. "
" quite a long process to pick up the keys, but other than that it was smooth transaction. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" N/A "
" Got the car quickly. Got a very hard sell from the counter staff about extra insurance. She frightened both of us and made us think we were going to be charged a lot of money when we bought the card back. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Used auto Europe previously no issues to use them or recommend to a friend excellent "
" I booked this for a "full to full" fuel policy but was charged for a full tank of fuel at 141.00. The car was perfect and the staff helpful but when I dropped the car off I asked about the refund for the full to ful fuel and was told it was automatic still waiting for my visa bill to land "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 3 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Always the best deal "
" Great car for a good price "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Smooth car rental with no delays or issues. Great value for money "
" Happy with the car & no issues. Easy to return car & prompt transfers to airport "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Not good "
" Too far from terminal to bus stop not enough information about how to find bus stop extra charges at counter make it poor value I would tell anyone to use one of the companies with a desk in the terminal "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" DAMAGE TO EVERY PANELON THE CAR ,OIL AND WATER LEAKS AND CHARGED TWICE FOR WAVIER DAMAGE "
" YOU PROBVIDE CARS THATARE NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" We have emailed Auto Europe to contest the fuel charge but have not heard from them yet, replies are usually very lethargic. "
" Centauro office is not in the airport terminal and there was no bus service as advertised at the time of booking to take us to the office; we had to pay for a taxi. Centauro charged us 131EUR for fuel at pick up and they haven't refunded it after drop off despite the car being returned with a full tank. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Auto-Europe is also my preferred broker, always competitive and transparent on pricing. Great company. "
" Centauro is my preferred car hire company, efficient, friendly and totally professional. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I had searched the internet many times for Car Hire in Ibiza, leading up to my visit. However, I only saw Auto Europe once. Turned out to be the best suit for my requirements and the site was quick and easy to use. Booking was completed in minutes and confirmation was almost instant. I will likely search Auto Europe the next time I travel abroad and see what deals are available. "
" When I last visited Ibiza, I used Ok Mobility for my car rental. Never again. So, I used Centauro for my most recent trip, having booked through AutoEurope. I have found that Ibiza Car Rental is VERY expensive compared to other holiday destinations I've been to. Centauro was not the cheapest available, but wasn't far off the mark. OK Mobility will show up cheapest 99% of the time... They're absolutely terrible to deal with. As with many Car Rental places, picking up the car can take far longer than necessary. I think they need to review their processes and find a better, more efficient way of releasing cars to customers and make it normal practice. I was being dealt with at the counter for at least 30 minutes before I was handed the keys to my car. Even though I had paid for additional cover on the insurance through AutoEurope, the girl at the counter was rather insistant that I purchase it from them too. I declined and paid 1400Euro deposit. They also took an additional deposit to cover fuel. All this was fine and not unexpected. The car was exactly what I had booked and was very nearly new, with just 5000km on the clock. When returning the car, the drop off at the depot was very fast and efficient. They have workers who quickly check over the vehicle for any sign of damage. Sign off there and then and allow you to wait for your free transfer to the airport. There was no requirement for me to go to the desks. All in all, a pleasant car hire experience was had. In addition to the above. One comment I feel I should make. I feel it is very unfair for car rental firms to charge additional costs for booster seats. I have never experienced this prior to coming to Ibiza. Families are forced out of pocket for these. Same thing for additional drivers. Never have I had to pay to add a 2nd driver to a booking. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" easy to use "
" My first experience using CENTAURO was mixed. The vehicle price was competitive compared to Niza Cars and other rental companies in Malaga. The airport transfer was fine, although better signage is needed to indicate where to stand, as many rental companies are located in the same area. However, when collecting the vehicle from CENTAURO, we had to wait 45 minutes, which felt like waiting at a hospital to see a doctor. What was most frustrating is their express collection service, which is available to customers who pay extra for faster service. They have around five desk staff, but it seemed like only three were working at any given time. If you arrive around midday, you might find only one or two staff members working, prioritizing those who paid for express collection. This was the biggest disappointment with CENTAURO. They could easily outperform other rental companies in Malaga if they had more staff working, especially during peak season, and streamlined the collection process. Fortunately, the drop-off was much smoother. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" The whole process was very easy and the price was very good. The communication from Auto Europe prior to the collection was also very good. "
" The car was nearly new so in very good condition. The collection and return process was very smooth and no issues at all. Overall excellent service. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Disgusting, dismissive do not listen especially on the phone. Not willing to help and facilitate unlawful practice of charging for things that have been agreed. "
" I have been charged for something that was not agreed and I was told it was a deposit that would be refunded. Signing a pad on this basis I am now 167 pounds out of pocket from this unlawful act auto Europe not interested in helping as they have there money. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Smooth and easy transition from start to finish "
" Staff were all friendly and professional "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Will use Auto Europe again but not Centauro "
" Centauro wouldn't give us the car until we paid 312 euros for their excess protection even though we'd paid the full excess protection to Auto Europe. I know this practice is illegal but we had no option but to pay it!! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" easy to deal with and a good price "
" waited an hour at desk in the airport then a really hard sell on their insurance "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Good process "
" While the cheapest for our rental, there is a long drive to the depot. The counter staff were ridiculously slow and bureaucratic. The car was brand new, but they didn't bother removing all the protection stickers and the inside window was so dirty that I could not see out of it at night. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Beware Do not buy the extra Full Cover Insuarance from Auto Europe! It is a con. Their policy is not recognised by the actual carhire companies, and I should refunded for this charge. I was forced to pay another 150 euros to the car hire company, at the collection point, in order to have a legal Full Cover Insurance policy. "
" Centuaro were ok except we were told the extra Full Cover Insuarance for which we paid Auto Europe is not recognised by Centauro, so I was forced to pay another 150 euros to Centauto, at the collection point, in order to have Full Cover. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Every part of the process of booking and collecting the car went without any issues. "
" Booked without issue. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Problem with car , sometimes alarm system locked and not starting for 20 minutes, this car has a factory recall for this problem. "
" Problem with car , sometimes alarm system locked and not starting for 20 minutes, this car has a factory recall for this problem. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very easy to use. "
" Very good "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Drop off was very busy and spaces were very tight. That said there was lots of staff on to receipt the cars. "
" All went well, car was good except it did not have a rear window wiper, not picked up by me or recorded on the condition status of the car upon receipt. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Could not fault Auto Europe. "
" When we went to uplift our 3 cars we were made to wait over 90 minutes in a dead slow queue. We were allocated ticket numbers on arrival which were not taken in order. When we raised this we were told by a very rude member of staff she said `welcome to Mallorca, this is how things work around here`. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" All good, which isn't always the case when hiring a car. No hard sell on insurance at the counter from Centauro, which would make me choose them again. "
" Fuel deposit was a bit high. But got refunded. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" When traveling in Spain I will use Centauro were possible in preference to both international chains (which are just local franchises) and other local companies as they offer fairer terms on fuel, insurance cover/deposits and minor damages. On this occasion the collection counter was understaffed and it took an hour to get on the road, but otherwise all good and courteous. "
" When traveling in Spain I will use Centauro were possible in preference to both international chains (which are just local franchises) and other local companies as they offer fairer terms on fuel, insurance cover/deposits and minor damages. On this occasion the collection counter was understaffed and it took an hour to get on the road, but otherwise all good and courteous. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe are a good company for finding the best deals but I can see you getting more complaints about a company like Centauro "
" Centauro are a good company with good quality cars. However their hard sell on the excess insurance was well over the top in trying to scare you into taking it. They denounced both my own excess insurance and your insurance saying there would be no breakdown cover should we have an accident or breakdown. Then when I asked how much their excess insurance was, they quoted €140 for 5 days. When I came to take the car back to get it checked over at the end. The woman doing it would not even look me in the eye and I had to ask her repeatedly if she was happy with it. Good equipment but lousy interpersonal skills as a company. Really didn't make me feel at ease with the hire. Also the would not take my Amex credit card and even the girl behind the desk could not find it in the small print where they said they wouldn't take it. They were not on the airport which must be hidden away in the smallprint. To find how to get the car back I had to look it up online. No details had been given by them "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" No problems. Everything very good. "
" no problems, very efficient. 5 star. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Staff friendly & efficient. The car was clean & well presented. "
" Relatively quick & efficient. I think they should have a sign at the airport pick up point to show the location as we had to ask around the airport. When dropping off the car we seemed to wait a long time on the minibus before setting off for the airport & this made us a little anxious as we had a lot of baggage to check in. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See comments in Box 3. "
" Waited about 30 minutes to pick up the car at the airport. There seemed to be a premier service where customers joining the queue after me were served before me. Didn't know about this service. The car pick up however was seamless. Very good car that drove very well for our 2 week holiday. Have used Centauro before and will use them again. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Good quality cars but poor centauro staff "
" Took 2 hours from the airport to receiving the car. Long queues and chaos at the counter "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Overall very impressed will use Auto Europe again. "
" Good efficient operation. Car had some damage not recorded on the documentation at time of pick up so had to check firm with Centauro office at Alicante airport that they were aware of it, which they were so no issues upon return. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Beautiful "
" Very busy, I didn't receive the car I booked for but it was all good at the end! Booked with centauro few times, they are good "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" We have used Centauro via Auto Europe for ten to fifteen years and have always found them to be reliable and the vehicles have always been first class. On occasion when we have had to cancel (during the pandemic) it was no problem. We have always found Auto Europe and Centauro to be first class. "
" The car we originally hired(on Saturday 1 June( did not have a proper handbrake so on Sunday 2 we returned to change this car to one with a proper handbrake. The staff were very sympathetic and we got one with a 'proper handbrake'. We have always used Centauro via Auto Europe and have found it excellent. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" used Auto Europe on many occasions , and would recommend them as good company to book through. "
" I have used Centauro on many occasions, and find them i great car hire company in Spain, the staff are really helpful and polite and explain all costs associated with the car hire. A special mention to the staff at Murcia airport, they were first class with me and my family. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" As always great range of cars at good prices. My only comment would be that the voucher should include the booking reference with the local company more prominently as I needed that to be able to queue at the airport but because the wifi was bad could not download my full voucher easily. "
" Very poor. Ridiculous queuing system at counter. Make you prepay fuel (as they all do now it seems) which is wrong but demand on same card as the insurance block which is non-sensical. Person said it is in their terms and conditions but it isn't and is unjustifiable anyway. Halfway through my holiday my windscreen cracked through no fault of mine (car was parked, no chip, just a faulty windscreen) but Centauro were not prepared to assist other than collect me and the car and drive 2 hours to their local centre to get a replacement (at my cost). Charged 900 euro which is excessive (UK cost £450). Poor attitude and couldn't provide paperwork for repair promptly. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Insurance was expensive "
" Great Staff "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I have used Auto Europe on a number of occasions down the years, and everything has been very efficient, with no problems experienced. "
" As good a car rental experience as I have ever had. Very efficient/quick vehicle handover and drop-off. Deposits for damage excess and fuel were quickly refunded. The vehicle itself was almost brand-new and was spotless inside and out. And all for a good price. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Example to the others "
" Very professional. Very courtious. Excellent service. Best I've had in a long time. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good value - best on price. "
" All very smooth and efficient. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Overall very good. "
" Really good.I have used them a lot in the past.Compared to others there is a noticeable difference.They are better. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I have used Autoeurope a couple of times and they are excellent. "
" Whilst it is a bit of a hike from the airport the shuttle was fine. Beware the hard sell on insurance if you have already taken it out with Autoeurope. The fuel policy works well in that you buy the full tank and get a refund for any left over. Although the cost of the fuel is over the top it's more convent than trying to refuel before dropping the car back off. Also don't forget to inspect the vehicle thoroughly if not using their insurance. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" If we had booked directly we would have saved £77 on the additional driver. Not best pleased to say the least. "
" They need more staff but the ones that were there are very good. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Overall positive, shame about pushy local staff wanting extra insurance. "
" Overall a positive experience, although it took a while to get seen at the office once arriving. They did try to push extra insurance on me, even though we were fully covered with Auto Europe, but they were pushy saying it wasn't that good. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" great service - already recommended "
" Very easy booking online - great service at the terminal - got the car within 20 minutes of getting into the arrival hall "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" No problem at all. I would use again. "
" No problem at all. I would use again. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Been using Auto Europe for years, still my first point of reference when hiring a car. "
" Located off terminal at Murcia Airport, but only a few minutes away. Transfer okay; speedy counter service; quick and easy return with fast processing of petrol and deposit refunds "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good experience on return told car would be okay and got my excess refund back. Had an issue with the fuel gauge showing not quite full but it was having filled up 1 km away and they accepted my explanation. "
" Would certainly use Centauro again due to honesty and quick refund of deposit. Only query would be that I ordered a fiesta or similar and got a Kia picanto which is a lot smaller. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" See above "
" Centauro is always excellent and I trust them absolutely. The company is way ahead of all it's competitors. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy to find and use and the car sat nav helped enormously "
" Easy pick up with courtesy vehicle easy to find Everything first class except drop off took longer than expected no help with finding where to leave the car "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent company "
" Excellent service from this company. No hassle and no hard sell of extras "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Urgent: Request for Refund Due to Failed Rental Car Pickup – Voucher #5631149 Dear Auto Europe Customer Service, I am writing to formally lodge a complaint and request a full refund of £147.47 for a car rental booked under Voucher #5631149. The booking was for a rental period from May 26, 2024, 17:00 to June 2, 2024, 19:00, with the car to be picked up and dropped off at CENTAURO, Barcelona Sants Rail Station. Unfortunately, due to unavoidable travel delays, I was unable to pick up the car at the original time. I promptly contacted Auto Europe to notify CENTAURO of my late arrival and successfully rescheduled my pickup time to 8:30 PM on the same day. Upon arrival at 8:15 PM, I presented a photocopy of my passport and driver's license. However, the CENTAURO representative refused to accept the photocopies. Despite offering to retrieve the original documents, I was told that there wouldn't be sufficient time as the office was closing soon. He assured me that if I returned by 7:00 AM the following morning, my booking would remain valid. When I arrived at CENTAURO at 7:00 AM, I was informed that my booking had been cancelled entirely. The staff suggested that I could rebook a car directly through them for a minimum of £400, a significant increase from my original booking price. This situation felt exploitative, especially given the previous assurance that my booking would be honored for 12 hours after the rescheduled pick-up time. Moreover, the CENTAURO staff directed me to Auto Europe for any complaints, but since Auto Europe's phone lines opened only at 9:00 AM, I had no immediate recourse. Due to the urgent need to attend a wedding, I was forced to secure a car from another rental company at a much higher cost. This entire experience was extremely stressful and inconvenient. The lack of coordination and communication between Auto Europe and CENTAURO, coupled with the conflicting information provided by CENTAURO staff, resulted in significant financial loss and disruption to my travel plans. Given the circumstances, I request a full refund of £147.47 for the failed booking. I believe this is a fair resolution considering the assurances provided were not honored, and I was left without the car I had paid for. Please confirm receipt of this email and advise on the next steps to process my refund. I appreciate your prompt attention to this matter and look forward to your response. "
" Urgent: Request for Refund Due to Failed Rental Car Pickup – Voucher #5631149 Dear Auto Europe Customer Service, I am writing to formally lodge a complaint and request a full refund of £147.47 for a car rental booked under Voucher #5631149. The booking was for a rental period from May 26, 2024, 17:00 to June 2, 2024, 19:00, with the car to be picked up and dropped off at CENTAURO, Barcelona Sants Rail Station. Unfortunately, due to unavoidable travel delays, I was unable to pick up the car at the original time. I promptly contacted Auto Europe to notify CENTAURO of my late arrival and successfully rescheduled my pickup time to 8:30 PM on the same day. Upon arrival at 8:15 PM, I presented a photocopy of my passport and driver's license. However, the CENTAURO representative refused to accept the photocopies. Despite offering to retrieve the original documents, I was told that there wouldn't be sufficient time as the office was closing soon. He assured me that if I returned by 7:00 AM the following morning, my booking would remain valid. When I arrived at CENTAURO at 7:00 AM, I was informed that my booking had been cancelled entirely. The staff suggested that I could rebook a car directly through them for a minimum of £400, a significant increase from my original booking price. This situation felt exploitative, especially given the previous assurance that my booking would be honored for 12 hours after the rescheduled pick-up time. Moreover, the CENTAURO staff directed me to Auto Europe for any complaints, but since Auto Europe's phone lines opened only at 9:00 AM, I had no immediate recourse. Due to the urgent need to attend a wedding, I was forced to secure a car from another rental company at a much higher cost. This entire experience was extremely stressful and inconvenient. The lack of coordination and communication between Auto Europe and CENTAURO, coupled with the conflicting information provided by CENTAURO staff, resulted in significant financial loss and disruption to my travel plans. Given the circumstances, I request a full refund of £147.47 for the failed booking. I believe this is a fair resolution considering the assurances provided were not honored, and I was left without the car I had paid for. Please confirm receipt of this email and advise on the next steps to process my refund. I appreciate your prompt attention to this matter and look forward to your response. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Experience with yourselves was very good "
" At drop off no staff available to check car we wait 20mins had to leave keys on desk On our return home we found that we had been charged £380 for alleged slight damage to front bumper THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR WHAT SO EVER!!! "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Overall great experience with quality clean car. "
" Easy transfer from airport to their location. Likewise return to airport no issues. No pressure to buy insurance once they knew I was covered by Autoeurope and all deposits held for potential damage and and refuelling car promptly refunded "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Ok "
" The only negatives: long wait for pick up and no return address on paperwork. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Happy with car and overall good experience. Cheaper than other companies and good standard of car. "
" As we returned before office opened, we were not told about key drop off. Stressful running between car park and terminal. Suggest you make key drop off more obvious or inform. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Simple which is perfect for me - thank you "
" Pleasant polite and easy to understand "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent "
" Easy to book and everything went as planned "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Centauro is a major car rental company in Palma (the largest?). Busses waiting on the side for taking you to the offsite rental company. It was very busy, both for picking up and delivering car. Apart from wait, no unexpected experiences. Almost new car. Very happy with the experience. "
" Centauro is a major car rental company in Palma (the largest?). Busses waiting on the side for taking you to the offsite rental company. It was very busy, both for picking up and delivering car. Apart from wait, no unexpected experiences. Almost new car. Very happy with the experience. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Would recommend to friends "
" Staff were excellent. Car was brand new and was good to drive. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good cars and decent service. Off airport site near to motorway is a bonus as it makes it easy to start journey away from Malaga and to return car - no driving into the airport. Would be good if your quote showed the actual cost of the over 75 years surcharge. "
" Insurance deposit/card block and fuel charge/refund got a bit confusing on credit card app. All ok when checked after return home though. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Long wait at Centauro collection desk. "
" Nice brand new car, bigger than requested. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy "
" Quick checkin and out. staff very polite. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Rest was very good "
" Pity about the hard sell of insurance at pickup. Kept telling them i did not need it but they kept trying to sell it "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" excellent company to deal with,would recommend both Auto europe and Centauro. "
" everything was fine, excellent car, but a longer than i would expect to have to wait at the counter....not that many queing but had a long wait....staff were fine when i got the counter....not a major issue...but the longest wait ive had ... "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Booking with Auto Europe was seamless, all issues were at Centauro. "
" Arrived 30/4 , no signs outside terminal for pick up point, eventually found it and waited hour and half for transport to depot, only one minibus doing all transfers and it was 40 min round trip. Got to car depot and office was total chaos, no information as to how they called people forward and waited over an hour to be served, even people who came on next minibus after us were seen to before us. We were then told we were being given bigger car than ordered but it had a few scratches and dents in it, I photographed about a dozen marks to ensure no problems on return. Eventually got to Marbella, 35 min drive away, four hours after landing. Nightmare experience!! Have to say when returning car staff were highly professional and courteous and we were on way to airport within ten minutes. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
" Very easy and intuitive site to use "
" Excellent all round . Liked allocation of desk admin order by shuttle driver assigning number on bus "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe are extremely efficient and make renting a vehicle simple and reasonable priced "
" The vehicle was in perfect condition and the collection experience was very pleasant "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Always have a good experience using your website.Prices always competitive. "
" Car provided was only 3/4 full with fuel even though the paperwork said it was full. Unfortunately we didn't notice this until we had left the airport(photo taken) so they had €20 of free fuel out of me which I wasn't happy about.As expected the surly idiot from Centauro on our return said we should have said something before leaving.I have to say if their staff miss something as basic as this you have to wonder what else they may have overlooked.Not happy. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Overall, very good value "
" Was difficult to find where to go for the shuttle when we were in arrivals at Palma. The return address wasn't clear in the documentation "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good except staffing issues, staff present did their best and need a pat on the back "
" Friendly helpful staff but only two of them so we're rushed off their feet "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" My go-to agents for car hire. "
" Always my preferred provider in Spain. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" When I got to Centauro counter to pick up hire car Auto Europe had not paid the hire charge and quite rightly Centauro would not give us the hire car until we paid again. Will now have to chase Auto Europe for refund. Not a good experience. "
" I always use Centauro but will book directly next time. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very easy. Great service. We would use again. "
" Great customer service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" No problems whatsoever Very smooth and easy experience "
" Very professional and happy staff "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Went well with no issues. Although the payment of the fuel in advance and then the refund adds a hidden cost as the refund is always less than the initial payment. "
" No issues. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Used auto Europe before and very happy, not sure I would use centauro due to location and people resources at hire desk being low making it a long wait "
" On arriving at pick up point at airport it took 2.5hrs to get car "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" As stated above "
" The counter staff were very aggressive trying to sell the top up insurance. Then when I didnt take it, they gave me the worst car available. It was full of scratches, dents, chips, etc. The rear parcel shelf wouldn't stay in place when the boot lid was shut and reduced my rear view visibility. This is a car that should have been scrapped a long time ago "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Have used auto Europe many times now and never fail to please. "
" Very pleased as first time of using them. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Please see my comments about centauto. These shortfalls should have been clearly highlighted by Auto Europe as I suffered time and money due to this shortfall "
" Your advert did not highlight the following 1. Centauto were off site of the airport. I spend 30 mins trying to find where to meet and this turned in to a mini bus ride. 2. The advert also did not highlight that the office closed at 11pm and I was therefore charged 40€ for a late pick up (bear in mind I didnt know they were off site and always the risk of aircraft delays). This was not at all OK and if I had know I would not have booked with them. I dont understand why these points are not highlighted by Auto Europe... "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Every time I hire a car always the same problem they want more money never had a hire car without having problems at the hire desk . "
" Really bad experience. Lady was very rude told me to go to another company next time all because I would take any more insurance with them . When we saw the car I couldn't believe they were renting it out with all the damages on it . "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
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" It was good this time but you let me down very badly a few years back when you left me stranded after my flight was late (despite having the flight number) so I'm afraid that I used you by mistake this time and don't think it likely that I will do so in future. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" No problems with booking our hire car "
" The waiting time at the desk was very long, not enough staff. The vehicle was good and drop-off very efficient. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I was aware of "senior" driver surcharge after booking but it was more than stated. Only reason I went ahead with Centauro was that I had to book at last minute and did not have the time to go through every other provider to see if they charged this extra. "
" Charged 7 euros per day for "senior" driver, then another 270 euros for "minor" damage to underneath bumper that could only be seen by lying down on floor. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Overall very good "
" Very good - except felt pressurised to buy additional cover "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Painless "
" So nice to not have to endure the usual hard sell of additional insurance products. Car was better than expected. I shall use Centauro again. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See above "
" The collection and drop off were both efficient and I had no problems. However, I realised after the event that I had been charged for the Smart Cover. This was not explained to me and I would not have taken this policy, as I had already purchased insurance to cover any additional damage excess costs. This is disappointing and will make me consider whether I use Centauro again. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Website was very easy to use & great value. My only concern would be someone experiencing a collection like we did, so this would stop me recommending anyone. "
" Everything was very easy & great value apart from the woman on the collection desk who got very rude & unhappy that we didn't require their excess cover (I already have private cover). I understand her want to upsell but this person took it to far & I couldn't recommend anyone being put through the experience of having to deal for her. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great company never a problem. A bit more expensive but worth it . "
" Great company ,never a problem. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Overall, a positive experience. Very easy to book with Auto Europe at a very good price. "
" The time spent waiting for the courtesy bus at the airport was longer than we expected but that was the only negative point. Overall, the experience with Centauro was a very good one. The staff were polite and helpful. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Super "
" Super "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very happy "
" Always use Centauro from Alicante or Nurcia and find them to have excellent customer service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good communication by email "
" Quick, efficient and friendly service albeit pick up and drop off were at quiet times "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" good experience overall in service, "
" staff well trained, one should be told about insurance choice and costs upfront "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See above. I have used Auto Europe before and since this incident and will continue to do so but shall avoid Centauro like the plague "
" Upon drop off we were subjected to the most vigorous inspection of the car that I've ever experienced! It felt like they were desperate to find a fault. There were some black marks pointed out on the roof ( which I am positive would have polished off) but I was told they were cat scratches and would be charged €225. When the invoice came though they had changed us €330! I would never use Centauro again as feel totally ripped-off. Please pass on this comment! "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Friendly and professional "
" Good service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" So much more impressive service than any other Car Hire firm at Malaga Airport that I have ever dealt with! "
" Excellent service at both collection and drop off. Very convenient too. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" No more comments needed. "
" I asked for a car to pick up at the airport !!! "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Hassle free and efficient. "
" Smooth pick up. Hassle free. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Would certainly recommend this service "
" Excellent speedy service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" N/A "
" I did not arrive by flight, so there was some initial confusion. When I rang the phone number, it was so poorly recorded that after a few attempts, I still could not hear what button I should press for English. A lady at another rental firm gave me directions to the correct location. I think the problem had nothing to do with the rental firm, but more likely, it was the agency. Of course, I appreciate how many people arrive at an airport to collect a car, but did not arrive at the airport by flying in, so I can see all points of view. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Amazing service at short notice you could not have been more helpful and informative "
" As always very efficient and helpful "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good service I didn't have any issues "
" Very good service Very helpful Staff amazing "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy company to deal with "
" Great staff "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" really easy to book and changed dates with no trouble "
" all went very smoothly no issues "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent "
" Car was upgrade with no extra charge, staff were excellent, left the car before check in opened due to time of flight, deposit repaid same day "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good. "
" Overall very good. The pick-up shuttle was slick and easy, as was the registration and return. My only comment (and hence 9/10) is that there was quite a large scratch on the vehicle which had not already been pre logged by Centauro. If I had not noticed it I would have been charged for it. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" depends on price "
" pick up a bit slow "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" original car did not have a rear windscreen wiper but Centauro upgraded us straight away "
" Very good, car was fine inside but badly dented and scratched outside "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Good overall "
" Good overall apart from fact counter staff tried to get me to take out extra cover even after I had taken excess insurance- they gave me impression it may not cover small damage or that they may not provide proof of damage I may have misunderstood "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I've always found Centauro very efficient and easy to use. This trip was no exception. "
" I've always found Centauro very efficient and easy to use. This trip was no exception. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Easy from start to finish "
" Excellent service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I didn't like the car it was a DR cheap Chinese nock off gearbox was a nightmare very under powered the apple play wouldn't connect "
" I didn't like the car it was a DR cheap Chinese nock off gearbox was a nightmare very under powered the apple play wouldn't connect "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Very happy with Auto Europe's service. On line functionality is simple & excellent "
" I've used them at Alicante in the past with direct booking but they've become too inflexible on insurance so through auto Europe is much better option for me as I have separate damage cover policy "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" See comment above "
" They refused to accept your Full Protection insurance. We had to pay 104 euros for full protection. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" It was fine "
" Excellent, my only grievance is the nastiness of the people when you pick up the car and don't want their extra insurance as I already have it, they turn quite nasty but other than that all good. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I had specified on airport as had a late arrival flight and wanted a quick collection for my car. I've no idea how I booked and off airport car rental company. "
" The car had less fuel than I was charged for so this had to be corrected/refunded. Not on terminal which I had specified in my booking "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Great service .. once you get there "
" Brilliant xx the only one small problem we had was actually getting to the rental store. There was no instruction about directions or shuttle. We ended up walking .... Not a pleasant walk either "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" i had to pay an extra £350 extra for insurance which i thought had been included. "
" ok , read comments below "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Excellent "
" Pick up was simple and efficient "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Was a long wait to collect car. "
" Had to pay the same charge when I went to collect the car. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Wasted almost 2 hours at the start of the trip and then a couple of hours on our first day having to drive all the way back to return a second faulty car. "
" Centauro are by far the worst rental company I have ever used in Ibiza. The pickup and drop off were supposed to be 'on airport' but we had to get a shuttle bus 'off airport' The counter staff were rude when I had to change the first car straight away as the airbag and parking brake warning lights were on. The second car had to be returned on our second day and wasted two hours out of our day as the airbag light was faukty on this one too aswell as the seatbelt sensor being faulty which kept beeping. Centauro staff were rude, not willing to accept how bad their cars were and I will never use them again. No wonder they are cheap. Other guests on the shuttle bus also said it was supposed to be airport pickup and no shuttlebus. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Very happy with my car rental. A brand new car which was a pleasure to drive. I will definitely be booking through AutoEurope again. "
" Competitively priced with upgraded vehicle free of charge. Friendly and efficient staff. The only rental company I will use in Alicante. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Please read above "
" On arriving at the service counter to collect my car, I was first to arrive but was asked to step aside because my paperwork wasn't at the top of the pile! I had two young boys and was made to wait another 20 minutes while someone else with no children was dealt with. Once I'd been given the keys to my car, I went to inspect it as I was told there was damage to the rear of the vehicle. By chance, I took a picture of the damage which included a broken light lense. The company was aware of this damage but hadn't repaired it. When I returned the vehicle at the end of my holiday, an inspection was made by a staff member who pointed out the damage at the rear of the car to me. I explained it was there when I collected the car and he asked if I had proof!! I explained it had been identified on the envelope which my key was in, but fortunately I had photographic proof too. He then took a picture and said everything was OK. What if I'd not taken the picture? They'd have tried to accuse me of the damage. It took the edge off my experience and left me feeling anxious. How many times do you try to blame the same damage on different people by not repairing the cars? "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Great value "
" Very satisfied "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Scammed by centauro, and unable to contact auto europe to discuss "
" Charged €200 for scratch that was on the vehicle on collection but not recorded on centauro paperwork, very dissatisfied and really felt scammed. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Disappointed when I emailed with my concerns and got a repose asking me to fill in a web form and stating that you are just a broker. "
" The condition of the vehicle was terrible and they would not log the damage on the system until we returned it. Luckily this process was quite good but I was worried the whole time we had the car. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" No issues. Not too much post-booking spam. "
" Great customer service. Off-site location was actually an advantage as the bus was waiting for us and the journey was only 5 minutes. Staff were friendly and efficient. The car was virtually brand new. Will definitely use them again. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Awful "
" My plane was delayed, hire office was closed although many others were open.50 euro taxi to hotel, one hour bus ride back the next day to hire office to be told hire had been cancelled as I was late. Rang your office, put on hold for 12 minutes while the operator said he would see what he could do, then cut off. 1 hour bus back to hotel to see you class me as a no show and you keep all my money. How likely am I to recommend? You guess!! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very good service, professional and kind. "
" Very good service, professional and kind. Everything was well communicated and correct. Car was good and clean. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" AutoEurope experience is generally good but on this occasion we have been let down by the dreadful experience with Centauro. "
" At checkin Centauro were quite forceful about taking their excess insurance at €25/day. We opted not to but instead asked their closing time for returning the car in order to have someone checking the car status with us present. We were told before 11pm. We returned the car at 10:15pm and the return office was closed. At the airport terminal in Alicante they told us to leave the key in a return box and that the car would be checked the next day. We kind knew what would happen. We received an email the following day with a €225 invoice due to a minor damage to the front bumper (the contract and car which had loads of existing damages at pick up already mentioned minor damage to the front bumper and Centauro provided no proof of new damage which there was none when car was returned). Of course money was automatically taken from our credit card deposit. We have emailed Centauro to ask for a report/photo showing the damage since we have before and after photos of the car and could compare. It has been nearly a week and we are yet to hear back from Centauro. This is extremely poor customer service. Never again we will rent from Centauro. They might be the cheapest but in the end it will cost you more. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Easy to book and good price. "
" Friendly and helpful staff at pick up and drop off. Car was perfect for our needs and cost was very reasonable. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very disappointed asking me to pay extra 70 euros for the car I originally booked "
" I booked a SUV they gave me a car with small luggage capacity. The cars has big dents and scratches "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Will rent it again with Centauro. "
" Top company, staff is amazing, from the driver who pick us up in the terminal to the guys at the counters. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great "
" Excellent and helpful "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" All covered in item 3 above. "
" Pick up and drop of was speedy, only issue I have was with the make of car it was a dr. This car was under powered and stuggled going up hill on the motorway, the aircon on the car was also weaker than other cars I've rented in Spain over recent years. Could not fault condition of car. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" As above "
" We booked out hire car and paid for it expecting the need for credit card details to be kept however once I got there I was asked to pay a further £125 or a similar amount for any damage or hold £1500 on my credit card... firstly, I paid for the collision damage waver in my original booking and secondly I don't have £1500 spare on my credit card and I as not willing to pay anything extra.. so I was left with no car whilst I was visiting a very sick relative in a foreign country. At no time during the booking process was it explained that I'd have to pay extra on top of my original booking to drive the car away. Upon reading my voucher post payment and confirmation of my order I saw that I would be expected to retain an amount on my credit card at pick up not for one minute did I expect it to be such a ridiculous amount, who even has that to put on hold on a credit card when hiring a fiat 500.. maybe a sports car but come on this is ridiculous. I've just returned home and I'm only just getting around to making a full complaint today "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" I specifically booked a car with airport terminal pick up, however this was not the case, we were lucky to be able to spot and flag down a mini bus with the rental name on the side as it was passing or we would have had no clue and left at the airport looking for the Centauro desk. It transpired the location/ site of the car was several KM away from the terminal, given that there was also a long wait to return to the airport as we had to wait for the drop off and minibus when we were returning. A long way from a terminal pick up as you described!! You simply lied. I will never trust Auto Europe for car hire again which I am sure you can appreciate. Try not deceiving people, if you say it is an airport pick up then have an airport pick up. enjoy the profit! "
" Drop off took a long time as we had to que up with those picking up cars were as we just wanted to go and this process should be separate and a lot quicker "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" First class service "
" Pleasant and efficient quick pick up and drop off the car had minor damage but was clean and reliable "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Price was much cheaper than booking direct with hire company "
" Shuttle bus journey quick and efficient and car pick up and drop off was very easy and staff helpful and friendly. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I would say don't buy your insurance like I did as I still had to purchase the full cover with centauro so paid it twice. "
" They are great. Your instructions about picking up a bus go get to them in P6 wasnt clear. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Las chicas fueron increíbles. Estaban en todo, eran amables y competentes. Repetiremos la próxima vez que estemos en Sevilla! "
" Las chicas fueron increíbles. Estaban en todo, eran amables y competentes. Repetiremos la próxima vez que estemos en Sevilla! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent company ,efficient honest company unlike some rental companies. Great pleasant staff. "
" Excellent company unlike some of the rental companies. Always use Centauro now. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Still trying to get refund for money deducted "
" Tried very hard to sell insurance 230 euro. Said the insurance i had bought was not valid. 156 pounds deducted from my card with no explanation. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" The whole experience was a huge success from start to finish a great company with a great team of staff "
" Absolutely superb company well done "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe were very helpful. However all their information was about Alicante and Madrid airport and we were landing at Murcia. "
" I recently rented a car from Centauro Car Hire in Murcia. Overall, I was happy with the experience, but I was annoyed by the 40 euro fee that I had to pay when we arrived late due t a plane delay. The pick-up process was quick and easy. I arrived at the Centauro office at the airport and there was no line. The staff was friendly and helpful, and they quickly processed my paperwork. The car that I was given was clean and in good condition. We called Centauro to let them know that our plane was delayed from Gatwick, and they said that I would have to pay a 40 euro fee as we were going to land after 10pm. I was a bit annoyed by this, as I had no control over the delay. However, I understand that Centauro has to have a policy in place for these situations and employees have to stay late. Overall, I would recommend Centauro Car Hire to others. They have a good selection of cars, and the staff is friendly and helpful. However, be aware that you may have to pay a fee if your plane is delayed. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Awful experience and I've been lied to "
" I was charged additional charges fuel, and €1050 for cover , that I did not know about before. It was advertised as in-terminal pickup and drop off. This was why I chose this company, but it was not true "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" I am very UNSATISFIED with Auto Europe I paid you £400 when I got to Centauro I said I had already paid but they said you acted as a broker and I had to pay them an additional €517. This made a total of £845 for a 2 week car hire which is totally unacceptable. I would never reccomend Auto Europe to anyone!! "
" I had no problem with Centauro the car was adequate, clean an maintained. Next time I would book directly with them "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great staff at drop off and pick up location. Very helpful and pleasant. "
" Great staff at drop off and pick up location. Very helpful and pleasant. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Nice car, virtually brand new, fast and efficient staff. "
" Fast and efficient despite not being located at the airport. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Come to Ibiza a lot so hire cars .I found this company very efficient and nice to talk to "
" Very quick and nice service "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" As usual reliable uncomplicated and helpful information and advice "
" Totally smooth lovely car staff friendly and efficient totally faultless "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Will definitely use you again. "
" Great staff and pick up "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very good service and easy to use website "
" Great service from Centauro, they even arranged an upgraded car. I will definitely use them again. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" You need to display the correct and truthful information at the time of booking. "
" I specifically booked a car for airport pick up but instead was a shuttle service without any chance information on the voucher fir pick up. I called the line and was told I will have to incur an additional fee for late pick up. I eventually picked up the car the next day and was told that the office was still open the night before. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" AutoEurope has always been great, this is the first time I have had a problem with one of its suppliers. Use Autoeurope but stick to on-airport car rental providers for best value and customer service. "
" Car had 4 times more damage than declared on the rental agreement. I was charged for out of hours pick up when it was the rental company who made us all late due to slow pick up from Palma airport. Service desk took an hour to proccess 5 people, then it took another 30 minutes to get the additional damage agreed. I strongly recommend not using this company Centauro. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 2 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" when booking it shows airport pick up.when you read the small print it's off airport pick up. "
" only issue for me was the car pick up was of airport,transfer was good once I found the transfer pick up point.would use again. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" A ghastly dreadful experience which I will never repeat "
" Firstly your website stated that this company was in Palma airport.We we're off the aircraft without luggage at 1-22 and spent the next hour searching the terminal for the Centauro office.Airport information eventually told us that Centauro had a shuttle bus somewhere in the car park.We had to wait for about 30 minutes before the bus appeared and when we got to their base we had to wait a further 20 minutes before one of the staff began to deal with our rental.This lady was pleasant,efficient and helpful but at no time did she mention existing damage or checking or confirming for same. The rental period was uneventful and we only did between 60 and 80 miles in the car.We returned to Palma on the Friday and had difficulty locating the Centauro base until eventually we saw one of their buses emerging from the airport and followed this.We arrived at the base at about 3-50 and joined and joined a queue to return the vehicle.At about 4-05 a really unpleasant member of staff told us that as we were over an hour late (we had actually been in the premises for around 15 minutes at this time) there would be a 50 Euro charge from the fuel deposit.He then proceeded to microscopically examine the vehicle and eventually when on his hands and knees claimed to have discovered damage under the vehicle.He claimed that this would cost 275 Euro to repair and that this amount would be taken from our deposit. I tried to take this up with the counter staff but was told that there wouldn't be any management present until Monday and that the money had already been deducted from my card and wouldn't be refunded. I am absolutely certain that the car was not damaged in any way in my care. The whole experience was utterly appalling.I felt and feel that the Centauro return agent believed he could steal from me with impunity I believe that you ,as the company which introduced me to these dreadful people have a responsibility to do something effective about their appalling conduct. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Very efficient and good value "
" I get better value from Centauro by going through Auto Europe "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Trustworthy "
" Drop off was slow. Obviously in a holiday destination and dropping off near an airport you think they'd be a little more time conscious for people needing to check in. However we were really bluntly told to wait in the same line as the people picking up cars which takes a lot longer. More staff eventually turned up to help. Good price though "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Worked very well "
" All tickety boo. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very good. Nice vehicle, efficient staff. "
" Very good car and friendly staff. The only slight complaint is that when I booked I thought it was an airport pick up rather than shuttle bus. It took me a while to find the pick up instructions in the small print of the voucher. Otherwise everything was excellent. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" When booking, was sold as a company within the airport - company is actually outside the airport and travel (albeit only for 5mins) on a bus is required. "
" Fantastic service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" All good. Nothing needs improvement! "
" Excellent service and efficient staff. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Your service was good. Hope you can help in my concern about Centauro. "
" I have rented in Alicante many times over the years with Centauro although this is the first time through autoeurope. In fact I am a gold club member with them. I didn't book directly as they currently do NOT offer prices excluding full package insurance which I don't need as I have a separate global insurance. All aspects of the rental were OK, including your service, EXCEPT I needed to add two child seats midway through the rental for the last six days as my daughter decided to join us on holiday with her two babies. I ordered the child seats in advance from Centauro & picked them up when I went to the airport to collect my daughter on 21/5. Centauro insisted the child seats would be charged for the entire period (11days) although I only needed 6 days as their system wouldn't allow flexibility. I argued how this was poor customer service but to no avail. The person at their desk was helpful but unable to do anything & suggested I register a complaint on-line which I've tried to do but again their system doesn't seem to register. I paid £160.77 for 11 days when I only wanted 6 days. Interestingly I for convenience also tried to add my wife to the insurance for the 6 days of my daughter being with us but was told again I could only add for the entire rental period at 7.70 euros a day. I declined to add my wife due to the lack of flexibility plus I was so frustrated over the child seat issue. I'm not sure if you can do anything to bring this to Centauro's attention as I don't seem to be able to. I've used them for 10+ years but I'll avoid them in future unfortunately. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" great tool to choose from various providers, usually the best prices available. "
" very reliable rental company, highly recommended for Spain "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Car hire abroad can be time consuming and stressful but everything with Centauro was smooth and straight - forward. Would definitely recommend them from this experience. "
" Very happy with Centauro. Nico was extremely helpful when we returned the car and it all went smoothly. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Not auto Europe fault "
" Vehicle offered was not what I had ordered and had to pay an extra charge to get something similar "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" All very efficient and good value.All worked perfectly. "
" Centauro is by far the best local company in Alicante and Corvera airport.They are always efficient and the cars in excellent condition and presented professionally. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very good as always "
" Very good "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Autoeurope was good. The drop off process left us never wanting to hire from Centauro again. Beware! "
" No documentation regarding previous damage was provided to us when picking up the car. We were stung for £225 for damage that we did cause. If you hire from this company, take pictures and video of the entire car so that you can refute any claims that they try to make against you. It clearly felt as if the company was out to wring extra money out of us. "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 2 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy to book no surprises "
" Served quickly at counter no long wait "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I have rented with Centureo for over 12 years always reliable with great customer service "
" Very efficient and helpful "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" friendly staff "
" helpful staff "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Helpful and efficient response to my enquiries about centauro "
" Pick up and drop off good. Service at counter rushed. Charged for damage I didn't do, old damage not labelled on sheet. Billing since hire not clear or correct "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Great experience, very comfortable vehicle and economical. Easy pick up and drop of at Alicante airport, would certainly use this company again. "
" Easy pickup from Alicante airport, staff very efficient. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Autoeurope should have intervened with Centauro's wrongdoing. "
" We got to the meeting point at 22:30 and it took them over 30 minutes to come and pick us up. By the time they got the paperwork ready and gave us the care it was past 23:00 by a few minutes and charged us 40 EUR for after 23:00 service. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" always use auto Europe . the best "
" excellant service from start to finish also very friendly . will use again "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Website makes it possible to check who you are hiring from as some car hire firms must be avoided at all costs. "
" Straight forward pick up. Tried to sell me insurance upgrade but accepted that I had my own. Open air car park made it easy to check condition of vehicle which was . almost new. Drop off straight forward no nasty surprises.Pleasant staff. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe are great and have been getting rental cars with them for years, always get a great deal, but sometimes it is the car rental places you have to be careful with. "
" At pick up they don't want to go over the scratches and dents on the vehicle, but then when you return the vehicle they say there is a scratch on the car that is not on the system, but they will waver it if you recommend them to friends, so I thinks its a bit of a crappy situation to be in, as they have 1200 euros of yours on hold, so not that impressed with them "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 3 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" It was a very smooth process from the start to finish with both companies "
" Ana who checked us in was exceptional, she went above and beyond to help me when i had forgotton an important document. She found me the revelant numbers in the UK to ring. She is a credit to the company "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent "
" Top class service. Friendly staff. Good car. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Hh "
" The car had extensive bodywork damage the desk said no other cars were available but the car park had many. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Excellent "
" All very good. Quite a long wait to see counter staff. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great car and service would use again for sure "
" Great service at the airport and brill car "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy and comfortable to collect and return the car. "
" A smooth easy pick up and return at Alicante with extremely helpful and approachable staff both at the check in desk and returns section "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" No problems whatsoever - May it long continue !! "
" Everything went like clockwork - thank you ! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good "
" Good "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" AutoEurope great as usual "
" This time they attempted the hard sell for excess insurance and it took time for her to accept that I would not buy it. Usually they refer to previous bookings and give up. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" the vehicle was clean and in good condition but the service was confusing and geared towards taking money from customers rather than offering a good deal. "
" i was needlessly given a satnav at extra cost despite understanding the car would have one. we were also over charged for petrol. the initial offer of a full tank and refund on the basis of whats left is appealing until you realise you've been over charged for petrol in the first place. Profiteering before customer service! i would therefore expect a further refund as recognition of this poor performance. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" The car was very good value and the admin processes were carried out quickly. "
" Only issue is there is no signage at the airport directing customers to their minibus that takes you to the vehical collection. The rest of the service was very good. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good price, good car and everthing went off fine. "
" Nice little car clean and in good condition with very low mileage. No problems picking up or dropping off. Only comment is older driver surcharge. Seems a bit aged. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" All good "
" All good "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" I have used Auto Europe on several occasions before and have always found your service extremely good. The ability to choose the best provider from your panel is perfectly transparent and also the option to take price including the zero excess puts the hirer's mind at rest so no further charges are necessary. The Auto Europe experience is excellent and much appreciated. "
" I am very unsatisfied by some aspects of hiring a car from Centauro. They took 134 euros (£125.54) deposit on my credit card for fuel in case the car was not returned full of petrol. But I did return the car with a full tank. However, on viewing my credit card statement on my return home they had already charged my card on the 2nd Oct, the first day of the hire, so they did not wait to see if it was returned full. Then on the 8th Oct they processed a refund, but for only £113.56, because they used a completely different exchange rate for the 134 euros which favours them and against the customer. That leaves me £11.98 out of pocket which is totally unfair and very unsatisfactory. They should never have taken any money off my card until they saw how much fuel was in it when it was returned. And another point, when I picked up the car it was not full of fuel. It only had 7/8th of a tank. I did not complain at the time but in hindsight I wish I had because I paid more in fuel than I should have. Their staff did not check it and inform me accordingly. And why do they require such a large fuel deposit anyway? The car I hired probably only had a capacity for about 75 euros of fuel so taking a deposit of 134 euros was totally unnecessary and again in their favour, not the customer's. I have had similar experiences with Centauro when cancelling hire contracts. They operate the same unfair system of exchange rates against the customer so you do not receive the full amount of what you have paid. They say cancellation is free of charge on 48 hours notice but clearly it is not. All in all, I am unhappy with the experience of using Centauro. I hope you will convey this message back to them through your own channels. "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Good value for money and went for full insurance cover for peace of mind. Fortunately no claim so not sure how effective that would be. "
" Quick and efficient process especially with drop off Just be aware located off site so need to be bused from and to airport terminal. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Like centauro very much "
" Didn't feel they would trick me in any way "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" The Centauro rep was not very helpful and didn't have the car I ordered. The office was off the airport and quite hard to find "
" I paid for extra insurance when I booked then was told by centauro that it was not valid and tried to sell me it again. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See above "
" Its always a pleasure hiring a car from Centauro, the staff are excellent, they always inspect your car on return and sign it off as being OK "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Efficient "
" Drop off could have been quicker and the process clearer. When we parked the car, a man purporting to be from Centauro (but with no branding on him), slowly wandered towards the car, checked it and indicted we could leave. It was a bit odd. We took the key to the office where we were not acknowledged for several minutes whilst the only staff member dealt with another person who did not appear to be renting a car. Eventually we interrupted them and left the key with the staff member. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Quick service to and from airport. Staff friendly and helpful "
" Very good pick up service. Efficient staff in the Office. Car good "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Dreadful. Pure and simple. "
" I paid for fully damage waiver before travel and had to pay another 147 euros on arrival at Barcelona. Totally, ripped off! Also, I booked through you because it stipulated airport pickup. Directions to shuttle bus were useless. I will never use again. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Gggg "
" Long wait owing to priority system. Over push on insurance Very rude lady at counter "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Good once transfers were sorted "
" Only a small problem with the transfers to collect car on arrival in Ibiza.Not room in transfers for all people waiting "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See 3 above "
" Very slow processing. Limited number of staff operating a "queuing system" which did not have any paper to print que number on, both on arrival and departure. Staff were good when you eventually got served. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Fist time driving a hybrid car very pleased that Auto Europe are working with local car hire companies that have hybrid cars "
" Great service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Never a problem with this company. "
" Great company ,not at all like many of the rental company's I've experienced. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" After using Auto Europe for more than ten years I continue to find the service entirely reliable, easy to use, flexible and good value. "
" Beginning to end the car and service was to the high standard I have experienced for some years. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" perfect experience "
" perfect experience "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent "
" Good "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Ok but feel every opportunity is taken by the hire company to charge you for more duel than is used ! "
" Had to raise a claim for return of £10.46 I picked the car up 90% full and not 100% as it said on the paperwork, "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" N/A "
" Booked a VW Pile or equivalent and received a 7 seat Dacia, on my last hire in February I received a very small Toyota Argo, happy with the overall service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" We were very pleased with Auto Europe whom we have been using for a number of years. Any problems and they can help. "
" Very pleased with car hire from Centauro. We have been using them for years and always first class service and first class cars. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" A "
" A "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Would choose this company again "
" Very quick turn around. Got an upgrade with the var. It was quite new and immaculate. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Efficient and easy to deal with "
" Great car rental a bit expensive but worth it compared to the "cowboys" like goldcar. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" We returned the car with over a quarter of a tank but the refund received was only £2.85 from the initial 112 euro deposit! "
" The initial car that we were allocated at the desk had a couple of faults as we started it up (windscreen wipers would not switch off and a fault light on the dashboard) but the guys in the garage swapped it straight away for another one. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great "
" Nice approache customer friendly "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Payed for fully comp insurance up front with Auto-Europe. Still had to pay for full cover on collection. Ripped off again by car hire companies. "
" I Payed for full comprehensive insurance & still had to pay for full cover on collection. Topical car hire rip off. "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" really good staff always proactive "
" amazing stuff "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auroeurope were pretty crap as well. I paid extra for extra cover through auroeurope, but when you get to the rental place they tell that the cover is not enough if someone damages the car and leaves the scene. Also, you don't get the car from the airport. You get a minibus shuttle to the rental place. But that information is in tiny print, on p.4 of the voucher. That should be a super clear message, under "terms and conditions". How you pick up your car is one of the most important bits of information, it isn't a term or condition to in tiny print at the bottom of a voucher. I wouldn't recommend auroeurope again either. I will just call a local company myself, ensure I knew everything, including drop off arrangements and cover etc, because that info is not clear enough from auroeurope at all "
" We were told that I could just come and drop the car at 4 am and someone would take us to the airport for an extra 40 euro (seemed expensive). But I emailed to make sure, and was assured that someone would be there at 4am to take us to the airport. When we got there at 4 am nobody was there. We rang the bell, shouted out, but me and my family were left waiting for 20 minutes on the side of the road. The minibus was there, doors open, ready to be loaded, but nobody was about. So we took pictures, drove to the airport, and left the car in a parking bay with the key on the wheel. We emailed all this information, including pictures, to Centauro. When I got to the UK I called them to ensure they had the car. They were angry at me! The woman criticised me for leaving the car at the airport (er, we had a flight to catch). First she tried to tell me someone was there, then she said we should have just waited. She seemed to suggest I was lying about being there at 4am ringing the bloody bell. Then she said maybe they had already done an airport run and we're still there. But at that time 20 mins is plenty of time to get to the airport and back. I was furious and would never recommend this car rental service. "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Great experience all the way. Highly recommended. "
" Everything was great from start to finish. It took a little time to find the location for the shuttle but from that point onwards the experience was great. Staff were excellent and knowledgeable "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" 0 "
" 0 "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Hire car allocated was a Toyota Argo, we had booked a VW Pole equivalent, was too far to go back to the terminal to complain, car was not suitable "
" Booking counter used a ticket system, staff allowed people to push in without queueing "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Please sort drop off direction sign. "
" Overall i had very good experience especially on vehicle handling over and car condition plus services on arrival 5 star all way around. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very positive "
" Person I dealt with was excellent "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Everything was as should be. Excellent "
" Excellent service and car "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Always a better price than most and never had a problem "
" They should check the petrol gauge and give you confirmation of the fuel refund "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Car hire expensive centauro don't need to go down the route of goldcar. This type of service spoils holidays "
" Used centauro many times always been great service. This time hard sell insurance to the point of intimidating. Car was marked felt like a tin box with many marks on "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Centauro were great. I did take out car insurance with Auto Europe, only to find that the first £1000 was not covered when I got to Spain. This was not made clear at the time of booking the insurance with Auto Europe. The website read like I was fully covered in the case of an accident. I had to take out full insurance with Centauro. Would never recommend Auto Europe to anyone and would actively discourage people from using them. "
" The staff there were very helpful. Gave me good advice and informed me of all the hidden T&C involved with Auto Europe. They gave me good advice and told me not to use the Auto Europe website and go directly to them in future. Which I will be doing. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" n/a "
" Centauro took 85 Euros off my credit card at start of rental to cover petrol cost When I returned the car full which they converted to £76.79 When they refunded it became £71.27 meaning it cost me £5.52 even though I returned the car full Although it's not a large amount, they should not be doing this Also the car I was given had quite a lot of previous rental damage to the rear wing which did not look good om a newish rental car. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Tiring "
" Waited nearly 1.5 hours to get the car, limited staff on duty and pick up from airport limited space for car rental customers. Apart from that was happy "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Drop off - nobody was there and we had to go and find someone. Again not a great experience "
" Didn't realise we needed to get a bus to pick up - our fault - but when we got there the pick up took about 90 mins. It was really slow then the car had loads of damage which was fine but then it was an automatic when wed asked for a manual. Went back to the office and we're given another car which were then not allowed to take because someone else had booked it. Then the office changed their minds. Not great experience. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Very good car hire in Spain. Paid for Fully comp insurance with no hidden extras & there wasn't any.. Full fuel - return full & no fuel charges. "
" Recommended if the price is competitive & right.. Fully Comp is fully comp with no hidden extras "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Booking on line was efficient and quick and easy to understand. "
" We had no hold luggage and it was a bit slow pick up from the airport, we have to wait for a couple of guys picking up golf clubs, but apart from that a great efficient service provided by Centauro. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See above. "
" The car was great to use and the booking system was fairly easy, however, the entire experience was tainted by the desk staff on pick-up. The staff seemed to suddenly become rude as soon as I opted out of buying the full insurance cover. I suspect they are targeted on this and so were extremely angry that they didn't make the sale. This encounter has given me a negative impression of the company and I would consider other providers for my next trip. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe very good, just disappointed with centauro. "
" Had to change car after2 days as the clutch was smoking. When we took the car back we had used under half a tank of petrol, the girl at the desk said she would let us off with that and gave us another car with a full tank and would refund the whole amount if we returned it full. When we dropped off the car she denied saying that and charged us 60% saying if she said that she was wrong. We have used centauro for many years but we may have to think twice before using them again. So much for customer loyalty. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" We used you to hire a car through Budget using my partners licence this was how i would expect. "
" Didn't have my Licence but my partner did. They wouldn't change anything to allow us to have the car. They then said we could rehire the same car for 650 Euro's. I have used your services for over 20 years what an experience . It was a simple change of driver they took advantage not even sure this is legal? "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Quick and easy. "
" Staff were helpful and efficient. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" A smooth experience. "
" The first car had some dents in it, after pointing this out to them and requesting another car, they were happy to oblige. Excellent service. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Unfriendly and felt over charged "
" The car wasn't anything like what was advertised. It wasn't similar at all. The staff were very unwelcoming and not helpful "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" You did your best to arrange for a delayed pick up but to my surprise the equivalent late return was charged at a full day rate, pretty poor definition of a days rental . An opportunistic €100 for them. "
" They are too remote, have ridiculous expectations that holiday makers will get a car cleaned before returning it. They are inflexible with respect to pick up and drop off times especially bearing in mind the frequent changes and delays to flights caused by the current situation. the shuttle bus is infrequent and very full. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Now I'm having a nightmare trying to claim through your insurance documents won't download and auto Europe can't assist with the claim to get this money back as can't file the claim for us so even though we are covered they want your inside keg measurement that you can't download either "
" Very Hard sell for extra insurance even though we purchased full protection wouldn't take no for an answer on return went over with a torch and cloth in all door edges the went straight to a small scratch on underside of the front bumper bar said had to pay 225 euro big big scam as didn't upswell this is really bad for image and needs addressing I will never use them again and will be putting this all over social media terrible terrible experience Didn't even mark up the scratch form on the contract document and I havnt got a keg to stand on "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Was lead to believe I was picking the car up from airport as I specifically entered into the filter search airport only. When I went to pick the car up I found out I had to be picked up by shuttle bus and taken to an office close to airport. If I wanted a car hire off of airport I would've selected that. Very very miss leading. By the time I found this information out it was obviously too late "
" Nice staff friendly "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Would recommend both auto Europe and centauro "
" Quick check in and return. Car was in excellent condition Short 5 min ride to airport but no wait for transport "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Only vehicle which cannot be cancelled (9 seater). What a scam..... "
" Had to cancel because of COVID concerns re travel. No refund. Rubbish. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Auto Europe very slick and excellent website and communication "
" Its not on the site of the airport which is inconvenient. Picking up the car was slow as the staff on the counter take phone calls whilst serving customers. They seem to give priority to telephone enquiries over customers waiting at he desk. Took 30 mins to get the car. I mentioned it to the man on the counter and he then told off about the position of my face mask as wasn't covering my nose - Rude and chippy service "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Not too bad "
" They made me pay 144 for 6 days full insurance "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Paid full price for absolutely nothing at all. Will never use this firm again. "
" I cancelled my booking due to Covid but received zero refund or credit towards another booking. Very disappointed. What a waste of my hard earned money! Will tell friends and family to avoid. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" No problems "
" No problems "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" As Above "
" This was not the first time I have hired from Centauro and it will not be the last, Brilliant service to date no complaints at all, all staff brilliant and as soon as we are able to travel again and I need a vehicle I will be doing so with Centauro. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Fine and overall good value. "
" In the main very good. The desk person was very polite and efficient, the car return process was simple and no issues. The car was well worn with a number of dents and dints with 45k kilometres on the odometer, but drove ok.. All in all good value for money. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Very efficient and reliable. No fuss just good deals. "
" Quick and efficient with good product. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" the whole expience was easy and professonal in the times of covid "
" all went very smoothly and hygiene due to covid was excelent "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I always use autoeurope "
" Perfect size car "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Excellent. "
" Straightforward, painless process with Centauro. Will defintiely recommend to friends and family. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Did not get the car i ordered and seeing the cars in the centauro car park it was clear they do not have that vehicle, so why was i allowed to order a car they do not have. "
" I ordered a nice, fun nissan juke and got a hateful fiat tipo diesel "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" I could not ask for any more Auto-Europe and Centauro will always be my 1st choice everytime. "
" 1st class experience again.....Thankyou "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" On picking up the car the assistant is too agressive about their insurance..staff on return are pleasant and helpful "
" On pick up staff too agressive towards their insurance. On return assistant pleasant and helpful "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Auto Europe in excellent intermediary for hiring cars I've been using this company for 10 years no complaints "
" Arrived at the airport stand at 11:45 I was charged €40 extra for late night pick up online it said that Centura were open till midnight nothing about an additional €40 charge. I feel like I was tricked and ripped off. The car was not full of diesel when I picked it up but was asked to return it full. I'll stick to Firefly in futurr "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" I have already recommended to family & friends "
" Best experience ever. So simple and very efficient, staff wonderful. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" 1st class "
" Had Long wait on collection of vehicle....Only 1 operator on-site but understandable due to conditions but arrival main office was closed. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Not satisfied with the information and pricing structure - -Pricing was misleading - I opened for the insurance option and excess waver when booking only to have to pay again on collection. "
" Pricing was misleading - I opened for the insurance option and excess waver when booking only to have to pay again on collection. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I want a refund of £44.43 thanks "
" Spain was shut never got there want a refund you know these countries were closed due to covid 19 "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" See above "
" Not Centauro'fault but due to the Coronavirus and lockdown I was unable to use the car as anticipated which made it very poor value. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good deal. Paperwork detailed and useful. "
" The pick up was frustrating because PREMIUM customers kept jumping the queue. Everything else was fine. Great value. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" From booking to returning vehicle it's always been A1 service. "
" I am delighted with Centauro in everyway that's why I keep going back to Auto-europe and Centauro 4/5 times a year. J.Gillan "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe offer good Agency service however I will never book a car with Centauro again. "
" W were kept waiting at the airport whilst Centauro made 4 journeys to get customers to their car hire depot. When collecting car I was told not to worry about smaill marks on bodywork, when we dropped car off I was told I may be charged for a mark that I knew was already on there before. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 3 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" See No3 "
" Very good service. The only problem we had was finding the office on returning the car. Very poor directions & no road signs to follow. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great company. I use them regularly and would not like to use anyone else. "
" Excellent "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great service and great value "
" Third time of hiring with Centauro at Murcia International airport. All of the staff are efficient, well-mannered and helpful. No pushy sales pitch, just good service. I would very much recommend them. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I will do everything in my power to publicise my appalling experience with Centauro. I am a journalist and want people to know what is likely to happen if they use this bunch of scam artists. "
" The worst and rudest car rental company I have ever dealt with. Deeply irresponsible. I rented a car for three days to travel from Valencia to Marbella. On the third day it was clear that I was being detained in meetings so I rang to extend by one day. I was simply told that it was impossible, that I would have to come in to the office to sign a new contract (impossible since I was a nine-hour drive away) and that if I did not, I would be driving for the next day without insurance and that I would be fined when I brought the car back, which is exactly what happened. I am livid about my appalling treatment, and the rude staff who talked over me, had no sympathy and couldn't care less what I thought. Great way to treat a customer. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Wasn't able to get through to auto europe phone numbers whilst waiting for the courtesy bus, unsure of whether we were in the right place. Better instructions needed. Will avoid Centauro in future. "
" Ridiculous waiting times both for the courtesy bus (an hour) and especially at the rental counter itself (well over an hour). Terrible start to the holiday. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Auto Europe process fine but even with excess insurance Centauro still try to sell you theirs at 22euros plus per day i.e. more expensive than the actual car hire "
" The check in counter was busy and they seem to operate 3 levels of service. Express and Premium customers get to jump the queue meaning that standard customers are left to wait for much longer. Often not enough check in staff available. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Overall good value "
" The car had lots of minor damage (that the company knew about). They did claim that there was no excess cover "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Excellent "
" Excellent "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Disappointing compared to previous hire cars. "
" As always counter staff very efficient condition of vehicle a little disappointing, not cleaned on outside and there was a lot of serious damage on the outside "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Auto Europe generally give the best prices but it's always worth checking other sources including your airline. Prices vary with time so you need to monitor to get s price you are happy with. "
" The firm is much improved since we last hired from them 10 years ago. The shuttle bus was newish and clean. Collecting the car from open air parking is much better as you can properly check it. The staff we buissness like but pleasant and did not put pressure on us to buy extras as we have our own insurance. The car was an almost new Polo with only 2 bits of recorded damage. We were warned to return it in good time so it could be throughly checked. We filled up s Plaza Mayor and returned it with a full tank. I haven't checked to see if my refund has arrived yet. Close to motorway so easy drop off. Will definitely use again "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very easy to arrange "
" We were given a free upgrade to a fiat tipi which only had delivery mileage. The staff were pleasant an happy to help. We did upgrade to their insurance especially as the car was so new "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" We have booked through Auto Europe for the last 8 years. They are very competitive, easy to deal through and the app is excellent. "
" The staff were very pleasant and professional. We travel frequently to Spain and always used a competitor, up until now that is. From now on we will be using Centauro . "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" see above. The other thing to add is the high pressure scare tactics used by the agent to sell CDW insurance - he essentially said if I don't take the CDW then i'll be charged for damage anyway irrespective of what happens because they don't make any money on the hire price. "
" Car wasn't anything like a Nissan Juke. Couldn't find where to leave the key at drop off. Desk not open and no-one around. Tried to give it to someone to pass on but they weren't willing to take it. Contacted Centauro when I returned to the UK and called to inform them that I had the key and would send it back by courier. I paid a low price (£40) for the hire admittedly, but that is what was offered. However, I was charged an additional 317 Euro to my Credit Card with no explanation. I can understand that there should have been additional days charged until the key was returned but that shouldn't have been any more than an additional week @ another £40 . There was absolutely no additional damage to the car (it was in poor shape when it was handed over to me) - it was kept in an underground garage when it wasn't being driven and it was only used to go to 4 golf courses. You are a bunch of thieves. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Very good hassle free rental with no issues. "
" Hassle free rental even though we requested a car with parcel shelf as original car provided had none! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" The only inconvenient is the location but they run a very good shuttle service "
" Staff were great and very efficient. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very good "
" Was ok thanks "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Really disappointed that when you buy the car and always get this options "similar"... Why than sell the "VW" or "Nissan" that anyway you get the "Dacia" and that when you see few the "Juke" at the car park they want Extra money for that because is "automatic". Automatic doesn't change a class of the car, is not get a premium class because of transmission is in it? It's still SUV!? And again and again...counter staff try to scare you.. to make you take the additional insurance cover, tell you that you a "idiot" if you believe for the cover from the seller. Very disappointed this time a specially with the attitude of the staff. Thank you for listening "
" Waiting for an hour to get the key...is not the busiest time of the year. counter staff after every second client went somewhere behind the door for 5 min. When I try to complain told me that everyone is waiting...no manager or contacts to raise a complain, simple answer call the customer service. The result we was late for half an hour to our friends wedding. Really disappointed with the staff a specialy with attitude and gesticulation ( turn with back to you and waving hand over tha head). Thank you "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Overall it was ok "
" It's was fine. Pick up from the airport and then driven to the centauro garage to pick up car was ok. Needs more signs for where centauro pick up is "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good custom "
" Good custom "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy app. Good prices . Excellent service should I need to call "
" Our car hire company of choice. Tried so many over the years and so so glad we use Centauro "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy booking & very reasonable prices. "
" We booked a 4 door Polo or similar & got a Fiat 500 2 door, but we managed. The counter staff did a VERY hard sell for their insurance & didn't want to take no for an answer. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Dealing with yourselves was easy and a phone call from Alicante to you regarding this matter was dealt with sympathetically, thank you. "
" Hi, The counter staff had only one thing on their mind and that was to badger us into taking out insurance which we had and would not take no for an answer as it was a legality. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" At the moment not good "
" I returned the car clean in and out on arrival back in UK I find my credit card account has been debated £190 with no explanation . I need to know why ? "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 2 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Good "
" Good "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Couldn't fault the service very quick, efficient and friendly staff "
" Staff were really good as always condition of car was good however car itself was awful. I was given a Fiat cubo which is not comparable with VW polo not at all a holiday vehicle. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very satisfied and impressed "
" Very satisfies and impressed "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great site "
" Great Service,excellent custom "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Pressure to buy insurance spoiled the experience in some ways. "
" Heavy pressure to take out their excess insurance - much more than I've had before from Centauro who usually just ask the question. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Good "
" Very good experiences except we had to wait for 45 minutes for the shuttle bus on pick up and for 30 minutes on drop off. This is not the same as the 15 minutes advertised. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Please take on board my comment about stating if certain credit cards are not taken on the front page. I have used you for 15 years and generally have been happy but it is things like this that let you down. Something so important should not be on page 4 of the small print. Your excess cover product seems excellent (thankfully never used), but in this case was not needed as I had to buy Centaur's full insurance due to the credit card mess-up. "
" Do not accept Amex and therefore could not provide credit card for block for insurance. Unwilling to be flexible to find a solution. Auto Europe partly to blame as this fact only stated right at end of small print (after all the airport specific info) - this should be on the front page as VERY important. Person at desk said minimum price for any damage is €400 - outrageous!!! Only way out was to buy their insurance at €23/day - fair enough but then charged 3 days as a 'minimum' even though only had 2 day hire. Rip off once again. And I did not get the car I ordered and was not told of this fact until in the garage. "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Have used Auto Europe a few times and always found to be good and helpful. "
" The first car had a faulty tyre found during the inspection. The car had to be replaced. The second car had damage that had not been previously reported. Had we not spotted this we would have probably been held liable. Other than those issues everything else was good. You just have to be careful. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Overall a positive experience once the centauro pick up bus had been located "
" Two comments : 1 The contract fuel arrangement was full to full. When I collected the car it was 3/4 full. With this type of deal the customer usually loses out and the hire car company knows this. 2 collection instructions were inadequate, I had to seek help from another hire company and the information desk in the airport to locate the Centauro collection point "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
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Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" All round very good service ! "
" We had to wait about 15 / 20 minutes for our shuttle bus from airport to collection point but other than that very good service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Wrong car. End of. "
" I ordered a small van-type vehicle such as a Fiat Doblo. I got a Fiat Tipo Estate. These 2 vehicles are not comparable and the one I was given did not meet my needs. If I'd wanted an estate vehicle I would have selected one when I booked. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Pressurised to pay extra for insursnce "
" Too much pressure to take out extra insurance at1050euro "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent rental. Good price we always use AutoEurope "
" Excellent service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" would defintley use centauro again "
" very good service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Competitive prices and easy website "
" Centauro is always excellent. No hidden extras & no pressure to buy extras. Good quality cars & efficient pick up & drop off "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy tp use website and competitive prices with no hidden extras. "
" Always excellent service from Centauro "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" As above "
" All aspects of the hire were excellent, from the pick up to the obtaining of the vehicle. On returning the car the attendant came over and quickly did his checks, then assisted me in getting my luggage to the minibus. This was without a doubt the best service from a car hire company I have ever had "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Rented several times from centauro, always good value , however this time took too long to collect vehicle not the staffs fault but need to sort a better system. "
" Collection of vehicle not as smooth as should have been, system change obviously not working properly. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Friendly staff at check in and not busy like it was in the summer. Like the registration tickets which makes sure people don't queue jump "
" Friendly staff at check in and not busy like it was in the summer. Like the registration tickets which makes sure people don't queue jump "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" great company to deal with "
" had no problems with this company "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" We have used your company on previous occasions and as long as we continue to get a rental at a good price and good customer service we will continue to book with you "
" Very Satisfied "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very good "
" Very good, when i pick the car from airport it was half a tank of petrol in the car. when i have returned the car at Alicante airport i have filled the full tank of petrol Centauro said they will return me the 27.50 euros "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" All good, no problems "
" We had an upgrade vehicle which we were pleased with. Pick-up and drop-off were good. Fuel refund was prompt. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Whole thing was very civilised "
" Perfect "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Easy website, great facility online "
" Slow service at pick up, car quite dirty outside. 75% tank of petrol rather than 100%. Suppose to return with 75% but impossible to gauge so returned full so i didnt lose my money. Should return to full tank policy, 75% is a money making con. Drop off was very efficient but unlike in the past no message or email to say refunds had been actioned. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Auto Europe was fine and easy to access the web site "
" Generally, the service was OK but very good for the return. However, on the counter on arrival there was a very pushy and persistent lady, almost rude, trying to sell their insurance despite being told that I had purchased a policy in the UK. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" It was efficient "
" Very good. The only problem was the 1 hour wait to get the car due to the heavy customer load and the general slow process of getting a car from any rental company "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" See 3 above "
" Always very helpful and provide a very good service. Money for Petrol always promptly paid back same day as we return the car. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Rubbish "
" I felt I was coeresed into buying additional insurance but had I seen the car I wouldn't have bothered it was scratched and dented all over and had done 93500 km ..tired and rubbish "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Pickup from Murcia Airport took over 45 minutes "
" Pickup from Murcia Airport took over 45 minutes "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Yes "
" Yes "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe customer service and booking process are excellent. "
" Poor quality car. Fuel tank not full. Worn tyres. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" We have used auto europe for all of our hire car bookings and have been very pleased with the choice of cars, the price and the overall experience. They might need to monitor the companies they are using as this can reflect on the service they offer, in light of our experience with Centuro. For us this is only one of many bookings we've made with Auto Europe but for a new customer this would put them off using Auto Europe again. "
" We have hired many cars over the years as various companies. We have never had to wait for over two hours to collect a car. There were no systems in place at the Centuro hire car collection. The staff seemed to serve customers, go off for ages to find cars, then try to locate keys, it was organised chaos. Each person took an age to be served once they actually reached the desk. At one stage it was bad one of party actually handed out forms to the people in the queue to try to speed things up. We actually queued for an hour without even moving as the priority bookings kept coming in and were being called forward all the time making it impossible for anyone else to be served. You will have a record of us calling Auto Europe to see if we could upgrade to the priority booking as it was absolutely ridiculous. We didn't have young children with us but it must have been unbearable for the families waiting in the heat for over two hours. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Excellent service and very competitive "
" I've used centaurs many times and their service is excellent, will always use them if possible "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good efficient service "
" Although the car rental was off site it was a fast trip to their location. Their minibus pick up has moved from the Info Point to P6 pick up point (to the left of the arrivals doors), Auto Europe/Centauro need to update the paperwork they send to customers. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Auto Europe have always been good to deal with. "
" I was trasted so terribly by the lady on the counter Mariana Teresita Di Stasio that have complained to Cebtauro. I have never been verbally abused like she did to me. She was clearly unhappy I wouldn't take there extra insurance and I was left shocked, very upset and confused from the traumatic situation. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Faultless apart from car being dirty on outside when I picked it up. "
" Very good efficient service "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" I always book through Auto-Europe/Centauro 5 times in the year. "
" Everything was ideal apart from vehicle having lots of small markings but not a problem "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Murcia airport was closed when we dropped car off we did not know and nobody told us couldnt get us out of car quick enough and into minibus to dump as at airport never to be seen again no one at airport everyone very unhelpful will never be back at this airport again "
" Murcia airport closed we didn't know no one told us couldn't get us out of car quick enough to dump us at airport no one at airport everyone very unhelpful will not be back "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" The Centauro staff when the vehicle was returned were extremely professional and efficient. "
" The only down side was that when we coilected the car we were told that breakdown cover was not included which I believe it normally is with other car rental companies "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good custom "
" Good service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good service providing all the needed cover "
" Helpful staff, no hard sell of unnecessary insurance, quick and efficient return of car. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Booking with auto Europe was dead easy and gave me the choice I required. Actually picking the car up was a different story. Please see previous comments "
" The car rented could not be faulted, it was lovely and the counter staff were excellent. However, picking the car up was a nightmare due to the queuing system at the counter. We had to wait very nearly 2 hours before actually getting to the counter. After a long day travelling this does not put you in the best mood! There must be a better way to organise it, as the company knows how many people are arriving and when as they declare this when booking the car. This was the only bad thing we experienced on our entire holiday. Terrible. Terrible. Terrible. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" centauro very able "
" vehicle on pick-up had over inflated tyres -- 4.4bar and should have been 3.4bar. had to stop at service station to correct the issue. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Over all a good experience "
" Had good service but I my down side was i had to wait about 20 minutes/half an hour to be seen by counter staff before collecting the car. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" No issue with Autoeurope "
" Charged €225 for a small scuff on the rear bumper that may well have already been there "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" The staff member who dealt with me showed me the car deatails Seat ajustment Lights He made sure i was comfortable with everything before i drove away "
" My overall experience with centauro was fansatic I could not fault anything "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Centauro always give a pleasant experience when hiring a car. This is not always the case with other car hire firms. We drove a Focus ST around Spain for 10 days for £17.00!! Try getting a push bike for half a day for that price in the UK. "
" I really like Centauro! I always feel valued and had an excellent car for our visit to Spain. Highly recommended! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
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" Used Centauro a number of times previously. This was the worst car i have had, Not cleaned well inside on pickup, also no water in washer bottle. Shabby throughout. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Only problem was I asked fir small car and was given upgrade which I did not want, too expensive petrol,and difficulty parking. Said I could change it next day but that was nit going to happen, either them coming down with a smaller car or me going all the way back to airport to exchange it. No problem with scratches on the car, only wanted to know about larger problems found and there were none. Not like other car rental companies. "
" Quick pick up. Very efficient, organised. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Please see comments above "
" The pick up was slow as only one staff member to serve speedy check in as well as everyone else. Also I have a random £8.14 charge allocated to my credit card which I have no idea what it is. The fuel refund was very quick. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Overall excellent "
" Very hard sell by counter agent at airport on insurance which we did not require .very slow service to pick up car "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe website is helpful. "
" Had to wait over 60 minutes at desk in airport to complete check in for the car. Car had five or six minor scratches on it and wasn't as clean as ones we have been given on previous rentals. Car was delivered 70% full when we booked for 100%full and return full. It is difficult to estimate 70% on fuel gauge when returning car. So, overall, not as good an experience as previous rentals. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Poor "
" Pickup took 1 hour. Car had damage which we failed to spot and were subsequently charged for on return. Return staff extremely rude when i said my plane was leaving and i had to hurry. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 2 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
" If you do not address above issue I will not book with you or Centauro again "
" This is the third time I have rented full to full and provided with either a 60% or 65% or 70% tank and challenged each time on its return about the tank if it happens on my next trip Centauro can jog on "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Overall good - particularly with the price. Some queueing difficulties at both ends of the hire but would still use again "
" Great price, new car . Only niggles were problems with the queueing system on pickup causing some delays and only 1 person on desk at drop off with 4 people waiting to return cars. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Have complained before about lack of fuel refund to you with no resolution - I wish to complain again how you are not holding these companies to account - terrible support from yourself "
" Charged for damage to car - which I believe was already done - paid for 100% fuel only had 90% refilled to 100% but not refunded at all - charged for damage with no invoice or details at all - complete disgrace "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" All round great experience "
" Brilliant staff, car was great. No hassle what so ever . "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very good "
" Very good "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Rip off merchants!! "
" I booked a car with "on airport location" Centauro was off site and required a shuttle bus to get there. This isn't ideal for a family of five with three children. When handing the car back damage was pointed out to me which I hadn't done (luckily I had taken the expensive insurance) They have also charged me an additional £25 Euro for not re fuelling the car which I was not aware of on top of the "none refuelling deposit" which I was aware of. Also, the charge of hiring a child seat was ridiculously high, £60 Euros for one week's hire!! "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Booking the car was nice and easy and competitively priced. However, the whole experience was soured by the incompetence of Centauro car hire. "
" Waited nearly an hour for 8 staff to serve the 7 people before me. Then I was told the car I had oredered wasn't available, so I would be upgraded to a larger vehicle. When I reached the car, I found it was an Opel Mokka, with a boot not big enough for half our luggage. This took me another 45 minutes to sort out, which was far from ideal at 10pm with an tired autistic child with me. Eventually got a suitable car but delays meant I arrived nearly 2 hours later than I was meant to, which meant I had to pay an extra €50 to Abahana Villas for their out of hours service. Also, despite asking several times about the fuel policy, no-one gave me any clear information so I returned it full to play it safe. No idea if I've already been charged for fuel or not. Good points were, the car was fairly new and in good condition, and returning the vehicle was quick and easy. Overall, an awful experience and will definitely not use Centauro again. I'd rather pay double somewhere else and not have the aggravation. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Competitive pricing. Full to full fuel policy. Good 3 tier insurance options. Easy to navigate website. Friendly staff. Value for money and clear pricing. "
" First rate, friendly efficient and expedient. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Positive noted above, however I am still waiting for my £1000 to be returned minus fuel charge. So where is my money please? "
" Positive noted above, however I am still waiting for my £1000 to be returned minus fuel charge. So where is my money please? "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I have never had an problem using Auto Europe "
" There was a 2 1/2 hour wait to pick up the car. This is not acceptable. I will not use Centauro again because of this. They know the number of customers who have reserved a car, and at what time the car is required but they did not have enough staff to deal with the numbers. "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Good value and simple booking process. Fuel deposit was paid back quickly. Really long queue at the airport rental desk added hours to the process. "
" The on-line booking process was nice and smooth, however picking up the car at the airport took hours due to the massive queues. The car itself had a lot of external damage to it. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Drop of was fine and easy. The stress of collection wwith a late arrivial flight was not great. plus the car was not what i was expecting "
" As I didn't book direct with Centauro I was not a premium customer even tho I had paid for the highest possible premium. The wait was over two hours to collect the car. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" none "
" wait to collecr car was too long. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Not enough information about the actual hire company via the Auto Europe booking. Customers need to know "clearly" that the hire company is not at the airport. "
" * ridiculous deposit amount. *took 40 minutes to get from the arrivals to the hire car via a bus. Was then charged £40 for the privilege due "to the time" Further charges for the fuel in the car. If the tank is full, i'll bring it back full. I don't need to be charged for it as well. *before i left the airport zone i was £1200 down on my credit card with a full holiday ahead. *the windows on the inside of the car were filthy. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Auto Europe are always good. "
" A very long queue to collect the car "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Great if you are after value for money and not in a rush, as off-site and queues are time consuming. "
" Queue at pick-up was nothing I've seen before, over an hour but once at the counter staff was efficient. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" I think that you have to be extremely up-front and clear on the website about the risk of various hidden costs, not to mention the long waiting times. Don't hide these matters in the small print. To be honest, I would even argue that you drop Centauro from your offering altogether. "
" An appalling experience! Please excuse me for the harsh language, but I think that Centauro operates a similar con to Goldcar. They offer low headline rates to look attractive on the AutoEurope website but then start adding extras. Extra insurance for one. They basically argued that very little was covered by the AutoEurope and had I not taken their insurance for EUR 66, even the slightest scratch would cost me hundreds of EUR (I read online that they pull off the 'scratch on bumper' ploy quite regularly). Next, they charged me EUR 65 for the drop off at Valencia airport, without of course making a mention of the fact that they are located outside the airport! Which needless to say caused me delay and aggravation, having arrived at car rental drop offs inside the airport parking only to discover that Centauro were not located there. That's a blatant deception in my view. Add to that a fuel policy that is dodgy at best. The rental contract was 'full-full', but they gave me the car with the tank half full (already a breach of contract) and charged me EUR 39 for the privilege. I contested the fuel charge but they argued that it was a guarantee against me returning the tank empty. I habitually return car rentals with more fuel than I was given, but I was so irate with Centauro that I returned the car with the tank empty, since I had paid for it anyway. But that elicited yet another charge of EUR 25 at the Valencia end, which of course they had made no mention of at the Alicante end! Let me also mention the long waiting time at the Alicante counter, which is the last thing one needs when arriving at 10pm. It is another money extraction swindle, of course, in inasmuch those in 'premium' category jump ahead of you in the queue. All in all, the experience with Centauro was as bad if not worse to the one I had with Goldcar in Spain a few years back. From your side, you could offer me a voucher or a credit on account, if you wish to amend some of the extra costs and aggravation suffered. Thank you. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Value for money "
" Good custom "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" You should check the service provided by Centauro. I hire cars in Alicante and Almeria minimum 3 times a year. I have not had cars from Centauro before and never will again. No other business I have ever dealt act in this way. "
" Centauro are thieves. On arrival at the counter they gave me a form showing existing damages to the car and a template circle that if any further damages were made that were bigger than the circle then I would be liable for the cost of repair. I found some scratches on pick up and told the counter staff, but they said that as the scratches were not bigger than the circle it was fine. On dropping off the car they then made a forensic inspection of the car. The Centauro rep then added all the existing scratches to the paintwork together and said that combined they exceeded the size of the circle and deducted euro 177 plus the cost of the fuel that should have been refunded to me. There was no discussion to be had - he said we could argue all day but they would just take the money anyway regardless. You should not market cars from Centauro as this is border line criminal. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" A stressful experience at the start of my holiday, which I will not repeat with this company. "
" The Centauro counter staff in Alicante airport put huge sales pressure on us to purchase additional excess insurance, despite the fact that we had already bought the appropriate excess insurance. They simply said that my excess insurance was not valid because it was not purchased through Centauro. They failed to acknowledge the Auto-Europe notes on the reverse of the voucher, which clearly states 'these items are optional and you may choose to purchase them or not'. Once we had informed them that we were not going to purchase the excess insurance they became rude and said that we were taking 'a risk' by not buying their insurance. This is obviously pressure sales that they are instructed to do. To make matters worse, when I eventually went to collect the car, there were no Centauro staff available to show me where the car was located in the large basement car park and to point out clearly the minor pre-existing damage on the vehicle. I was told that all the staff had all gone home, despite numerous customers waiting to collect their cars. This is completely unacceptable. Quite simply, I will not use this company again and will leave appropriately poor reviews on-line. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Never use again "
" Staff were so rude as paperwork said drop car off to airport area 3 centurion staff said no take back to office they were so unhelpful we nearly missed our flight "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Easy quick and cheap "
" Very good service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" On arrival to collect Car from Centauro I was greeted by a Car with more Damages than a Broken Man , I had to spend 30 mins with them identifying damages NOT marked UP ??? Once that completed I highlighted that the Fuel Tank was Only 90 percent full and took an additional £15 to fill . which I paid . On return again asked about fuel re Imbursement t be told No I should have only filled back to 90 Percent ?? I await your replies "
" On arrival to collect Car from Centauro I was greeted by a Car with more Damages than a Broken Man , I had to spend 30 mins with them identifying damages NOT marked UP ??? Once that completed I highlighted that the Fuel Tank was Only 90 percent full and took an additional £15 to fill . which I paid . On return again asked about fuel re Imbursement t be told No I should have only filled back to 90 Percent ?? I await your replies "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Lower prices means more business against compertitors "
" Yellow light in dashboard keep showing during driving.. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" very little to say about the experience "
" when I booked, I requested GPS SATNAV with car, and fully paid at the time. upon arrival at spain I had to await 30-40 mins to be picked by a shuttle bus. the car pick up point is few kilometers away from the airport. once you are at their office your option are limited considering in was in the evening I arrived to collect the car and learnt that it did not have GPS SATNAV and I was asked to pay 9 EUROs per day. the car was fairly new but not powerful enough to climb the hilly roads. so it was disappointment. The car was a FIAT. I paid so much money to avoid any hassle especially travelling with children. I would suggest book rental car from the airport so your option are not limited as there are number of car rental office. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Please see above "
" Difficult to find their bus. Voucher said "minibus area". there is only a "courtsey/shuttle bus" area. Suggest this is changed. Eventually we found where they were, but so many people we had to wait until the 4th minibus to get to their site which was chocka. Took another hour to get the car. Also you charged an airport surcharge, when it wasn't an airport based hire firm??????? I'd like that refunded please. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Swift service and good car "
" Excellent "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Other than the counter staff at Centauro being extremely rude and forceful, the car was clean and nice to drive. Drop-off was carried out efficiently. Auto-europe I will definitely use again. Whether I chose a car from Centauro in future is another matter. "
" I was disgusted with the counter staff when I went to pick up the keys for the hire car. It was pure intimidation trying to force me into taking out their excess insurance for over €130 and that the person serving said that she knew what was best for the customer. I said I had my own insurance and that I knew what was best for me. Are the counter staff on commission for selling their insurance? I have hired cars in Alicante at least 6 times a year over the last 15 years and that is by far the worst experience with counter staff I have had in all that time. When my wife noticed a lady on the next counter getting the same threats over not taking Centauro's additional insurance she went to help her and was told not to speak with someone she did not know. Having said all that, the car was the first one I have ever hired that had no damage, although the fuel tank was only 65% full instead of 100%. (Is this another scam to get you to put more fuel than that in on return to avoid additional charges?). No problems with car car during the hire period and the check-in was efficient and quick. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Efficient friendly service "
" Excellent service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Extremely high insurance cover held on credit card "
" Poor speed at airport arrival and high cost for insurance. £1200 to pay even If damage is not your fault. Avoid "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" would gladly recommend "
" Long wait to collect car due to how busy they were but over all excellent service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" all done well. cancelled and rebooked at cheaper price with you no hassle "
" excellent car at a very cheap price. outstanding help from centauro as i was nt feeling well at pick up. used them a lot. highly recommended. no pressure selling, money returned quickly for petrol etc. ALL good "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe was as easy to use as always. "
" We had a 4.5 hour wait at Centauro and got the car at 1am. There was no information given out as to why the queue was so long. When asked we were told there had been a software update which was causing issues and 2 staff had left during the day. The two staff members who stayed till 1am were excellent. The car we got was filthy inside and had the last booking persons booking form. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Best in recent years, would definitely use again. "
" Car was well prepared, only 400km on the clock. Did have a slight central locking issue but lived with it. Pick up only took 15 mins and drop off even quicker. Great transfer bus frequency as well. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Was not notified ahead of time that my license was insufficient to drive the car legally in the country of rental. Had to abandon the rental and find other means of transportation. AutoEurop has no support way to refund of cancel the reservation. Extremely frustrating, wasted many hours and my rental money which it seems I won't get back. "
" Counter staff was helpful enough at explaining the situation. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Have used Auto Europe at least five times a year for the last six years and have found this to be the best car hire broker on price and efficiency when, on occasion, I have had to cancel a booking. "
" Very happy with everything from the counter staff, car pick-up and efficiency of being dealt with at drop-off. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" My flight was delayed by nearly 24 hours. I informed AutoEurope as soon as I could (within 2 hours of the time the car was due to be collected). AutoEurope emailed telling me to inform Centauro direct. I did so and received an automated reply. On arrival the following day, Centauro staff informed me the booking had been cancelled (despite AutoEurope taking my money) and I had to re-book at considerably higher cost at the desk. Instead of costing £50.83 the hire cost this amount plus the additional 147.20 Euros that Centauro charged me at the desk. AutoEurope refused to discuss the situation and Centauro had to be emailed 3 times before saying they will look into it and will reply within 17 days. I am not holding my breath and feel the business model is set up to take advantage of passengers who have been disrupted through no fault of their own. There was no reason to treble the charge for a booking that already existed. Will never use either company again. "
" My flight was delayed by nearly 24 hours. I informed AutoEurope as soon as I could (within 2 hours of the time the car was due to be collected). AutoEurope emailed telling me to inform Centauro direct. I did so and received an automated reply. On arrival the following day, Centauro staff informed me the booking had been cancelled (despite AutoEurope taking my money) and I had to re-book at considerably higher cost at the desk. Instead of costing £50.83 the hire cost this amount plus the additional 147.20 Euros that Centauro charged me at the desk. AutoEurope refused to discuss the situation and Centauro had to be emailed 3 times before saying they will look into it and will reply within 17 days. I am not holding my breath and feel the business model is set up to take advantage of passengers who have been disrupted through no fault of their own. There was no reason to treble the charge for a booking that already existed. Will never use either company again. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Would definitely use again "
" Easy and well organised "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent deal by auto europe as it includes all the damage waivers. "
" They tried to fob me off with two other cars which were not suitable as there were 6 of us. Said they no longer do the Ford Galaxy (a lie). They then found a brand new Ford Galaxy and gave it to me. Why didn't they do that in the first place and save all that time and trouble? "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent "
" No problems "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" .. "
" My comments are on Google reviews...shocking...never use again "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Could not reccomend and have someone wait over 3 and half hours with family for a car. "
" Absolutely disgusting that we had to wait for 3 and half hours at Alicante for our car hire. We are a family with 2 kids, one 6 and one 6 month old. Not enough staff on considering it was the start of summer holidays. The girl on the desk was nice and polite and car was great but due to the long wait and lack of staff at Airport we wont be using centauro again which is a shame as we have family holidays on a yearly basis and more often than not hire a minimum of 3 vehicles. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very good, would definitely use again, can't fault. "
" Very good service with no issues at all. I felt I was dealing with a quality company. Gives you confidence when hiring a car. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Poor staff at counter; no eye contact; At drop off, no space for car to park; just handed the key; was not able to get my car checked and contract back to close the paperwork. I am still expecting a final confirmation. "
" Poor staff at counter; no eye contact; At drop off, no space for car to park; just handed the key; was not able to get my car checked and contract back to close the paperwork. I am still expecting a final confirmation. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Amazingly helpful - always "
" First time ever I have had no pressure to take their ridiculously expensive insurance "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" .. happy with over all experience with auto Europe "
" No one was at the airport to greet us . We had to wait 20 minutes and phone autoeurope as cenrauro didn't answer their phones. It was autoeurope that arranged pick up "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" All went smoothly. More info on actually driving the car and a map would have been useful at point of pick up. "
" All good, only down side is planning for extra time involved as office away from airport, but shuttle worked well. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe are rubbish and scammers - Centauro are great "
" Centaurs are great - agent is a scammer who pretends to be centauro and rips clients off - will use centauro without question again but won't touch agent and will warn others about them "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Simple booking and simple return "
" Excellent service - shame about the wait at the counter - too many clients and only two on the counter. Good service once I got to the front of the que "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" The car had scratches, (almost every panel), broken door lock and the car was dirty outside. It ran well and was generaly ok..no problems with the return. "
" Pick up and drop off at Murcia international airport was without the usual hassle. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" A great price and particularly because the car was brand new. Even though the car was returned a day late due to a flight cancellation no additional charge was made. "
" I was surprised to be told that they wanted to charge me 50 Euros for a previous rental, not booked through Auto Europe, and not explained what it is for. It was made clear to me if I did not pay I would not be allowed to proceed with the rental. I am now pursuing with Centauro Customer Service. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" More staff required during peak periods, not acceptable to be in a que for over 2 hours. "
" 2 hour wait to get served. Lots of confusion with people purchasing the non smart insurance and shocked at the large deposits. Some customers over 30 minutes to be served. I was in a que of 20 people and on average only 2 persons serving. I personally chose the Smart insurance and was approximately 5 minutes getting served. Really annoying start to the holiday. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent service and friendly efficient staff. "
" I always use Centauro as I have found the cars to be of a good standard and staff helpful. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Everything ok ,but pressure to sell excess cover. "
" Long queue "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I will contact AE to see if they can help me in this matter "
" Check in was orderly and efficient. Pick up of car is in a multistorey car park with very poor lighting. I checked the car over taking pictures of paintwork all round. On returning the car I parked in the bays one in from the entry road and after waiting 20 minutes to have the car checked in was told I had to park it in the row adjacent to the entry road. I then moved the car and waited another 20 minutes before I got the car checked. This was where it became farcical as the agent had to get his phone out and switch a torch app on to check the car over. He then began to look at his phone on numerous occasions when he got to the front of the car and got down on his knees to look under the front bumper at the rubber strip known as a " Cover Front Spoiler" and declared there was abrasions to it. I totally denied damaging it but was told to see customer services. There was a queue of 7 or 8 people waiting but no customer service personnel to be seen. The gate for my flight was closing in less than 45 minutes and as I had never used Alicante airport before I made the decision to continue to the airport and check in. On returning home I found a charge against my credit card. I have since contacted Centauro asking for photographic evidence and a copy of the invoice but as of today I have received nothing. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" The off site mini bus collection is not well signed and chaotic. Couldnt get to collect car for 45 mins after plane landed "
" Ordered a Ford Focus (Or similar) and got a Nissan Duke. Not like for like in my book. Posdibly due to wanting an automatic "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Good on line service . If needed the call centre are always helpful "
" Our car hire company of choice . Have tried many others over the years and Centauro come out top. Good service , perfect cars and always polite . Coming back soon! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" None "
" No relevant comments "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" 0 "
" 0 "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" will use again "
" All went very smoothly . great service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good car Quick handing over back Quick refund Slow collection "
" The system in place for collecting a car is ridiculous. There is a general queue ,premium queue or returns queue. The problem is that the majority of people are in the general queue and as soon as someone walks in who can use the other two queues they jump to few front of the general queue. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Overall a good experience, the person at the dropoff was extremely nice, helpfull and polite. "
" The person serving me was trying too hard to sell all sorts of extras and her attitude changed from a pleasent hello to almost dismissive by the end. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good value for money and we got the car required. Pick up and the car hired was very good. Whilst the service overall went well there was confucion by Centauro staff when trying to drop off the car and have the return condition and fuel level checked. "
" Booking early does give some worry about all being in place, however we were most impressed the the service from both companies. A good job. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good car , good pickup and drop off. "
" Very satisfied, but I was ok, but I can imagine quite a few people would miss turning down the slip road off the roundabout, a bigger sign in a place positioned before the roundabout is needed. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" We'll definitely use Centauro again when travelling in Europe. "
" The instructions for pickup and dropoff were very accurate. We had a wonderful trip in a Ford Focus with onboard Gps. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I would have liked to have known about Centauro's check-in system beforehand, otherwise Auto Europe were as good as on previous occasions I had used them. "
" Centauro were using a "supermarket style" queueing system which I had no advance warning of and only found out when speaking to other customers who pointed out how their system worked. I had to join a queue to check my reservation number in and receive a numbered ticket to join the queue for pick-up. The queue to "check-in" took 15 minutes and as it is machine generated meant my allocated ticket was after midnight and I had the dubious pleasure of being charged an extra 40euros for checking in after midnight, a situation I could not avoid, but Centauro refused to accept that I (and several others) were at their desk before midnight due to this system. Counter staff were unwilling to over ride this saying it wasn't their fault, was system generated and could not refund the 40euros. On top of this, it took over two hours to pick up my vehicle....totally unacceptable. (I spent less time in the air on my flight than this!!!) Their return procedure was only marginally better and it still took 20 minutes. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Highly recommended company !! "
" Used centauro approx 15 times now with no issues , lots of nightmare stories at Alicante airport with other companies but always all good with centauro!!! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" My only minor complaint would be that I chose Centauro because of the FULL to FULL fuel but when allocated the vehicle it was 3/4 to 3/4, not what was advertised when booking the vehicle through Auto Europe online, otherwise everything else was excellent. A very enjoyable experience. "
" My only minor complaint would be that I chose Centauro because of the FULL to FULL fuel but when allocated the vehicle it was 3/4 to 3/4, not what was advertised when booking the vehicle through Auto Europe online, otherwise everything else was excellent. A very enjoyable experience. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" There is none better than Centauro as the others just dont compare. "
" Again a first class experience. Thankyou Centauro. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent value for money and we love their flexibility around changing the car or date without incurring any extra cost. "
" Have hired cars from centauro for many years and have always found them good to deal with. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" As above "
" Arrived at Murcia airport and had to look for bus to take us to Centauro car hire this is a drive away from airport the only one that is as every other car hire firm is as you come out,on arrival at Centauro I was asked to put my credit card number in for my petrol,my card was refused I had put the right PIN number in as I know the number ,I tried again and still refused ,there was no one else in there waiting ,so he said ring your credit card office ,which I did and they said the cards been blocked as I've tried twice ,I then asked the chap behind the counter can I pay on my debit card for the petrol ,and he said no ,it was the first time we had flown to Murcia and we had a forty five minutes drive to where we was staying so we were stuck there, the chap behind the counter then said your pay on your debit card if you pay for insurance ,I said I've already paid for full insurance with Autoeuropa ,he wasn't very helpful,in the end I had to pay £186 on my debit card as I had already paid £189 it has cost me nearly four hundred pounds for six day car hire ,I hired a focus. But got a Fiat I asked did it have satnav as I didn't know where we heading but on entering the car it didn't so had to use my phone "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" AutoEurope is always cheaper than going to Centauro direct, so it's a good way to book with them. "
" Overall good. Collection very quick and efficient and staff very helpful. Vehicle was brand new. The drop off was a problem because they seemed to be very understaffed on Good Friday, and one poor guy was literally driving two of the shuttle buses. I couldn't even find someone to take my car keys. It took over 45 minutes from arriving there to getting to the airport, and we nearly missed the check-in as a result. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Unhelpful with a previous booking when ripped off by Goldstar "
" Pushy staff at counter selling insurance for vehicle. What part of no do they not understand. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" overall very good "
" staff were superb and the experience was very good As i have noted above, the car was a littie bit the worse for wear(i think it had some 50000km on the clock and a number of dents and scratches were evident) That aside the car ran very well throughout the two weeks "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" All good thank's "
" All went to plan thanks. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very good company and prices always competitive "
" Directions for picking up the transfer mini bus not clear. Wasted time wandering around asking people where to go "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" All good. "
" No hassle experience. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Uneventful - so good "
" Collected car late evening so the expected hard sell was fairly soft. All went smoothly although contract was only in Spanish and they actually charged for the fuel rather than just block the amount on my credit card. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great experience "
" Used centauro around 15 times now with no issues ,,keep reading about issues with other companies at Alicante airport so I'm sticking with centauro!! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Have used their Valencia operation several times without complaint. Will never and advise others not to use Centaur Alicante. Their returning operative pointed out a superficial scratch on a wheel hub. I said I could hardly see it and wouldn't have noticed it in a poorly lit car park at night. He wasn't interested and just wanted me to sign responsibility for it. I declined and he told me to go. The next day I noticed they had deducted a further €270 from my credit card without any details as to how they had come to this amount. No response to a formal complaint made. "
" Have used their Valencia operation several times without complaint. Will never and advise others not to use Centaur Alicante. Their returning operative pointed out a superficial scratch on a wheel hub. I said I could hardly see it and wouldn't have noticed it in a poorly lit car park at night. He wasn't interested and just wanted me to sign responsibility for it. I declined and he told me to go. The next day I noticed they had deducted a further €270 from my credit card without any details as to how they had come to this amount. No response to a formal complaint made. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very easy web site and can choose what I want and competitive prices. Have had to cancel a booking in the past due to date changes and this has been done without problems. "
" I have used Cenauro for many years and there service has always been good. There was only one person on returns so we had a slight delay before he got to us. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See comments above. "
" The vehicle we got had lots of scratches etc. which was not a problem as they were all listed by Centauro. However it takes time looking the cat over before driving away as you have to be very careful as if not listed they will make sure you have to pay for them. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Excellent service. "
" Brand new car (literally). Excellent service from the lady who we returned the car back to. Best price I could find out. Will definitely use next time as I visit Malaga airport every year. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good service, and good cars from centauro but be aware of damage before accepting a vehicle, take pictures of the car and any suspicious damage "
" All went well however I got charged 300euto for minor damage to a front wheel which would cost no more than 45euro to repair and I contest that I did not cause it. Yes I should have spotted it on pick up ok, but the check in staff receiving the car went straight to it, and I suspect he knew it was there hardly checked anything else did not even check to see if the spare wheel was still in the boot. Probably one of the commission scams that are common by the rental companies. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Good website. Easy to book and good deals. "
" Good quality car, though a number of small scrapes, as you might expect. Took some time to find minibus at Malaga airport. Efficient service. Detailed inspection of car on return, although already a lot of marks on it - got impression they were looking for excuse to charge damages, but ok in the end. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" See above "
" The procedure worked fine. The off airport location is a bit inconvenient but does appear to be cost effective. As Centauro's new location is not fully finished the vehicles are a bit dusty. I ordered a VW Golf which was the vehicle supplied which is good. No speed limiter was fitted to the VW which is a positiive. As I said on my previous feedback a car so eqipped (e.g.Ford) will not be acceptable and I would advise Centauro to deactivate any speed limiters on all their vehicles. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Overall quite good. "
" Delivery was rather slow. Drop off was excellent. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" pain free "
" so easy "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" All good - thanks "
" If u don´t have a Centauro reference no. - back of the queue!!!!!! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" All went according to plan. "
" Reasonable price, no hidden extras, efficient service. Car in good condition. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" It is always very quick and friendly service "
" I used CENTAURO always. They are reliable and efficient. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Can't be trusted "
" Issue with a mark on the car on pickup and on return charged us for damage Suspect a scam going on. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" GENERALLY OK BUT CAR BODYWORK IS POSSIBLY THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER HIRED "
" CAR WAS MECHANICALLY SOUND BUT BODYWORK WAS TERRIBLE,DONT THINK THERE WAS A PANEL THAT WAS NOT SCRATCHED, SCRAPPED, OR DENTED VERY POOR "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Excellent service at car return desk "
" Excellent service at check in desk "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Would not consider using anyone else. "
" As always reliable prompt trustworthy and quality all round excellent "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" All went well. "
" All good - no problems as normal. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" As above "
" Got charged in sterling instead of euros . So i was charged a sterling rate. The service assistant was impolite and tried to force me to take out their insurance "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" good "
" insurance v expensive "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent service and value on this occasion and as I experience previously "
" I have used Auto Europe and Centauro on a number of occasions and have been very satisfied with the service I have received. This latest car hire experience was just as good as previously and I will continue to use this system to hire cars in Spain and Ireland. Thank you. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good choice at Alicante "
" Seems like a really good company. this was our third hire with them. Short wait to book vehicle back in, but not significant. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Excellent "
" Try to use them if price competitive-always efficient "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" See 3 "
" The whole car hire experience was a good one but I think communication could have been better on pick as I found it difficult to understand what I was paying for and what would be refunded. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Good experience "
" Thank you Centauro for allowing us to leave the car in the car park and the key with Europcar after not been able to find your offices at the new Murcia Int Airport. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Service good only 60% full of feul i returned it totally full as expected to collect it do i get a refund ?. "
" The vehicle worked okay sadly it has been through the wars it had so many scratches, bumps, cigarette burns in drivers seat, hole in the body, sun visor hanging loose, I have never driven a car with so much abuse given to it "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Good value car hire. Easy to book car rental. The staff in Centauro's Valencia office are friendly and efficient. Very satisfied with our experience and the car supplied. We will definitely use Centauro again. "
" Quick transfer to Centauro office - the shuttle bus was waiting for us at the airport. Easy and fast check-in to collect our car which was in a good and clean condition. The return was also quick and efficient with the fuel deposit and excess blocked returned to my credit card before we left their office. I can recommend Centauro in Valencia without any reservations. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Not sure how to answer this as the supplier was so poor "
" Car only had half a tank of fuel when we left the airport after a 90 min wait for service, Car returned in perfect condition, They have charged me 250 euro for missing parcel shelf Which is not true Shocking company "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" The car was in good order and the service provided was excellent "
" The service provided was fast and efficient "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" straightforward process with friendly staff "
" Quick and easy pick up and drop off "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" As above "
" The counter staff push too hard to sell the insurance. I know what I'm doing and don't need them to try and scare you into it. And this bring the car back with 80% fuel is stupid "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Please see comments above "
" I was given a car with about 7 or 8 scratches and dents . when giveing the car back i was told i put another scrath on the car which i did not . there was so much damage on the car . "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Always very impressed with the service offered from booking with Auto Europe through to the car provided by Centauro. The end to end service is reliable, flexible and efficient. "
" Very good, they have a high focus on customer service and deliver a car hire service in which I have learned to have confidence. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" No hassle, efficient pick up and departure to airport "
" Friendly and efficient "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Very pleased with service from start to finish "
" Very pleased with the service from start to finish "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Again found no problems at all "
" No problems whatsoever "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I have booked with your company again, for a trip to faro Portugal, I hope that I do''t have the same service "
" When I arrived at the desk I had to pay £88 for insurance, if I didn't I would not be able to have the car "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I was lead to believe that I had paid in full for the car hire and additional insurance. This was not the case and I was given a really hard sell at Alicante airport, to the extent that I walked away and went to another provider, Hertz and I will be going directly to them in future. "
" Hard sell of additional issurance, I could only use a debit card if insurance was purchased. I walked away and went to Hertz and I am likely to go directly to one of the larger, reputable companies directly in future. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent "
" Excellent service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I would not go past AutoEurope as they have provided a great service everytime....So I trust them & have great faith in them too....James Gillan. "
" All of Centauro service was 100%....Faultless indeed Thankyou. James Gillan. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" GOOD "
" gOOD AS NORMAL "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very Happy with Service "
" Very Happy with Service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe experience was good. "
" I was provide a car in a lower rental band. I booked a Ford focus or similar and was given a Peugeot 208 which is similar to a Fiesta, not a Focus. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" no coment "
" as I im over 75 it was dear hire "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" will definitely book with Centauro again "
" very happy with Centauro. efficient and friendly pick up and drop off. professional operation. well maintained car. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Very reasonable prices "
" We were charged 225 euros for a very minor mark on the vehicle that was there when the car was collected. Unfortunately we dropped off the car before the office opened so the "fine" was automatically deducted from our credit card. The lady at the counter was extremely pushy in trying to sell us excess insurance which we declined and low and behold.... "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See question 3 "
" As a regular customer of centauro I am always impressed by the service helpfulness and quality of the vehicle supplied "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Will definately use this service again. "
" Centauro were very efficient no fuss pick up very easy to drop off. Petrol refunded in two days will book with them again. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Would definitely book again "
" Easy to collect. A small amount of pressure to buy insurance but soon gave up. Very quick on drop off "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Could have been better all round. "
" Fiat 500.. Car was damaged & dirty in/outside.. Was uncomfortable & expensive for this car.. Fiat Punto 4 door has more room for luggage space. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" I was encouraged to purchase expensive excess insurance that turn out to be a rip off as it was not recognised by the car hire company. Why are companies like yours allowed to operate in this manner. In any other industry it would be classed as fraud. I will used Centauro again, I will not use Auto Europe for the above reason and I will ensure as many people as possible know about the way you conduct your business. "
" fast and efficient "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" It was a good experience "
" Apart from the lady trying to sell extra insurance, this was perfect "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Overall it was a good, pleasant and problem free experience with Centauro "
" Other than a delay in collection from the airport and taking into account it was the end of the season with regards to vehicle condition everything went smoothly on collection and quickly on the return of the vehicle. Transfer to airport was immediate and very good efficient service provided by a courteous driver "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" X "
" X "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Good, easy to book and good prices and information. "
" Fine no problems handy for a fuel station for filling up before return, quick and efficient. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent "
" Excellent service. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" easy car pick up with no hassle. "
" great experience "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" No problems/very easy "
" Very smooth, no problems, they keep our details on file "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I am very happy with the service provided by Centauro and Autoeuropa "
" They are very friendly , helpful and fair. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Always great prices and helpful staff should there be a query. "
" Have always had a great experience with many hires with Centuro, but this time the vehicle had a considerable amount of unrecorded damage & had an unpleasant smell inside and we were refused an alternative vehicle. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Excellent service - as always "
" Excellent service - as always "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Everything went very smoothly. Thankyou "
" Great,hassle-free service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Booking with Auto Europe is always easy and I have had no problems but I think the issue described above concerning limiters does warrant some attention. "
" I was surprised to find the vehicle I hired fitted with an active speed control (Ford MyKey). These I regard as downright dangerous and will refuse any vehicle so fitted in the future. You may like to make a note on your website concerning this issue. They are intended for use by parents wishing to control their children's driving techniques not Hire companies renting to responsible adults "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" If you have a lot of bookings from one flight it may be useful to use more than one driver! "
" Very polite staff, car clean "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" No problems with Auto Europe at all and I'll continue to use them however I would like to hear your comments on this matter "
" On picking up the vehicle on hire documents it is written in ink , not printed, to check the locks and antenna. I did this with the central locking remote control and all the locks worked. On returning the vehicle the employee noting that we did not have Centauro insurance told me the lock on the drivers door was faulty and she couldn't use the KEY. It worked perfectly with the remote control. I have been billed 300 euros as a result. I told the employee that I had watch her check in 3 cars before she checked ours and did not check the locks on these cars. She said that this was because the had full insurance Therefore I noted that how could she say the "damaged key lock" didn't occur previously if they dont check fully insured vehicle locks on return ? At present my credit card company are disputing this with Centauro. This is criminal behaviour to steal from customers who do not have their insurance. I will never use them again . A quick search on the internet will show that other customers have had the same problem with Centauro in Mallorca and elsewhere. I will be following up this matter with Auto Europe after my credit card company get back to me. I use Auto Europe extensively for car hire in Mallorca and would be interested on your views in this matter. Also, my daughter returned her hire car to Centauro the same day and they tried to say that there was recent damage to the car however she produced a photograph of this "new" damage as it was there when she hired the car. The common factor being that they are targeting customers who do not take their own insurance. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" I have used Auto Europe >10 times - always worked out well. "
" Although off airport the bus ride is short and once at the Centauro location I always find them efficient and easy to deal with. Have used them 4 or 5 times and will again. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" It does what is says on the can, will definitely use again. "
" Very friendly and helpful staff "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Please see above "
" I was issued with a contract for a different vehicle than Autoeurope had provided the paperwork for. The representative was very rude when shevrealised her mistake. She issued another contract for The Seat Leon Automatic and said that now I had to authorise a further 1200 Euro deposit I said that I had already authorised a 1050 euro deposit so simply add the 150 Euro extra she said that she could not do this as she had already cancelled it. This meant that as the deposit would take 6 to 10 days to return to my credit card I now had 2250 euros held for the duration of the holiday!!! On inspection of the car a scratch on the door and serious denting, scratches and sticky marks were not noted on the condition record.When I finally got the car and arrived at my destination in Estepona the car gave a warning saying the Oil Service change was due. You will know that I have hired several cars through Autoeurope and have always been satisfied but I would never use Centuaro again. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Picked up new hire when I dropped off old one. The car I picked up had a large unreported damage, no Centuro sticker & smelt inside. Staff said they had no other car available for me to hire!!! First iffy car in 10 years of hiring. "
" Great car as usual, service & staff good "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" No problems at all "
" Once you know the system it's simple "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great price and options "
" Very good value and no queue at counter. Car upgraded though it had a lot of minor damage, some of which was not listed on the paperwork. On return, I had to show that I hadn't caused one mark by showing photographs I had taken when I picked it up. No real problem proving this but I would suggest carefully checking damage on paperwork against damage on car and reporting it or taking photographs before driving away. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" See number 3 "
" Everything was ok apart from the drop off . I brought the car back with more petrol in the tank than I drove off with and the man who checked the car over said I would be getting a refund of some Money . I have been back a week now but no money has been refunded. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" WE ALWAYS USE AUTO EUROPE AT LEAST 3 TIMES A YEAR EXCELLENT PRICES "
" excellent car we hired excellent service from the staff age up to 75 years at no extra cost RECOMMENDED WILL US AGAIN "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Will use again, "
" unbelievably good value an service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent "
" Excellent throughout. Car comes with all the bells and whistles you need including cruise control. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Pick up and drop off were too slow. The vans did not have a big enough capacity for the number of customers and there was only one driver going back and forth "
" The pick up from the airport was poor. We had to wait for 3 pickups as the vans were full for 3 trips. This took some 40 minutes "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" No problems at all. Stress free transaction. "
" Best car we've ever had, and at a bargain price! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I like your comparison where I can look at the different suppliers, prices and car sizes. It makes it much easier to compare. Lots of other providers aren't transparent about the actual supplier you will be using. "
" They are by far the best Spanish car hire company I've ever used and one of the best overall (I've booked intertnationally too). Their staff were friendly and everything was dealt with effiecient with no hard sales pitch for extras. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Excellent service "
" Viery happy experience! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" We had no information about how to find Centauro at the airport which would have been very useful. "
" Centauro were efficient and helpful during collection and drop off. It is an off airport arrangement which is a bit less convenient but it means a better price. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent from start to finish "
" Spot on first class service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" One of the better rental Companies but none are over friendly!! "
" Would be nice just once to get the car I ordered!! "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Get service team, please don't change. .. "
" Can't wait to join up with Centouro next year "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Recommend to my friends. "
" Very satisfied "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" All ways good "
" Great consistent supplier "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" As above excellent service no issues pick up or drop off "
" The overall service was excellent and will book through Centauro next visit to Alicante "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Easy "
" Excellent service overall for a car rental company, just make sure you deal with them in a professional manner and they'll do the same for you. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" great car provided, was easy to collect and easy to drop off. A small car is perfect for parking in and around Ibiza rather then getting a large car. make a note of how to get to hire location from airport to make life easy when you are returning it as its a little hidden. "
" Was a nice easy process. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" We booked 3 cars - 2 with Centauro which went well, but another through auto Europe with firefly. Firefly made a senior driver charge which was not on our terms. I also booked with them in June at same age and they never charged this. I have written separately to you about this. David Whitlie "
" All was good "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" The experience was a bloody pain. No reflection on centauro who were tops throughout. It's the way you are ticketed /parking is almost non available except in bays coloured yellow or blue but limited to up to 2 hours .if you can find an empty one. Locals did not seem to be victims of the local authority ticketing agents. Robbers . "
" Centauro in my experience give good speedy car hire. Vehicles are excellent mechanically , I could not fault any of the service centauro provided. However with regard to car hire in Ibiza and if going to SantAntoniDemany for any length of time. Don't. This place has virtually no parking spaces in the town. And the local "trafic wardens" are extremely prolific my car was ticketed twice and on the second occasion the ticker had not been on my car any longer than 24 hours.ie found ticket 16.00 hrs my departure for home was 0600 following morning. Imagine my shock on taking my suitcase to car at 05.30 am to find it gone. Stolen ? Or towed by local authority. As stated I had two tickets the first was placed on car on a Friday i paid it on the Tuesday following week. Four days after it's issue. Same day after having paid penalty I found another .could not have been placed day before because there was an all day downpouring of extremely heavy rain which as ticket was not in a polythene protective envelope would have been totally washed out by the force and sheer amount of rainfall.so it was put there sometime on the Tuesday. . It was dry and unaffected by any rain...... Any way get the picture... it's a racket ...small island ...hire cars are highly visible ...targeted by trafic enforcement agents...easy money off the holiday maker ..dont be caught this way. Taxi to your destination from airport ...hire there if you wish to explore..but only for day at a time so you can park the car back at hire company's yard avoid the 200 euro fine (100 if paid within a given time) "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I like Autoeurope and I always use you for my car rentals. "
" Quite a long queue to pick up car. Grumpy staff on return. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Will definitely use them again. "
" Really helpful hire company. No fuss and good value. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great value from Auto Europe with flexibility to chose company to meet your requirements "
" Good company who provide high quality cars and efficient service "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Booking the car was painless and there was a good choice. It would be good to have customer reviews of the various car hire companies on your site - I had to search elsewhere for these. "
" It was very good. Efficient collection and drop-off and a good car. Only negative was the petrol arrangement of paying for the petrol in tank at pick-up and then getting a refund if returned with same amount, which is difficult to estimate. Better to be full to full . "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Not good "
" Staff really rude when I wouldn't take out the extra insurance "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
" All good "
" Excellent service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent in every respect "
" Fantastic as always. Friendly staff, no hassle processes and nice car "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good "
" Good "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" all ok "
" easy pick up and drop off "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good all round experience "
" Airport was very busy , but i was glad to see all the counters were staffed , and they were very efficiant so we only waited about 10mins before we were seen. very friendly staff "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" quick and easy with paperwork "
" very helpful and friendly "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Overall very good "
" Very good but could of had better run through on the car or at least a hand book "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" very friendly staff "
" Will book them again "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I have been using auto Europe for some years now and they ask for these comments but if you complain they never get back to you. "
" Better than most I have tried! "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Lovely car would definitely use this company again "
" Helpful staff, quick and easy pick up and drop off. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy to book. "
" Hired car on full to full basis. Fuel tank only half full on pick up. Was charged 25€ but was advised to return with full tank, which I did. Rep said I would only get 25€ back instead of 50€. Have contacted Centauro to ask for full refund. If they had kept to their side of the contract there would not have been any confusion. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" As above "
" Excellent price, excellent staff service from pick up to drop off - no problem with shuttle bus pick up or drop off. Very short queues for the service at pick up or drop -but no long wait as in other airport terminal car rental services - would use Centauro everytime. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great counter staff, great cars, great value. "
" No buses available at pick up, we had to walk! However it's a very good company and we would use them again. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
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Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Very helpful when I rang up to enquire about hiring a car "
" Very pleased with the general service all round. The car we were given was ideal for our needs. Only issue was the wait time when picking the car up after arriving at Alicante airport. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Had better customer service from Centauro in the past. "
" There was no explanation given with regards to the car controls on pick up. Especially sat nav. Car had slight wheel wobble at certain speeds probably due to unbalanced wheels. This was mentioned by me at drop off. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Only improvement I could suggest is that they limit the passengers to just the driver/renter of the car at the pick up point. The van filled up very quickly with non driving passengers, which slowed the whole process down. The renter of the car could go collect the car and go back for the passengers. "
" It was all very fast and easy. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Cheapest prices here "
" The service & car are really good. Thanks Just 2 notes: 1. Full cover insurance is too expansive - 21€/day. 2. There is a km limit - 150km/day "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Have used Auto Europe for a few years and find the ease of hiring is good "
" Good price "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" The car was very dirty inside and had a very strong smell of smoke in it, so much so that we had to buy some air fresheners. "
" It took ages to get the car due to long cue and not many servers on. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" I got the usual "but if you have an accident...." warning from the Lady on the front desk when I refused their full cover insurance in favour of my own pre-bought excess policy but otherwise OK. I would suggest bringing your own child seat... it cost more to hire one for a week than to buy one and throw it away!! "
" Whilst the car was clean there were a number of dents and blemishes which detracted from the look of it "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Nissan Juke petrol vehicle rented on this occasion was not fuel efficient and I would not rent again "
" Centauro staff are efficient and helpful "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Wirst car in 6 which i have hired from you "
" 6th time in left year hiring with Centauro. Always good but this last car had brakes SQUELLING and only 20 psi in one of the tyres. Red light on dash with brake sign when sit in car "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Apart the question of petrol refund everything else was fine. "
" My only concern was not receiving the email I was told I would get, advising the car was returned satisfactorily and the deposit for petrol would be refunded, has not been received "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Used many times, always excellent. I would not go to anybody else. "
" Sensible price and very good service. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Poor desk service from Centauro. Queuing for over 45 is very poor. "
" Problem was that I had to queue for over 45mins to pick up the car as Centauro had too few staff on the desks to deal with the number of customers. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" A decent hire car company "
" Car was fine but not quite as described. A large dent to the rear drivers side of the car on pick up. Quick enough refund of deposit on return home. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" The staff were all very pleasant, however I would not recommend this company at all. A trip which i thought would cost €56 was in fact a real price of €160 for hiring a car for 1 day. I do not understand the lack of courtesy in not refunding me half a tank of petrol. There are plenty of orher nearby companies to try. "
" Firstly i booked a corsa as i prefer small cars, but was told on the day this was not available, and given a huge megane instead, which was only changed when i said I would have to go to a different company. Secondly no-where at the time of booking it for €31 euros was there any indication that the insurance would be an extra €60, and the GPS a further €18 on top of this. Thirdly it was not clearly explained that the tank needed to be returned only 45% full, which is a very strange amount, and practically almost impossible to do accurately on your own. However when i returned it with a full tank which cost €50, and asked for a refund of €25 for half the tank, i was not given this and my email has not been responded to. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 3 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Only problem was out of hours charge for late arrival even though I had to wait early 45 mins in a huge queue "
" Very good although flight was delayed by half an hour so incurred 40 euros out of hour charge "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent on line service "
" Helpful and efficient and English speaking "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I put 5 in terms of recommending based on my comments above re no clarity about what insurance is needed. "
" The difficult thing at pick up was confusion over insurance which seems to be a regular problem. I was unsure what I needed so ended up spending £135 for a weeks insurance. More clarity is needed BEFORE you get to pick up. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" happy "
" happy "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Everything o.k. just as with my previous experience with you. "
" Given larger car than required or ordered. No extra charge but didn't need one so large. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Ok "
" No directions at AGP eventually had to ask directions. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" The service is fine as it goes. However, the need for rental companies to appear to be the cheapest on the system leads to low headline rates and an array of extra charges for insurance. It also creates an incentive for the rental companies to find damage so they can cash in excess charges. The market would work better if you had a way of including all costs (including full excess waiver) in the search function. Then we can consider like with like. "
" On collection no-one was available to inspect the car. On return they found a small scrape on the bottom of the front wing panel (they needed to crouch right down to find it). It's impossible to tell if it was there on collection or not but it would have been extremely difficult to spot. They have charged me €225 as an excess (but one week later have failed to provide any supporting documentation) . To add insult to injury there were other scrapes already on the vehicle so clearly they don't immediately fix the damage that they charge renters for. It feels like Centauro is in the insurance not the car rental business. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" I would like a response from you and maybe some compensation because other car hire companies we use are satisfied with the original credit card even though its my wife's name on it (in actual fact, its a joint account anyway|) "
" Firstly my wife paid on our joint credit card in UK before trip. When we arrived to pay additional costs you would not accept the same credit card which the car was ordered with. My own credit card was refused because I did not know the PIN number so I had to be 240 euros on my debit card meaning the car cost over 300 euros for 10 day hire. The assistant was not helpful at all. After. we left we thought the cheapest way would have been for my wife to be put on as a. lead driver and then use her credit care but the assistant never suggested this option. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe is the website I always use and trust for car rental.Its easy to use and I like the way you can book a car then cancel and rebook if a better deal comes along up to 48hrs before rental. "
" As a yearly car renter in Spain for the last 10 years I like to think I know what I'm doing and have used Centauro at Alicante and Valencia airports. Centauro are one of the better companies, but not without faults. Our car this year was upgraded FOC which was nice but not altogether necessary. The upgraded car was obviously not cleaned from the previous rental, but not really dirty as such. The rental was supposed to be full to full but was actually only half full which is always a pain, but seeing as it was an upgrade, both of the above I accepted. The queue at Alicante airport was 1hr which was not pleasant, but Victor on the desk was very polite and helpful with no pressure to spend more and of course he gave us that upgrade. It took a while to leave the car park as previous damage had not been noted so I got that rectified. Car return not so good due firstly to the fact that I tried to return the car with the same fuel, which is always difficult and why oh why can the deposit/fuel deposit not be refunded on the spot? I know all the car companies say the same "you'll get the refund in a few days" but this is not good enough. I rented a Harley Davidson in Spain which cost 2 1/2 times the car rental cost and all deposits were refunded IMMEDIATELY when the bike was returned, with a proper refund receipt Lastly, the fuel deposit was taken in sterling, but some days later it was returned to my card in Euros so with the exchange rate that left me a little out of pocket. So Centauro generally one of the better ones and 7 or 8 out of 10! Tips for a good car rental experiencin Spain (general): 1/ Dont book direct - use AUTO EUROPE or similar. 2/book a car in advance but keep looking at their website - prices change drastically on a DAILY BASIS! Cancel and re-book cheaper when deals appear. 3/ Always book Full to full fuel - nothing less! 4/Always book Zero or Refundable excess insurance - nothing less! 5/ Always inspect the car with a magnifying glass inside and out and agree/record damage with rental company. Take pictures before you leave. 6/Take names of all staff you deal with. 7/Get the deposits charged and refunded in your own currency if you can. GOOD LUCK! "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" We didn't realise that Auto Europe was a broker and that the lead Driver had to be the credit card holder, Centauro couldn't see the booking form so we had to pay again for the car, so making it expensive. "
" Centauro member of staff did his best for us, but his hands were tied due to the fact that we had booked through a broker, which we didn't realise we had, consequently the hire cost a lot more than originally purchased for. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" As above. "
" Forced to buy full insurance coverage as I only had a debit card and not a credit card, I have rented cars worldwide and never had any issues with using a debit card before, the counter assistant was very ready to point out this Claus in the literature, almost to ready and I had full excess coverage which was not accepted, very disappointed 252 euros later, a seemingly good deal on car rental ended up very costly and as a result I wil be reluctant to use either Centauro or Auto Europe again. "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" As above. "
" Friendly apart from usual attempt to persuade you to take out excess insurance etc "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" I didnt like the fact that the pick up location was not specified out of the airport on voucher. With baby we needed to take a shuttle, wait in the sun, not very practical. Next time please specify! "
" At the counter was told I had to leave a deposit for insurance when I had already bought one at reservation. They wanted EUR1200 deposit or 220EUR for the insurance. Then an additional fee for something like gasoline totally unnecessary. Looking for any excuse to charge an extra item upon collection. Car was very basic and did not run efficiently. Maximum speed was 100km/h and wouldn't run smoothly (had to downshift all the time on a motorway with no slope!). GPS outdated, the dashboard and controls difficult to understand and A/C was almost non existent. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Easy and wick booking service "
" As a disabled driver I have found the staff and service at Al icante Airport excellent "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
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" All good "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe service and value were good "
" Car allegedly had no damage however there was damage under the bumper that I did not identify on collection therefore charged for damage I did not cause. I have booked with Centauro 3 times before I will never use them again "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" So far so good "
" It was good experience. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good "
" Good "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" CENTAURO forced us into taking out there insurance and told us that we were not covered for loss of excess, they said that the insurance was with auto-europe and did not cover their cars, 264 euros extra !! In future we will go direct !! "
" We waited 1.5 hours to be picked up at the airport, in the busy peak period, they had 2 minibuses which carried 8 persons, we had 9. There was a very poor system of who was next and everyone was falling out and arguing. NEVER AGAIN !!!! "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Very easy to book, excellent price, no hidden fees. The car was a bit scratched when i picked it up so i was a bit stressed i will be made to pay for it but i had no problems on my return. No extra charges. "
" Very good and friendly staff. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" missold - the internet and email initially said car boot big enough for 2 large suitcases and 3 small suitcases. We were offered a Nissan Juke, which had a very small boot. After a lot of discussion, we were given a Vauxhall Mokka - boot was still smaller than suggested on AutoEurope's website when we booked. I think the issue boils down to the website said a Ford Ecosport or equivalent, but actually meant or similar, but with a much smaller boot. "
" Very slow check in and no queuing system for the bus back to the airport "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 2 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" As above - somewhere it should mention which credit cards are accepted by Centauro. We've used other rental companies before and AmEx was never an issue. "
" This feedback is a complaint as I wasn't happy with the rental. While the car and Centauro itself were great, nobody mentioned that they don't accept American Express credit cards. As it was impossible to use another holder's credit card we were forced to take insurance at £20 a day which increased our rental price by %1000. We wish we had known that Centauro did not accept American Express beforehand, we would have taken MasterCard or Visa credit card with us. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Has mentioned above. "
" I waited 1 hr and 45 mins in the queue to collect my car and was then told because it was now after midnight i had to pay an extra 40 Euros (I was in the queue before midnight). Then when I got to my car it obviously hadn't been cleaned after it's last use. (the windscreen was so dirty I had to use thenwahers to see to drive out of the carpark "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
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Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" new car, fast drop off. Pick up was awful and waited in queue for 1 hour. "
" waited an hour in queue to pick up car "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" As above "
" The additional costs involved in insuring the car (excess etc) were impossible to avoid. I spent a long time arguing with them and saying I did not want the massive additional cost, but to no avail. When I tried to pay for just the basic cost, I was told my credit card wasn't working (not true). Very very angry customer and I would never use them again. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" As above - recommend to freinds on price but with the caveat of potential queueing times "
" Only issue was in collecting the car at airport - queued for over an hour and was only abler to upgrade to an express pick up if I paid 49 Euros which seems ridiculously expensive, That said, the staff were polite & efficient - would consider going direct in future to Centauro rather than have to queue for so long! "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" A good broker "
" Did not make options regarding return fuel levels at all clear. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" always very efficient booking process and always offer excellent rates "
" we were charged an extortionate amount for a "missing" aerial despite the fact we had a photo showing the car was never equipped with it when we picked the car up. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" so easy to book and great car to drive "
" very happy with everything would use them again "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" i am back from holiday and never had a car or seen anyone to help. "
" worst start to a holiday ever. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Centauro is not a company that I would recommend "
" Would not recommend "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very well organised "
" Very well organised "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Will still use Centauro as in the past have been happy with them, but very disappointed this time. Also not certain we were given the car we booked as there where 6 of us and it was very tight in the back seat for the 6th person plus luggage. "
" The car was not in good condition, body work not good and back seat belts were twisted and hard to work, high mileage and was not full on fuel only 80 percent when should have been full to full. Feel upset as we are regular customers with Centauro. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" That part of the booking was very easy "
" The whole insurance/£1200 excess is all bit ridiculous in the way it's explained and almost forced. The excess should be much more clearly stated if I'm honest, but if anything surely these things are just part of car rental so should just be in the price not a surprise at the airport where you have little choice to do anything "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Does what it says "
" Dropped vehicle back a day early but no refund given. I had informed Centaur in pick up that it would be back early. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Satisfied overall, car parking space are too small for loading and unloading a family with car seats "
" Queuing system at Alicante airport is confusing. Express queue is longer than non-express queue. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" No issues so I'm pretty happy. "
" Shuttle bus parking arrangements at the airport aren't great. Some signage required. Horror stories around damage to locks aren't great. I'm not sure a customer should be liable for crime sprees in Majorca. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Quick hand over, well explained, great value and excellent condition of the vehicle. Drop off was just as simple and easy as collection. "
" Quick hand over, well explained, great value and excellent condition of the vehicle. Drop off was just as simple and easy as collection. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Overall satisfactory if only the pick up time had been shorter. "
" There was a long wait to pick up the car as other customers ahead of us in the queue took a very long time to do their pick up. After reaching the checkin desk everything was handled quickly. The car courtesy lights would not turn off after being turned on. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" See above "
" No problem with the admin side when picking up the car but it was advertised as having a full tank of petrol and to return it with a full tank which I was aware of. However it was only 90% full and I dropped it off 85% full as it's hard to gage when it's not a full tank. They had the cheek to stop 50 euros out of my 70 euros deposit. Such a rip off. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Se above "
" The car was ok but only ok, not worth the extra I paid versus a smaller car Main problem was that my kids left an i pad in the car and despite me ringing within 30 minutes it had apparently disappeared - I appealed to them given what was on the I pad eg photos and even offered a reward but no it couldn't be found We are 100% sure it was left in the car - the children used it on the 3 hour journey and then when we got to the airport it was missing, there is no other answer We are very upset and disappointed "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Great price, but not not worth the extra time and inconvenience dealing with a business that is understaffed and offsite from the airport. "
" This was a great price, but the differences between Centauro and the other major brands became apparent immediately. The office and pick up/ drop off area are off site from the airport, so you need to allow more time when dropping the car off to make the flight, as well as wait longer to get the car when you arrive. The office is very busy so it takes a while to be served, the staff are friendly they are just overworked. The car was damaged in a few places, and cruise control was not working. Air conditioning was working thankfully. Upon returning the car there was only one person checking in the cars, and there was no clear order or instructions for people returning cars. This meant people were parking in the wrong places to drop off, people were not being served in the order they arrived, and because there was only one person dealing with the arrivals....it took quite a long time. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Had to wait a long time in the queue, but once got to the agent the service was quick. The Dacia model car that I was given was not great and was not a pleasant experience to drive. Hopefully will get something better next time as will definitely be hiring from centauro again "
" Had to wait a long time in the queue, but once got to the agent the service was quick. The Dacia model car that I was given was not great and was not a pleasant experience to drive. Hopefully will get something better next time as will definitely be hiring from centauro again "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy to use and informative web site. "
" A smooth and easy experience to both collect and return our vehicle. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good for a quick price comparrision "
" Dreadful. Had to wait 2 hours in a queue to collect the car. Staff didn't seem to care, cars weren't ready when they were supposed to be. Charge you extra for everything. Awful company "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 3 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Easy to book and understand the website. Offering all prices/companys for comparison "
" Friendly and efficient staff "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Overall pretty good. "
" Everything really good and efficient. My only gripe was the state of the car. It had a massive dent in one of the doors and wings. Any other purchase or rental I should have either got an apology or a replacement but was not given either. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Should get what we booked a full to full car "
" At the counter was charged for fuel 60% full booked full to full. Got car and it was only 50% full had to go back to desk to have this amended. CAR should have been full to full variations on this is a rip off "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Auto Europe is excellent. "
" About one hour wait to pick up car owing to insufficient staff. Presumably it is the lower service level that makes Centauro cheaper than the competition. The drop off was superbly fast, however, including full check of the car. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe were fine but the car hire company themselves were shocking - just trying to rip off tourists. "
" Centauro hired me a car with an engine warning light. I returned it and swapped it for another only to be told at the end of the holiday that I was being charged €150 for "damage underneath the car". I didn't cause any damage, I wasn't shown any evidence of damage or of any work having been undertaken and the charge increased to €200 by the time they emailed me the invoice. I have complained and am waiting for a response. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" The worst car hire experience ever - I feel like I have been conned by a bunch of criminals. I will dedicate the rest of my life to ensure that Centauro goes bankrupt and their unhelpful, cheating and conniving staff are sent to prison forever. "
" 1. My flight arrived 30 mins late and Centauro failed to provide pick up so I was forced to hire an alternative vehicle. Excuse was they had the wrong flight number. This cost me Euro 70.00. 2. Upon dropping of the alternative hire car the following day and going to Centauro, they would not accept my Amex credit card and the only way they would allow me to hire the vehicle was to charge an additional insurance to my Visa debit card of approximately Euro 260.00. (They would not accept the details of my Visa credit card over the phone from my wife). 3. When I found the hire vehicle it was not a 4x4 as hired and instead was a inferior model. On speaking with friends and family who have been caught out by using Centauro before - it seems like this is a standard policy to rip off their customers. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" none "
" We were surprised by the condition of the vehicle, dents everywhere and not all were on the list given. We videoed the car on pick up to make sure we had a record in the event of any query. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" See above "
" They didn't have a car seat to fit our 2 year old and the one they had was impossible to fit and Jo help offered - they couldn't change the named driver at the desk so this cost me £70 I shouldn't have needed to spend - returning the vehicle was slightly chaotic and better signage would have been helpful to know where to leave the car etc. All else was good "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent all round "
" Easy pick up easy drop "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Hybrid automatic - what a wierd sensation it is driving one of these - like a milk-float - all that was missing was the sound of rattling bottles. Soon got "used" to it - returned a very healthy 50+ to the gallon which included a lot of 120kph motorway driving. "
" Car upgraded (free) to an automatic as soon as we arrived - this turned out to be a hybrid car - never driven one before. Had to ask how to start it. All carried out in an efficient, friendly and professional way - very pleased. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" all good could not have been any better "
" first class service all staff very polite and helpfull the best in spain "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" An overall 10 out of 10. You should be very proud of Centauro "
" A great car (Nissan X trail) and easy paperwork, very happy with your company and deserving full marks across the board. Thank you "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Extremely dissatisfied with the information I was giving start to Finnish and I would like my complaint looked at and monies for the deposit refunded as if I was correctly advised I would have paid the 1200 euro and not been charged 220 euro on arrival, before I left the UK I made a number of calls to make sure i had all the correct documents for a smooth experience arrived at barcalona expecting a smooth transition and it went very down hill from there as I was giving incorrect information during a number of calls before completing the booking "
" Dealt with a tricky situation really good after being massively wrongly advised by auto Europe on a couple of occasions, first time renting a car waiting for response of complaint before I complete trustpilot feedback and reviews "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" No issues with auto Europe but the fuel policy of the companies should be made clear "
" We arrived at airport to experience total confusion of where and who was being picked up. I was with my girlfriend and son and told that the drivers were only allowed in the vehicle with passengers to remain at airport until car picked up. Some customers were not happy with that and jumped in without being challenged. It was 33 degree heat and no place to cool down. When at car pick up point paperwork not explained and fuel charges applied but not explained that penalty of 25 Euro would be charged if vehicle not brought back with same fuel. I tried to explain that and was advised it was on our paperwork which is all in Spanish totally unacceptable for half a tank of fuel was charged 98 euros total rip off "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Got what I paid for. "
" Everything very straight forward. No hassle. No attempt to rip the customer off as a lot of other companies do. Pleasure to do business with them. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Easy "
" Very good no issues "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Car was in excellent as new condition and very clean. Counter staff were quick and would not hesitate in using Centauro in the future. "
" Many thanks and congratulations on your staff and the condition of the vehicle. 5 star service. This was the second time I have used Centauro and hope to do so again in September. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe should take responsibility for Centauro's poor performance. "
" Had to queue for one hour, at midnight, before receiving the vehicle's key. Apparently some part of the computer system was down and the manual alternative was most unsatisfactory, and took an inexplicably long time. Car had only 90% full tank and was not in its designated bay. Difficulty in locating window switches and layout of the parking area served to add further delay whilst attempting to leave the airport. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Due to behavior with Centauro counter staff at key collection point, I would have an issue recommending yourselves as feel you should not do business with companies trying to scare passengers just off a flight, clearly tired and just wanted to get to their destination "
" Very heavy sales tactics trying to scare munger customers into purchasing extra insurance cover. I have annual excess insurance but the persistent female counter staff pissed me off trying to tell me I may still not be fully covered even although I researched the excess cover company and was happy with my cover. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Was quite easy and stress free "
" Car outside was damaged and looked scruffy "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Was easy to find my way to what I needed. Competitive prices, good service. "
" Was a bit nervous about the unknown factors but was made to feel at ease "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Centauro are a company I wouldn't choose myself due to previous problems and this recent problem has further confirmed my distrust of Centauro. "
" I arranged our hire on the basis that the car would be full on collection and would then be returned full. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. The car was provided with 60% in the tank and was then returned with 60%, but this was not what I agreed with Auto Europe. The car was not very clean on collection with the remnants of some sort of sticker on one of the doors and generally dirty outside. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Apart from the initial time spent queuing this was a smooth operation. Collection and return of the car were both slick yet thorough and professional. I just wished that the hirers web page/s would list and price the add-ons so they can be selected/rejected prior to arrival at the arrivals hall desk as this would save time. "
" Overall this was amongst the best car hire experiences I have had in Spain. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Very impressed with the service provided and would not hesitate to hire a car from Centauro again "
" The young lady on the Centauro desk at the Ayre Hotel in Seville was very efficient and provided all the information I required. On checking the car over I discovered a mark on the rear bumper and she amended the details with no trouble. The drop off at Valencia Airport was easy to locate and once again the staff were very efficient checked the car over and delivered us to the airport in very good time "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" I always use Auto Europe now. They are always among the cheapest . The web site is easy to use and clear and and their full refund up to 48 hours before is perfect if you find it cheaper or change plans later. "
" Only good things to say. I would definitely use Cantauro again. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very disappointed in customer service "
" We always use this company three times a year and also my daughter. This time by mistake I arrived and dropped my hire car off a day early. When questioned the girl said she saw it was the wrong day but assumed I was going home early. She didn't even check the car and seemed rushed which made me think she knew but wasn't bothered. She refused to help even though I returned back to centauro only 10 mins later "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very positive experience and will use again "
" All round a very positive experience with no hidden costs. Will use again. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very easy to use, efficient and good value. "
" Other than the hard sell attempt at excess insurance at the desk, I can't really fault Centauro. Everything went smoothly and the car was immaculate. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Has always been very reliable and provided a good price. "
" Check-in was a bit slow and they pushed very hard to take out their insurance. Other than this it was exceptional value. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" I will always recommend centauro it's just the recent issue with fuel that as become the norm . "
" Only problems I have with centauro is the way they over estimate fuel in tank on pickup ( used to have 100 percent full every time but now varied levels and never full and sometimes way out always in their favour ) . "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Will use again "
" Perfect and reliable service. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" All good and saved money no isdurd at "
" All good shuttle bus waiting on arrival small que st counter 10 mins later friving away return no problem car signed for 2 mins on bus 5 mind layer "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Very easy. "
" Late night arrival, very long queue and quantity of staff on duty did not appear sufficient to process customers. Nearly 30 minute wait which was unwelcome after a late night flight with two small children. Price was great, car was nearly brand new (4000km) and return process was really fast and easy. By comparison to pickup (3 staff) the return was fantastic with around 10 staff on duty at 3.30pm. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I will await your reply to the above points before commenting. "
" Centauro required 1200 euros deposit when I had already taken out CDW through an offer you sent by e-mail, when I explained this the representative merely said I had to pay this in case of damage to the car or take out their CDW for 110 euros. I decided to pay the 1200 euro deposit by debit card which they would not accept, they said it had to be a credit card, unless I took their CDW for 110 euros, which they were able to take a debit card for! I did not have a credit card with me, so had to pay the 110 euros. I feel I should have been informed prior to turning up at the airport of these hidden charges, perhaps it was in the small print, but you should make it clear to your customers that this charging will take place. I had to pay an additional 110 euros for their CDW, this meant the cost of hiring the car more than doubled from what I thought I needed to pay. There should be clear instructions from you of these charges and that a credit card is required for the deposit, I am disappointed with this lack of clarity. I have hired a car through you in the past and did not have these issues, not sure if this is something unique to Centauro? if so then you should not be selling their services. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I have used Auto Europe many times as a single user or as a couple, so I get the budget small cars. For this I have found Auto Europe to be exceptional on price and would always get quotes from them whenever I am in need of a car. Be sure to check the actual provider feedback as well though as sometimes they can let Auto Europe down a little, no fault of theirs though. "
" Considering there was only one person in front of me and about 4 to 5 staff attending the counters, it still took around 15-20 minutes to get served. Once served the collection process was very simple with a staff kiosk at the collection site should you require any assistance. Drop off was also a very simple process. The car was checked for damage and fuel and the fuel refund was processed automatically and within 2 days...Well done!! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Always excellent "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Honestly, the attitude from the clerk at collection meant we were extremely worried about any damage throughout our holiday which wasn't pleasant. "
" Despite having purchased the option from auto europe which includes no excess, we were pressured to pay 48 euros for this service at the time of collection from centuro as without it the excess is £1500. We didn't pay as we phoned to confirm we had already got this option but the clerk was very rude & it was not the best start to our holiday. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" very smooth for me , although I could see that other customers were being pressurised into buying additional insurance products at the counter. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent as usual. "
" The only issue I had with this hire was that the car was 3/4 full of petrol when picked up, and I was asked to return it also 3/4 full. The petrol gauge was not calibrated in quarters and so it was difficult to comply with this rental condition. Full /full would have been a better option for this customer. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" As above "
" Very quick and efficient experience. Happy with quality of vehicle and early morning drop off. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Generally very pleased. The car had a great many dings and scratches but they were all clearly recorded on the hire document. "
" As on previous occasions I have found Centauro efficient, professional and responsive. They do care about customer satisfaction and manage to maintain a high standard of service. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Certainly consistently the best hirer at St Javier airport. "
" Great friendly staff providing quality vehicles at good prices with no pressure selling of optional extras. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great "
" Great "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I hate centauro it took ages to check in for the car and several Spanish people skipped the queue. They are a bullying car hire company that must take advantage of vulnerable people "
" I have full cdw insurance and centauro still insisted I took out their insurance. This up selling and bullying. I do not like this at all "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Excellent service "
" Friendly staff with a very smooth pick up and drop off. The staff could not have been more helpful. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great. "
" Efficient and friendly staff. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Auto Europe's paperwork said return the car to the airport but this was incorrect and caused unnecessary concern and cost. I complained to AE 6 days ago but have yet to get a response so am not happy with the treatment so far "
" Centauro were very good and very helpful when we had a problem with return delivery "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" VERY large queue at the airport desk and not all positions manned by staff. Excellent quality of car though and very good price "
" VERY large queue at the airport desk and not all positions manned by staff. Excellent quality of car though and very good price "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" It was more that 1 hours to get the car, standing in the que by Centauro :o( in the middle of the night ! Give the possibility to buy fast track. "
" It was more that 1 hours to get the car, standing in the que by Centauro :o( in the middle of the night ! "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Auto Europe are fine, - but not if they ever link with DICKMANS CAR RENTAL. (Use them, if you want to take years off your life,..) "
" Centauro are very professional and friendly staff make the experience likely to be repeated. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Xx "
" Very good experience. No hassle with my not taking out CDW waiver insurance or with returning car (which was checked on return and invoice issued). Although it is 'off Airport' the delay caused by awaiting shuttle is partly offset by lack of long queue in office. Only criticism is that staff, whilst pleasant, were a bit slow. But this is a minor complaint. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe staff were helpful in notifying Centauro of flight delay although the flight number was on hire request to Centauro who should have monitored the flight time of arrival. "
" Had flight delay of 2 1/2 hours due to French air traffic control. This resulted in getting to Alicante after 12.30am and incurring a 40 Euro extra charge for out of office hours. Other passengers on my flight who booked car hire through another hire company did not incurr this out of office charge. Therefore very disappointed with Centauro other this extra charge. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" None apart from the penalty regarding the fuel "
" I was given the car with 1/2 a tank of fuel and paid 40.00 Euro. I was told this would be refunded if returned with the same amount of fuel. I returned the car maybe 45% full and was only refunded 11.00 Euro!! I appreciate that I miscalculated and returned the car with maybe 3-4 litres less but I shouldn't be penalised 29.00 Euros!!! I'm really quite angry "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Look elsewhere. It's a con! "
" Not at all happy. I booked the car to be collected full and returned full. When I arrived at Centauro it was 75% full and had to be returned 75% full or a 50 Euro fine! It went back with more than 75% in it, but it's a con, just as all the others are! "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Great consistent service "
" Great car , friendly staff no damage nit picking or pressure insurance selling. Consistently the best of the bunch. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Collection, return and car were all fine, just shame we didn't have air conditioning which was needed in May/June in Spain! "
" Pickup was fine, car was nearly new and in pristine condition, only shame it had no air conditioning. Hiring a car in summer in Spain a/c is essential and we didn't realise we didn't have it until we were on our way. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" AutoEurope were vertical efficient. Little disappointed in Centauro regarding above issue "
" Overall good. However I returned car with same amount of fuel 85% full but only got half my money back having been told I would get full amount back. Emailed them about 10 days ago. Still had no response ? "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Ok apart from this insurance charge. Do they do this frequently? "
" I was charged £189 for insurance after i told receptionist i had cover. Thought i signed for deposit. Managed to get half returned after much hassle. Will be more careful of this in future. Never had this issue before. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" the excess amount is far too much. cars often have small amounts of damage which presumably previous customers have been charged for, but for which repairs have not actually been carried out autoeurope used to offer zero excess and free second driver. why do you no longer offer this? "
" the excess amount is far too much. cars often have small amounts of damage which presumably previous customers have been charged for, but for which repairs have not actually been carried out "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" fab "
" fab "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Prompt and friendly service from car hire staff. "
" Simple and convenient booking process. Good Quality car. Friendly service. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" C "
" The "Full to Full" policy is NOT Full to Full, yet that is what I booked "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" please see above. "
" Everything was great, but I bought the extra insurance when i made the booking thinking it was with Centauro, only to find on collection it wasn't and Centauro tried to sell me more insurance, which I turned down. However they did make it sound like it was very serious not taking their insurance. This should be made very clear when people are making their bookings in the future. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy to book on the website and a good price. "
" Good value especially as we got an upgrade. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Easy to follow web site with very competetive rates. "
" Friendly efficient staff "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See previous comments "
" Exemplary experience with Centauro - efficient pick-up at Valencia to their location 2 minutes away (saves queuing at airport car hire offices). Friendly and helpful staff at the office, the car was as requested and immaculately prepared. And again efficient return to the airport. I'd definitely choose Centauro at Valencia again or at their other locations. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very easy to book, very helpful "
" Very easy very happy "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Didn't appreciate That car collection was not at airport not as convenient as other suppliers who are based opposite arrivals "
" Pick up point from Valencia airport is very unclear no signage , took ages to find collection point plus only one mini bus with 6 seats on Sunday morning Not enough staff working on the desk Sunday The staff were very good but very busy "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Very friendly staff but the time you have to wait to pick up and drop of your car is a bit time consuming but overall very good "
" Fantastic car hire company bit of a wait to pick up and the same when returning car but overall would definitely use again "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Thankyou "
" Very happy with my lovely car "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" xx "
" xx "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Like the format, good to be able to quickly see who you are hiring from in the resort, comparable prices, petrol full to full, clear terms and conditions. Will use again. "
" Improved signage from last time, helpful, all good, will use again. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Always had the best deals from Auto Europe. "
" The Centauro staff were pleasant and helpful. The airport shuttle service is prompt, too. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Hard sell when picking up and lies when dropping off. "
" As extra insurance cover was not taken they made sure that there was damage to the vehicle upon return. Something they also done to the customer in front of us. In the same place as well. Would never use again. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Have used Auto Europe for 10 years now easy to arrange car hire on website with exellent choice of cars and rental companies "
" Would recommend Centauro excellent service with friendly staff "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very bad spent £33 and didn't have anything "
" I did not have a car they wanted £245 on top of the £33 I had paid they were very unhelpful and didn't want to help me "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Have used auto europe before and have had no problems. "
" Centauro was off site and it was a bit cumbersome taking 4 bags and 4 sets of golf clubs the extra journey. Centauro themselves were fine. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I have no complaints about Centauro The fuel practice they are now using is out of order and an inconvenience to Customers. "
" my requirements was for a full to full fuel capacity but later realised that it was only a part filled tank. Prior to entering airport I filled it to the top & then complained regading the differance...Was advised to contact cust. services. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" allways good quality cars from centauro one exception was nisa cars tne tyres were cfompleteley bald the car was replaced only when said i would inform the police the car was not roadworthy did replace it iwas amazed the member of staff said this quite normal as with no extra ins. the custermer would need to pay 4 the repacement "
" exellent "
" Very good as always "
" I hired 3 cars thru' you for myself & 2 sons, one who arrived later from East Midlands. The booking process & follow up was very professional "
" The 3 of us were impressed by the service from Centauro & would certainly use them again "
" Poor directions for pick up and extra insurance cost. Pre paid petrol not ideal "
" Your online service is excellent but your telephone advisors are not very helpful "
" Car insurance is very expensive it goes up every trip "
" Perfect from begining to end, many thanks "
" Excellent Service and cars "
" Centauro, Good Car but return to depot took some finding. "
" Great Car and people, thanks "
" Great Car and people, thanks "
" Easy web site to use, could do with less email adverts/spam (perhaps once a month). Not sure how integrated the offers are between yourselves and Centaur - see Centaur comments. "
" We took the options for full/full fuel and full insurance with Auto Europe - the vendor (Centauro) said we had to keep fuel receipts for fuel to prove we had filled the car and withdrew e110 refundable if they decide that the car is full of fuel - they also charged e950 refundable deposit for the car for full insurance and that I would have to take the case up with the agent (you) if there was a problem with car. Centauro's position made me nervous and I am more likely to just take the basic hire from yourselves in future and take a different fuel and their insurance option next time. "
" Very good "
" Very good "
" The pick up address was a little difficult to find. Satnav had trouble finding it. Some signage on the road may be helpful. "
" They automatically added payment for a full tank of fuel despite the fact that I had booked on a full to full basis. Once I pointed this out to them they refused to refund it saying it would be refunded in my return. I had to make a scene before they gave me a refund. It was poor in the extreme. "
" The queue's at the rental desk were long however the operative who dealt with my booking proved to be extremely efficient. "
" The length of time from arrival to leaving in the hire car was nearly one hour due to lack of staff which was a shame. "
" Great service thanks "
" Paid for full tank of fuel 110 euro. So waiting to see if I get a partial refund before i rate!!! "
" All went relatively well apart from my comments below regarding centauro. "
" I was told that my auto europe excess did not cover me that well by centauro. on my return to centauro car was checked ok but there was confusion over who was dealing with me. I was told to queue in one line then told to go back to returns and then went back to queue after some confusion and getting irate. "
" impressed and a great deal cheaper than Avis , Hertz etc . Good car and good customer service "
" ALWAYS GOOD, BUT YOU NEED TO CONTROL YOUR AGENTS BETTER....CENTAURO ARE A SHARP OPERATION LOOKING TO MAKE MONEY AT EVERY ANGLE.... "
" RUDE STAFF....THEY CHARGED ME 111 EUROS FOR THE FULL TANK. WHEN I RETURNED THE CAR WITH A FULL TANK, THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME A RECEIPT FOR RETURN OF THE 111 EUROS UNTIL I KICKED UP A FUSS. IT IS 36 HOURS SINCE THEN, AND I HAVE NOT HAD THE REFUNDED 111 EUROS TO MY VISA ACCOUNT. I WILL BE HIT WITH CURRENCY CONVERSION CHARGES BY VISA...WHY DO THEY HAVE TO TAKE THE MONEY ...WHY CANT THEY JUST HOLD THE PAYMENT PENDING A FULL RETURN OF PETROL...THEN BOTH SIDE ARE HAPPY. WHEN THEY CHECKED THE CAR FOR DAMAGE THEY WERE DESPERATE TO FIND THE TINIEST OF SCRATCHES TO CHARGE ME DAMAGE....THEY ARE A POOR OPERATION LOOKING TO MAKE MONEY AT EVERY ANGLE.......I WOULD NEVER USE THEM AGAIN.....STILL WAITING FOR MY PETROL DEPOSIT RETURN! I MAY NEED YOUR HELP! "
" Hi l was annoyed when l picked the car up as the supplier wanted another 144 Euro for insurance. I couldn't understand what they meant..said either that or block the my card 800 Euro l think. As my journey was stressful looking after my mother in a wheelchair l just had no choice to pay.l. thought had paid extra supercover with you, why did l have to pay more? I have written to your customer services. "
" Car was fine but annoyed they wanted me to pay more insurance when thought already had it. Think either you or they should explain better the procedure. "
" Very reliable company "
" very reliable company and super friendly staff "
" Found the answer to an email question that was sent concerning a letter from DVLA about my license to be very abrupt and also wrong answer. And although I was not impressed with this I would recommend you but with caution. "
" The lady at the desk was very efficient, helpful and friendly and I would use Centauro again. "
" everything went very smoothly the pick up shuttle was there when I arrived and there was no hanging about.at all. the paperwork was completed quickly after a short wait. I just had to point out a scratch on the car that had not ben noted on the pick up sheet but this was added and I was then on my way. Drop off was very quick and the shuttle bus left immediately. The full to full service was ideal for me as I only used half a tank of petrol. "
" Good service, helpful staff. The only comment was that I found a cheaper price through Auto Europe for the same hire company, on the same dates and same vehicle class nearer to my holiday. Auto Europe were fine about this and refunded promptly the difference. Had I not done this, the hire would have cost more. "
" Contrary to many adverse comments, the staff were courteous, helpful and dealt with me very promptly both on collection and return of the vehicle. No complaints about the quality of service and I would definitely use again, unlike others in the area! "
" when your customer are waiting to get pickup from the airport by the mini van could be better organised, as no one know who come first or last. Other than that everything went excellent "
" satisfied after refusing first car offered due a badly scrub tyre otherwise things ok "
" check car out before accepting "
" was given a brand new car which was comfortable and a big surprise. "
" was given a brand new car which was comfortable and a big surprise. "
" very efficient! "
" very good easy and definately book again! "
" Flight delayed on the way out but Centauro stayed open after 23:00 so we could get our vehicle. Quick and easy pick up and drop off. Clean, new car. Deposits refunded within a few days. Will definitely use them again. "
" Booking procedure great. However we booked the car on a fuel policy of full/full. We asked for assurance from you we would not be charged for the fuel in the car and you e mailed us to confirm this. We were told we had to pay 90 euros for the fuel which is vastly over charged. When we challenged this the reply was this is Spain so had to pay. If we return the car we would have to produce receipts for the fuel and they would refund less 20 euros service charge. We were staying 50 Kms from the airport so it it made matters worse. "
" See above "
" Good service, used many times and will continue dispite the poor local service "
" Booked many months in advance and required an automatic due to problematic left leg. Arrived on time and was told "the only automatic has broken down" !! Despite remonstrating the best they would do was offer a upgraded manual. Totally ruined the holiday as it restricted how far I could drive so missed out on many planned trips. Also tried to sell me local insurance at around 100Euros which I didn't need! Would never use them again. "
" Service at the counter excellent. Car was also excellent but no instruction on how any of the features work. Optional extra insurance to cover the excess is an expensive rip off. I won't be buying that ever again. "
" need more instructions for the people we used off site. "
" They didn't pick us up for ages and then their instructions to get back to them were wrong so drove around for quite a while before we found someone who could tell us were they were. "
" Significant delays when collecting vehicle due to clients misunderstanding the need for Centauro to request payment for excess insurance. Suggest this is made clearer so delays can be reduced. My own experience very satisfied and would use again. "
" yes satisfied but just one point to make. As you actually take the deposit and not hold it we incurred a charge from our bank of £35 for the transaction. If you just held the money no charges would be incurred. Good service otherwise although the woman at Centauro was somewhat rude to us. "
" Rude customer service woman. "
" Very happy with Auto Europe's website and booking system - good price comparison and easy process. "
" Centauro at Alicante airport not a good experience - long queues (50 mins), rather officious staff and insistence that I pay for a full tank of fuel up front which would then be credited if returned full - that's the first time I've had to do that on a 'return full' deal and I will be interested to see my credit card bill in due course! Next time i'll try Europcar or Budget even if it's a tad more expensive. "
" Not clear that pick up was not actually at the airport. "
" Still awaiting credit for petrol not used, 48 hours later! "
" Generally, we were happy with the rental. Points for improvement are: - it was not clear where to find Centauro at Palma airport (no signs and no indication of where the bus stop was even when we found out where to go) - car was in good condition but the air conditioning didn't work effectively and all the car information (e.g. computer, media system, etc.) were in French. Even though I used Google to try to find out how to change back to English, I wasn't able to do so. "
" See above. Staff were very friendly. "
" Very efficient and good value for money with no hidden charges. Would recommend and will be using again in future visits in Spain "
" long queues due to lack of staff and trying to sell unwanted insurance "
" On pickup I had to wait over an hour to pick up the car whilst my husband waited with 2 small children at the airport, I had no communication from the company for the delay. On return, Centuro falsely claimed I had damaged the car. The assistant knelt on the ground and felt a scrape under the bumper and said I had damaged it. I HAD DEFINATELY NOT DAMAGED THE CAR AS IT WAS PARKED IN A PRIVATE DRIVE ALL WEEK. The damage had not been correctly put on the original paperwork. I checked the vehicle for 'large dents and damage' on pickup but surely I'm not expected to crawl under the vehicle to check for damage!!! I have taken pictures and will be disputing the charge of 225 with my credit card company. I'm also seeking legal advice for fraud. "
" Next time we will book direct with the car hire company, we thought we had ordered a fully insured vehicle, but this was not the case. A substantial sum of money was secured on our debit card, which we were advised we had to reclaim from yourselves in the event of an accident/ claim, we found this unacceptable and will not be repeating this mistake again. "
" Operate a full/ full fuel policy, without charging a 91euro credit card charge on a car that only accepts 45euros to fill from empty. "
" You did not provide the details regarding courtesy bus collection point "
" very good service "
" Good and efficient booking service. "
" The car was old and had lots of scratches and during my hire the servicio warning came up. I saw many Centauro cars during my hire period and they all were in good condition and newer. Why did I get this car? I have another booking for August - I hope to have a better experience then. "
" Had to wait half an hour once at the Centauro office before we were seen by a ember of their staff to complete paperwork. Drop off arrangement was very slick. "
" Make it clear to the company providing the vehicle that full payment had been made. "
" car was a smaller size than was booked. Car body outside very tatty. No one came to check the vehicle before or after use. Staff very friendly "
" Happy with everything about the car "
" Have used before also very happy "
" Have used many times. Very satisfied. "
" Car was fine and matched the specification selected. However, the fuel tank was not completely full as I discovered when I refuelled the car prior to return. Centauro were efficient once I got my turn in the queue but the waiting time (45 minutes) was the longest I had ever experienced and I will probably look at a different provider next time. Other people at my hotel had experienced the same problem - insufficient staff numbers. "
" car dirty when picked up . after signing forms which showed no damage to car went to collect car from car park and found bad scratch marks on car . i went and got one of the car firms people to check car and mark forms of damage to car. collecting car was 40mins . return and waiting for bus back to aiport 20 mins "
" Speed hire desk, felt sorced into additional insurance at 140 Euro's as they had set the insurance excess at 1500 euro's "
" You need to include how much the "deposit" on the vehicle is to be. I was told I had to give a credit card on which the rental company would "ring fence" 850 Euros as an excess, the full amount of which would be taken regardless of cost or fault of any incident. this also includes tyres and windscreens, neither of which a driver can do much about unless he is driving over very rough terrain. I will not use Auto Europe again if this is not made clear before the booking is made. "
" Vehicle was great. Took 90 minutes to get to the front of the queue. Rival companies were serving 3 customers for every one Centauro did. 850 Euro "deposit" or pay 140 Euro for a full excess waiver on a Nissan Juke is rediculous for a driver with a clean license held for over 10 years. "
" easy to use website "
" Friendly staff, good service and a quality car "
" Very efficient and easy to use; definitely recommend "
" Minimal queues, great service, would recommend "
" Car collection took 1hr 15mins. Only 1 person on the desk. Wasting precious holiday time. Car was excellent. Returning the car was more efficient. Waited 20mins for transit buss to airport. Good overall price. "
" Easy to use web site and brilliant prices. "
" Have used Centauro on many previous occasions and have always been satisfied by their efficient service and good quality vehicles. "
" I have used Auto Europe before and found you to be an efficient company however not happy with Centauro as have been charged an extra £152 for fuel and extra insurance which I thought was covered in the agreement with Auto Europe. "
" Not happy with Centauro as have been charged an extra £152 for fuel and extra insurance which I thought was covered in the agreement with Auto Europe. I was forced to pay the extra insurance or agree to a 850 euro excess charged to my credit card, which I was unable to do. Even though my agreement with Auto Europe stated nil excess. "
" The car needed a service as indicated on display also there was a problem with one front wheel bearing or drive shaft it was knocking "
" good price an good car. service was also very good. nice to see a frendly lady at the desk. "
" Found the whole experience very satisfactory. Even with Holiday Autos trying to hijack the booking.....! Will use again if a car is needed. "
" Dealing with Centauro could not have been easier. Transport was waiting at the terminal, a few minutes delay at the office because of other customers, the car was perfect, and the drop-off was extremely painless. Have yet to receive fuel refund, but would still say:- Excellent service overall. "
" I booked through auto Europe as you were able to choice on site or off site parking. I choose the option on site only to find that the car hire company was not on site at all. With 2 young children and a lot of luggage this was not good enough!! "
" A huge que when we arrived and you had to take a ticket from the counter and wait your turn. We were no 53 and they were on 21, we waited 45minutes before we could see someone to get our car, with a 4 year old and a baby this isn't good enough. It was a Saturday so surely one of their busiest days and should have been more staff. No room inside to wait there were about 40 people outside sitting on the floor and standing around. "
" This is the first time I have used this company and would use again. "
" Que at Alicante unacceptable and car not very clean "
" I did not get the email on time son had to wait at the airport and call Autoeuropa for the voucher to be sent to me. "
" It took us 2 hours in total to get the car. Also the satnav was not attaching to the window properly, had three attempts at getting the satnav working in the car. When I said not having a good day the staff said " you are not having a good day". Very rude staff and very bad service. People were queuing but staff didn't have the courtesy so tell people that there is a token system. I would never recommend centauro to anyone "
" We purchased excess insurance in order to avoid 850 euros being charges to our card abroad. When we arrived, we were forced to take out the same insurance again to avoid the 850 euro charge and we are extremely unhappy about this. I feel we should be refunded one of the insurances "
" They forced us to take the insurance and also to give a 90 euro fuel deposit that we knew nothing about in advance "
" We had difficulty locating where to collect the car from as I did not see anything on the documentation that informed us that we were to walk upstairs at Palma Airport and look for a yellow minibus. It was only by asking someone that we found it. This may be because I failed to see it on the paper work but I do not think it was on there. I feel that the way that you returned the car could also be better explained. I also purchased the hire agreement because I was under the impression that it had free collision damage excess waiver which it did not. This could be explained better. "
" On arrival at Centauro, I had to wait considerable time although there were only a few people in front of me. This was because in every case the clients were confused by the procedure for the collision damage excess policy, even some Germans were confused. The policy in itself is not an issue but if this were explained up-front where it is easy to read, the situation would have been better. "
" The vehicle (a Nissan 7 seater) was ok but had no A/C in the rear where it was needed most for my 5 month old son. Would someone be able to check the vehicle 5743 HWP as my father in law may have left his reading glasses in there in a blue case. We would happily pay to have them returned by courier. The car was hired through Centauro at Alicante airport. Many thanks in advance "
" See comments above re the lost glasses please... But also, there was over an hour wait to collect the vehicle with only 2 staff serving!! "
" I bought the 'Additional Insurance' with you for the Car after you told Me that the Car Hire companies you use accept this Insurance. They DONT Centauro would NOT accept it unless they blocked 850 euros on my Credit Card or I could'nt have the Car I didnt have this amount left on my Card (I only keep a small limit) I pay by Debit Card & Cash. They Forced Me to purchase their Insurance @ a cost of 117 Euros They also charged me 94 euros for tank of petrol for the Polo I hired The Tank Capacity is 45 litres @ 1.21Euros per litre = 54 Euros so they Overcharge by 40 Euros. I stood in line and EVERY single person in each que said it was a Blatant rip off and would use Local car Hire companies Next Time. I will Inform People who use My Apartment "
" They Accept the Insurance I purchased from Autoeurope. I was quoted £1.89/day for this 'Additional@ Insurance from a British Company But Centauro Do NOT Acept other peoples Insurance with Blocking huge amounts against peoples Credit Cards & then force people to take their Insurance at an EXTORTIONATE Amount. The should NOT charge EXTRA 40 Euros for the Tank of Petrol in a VW Polo and Tell customers its an Admin Charge, Centauro get most cars back with Petrol unused. (I left over quarter of a Tank) so they Gain that way as well.I will Inform friends & Customers who let Our Properties in Spain NOT to use Centauro. "
" Long wait on pick up "
" Had to wait long time to pick car up , dropping off a lot easier "
" Despite reading the agreement and paying extra to ensure I would not need to take credit card on holiday I found myself at Murcia airport needing to leave an £850 deposit. My partner in the uk gave me his credit card number but the company would only take a card in my name. A friend was arriving from the uk the following morning and could bring my card I asked to hold the car until then but was told this wasn't possible and a new booking would cost significantly more. I was left stranded for 3 hours at the airport alone as a single lady while I tried to contact a family member who could transfer some cash to my travel account aware the office was due to close and this would mean my booking was cancelled! Stressful Nightmare only book direct "
" They did there best but agreed the paperwork suggested I had done as above n But this is not the way they work! "
" Very big queue and took 2 hours to collect car, was then quite a while at the desk as the woman had to ask for help in processing the car to me. Charge for fuel was quite high I thought. "
" Excellent efficient service "
" Excellent efficient service "
" The telesales staff at Autoeurope were very helpful. The only criticism would be the grey areas concerning the different levels of insurance. "
" The Murcia San Javier airport reception staff were very helpful. On returning the car to the airport it was explained that the fuel refund policy only applied if more than 15% fuel remained in the tank. The only criticism was that the car was issued with less than a full tank at the start of the hire, and the 15% rule was not clarified until the return of the car. The car had been well valeted before the hire. I would be happy to use them again. "
" First rule of business, don't call customers by their first names, very unprofessional, and rude. This was a business relationship and not a personal one. "
" Unfriendly 'courtesy' bus driver collected us from the airport, after initially ignoring us (2 women travelling alone, late at night) on his last trip to the airport. Confusing paperwork. Inconvenient location for a hire car company and the road layout in the immediate vicinity is dangerous for 'foreign' drivers. No maps of the island evident at collection and not in the car - unforgivable!! "
" The instructions for car collection were not stated. I had to ask somebody how to find Cenrauro. "
" Good website & choice of cars "
" Good location & efficient staff "
" I had to queue up for over an hour, once i was at the desk the service was good. There was only one person on the desk. "
" none one of the best car hire company I have deal with will use again "
" very satisfied "
" Normally brilliant, there were a few hiccups this time due to human error. I cancelled one booking and made another. Twice there were mistakes made and I had to call back to have the booking changed to firstly the correct dates, then the correct name, then I was given some strange information about the shuttle buses from the airport to the car hire people. I checked with them directly and they gave me the correct information. So the phone service was not as good as usual. "
" Very good company, very professional. Everything well organised and fast, good car, petrol station next to their spot near the airport. Helpful staff. No problem at all. "
" Vehicle wasn't ready on arrival so was waiting about 15 mins for it. That said it was an almost new vehicle. "
" The company is okay, however, the location requires bus transfers from the airport which is not ideal. I would rather pay an extra few £'s or Euros to avoid the extra delays. "
" We were given an older Ford which had completed 14,000Kms and was not very well cleaned. We returned the vehicle in a better condition and with cleaner windows but were accused of removing the roof mounted aerial. Fortunately we had paid the extra 90 Euros in insurance premiums to avoid the standard 850 Euro excess and we were able to walk away. We LOVE visiting Mallorca but find car hire to be the biggest pain in the bottom! "
" Never use any other company "
" Never use any other company "
" Excellent and trouble free "
" Nice cars, too long a wait to collect vehicles only two staff members on and 50 minutes wait to be seen with only four customers in front of me "
" Always bring the car back empty of fuel. They will only refund the unused fuel if the hirer takes out the insurance cover. Don't take American Express credit card. "
" seemed to work well "
" not at all happy that they would not check the car on arrival back at Alicante. and were vague about when I would get my petrol money back. all full full rentals I have had before you have not had to pay for the fuel in advance. seems like another car hire scam to me !!! car was ok but had to get extra dents put on at start of rental. "
" Have dealt with AE many times but this booking was not made clear about age-related insurance. My husband is now 81 and has never been told/advised specifically about additional cost and we do have our own yearly carhire insurance paid in Uk anyway. I agree I've now seen the small print but this has not been an issue over the last 6 years! "
" Had problem with Centauro in June 2013 (conned but fortunately our insurance sorted it out) then rubbish car, etc in September 2013.Decided not to use them again but a good deal came up - now regret using them -- never again. They now charge for over 75 age, add 25euro for fuel (admin!) and additional driver which amounted to 316euro - 94 fuel, 40 add driver and 182 for age ins.) The girl at the 'counter' was MOST unhelpful. A very unpleasant and expensive experience. "
" Not pushy with the extras, helpful friendly staff "
" No problems on this trip "
" I have used CENTAURO before and they have always provided an excellent service with seemingly always new vehicles. "
" very good service in every way "
" very good service excellent transportation to and from airport. car was new so no problems there Although just for a little peace of mind I would have preferred if someone had checked car before we handed back keys as they do in the U.S. instead of telling us deposit would be removed from credit card after they checked car which was after we were on our return to airport. "
" i used auto europe because they had a good customer rating but the service at PALMA airport for Centauro was appalling !!!! "
" We had a flight with a 10 hour delay and could not contact Centauro to inform them - thus there wasn't an office or anyone who knew anything about Cenauro when we finally landed we had to use a taxi service at great extra cost and ended up not having a hire car for the entire week even though we paid for it !!!!! "
" Car hire with Centauro in Spain was awful. They tried several times to change my fuel policy from what I had paid for (full - full) to prepaid. Still ended up paying for the fuel. Car was in a disgusting condition, had obviously been in an accident - door handle was broke, severe wing damage, too many dents scratches and scuffs to count, flat tyre. All of this was reported to Centauro, still waiting on a response. Terrible service, would not use again. "
" Car hire with Centauro in Spain was awful. They tried several times to change my fuel policy from what I had paid for (full - full) to prepaid. Had to explain to them several times about this. Still ended up paying for the fuel. Car was in a disgusting condition, had obviously been in an accident - door handle was broke, severe wing damage, too many dents scratches and scuffs to count, flat tyre. All of this was reported to Centauro, still waiting on a response. Terrible service, would not use again. "
" very good and all went ok! "
" very good and efficient! "
" Despite paying for zero excess with you when I arrived at the Rental Office they asked for a Deposit of 850.00 euro to cover any excess or to pay an additional 85 euro to purchase their own product. Despite your form clearly showing zero excess they would not accept this and I had to ring the USA on my own phone to allow you and the rental company to argue the case. Although a deal of time and the cost to me on my mobile a solution was not found.I was then left with the option to pay one of the 2 amounts or go without the car. I paid for their insurance and an additional cost for the fuel. A total of £145.00 more than what you had originally charged me for the rental. You need to speak with them and consider how it has affected us. "
" Clearly you and they are not compatible - They put me in an impossible position and I was left to try and broker the dispute between your companies at my expense. They did not even look to use their own phone to call you. It ruined our holiday and cost me financially. When I pay for zero excess with you surely it is reasonable for me to not pay additional charges in relationship to this. Both of you need to get your act together and consider the impact you have had on myself and my wife. "
" The car was great just what we needed, however it wasn't clear that yet had to catch a mini bus from the terminal to the car depot, we only found this out from Easy Jet staff in the terminal. Once we got to the depot we had to wait for 2 hours before being seen as there were only 2 staff on dealing with both rentals and returns. It appeared that everyone went on lunch at the same time as after an 2 hours 5 more staff appeared from a back room and the process was much quicker. Our pick up was midday the drop off was early morning and the experience was much better. A word of warning they do charge you for a full tank of fuel which they refund when you return the car full even if you choose the pick up full return full option. "
" Great that you only pay for the fuel used. "
" Great that you only pay for the fuel used. "
" The insurance was more than the hire? 40 euro minimum. Service was good though. "
" Always a great service. "
" Very easy pick up. Unused fuel is credited back to my card (or should be, its too soon to check yet) and it went very smoothly. Not so happy with the 25 euro refilling charge, but this now appears to be a standard charge with car hire companies. I would have happily returned the car full of fuel - saving me money, and the car hire time and trouble. "
" The exclusion of Goldcar at the time of booking caused me delays at Alicante as Centauro had to complete all personal details as against Goldcar where details are stored from previous visits. "
" Staff very friendly and courteous. "
" Details provided were accurate and I was able to tailor the deal to suit my needs. Competitive pricing. "
" Collection was a little slow and the deposit was hefty 850. Otherwise car was excellent and drop off was easy. "
" Fuel tank in car does not hold amount of petrol I was charged for. I returned car with fuel between 66 and 70%. I was told it was 40% and that with (the exhorbitant) admin charge of 25 euros, there wouild be no return. I will never hire with either you or your agent Centauro "
" See above "
" The waiting time was unacceptable. It was over 45 mins and I ran when getting off the plane. "
" Best and simplest car hire experience to date "
" Best and simplest car hire experience to date "
" The rental of the vehicle itsel was trouble free but there was confusion about the extent of cover provided by Auto Europe's Excess Refund Cover with Super Cover as Centauro advised it did not provide the cover we needed. Re comments on Centauro below, if the Super Cover package does indeed provide the extra cover we thought we had purchased then it would be helpful if Auto Europe gave the car companies clear direction that this is the case so they do not continue to push unnecessary excess insurance. "
" Centauro provided a fast and efficient service at the pick up point. The vehicle itself was the model reserved and was in good condition inside and out. However despite assurances that adequate insurance cover was already in place Centauro insisted their excess insurance was still required and a charge of 52 was made for SMART Seguro/Insurance. "
" They need to fully clarify their fuel policy because this is unclear regarding rebate of residual fuel. "
" Pleased with Centauro but Fuel Policy is a rip off!! "
" Very smooth pick up and drop off all staff very Polite and helpful "
" At online check-in I paid about £15 extra for extra insurance. Then when I got to the hire car company I had to pay extra for insurance. There was no reasoning with the staff because they just didn't get get what I was trying to query. More clarity please, what on earth have I paid two insurances for? "
" The confusion and dis-clarity that is made by European car hire companies is bizarre. I still have no idea what insurance I did and didn't pay before? The shuttle bus situation was confusing because no one knew who was in the queue and who was first. An overall desperately poor experience and a bad way to start our holiday. The staff were good and we're doing their best. "
" Had to wait considerable time at reception as only one clerk available. Having another available would have helped the queue move faster the delay was 40 minutes to get the keys "
" If I am offered an upgrade (ie a larger car) at the hire desk am I within my rights to turn it down and get what I booked. If so, would that mean I would get a full refund if they could not supply a mini type vehicle?. MUST the hire company supply a similar vehicle to the one booked ?. Obviously I do not want to have to rebook a car with another company and probably have to pay top fees for it. "
" When I got to the hire desk I got a free upgrade that I didn't really want. On checking the car I found several items not correctly documented on the hire form and so I had to go back and wait in the queue again for peace of mind. The gear change was a bit of a fight and took some concentration to get sixth gear. The fuel tank took several goes to get it filled to where the gauge said FULL. I can't say I have had bad service from Centauro but this car has taken the shine off a usually good hire experience. "
" Expensive Fuel charge. "
" The experience of renting the car and the car itself was fine but the company (Centauro) would not honour the annual European insurance that I purchased and I was forced to pay 130.00 at the point of renting. I do not know why this was and was angry but my insurance company is looking into this for me. "
" Someone needs to explain to the staff about an annual insurance and the fact that it covers EVERYTHING that could possibly go wrong with a car when you are anywhere in Europe. "
" Excellent website, very easy to use. I could not find an automatic car on Centauro website. However I found an Automatic car on Auto Europe site which was supplied by Centauro. I booked it 3-4 hrs before I picked it up and it was all ready for me. I was a very happy customer. "
" Failed to warn that car rental 'Centauro' is not actually situated at the airport. "
" The information about the position of the Centauro is misleading. Failed to warn that car rental 'Centauro' is not actually situated at the airport. (near the airport - yes, but not at the airport). To establish actual collection of the cars from the actual airport car park. (not all people have time to drop off the car outside airport - I find it time consuming and awkward) But, they offer good service and the value for money despite unfavourable position of the business. "
" Having phoned them several times with questions, I was always happy with their support! "
" Booked Full to full Fuel & was still charged 79 euro at Centaur desk! Auto Europe assured me this would be refunded on return of the car though. Took car back, one person on desk, 30 min queue, then keys were grabbed rudely & no offer of refund of Fuel charged! Queried this & was told it comes automatically so very worried now I'm home! I was told by a man in the queue I would be charged 25e for service fuel - can't believe that when the customer is refuelling, WHAT SERVICE! I'm just waiting to see & then I'll have to deal with it! Auto Europe are good but, this Centaur lot are a JOKEa BAD JOKE! "
" Third time I have used them and will hopefully use them in the future "
" As usual very good, nearly new motor this time, great! "
" Very good choice and prices. "
" Excellent company with very quick pickup and efficient taxi service to the office just outside the airport. "
" very good service "
" very good service "
" vert good and well organised :) "
" It's perfect for my purposes. It gives you a choice of car hire companies - so I can avoid those I think are poor. It allows changes and cancellations. And it has a clear insurance policy. "
" I have tried several Spanish car hire firms and Centauro is the best of the cheaper ones. Cars are relatively new. No hassle - no hard sell of extras I don't need. And I am much more confident with them than with some others that I won't be the victim of a 'damage to car' scam. "
" used you because of offering full to full for fuel and zero excess. Very pleased with the results. "
" Took out their insurance to cover excess for tyres, wheels etc. This was very reasonable. Everything went very well , very happy with the hire. "
" Very happy with service and easy booking "
" Nice friendly helpful staff, easy check in and out of vehicle, prompt refund of fuel charges. "
" You kindly transmitted my special requirement to Centauro in the "comments" box. I was pleased to be upgraded to an estate as I had a bike box with me, and whatismore, the car had only done 3000km. I have just ordered another car from you on 22.9.15 for a week from Alicante, ref. Voucher UK 3193802-1 and will be back again Q1 2016 "
" Very professional staff at Alicante airport (I work for a competitor car hire firm). Acted on my special requirements in Auto Europe's "comments" box, and indeed upgraded me to an estate to make sure my bike box was easily accommodated. Furthermore, the car had only done 3000 km. I asked that the car be immediately inspected on return because I wanted written confirmation there and then that the fuel was full, full and that there was no damage. My request was declined as it was not part of your "returns" processing. This is bad and centauro should comply with customer's requests. Next time I will insist and wait until inspected. "
" the price the car the service everything was on point probably one of the best rental experience "
" friendly maybe a sign about where to get the navette for the rental would be nice "
" Excellent price and service. I would definitely use again "
" They were waiting for me when i landed and I was in the car in less than 10 mins from landing at Barcelona "
" very good but some of custamer service are more helpfull than others when i have experienced problems with the odd car supplier but generally auto europe are the best and ive tried many over the las20yrs "
" in my experience by far the best always quality well presented car and no hard sell adons which can be very costly to some people on a budget ifind them to be exellent "
" EXCELLENT "
" The lady at Alicante office was charming and very helpful. Will use this company again. "
" Very good, car lovely, will use again. Thank you "
" used them twice and very satisfied will use again "
" Surprised I had to pay for fuel as I booked full to full, never experienced this before, they usually check car and I supply receipt for fuel I have put in ,Lady at Centauro said what if I did not return it full ? this incurred euro transaction charge on my credit card but they did reimburse most of it "
" An excellent car for a very good price. "
" A positive is we were upgraded for free, but why does the cost of the full tank of fuel not reflect the pump price? "
" get the bes all inclusive raes do not give the companies options to rip guests off at checkin. we would always prefer tp pay a proper price in the first place. "
" tried to give me the wrong petrol refund 75 euros difference. I speak spanish and noticed. "
" Good price. Would use again.Easy to book. "
" The cost for petrol was way over the amount of petrol the car would hold and before I had even got my seatbelt on the guy who moves the cars around the car park had backed into me with another car ! He marked my contract but no one there when I returned car so hope they don't try and charge me for the damage. Nice car though ! "
" Very easy to view options, various copmpanies and prices. Easy to book "
" The car was a little damaged and 'worn', but performed well. It was, however, very cheap, so this is understandable I suppose. The fuel charge at the start of the hire was quite expensive. There is a petrol station very near to the car return office and I would have preferred to have the 'fuel on return' option, to save money. "
" Excellent Comparison Site giving the freedom to chose the best deal from many Care Hire companies. I have compared prices with friends and for value Auto Europe has never been beaten "
" Slick service at the Hire desk, good staff but do not like the fuel policy (Take full, return empty) but this in a minor thing and would not stop me using Centauro in the future as the vehicle and overall service was very good "
" I am a repeat customer and have always been impressed by Auto Europe. "
" Good service. "
" on line booking and costs were efficient "
" had to change car at airport, had to drive back up to cenauro desk as they failed to give me an exit ticket for the carpark, the car I was issued with (2nd car) was old, badly scratched/dented with over 61,000km on clock. I understood that the cars were new - this was not the case and I am dis-satisfied "
" very quick and straight forward collection at Murcia Airport. Car was clean and tidy and exactly what we required for our 24 day stay in Spain. Drop off at Murcia was very quick and easy. We had no problems at all. "
" As above "
" ideal, easy and no problems "
" service excellent and staff very friendly "
" All straightforward Did have a problem with worn out brake pads, but they exchanged the vehicle with a new one no fuss "
" They appear to use better cars for the price which makes them good value. "
" Quick & easy "
" Generally good with the exception of the up-front fuel cost. 110 Euro (I had expected 70-90 Euro including the "filling charge") for a Ford Focus is too much. When challenged I was told to expect it as the rental was cheap. It is far more preferable to pay extra for the rental rather than feel cheated upon arrival. Car was reasonably clean and no hard sell on superfluous insurance products. "
" The only comment I had was it was not totally obvious (very prominent) that I had hired a car from Centauro so when I arrived at the airport I had to ask where to go "
" All of the cars seem to be in a very poor state of body repair. The car I hired was dented and scratched on every panel. Having a pristine car of my own, I found this rather disappointing and embarrassing. "
" i was disappointed not to betold that my car hire company was not at the airport as stated but off airport with no indication of where to find the rep or the transport. the car and auto europe were very satisfactory. "
" again no nindication at malaga of how to find the company rep or the transport vehicle. "
" Generally works well, but there are issues with liaison with the local company - please see below "
" Check in and out was very efficient. However, I had taken what I thought was a zero excess policy, only to discover when I arrived that an additional sum was payable really to reduce the excess to zero. It is not clear whose fault this was, but it definitely needs to be sorted out so you know exactly what you are getting when you book. "
" Excellent web site ,easy to find vehicle you require and book . However there are no instructions as to were to go for pickup at Valencia airport. "
" Although the vehicle supplied was excellent, I am disputing the fuel policy. I was charged 140 for a full tank of diesel which allows for apprx 1000 kilometres of driving , I explained that I would not need anywhere near this as I was visiting very elderly parents in Gandia , I offered to bring the vehicle back with a full tank of fuel but I was told this was not possible. When I returned the vehicle there was well over half a tank of fuel left showing a range of over 700 kilometres. But my request for a partial rebate was refused and I feel this policy is very unreasonable. "
" Everything was as booked. "
" Very quick pick up and drop off with the courtesy bus. Will use again. "
" Everything worked efficiently, with no problems at all. "
" All good - staff were very pleasant and very helpful. "
" As a regular customer I would appreciate a quicker registration & collection service at the airport. Too often the hire company tries to sell insurance excess when you have advised it is an all inclusive fee with zero excess. "
" Fuel charge is far in excess of the amount of fuel the car would take. Suggest all companies should offer a refund on any fuel left in vehicle upon return. "
" High product knowledge and could give information on all car hire companies. "
" Very speedy service at both the airport desk and the key collection cabin in the multi-storey car park "
" Never used before, received a recommendation and will use again "
" Very easy check-in, pick-up was a short walk to the car park area and the drop-off was in the same place and just as easy "
" No problems what ever easy to book cheaper than any other company and I have tried most of them. Exreamly reliable.i continue to use this company every trip. "
" Centauro,at Murcia airport are very good they speak English which is very helpful never a problem collecting the car or contracts it is quick and easy. "
" very simple process and no hassle "
" very simple and easy for pick up, drop off and everything in between. "
" Very competitive price after refund of price matching, Easy to talk to on phone via contact phone number no long waiting for phone to be answered or just a email address, "
" All good with car apart from first car having flat tyre and damaged un working remote key fob, As most rental companys they well overcharge for initial full tank of petrol. There is the usual extra insurance sales pitch which is very tiresome and expensive but once again they all do that, It would be much nicer if your original quoted price included the full tank of petrol and the option at booking for the upgrade of insurance with a more competetive price structure but trade seems to feel pressuring you at the pick up points is better for business? "
" Easy website to use "
" It took us nearly two hours to queue for the car!!! With no explanation or apology. Other car hire places were offering customers bottle of water...it was hot and we were offered nothing. We then went to get the car and the first car we were offered and the tyres were completely bald!! There is no way they would have been legal in Britain!! We were offered a second car which was fine and everything was fine after that. "
" Clarity on car hire company selected is the key criteria I use. "
" Really dislike the non negotiable huge premium paid for fuel on the full to empty policy, really really dislike it. I pay for fuel that remains unused when I return the vehicle, this unused fuel is then sold again to the next user. If what I pay for is at pump price then I am not that annoyed but the huge premium applied is seriously irksome. "
" Excellent service all round. "
" Excellent. No problems whatsoever. Met at airport, quick and easy bus transfer to office. Straightforward procedure. Same on return. "
" NO PROBLEMS...A GOOD PRICE AT THE TIME OF BOOKING ALTHOUGH THEY DID DROP A LITTLE LATER. "
" HAVE USED CENTAURO A LOT. THIS TIME HOWEVER THEY CHARGED OVER THE ODDS FOR THE "FULL TANK" OF PETROL, WHICH SEEMED FAR FROM FULL AS THE TANKFULL I PUT IN WENT MUCH FURTHER. NOT AUTO EUROPES FAULT AS A LOT OF THE IBIZA FIRMS PUSH THEIR LUCK WITH THE PETROL SCAM. "
" Very good "
" Very swift and efficient "
" Very happy with the service given. Hope to book with you in the future. "
" Happy with the service, but should only be charged for the amount of petrol used. "
" Simple and efficient car hire site and booking process. Offering great value. "
" Quick shuttle and book in process. "
" Excellent service. Good value for money, good quality small car. "
" Good service, dealt with promptly on arrival and return. "
" Due to unforeseen problems we had to change our departure dates at short notice. The customer service was excellent, changes were made promptly. We then rang to ask if we could change the car for an automatic, and again we were delighted with the service. We were assured it would be no problem even though it involved a different supplier to the original. Will definitely use you again, in fact have just sent details to my daughter who is about to book a hire car for a family holiday in Italy. "
" Very good. Shuttle to off airport compound left immediately we got on board and service at collection point was quick. On return at end of holiday it was again good. Prompt service and shuttle bus to airport left as soon as we got in. "
" Due to unforeseen problems we had to change our departure dates at short notice. The customer service was excellent, changes were made promptly. We then rang to ask if we could change the car for an automatic, and again we were delighted with the service. We were assured it would be no problem even though it involved a different supplier to the original. Will definitely use you again, in fact have just sent details to my daughter who is about to book a hire car for a family holiday in Italy. "
" Very good. Shuttle to off airport compound left immediately we got on board and service at collection point was quick. On return at end of holiday it was again good. Prompt service and shuttle bus to airport left as soon as we got in. "
" easy to book all went well "
" would like to have fuel fill up rather than upfront paying "
" Always seem to find the best price "
" Efficient and overall good value for money. Only thing is that I'd prefer to know the full cost of the hire arriving. "
" very happy with arrangements made online and with rental car provided. good and competitive price quoted, which is why I chose autoeurope in the first place. only negative aspect was the cost of a tank full of fuel which seemed rather expensive for a small run-around vehicle. didn't spoil the holiday though!! "
" nice little car, did exactly what we needed. don't like paying for a full tank of overpriced fuel and having to return car empty - we lost out quite a bit on the deal - but otherwise no issues. car was in good and clean condition, some minor cosmetic damage but didn't cause me any problems, and pick-up and drop-off on return to Murcia couldn't have been easier "
" Perfectly satisfactory, good choice available and the booking on line system worked well. "
" Strong point that pick up/drop off is at the airport terminal. Nice clean car and terminal desk staff and staff at pick up/drop off point good. "
" Seemed efficient and reasonably priced Should have been told centauro company did not have return site on airport as site was not easy to find "
" Good car and v good value Did not find Malaga airport site easy to find had to get a each to take me there "
" Got the best deal for me and very helpfull when modifying booking. "
" Read the reviews and was expecting a nightmare but I must say was a very smooth experience and after reading the terms of the contract thoroughly eg insurance and full tank situation. Its their in black and white. My only criticsm is the car had been dented twice as I was walking round but all marked on the sheet. Will be using again thanks centauro. "
" The online booking system is clear, concise and easy to follow and prices are competitive. "
" Centauro in Spain are generally helpful .........with regard to the cleanliness of the vehicles the windows require more attention and the outside never look as if much time has been spent to clean the vehicles. The refundable deposit rather than the additional daily rate is never confirmed as being cancelled and destroyed. I am never totally sure until I get my next statement. As a general rule the cars are adequate except that the cheaper cars seem to be the older and slightly more tired vehicles. "
" Uncomplicated and efficient. "
" Speedy handling of paperwork and provision of pristine cars. "
" Excellent "
" Very good value and one of the few car hire companies that allow refund on fuel when 3 days or less Excellent value "
" very good all very easy "
" if I was really picky could do with more staff check in desk "
" The only issue I had was I paid for a full tank of full and only used approximately half a tank and there is no refund for the full not used. I feel that this should be changed to refund any unused fuel. As I was only in spain for the funeral of my brother and was not on holiday, I feel ther should be something in place where there are exceptions to the policies you have in pkace "
" The staff were very helpfull. As I said previously refund of unused fuel policy needs to change otherwise a good service was provided "
" Very efficient "
" Very friendly and efficient "
" I didn't get an email confirmation of my booking meaning I had to call to confirm it, but when I did the staff member was very helpful. "
" Pick up was efficient and very helpful. Hire car was very good quality. Unfortunately they were very understaffed when I returned the car resulting in a 30 minute wait to get my transfer to the airport as the person driving the bus was also dealing with car rentals and car returns "
" Even with my 0 excess policy Centauro people in Palma de Mallorca were trying to sell me an insurance for insurance to avoid excess? Which I found annoying and money making scam. "
" As I said even with my 0 excess car rental the centauro agent wanted me to buy more insurance for me to avoid other types of excesses which I was apparently not covered???? "
" Great Service couldnt want for more "
" Good Service, not too happy with the charge for the extra insurance and not very happy with the charge for the full tank of fuel , charged 99 euros for the diesel and when i filled the car up it cost me 55 euros .................half price. The car was a good vehicle and the staff were pleasant. "
" Could do with explaining car hire a bit more in detail over the phone. "
" Extremely poor service. Left my wife and middle child in airport due to inefficiencies of their transport system. We did not meet up till 45 minutes later at the centauro desk. Car was poor quality and had to ask for better condition car which was reluctantly agreed after much discussion. Transport back to airport was just as bad. Left hanging about with young children while other people jumped in front of us. Extremely bad experience. Will never use again. "
" Very smooth! "
" Very smooth! "
" Everything went according to plan. "
" Swift efficient service. Superb brand new cars. "
" Excellent service, easy and cost effective. "
" I was a bit confused about their extra insurance and the car wasn't in the best condition. "
" Extremely good service. "
" Vehicle was immaculate & the pick up & drop off were simple & quick. "
" Clear and simple booking process "
" Shuttle bus turned up exactly where it was supposed to be and on time. Transfer back from their office was on time as well all together a smooth process. "
" Helpful staff "
" Excellent service and very helpful.well done, "
" First Class service everytime "
" I Month of trouble free rental, but I really needed a larger car than the Fiat 500 which was a bit cramped for me. "
" Auto Europe found me a good deal with a good company. "
" Fast, friendly & very professional. "
" Easy to use and book. Excellent.o "
" Great car and service! "
" First time I'd rented a car in Spain - very efficient service and rapid refund of fuel cost (as it was only a three day rental), which made the cost very good. "
" Very good service. Easy to change after booking. Helpful staff "
" Good efficient service both at the desk, collection and return. The car itself was a junker - lousy performance with only 48,000 kio and the rear wiper was missing. "
" Friendy staff,lovely car,no problems "
" friendy staff,lovely car,so easy from start to finish, "
" easy and straightforward to book online "
" Extremely easy to book and make the right choice of car required - with very clear easy to read T & C's and prices. "
" The length of time to process voucher and take car is increasingly getting longer. The should know how many bookings they have when flights arrive, therefore should be in a position to maximise staff levels at the correct time and not have one person on and another just going on their break when 2 flights arrive. Car not cleaned properly internally from previously renters and previous external damage not checked, noted or pointed out prior to the car being handed over. Therefore photos taken as a safeguard in case Centauro attempt to take money from credit card cover of 600 euro. "
" Auto Europe doesn't provide enough detail after booking online for car pickup at the arrival airport Valencia, I had to ask for the centauro, Europecars kindly explained I had to go upstairs to wait. The travel agent upstairs said I had to wait for shuttle outside on left side. If it were not for them I wouldn't find centauro, as I didn't know I had to get a shuttle. "
" Pick up prompt from airport. they let me last minute change returning of car alicante to benidorm which was nearer for me. They refund fuel. I had a nice car. "
" always helpful and pleasant to deal with.Thank you. "
" Will make sure when booking next time,that a Fiat Panda or similar is not a possible rental car! "
" The prices seem fair and there is a reasonable choice of vehicles. The response to a quote is good. "
" I have now used centauro a few times, their reps at the Airport do their job without much personal connection with the customer. Their vehicles are of acceptable standards except that their windows internally are never cleaned properly......this can be quite dangerous when you have to contend with the Spanish sun glaring right at you. Overall I would give them a mark of 7-8 out of 10. "
" Easy to use and no hassles with booking. Only 1 gripe would be that I couldn't find where we were to meet to get the car on arrival. That was easily solved with a phone call toi Centauro on landing. "
" Very helpful and friendly crew. Will book with them when we go back next year. "
" The booking and registration process I can't fault but info for details on pick up of car and the lack of pre warning about car hire company being off site was very disappointing . "
" Staff very friendly and professional but very poor on details as to picking car up away from airport which we were not told plus at Palma airport they have no rep, stand or any info about where to pick up their shuttle bus to their depot which we were unaware of as we thought we were picking our car up from the airport. "
" switched from a booking which i had to cancel without any problem "
" l.ocation out of the way but excellent service. I dont like their policy of paying for a full tank and returning empty-I used only half a tank and will use the Hopper transfer next time. "
" very pleased with the service provided "
" very efficient friendly service and a good car, much appreciated "
" Not correct information on papaerwork as to collection of car, "
" Very bad local information on collection of car, very confusing no direction, not as stated on paperwork "
" Good website. Offers good deals. "
" CENTAURO had closed and my family of 4 (inc 3yr old and 6 month baby) were unable to get the hire car. Had to hire a taxi at midnight then another taxi back to the hire office. Extremely poor experience and I don't accept that as the flight arrived after 11pm they should leave the office without honouring the booking. VERY VERY POOR!!! "
" Good, competitive prices. "
" The vehicle I was initially provided with had a lot of bodywork damage and didn't look as if it had been cleaned. I returned to the check-in desk to complain and was very quickly provided with a very nice replacement (albeit at a supplementary cost). I don't like the fuel policy though - full to empty. At the end of the hire period there was still half a tank of fuel left which I had paid for. "
" car was hired from centauro. transfer from airport took a while and then took about 30 mins to do paperwork. car was an automatic as asked for but was old and had many dents and scratches on bodywork which they did not bother to note as I had zero excess insurance. staff were polite, but would not use them again. I would prefer to collect and return car from airport "
" good service, nice car, no problems "
" nice car, nice staff, would use again. "
" slight delay at the desk in the airport but less than I had expected "
" everybody efficient and the car hire went well "
" Great value for money - very easy process "
" Fast, efficient, courteous - a pleasure to do business with. "
" None "
" The arrangements for collecting and returning the car, etc worked OK. But - I had booked a Ford Fiesta or similar. They tried to give me a Fiat Panda. When I said that it was not similar to a Fiesta they kept repeating that it was in the same group. I told them that I wanted something with a boot similar in size to a Fiesta and they, rather grudgingly, produced a rather well-used Corsa. It was clean and went OK, but I could have done without the hassle. "
" None "
" The arrangements for collecting and returning the car, etc worked OK. But - I had booked a Ford Fiesta or similar. They tried to give me a Fiat Panda. When I said that it was not similar to a Fiesta they kept repeating that it was in the same group. I told them that I wanted something with a boot similar in size to a Fiesta and they, rather grudgingly, produced a rather well-used Corsa. It was clean and went OK, but I could have done without the hassle. "
" More car hire companies need to switch to full/full fuel policy and stop trying to con people with insurance extras. Auto Europe should work with others agents to apply pressure for better deals with the hire companies. Spain should realise the way out of reccesion is not by overcharging tourists. "
" See comments above regarding pricing policy. Most car hire companies in Spain only care about making money, not customer service or loyalty. Some are awful. Centauro are OK currently. "
" Delightful staff both on pick-up and when we returned the car,the car also came up to expectation "
" As stated above, will definitely use again "
" Efficient speedy service "
" Not keen on system of paying for full tank of fuel at outset and trying to return it almost empty. Found it difficult to use a full tank on shortish stay and so paid for half a tank more than we used. "