" Apart from Maggiore pressurising me in buying extra insurance every thing was a good experience "
" The desk staff where persistent in selling an extra insurance as i told them that i had arranged my own! "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Please get the basics correct. A two hour 'wild goose chase' around Turin was unnecessary, frustrating and a bad start to a holiday. "
" There was a big problem with the vehicle collection address. The Auto Europe confirmation stated the pick-up location as Porta Nova, however there was no Maggiore office near Porta Nova and following some great help from the Enterprise office near to Porto Nova, we ended up at the Maggiore office at Porta Susa some two hours later. The representative at Maggiore informed us that the Porta Nova office had closed some two years prior. The support from both Auto Europe and and Maggiore representatives was good and the fundamental issue was outdated information. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Always seem to find a deal. "
" No probs. A little slow. It was full to full, but thet handed over 3/4. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Overall, ok "
" Car was ok but hadn't been cleaned before pick up. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" The car was very old 60000 km on the clock. It was also very dirty. "
" The counter staffer were very flustered and had me wait approximately 40 minutes to do the paperwork "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" I have used autoeurope a lot and usually good This experience was terrible "
" Downgraded my car Staff were rude Charged me for a car even though I had already paid Car was very dented and scratched Had to wait 30 minutes for shuttle bus Terrible experience "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 3 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Super service. Quick service at arrival and return! "
" Great service at rental and return. Super. Note that handling at the point of rental ( Pisa airport) is managed by Avis "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I will certainly use Auto Europe for car rental "
" Unclear where the pick up desk was located within Brindisi airport Poor signage after arriving in the main arrivals hall. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" This is still unresolved and the second time in my last two rentals with two different companies through Autoeurope where I have had to chase the company for reimbursement and wait more than 2 months for my money. This is not good at all. And this present issue is still unresolved. "
" The counter staff charged me extra for a young person driver even though I am 59 and I was alone and the only driver. They have admitted their mistake but have not made the refund after more than 2 months and now are not communicating since writing to say that their refund system was not working. Still unresolved and I will have to go through all of this again. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" If you have unreliable providers I'm unlikely to use you again, and Maggiore was diabolical "
" Impossible to contact anyone from Maggiore during the rental period to try and extend it - phone - various numbers. Emails - bounced back or no reply. I had to drive for 2 hours to extend the rental. I wasted 2 days of my holiday in this. I will never use them again. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" AutoEurope system is very good. "
" Dreadful car initially, had to take it back & swop it for another. Very old Panda with broken seat, no radio & dirty. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" mmm "
" mmm "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" See comments above "
" Bought car rental from Auto Europe for £185.21, which I thought included collsion damage waiver. However when arrived at Maggiore they explained that what I wanted was their damage waiver - which cost £168.46 (192.61 euros) which made the CDW I'd bought from Auto Europe an unnecessary expense and the overall car hire much greater than expected. Auto Europe should be clear about these matters from the outset and sort out the issue with Maggiore "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" It was very convenient, easy and profitable! "
" Excellent! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I have already recommended auto Europe as my experience over the last couple of years has always been positive "
" Polite, friendly and helpful both on drop off and collection and upgraded car without charge. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe will be assessed on how they deal with this complaint. Maggiore in Napoli were rude, unprofessional and ignorant. They also conned me into signing for a 600+ euro repair on a scratch "
" Pick up desk in Bari Airport good. Walked out to hut outside to collect keys, just given a bay number. No one to walk around the car with, no paperwork to mark scratch on. No one available to talk too. Drop off a Napoli train station. Guy looked around car and noticed small scratch which I explained was already there. He stuck his phone in front of me to sign for dropping car off. Then explained he had charged me 600+ euros for the scratch and pretty much walked off ?????? Disgraceful behaviour and ruined our holiday at the end "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Have no problem in using again "
" Easy to book, easy to pick up, easy to drop off - but damage to car "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Good value for money "
" Quick, friendly and efficient "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Pleasant experience "
" Pleasant experience "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" used AutoEurope often, never had a problem. "
" At the checkin they tried to sell us a more expensive car as the one we booked supposedly didn't have Satnav. We didn't upgrade and it turned out our car did actually have one. The car itself was not clean and it developed some knocking noises in the steering system. When we had an incident we needed to call them but the office number didn't work and noone picked up thr phone at the airport office. We then googled for a contact number and got hold of someone, who told us they knew that the normal office number didn't work. When we gave the car back and paid for some damage, we were told we would get a receipt immediately. We are still waiting. Finally Maggiore charged us the same sum three times (rather than just once) and we're currently trying to get our money back. AVOID!!! "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Very efficient "
" Agents were very friendly and efficient "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I have just received my credit card bill through to find I have been charged £602.35 by Maggiore car rental in addition to the £560.37 paid on 6th February 2024. When I collected the car I was asked if I wanted to have comprehensive insurance on the car which I thought had already been paid and therefore assumed I hadn't paid this when renting the car. I assumed the amount I was paying was going to be the total for the car hire and never did I expect to be charged a further £602.35 on top of the £560.37 already paid. On returning home I can see that I had already paid for insurance on the vehicle for the length of my hiring agreement. How it can be justified to charge more than the original price of the car hire for "insurance" when insurance was already in place for the length of the loan agreement. It was not made at all clear to me that the amount of £602.35 was an additional cost over and above the £560.37 and if this has been made abundantly clear to me at the time there is absolutely no chance that I would have paid this. It would seem to me that this amount of money being charged cannot be justified and preys on holiday makers being led to believe that without this they would not have comprehensive insurance on the car. If I had known that I would be paying £1,162.72 for car hire for ten days I would have requested something other than a Fiat Tipo. I am most displeased about my experience and feel that experience has tarnished a holiday as I now have to find the money to pay off my credit card bill for a car hire bill that has more than doubled, I would therefore request a refund of the additional £602.35 charged "
" I have just received my credit card bill through to find I have been charged £602.35 by Maggiore car rental in addition to the £560.37 paid on 6th February 2024. When I collected the car I was asked if I wanted to have comprehensive insurance on the car which I thought had already been paid and therefore assumed I hadn't paid this when renting the car. I assumed the amount I was paying was going to be the total for the car hire and never did I expect to be charged a further £602.35 on top of the £560.37 already paid. On returning home I can see that I had already paid for insurance on the vehicle for the length of my hiring agreement. How it can be justified to charge more than the original price of the car hire for "insurance" when insurance was already in place for the length of the loan agreement. It was not made at all clear to me that the amount of £602.35 was an additional cost over and above the £560.37 and if this has been made abundantly clear to me at the time there is absolutely no chance that I would have paid this. It would seem to me that this amount of money being charged cannot be justified and preys on holiday makers being led to believe that without this they would not have comprehensive insurance on the car. If I had known that I would be paying £1,162.72 for car hire for ten days I would have requested something other than a Fiat Tipo. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
" The only small issue was that I wanted to add someone to the insurance for the weekend . I could nt do it over email as the email address was nt answered . So I drove 40k to a branch and they wanted to charge me from the beginning of the rental although I only wanted 3 days ( 15 days was the total rental) "
" At Genoa airport the Gentlemen are very helpful , thank you "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Responsive through e-mail and calls. Customer service better than what we used to from other agencies. "
" Provided us road unworthy car that broke down after 6km of driving. False marketing because they sold a discounted price and you really got a discounted and mediocre car. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" The agent was close to the airport full instructions on where to locate the car. All damage recorded on the form. Car full of petrol and no issues "
" Easy all round with pleasant staff . "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I am really glad I tried auto Europe this year, I normally book direct with the car hire companies. I saved over £280 this year and will definitely be using auto Europe in the future for my foreign car hire needs. Thank you "
" As an avis company the counter staff member Anna at Avis/Maggiore was fantastic and made the pick up and return very easy. This is my 2nd year returning to the same location and both times have provided a good experience. The car we picked up wasn't very clean either inside or out, but didn't affect the hire. I will use them again. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" As above "
" At pick up.there one one person dealing with clients for 3 different companies,avios,budget and maggiore,how can one person deal with so many customers at once?in fact the poor girl didn't,that's why it took us nearly 1 and half hours to pick up our car... It's a disgrace that at Naples airport,we have those experiences in 2024 "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Customer service agent that I spoke to had limited knowledge about maggiore policy and returning the car outside of office hours so I had to call maggiore directly. "
" Booked the car based on its luggage capacity, when we arrived we were offered an alternative car with much smaller boot. I then had to pay more to get a bigger boot that had the capacity of the car I booked. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" I am more than likely to use Maggiorte again. "
" Was easy, cc block wasn't too big. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I booked fully comprehensive and when I go to get the car the told me I have to pay 230€ for insure the car from scratch And when I brought back the car the charge me 193€ cleaning "
" I booked fully comprehensive and when I go to get the car the told me I have to pay 230€ for insure the car from scratch And when I brought back the car the charge me 193€ cleaning "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Smooth pick up and drop off.Additional bonus Maggiore offer the shuttle bus service which was helpful for us with our luggage.No issues.Good experience. "
" First time booking with Maggiore.Our flight was delayed by 40 mins and when we got to the desk it was busy.Staff very efficient and helpful with no hard sell of additional local insurance.Liked the onscreen shots of the 3 scratches on the bodywork of the car they showed us.Would use again "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" No comment "
" No comment "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" No problems, hassle free "
" We rent a car three times a year in Italy,this is by far the best company for prices, service and cars,have already booked again "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" All good. No issues. Good value. "
" friendly and effective "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Have used Auto Europe for years and always found them to be very competitively priced and efficient. "
" The car we were allocated was a dual fuel VW EcoUP. This car mainly used CNG (compressed natural gas), with a 10 litre backup petrol tank. This information was not given to us at the desk, but we stumbled over it when quizzing the staff in the parking area. We only found out the day before we returned the car, that there are very limited refuelling pints for the CNG. Luckily the car was very fuel efficient and when the CNG ran out, we coped adequately with the small petrol tank. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" The vehicle was very clean and the drop off is behind Maggiore office in brindisi airport "
" Very efficient "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Again very good rental from Auto Europe "
" Very good no problem rental "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Love being able to compare agencies "
" Car pick-up was fast "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See No. 3 "
" The car when picked up was in a very dirty condition on the outside. Making it difficult to identify the numerous marks already recorded on the contract . Or identify any unrecorded marks. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" All good "
" Nice people "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy to book. Friendly service and clear communication at Pisa Airport on pick and drop off. Car was appropriate for our requirements. "
" Easy to book. Friendly service and clear communication at Pisa Airport on pick and drop off. Car was appropriate for our requirements. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" For the reasons as above "
" I have taken quite a few points for tge terrible after sale experience. Everything went reasonably well, albeit with the car not in the best condition but acceptable. However, I left an expensive Boss jacket in the car when I returned it and I have been trying since to find out if they have found it but, thus far, no one from maggiore has returned my calls or emails "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Good value and smooth experience "
" Car was new and although not the model shown it was similar. The car was very dirty externally but otherwise in very good condition "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Fine. Worked - that's all that matters. "
" Good clean car. Efficient pick up. Drop off was fine, though we had to wait for others dropping off beforehand. The agent dealing with drop offs was very good. He should be commended. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very user friendly interface when booking the car. It was very easy to make amendments to the booking on the website, "
" Very pleasant and efficient customer service. The attendant at the pick up sorted out an issue with the sat nav and was most helpful. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Maggiore service second to none "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Nice new vehicle, clean and well presented. "
" A bit of a wait in queue before getting my keys, otherwise all good. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Apart from "pending security" charge by Maggiore 5 days after check-out, happy with service by AutoEurope "
" The Security Deposit charge on my credit Card still on after 5 days & a call to Maggiore very unsatisfactory & been told untruth!!! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Overall good experience, No available parking for returning the car and no staff available. Otherwise everything was good. "
" Shared counter with Avis and Budget, Staff very helpful. No waiting time. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" From begining to end Maggiore all perdect. The car was brand new . The pick-up process was very quick and clear enough. All alternatives that could help during the rental period were presented very clearly. The process of returning the vehicle was very fast, the staff was very helpful and polite. 5 star. Thank you Maggiore and thanks to Autoeurope . "
" From begining to end Maggiore all perdect. The car was brand new . The pick-up process was very quick and clear enough. All alternatives that could help during the rental period were presented very clearly. The process of returning the vehicle was very fast, the staff was very helpful and polite. 5 star. Thank you Maggiore and thanks to Autoeurope . "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I have and will recommend "
" It was a good service all round "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very reasonable price "
" We were given a car with lots of scratches and marks,they were not all marked on the contract,so we took photos,but as it was dark,we did not manage to get them all,so at the return of the car,we were accused of causing a big scratch on the car,but we knew we hadn't as the car had been parked on a private driveway,for the 3 days,until we left that morning to take it back to airport,and we known we did not have an accident,or scratched anyone on the way back to the airport... "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
" Truffa staff maleducato incompetente e non professionale "
" Truffa "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Very good "
" Very speedy process,great value for money "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Very happy with the customer service, ease of booking, with the car, with the front desk and the return. I will use Auto Europa again. Thank you "
" Very happy with the customer service, ease of booking, with the car, with the front desk and the return. thank you "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great service cars and staff "
" As many times before with Maggiore everything is very good. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Is been fantastic I will hiring again. "
" After a few years went back to Maggiore and the experience is been fantastic from pick up the car to drop off. I have no hesitation to hiring again from Maggiore. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Good "
" On collection of the vehicle Laura was very helpful and advised us about the insurance we had taken out. A thorough inspection of previous damage to the vehicle was made. On returning the vehicle staff were helpful friendly and polite. A good experience all round. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Easy and reliable "
" Efficient staff . Good value for money "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Auto Europe is great as always. "
" Car was nice, as expected. Pick-up was very slow and inefficient. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" they have deducted the additional security deposit from my bank account with no explanation as to why "
" they have deducted the additional security deposit from my bank account with no explanation as to why "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" I was left stranded without a car I had to rely on other people to take me around It ruined my holiday as I couldn't do all the things I wanted to do "
" They were not helpful at all They wouldn't let me take the car as I didn't take out the insurance with them they wouldn't except my insurance I took out with you they said I had to pay €30 a day extra if I wanted the car so I left it I thought it was a rip off "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Perfect "
" All good. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very good straight forward process. "
" The staff are exceptionally kind & cheerful. An asset at Lamezia! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I would like you to ensure that my request is actioned. "
" Everything about the service was good until drop off. I left the car at the drop of point at 4.00 am. It was too dark for me to take photos. As far as I am aware there had been no damage to the vehicle. I got an email with an invoice claiming damage. I asked for photographic evidence and they have refused to comply. Can you please put me in touch with someone I can deal with over this matter since I am unable to contact anyone. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I have used AutoEurope for a number of years and regularly hire a car in Italy 3 - 4 times a year. I have not experienced any issues and been happy with the service until this latest booking with Maggiore. "
" I had no issues with the car I was supplied with, however, I opted to rebook my car hire with Maggiore (via AutoEurope) and paid an additional £70 for the Full Damage and Theft Protection cover. Unfortunately , at the check-in desk I was informed there was no record of the additional cover and therefore I was not protected! I have paid for the additional cover because I believed it to be a good offer but received nothing for it! I also cannot understand why I also have a bill of £0.09p on my credit card from Maggiore when my receipt stated zero to pay. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See above "
" On return a scratch was found under the front valence Not visible unless you go beneath the vehicle I did not do this "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" . "
" Picking up the car was a nightmare. Due to people queuing up and only 2 office staff it took us one hour to get the car. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Ok "
" Tyre pressures were low - warning light came on, drivers side rear lights didn't work. Employee just kicked the tyres and said they were ok. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Booking through Auto Europe was good but the actual name of the car hire company was quite hidden on all the correspondence and it took us a while to work out it was with Maggiore. "
" The only comment I have to make which let the process down was the pick up wait. Some travellers had been waiting for 2 hours to collect their car. We had about an hour - that is just too long even for such a great price. Drop off was quick and easy tho. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Clear and simple booking process with good provision of information. "
" Very efficient experience both collecting & dropping off - no queues although I may have been lucky! Car was fine and compatible with what I asked for. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Booking was easy and went well "
" It was very easy to hire a car and collect / drop off it , the only negative part I have is the additional insurance cost which I thought I had already paid in my initial booking and having my credit card having money assigned to Maggiore and me having no control over if they were to remove funds without my approval after I returned the car which did cause me problems with my credit card billing "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" A delight. "
" Nice to know that there is a car hire company out there that is not focused on ripping off its clients. Maggiore is a refreshing change. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very professional service "
" Very efficient service from collecting my car to dropping it off. Would definitely recommend "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" return of vehicle smooth & no problems. "
" problem of too few staff & dealing with avis budget & maggiore rentals huge queue for collection too nearly 2 hours!! ultimately the staff were helpful so not their fault "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very good value for money, courteous staff, quick at desk pickup and return "
" All very good, only issue no water to clean the windscreen, had to add myself "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" easy to use "
" Quick and helpful . no problems "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" :) "
" I was held up through flight delays, but Maggiore just took it in their stride. I was very happy all round. Also the best value for money. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" All hotties "
" Good looking people at reception "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very helpful and professional "
" Very professional and helpful! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Slick enough website, was a bit annoyed by Magiore then trying to sell me extra nonsense the day before though "
" Brand new car, expensive for child seats though! "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent customer service "
" Great customer service at desk. Lady at desk very friendly and informative. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" in general, happy with online booking, condition of car, staff at the pick up/drop off area. Counter Staff extremely rude. Also, website stated a deposit of 120euros, on arrival told it was 300euros. "
" i thought the counter staff were extremely rude, especially when they found out i wasn't interested in upgrading and had pre-arranged insurance. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Q "
" Big queue at airport "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I always find the Autoeurope website very helpful. A clear overview of what is available and at what price. They also have a very clear cancellation policy. "
" The booking was handled efficiently when I picked the car up and on my return. Both agents were very helpful and friendly. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Booking straightforward "
" Satisfactory, except for confusion at reception desk as they had incorrect dates for booking. This caused some delay in picking up the rental car. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Refunded me 9p of my £100 deposit! "
" Refunded me 9p of my £100 deposit! Shocking! "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" The collection and return of the car was faultless, especially your member of staff on collection. However the total costs were not made clear. "
" When we were deciding on a car rental company the exact costs were misleading. It was a shock when we had to pay considerably more when collecting the car "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Good prices. Easy to book "
" Pick up was a hassle. Not enough staff and long queues. The car was dirty from the outside. The inside was ok. Also the engine was making noises "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Would definitely use again "
" Overall I found them very satisfactory. I chose this company as they appeared to be the only online car rental that would allow me to pick a car up at Milazzo port and then return the car in Palermo. I would have liked better instructions about the drop off site. It was not actually the office but a near by car park. Perhaps a simple map indicating the car park would be useful - especially for someone who picked the car up elsewhere? Good Car. Would be happy to use again. Staff v. pleasant. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy to use "
" Picking up the car was easy and the staff were very pleasant and efficient. The car itself had a lot of kilometres on the clock (45k) and was very tired both inside and out. It was quite expensive to hire compared to previous years and so we expected a more up to date vehicle. It is not clear where to return the car in Brindisi airport. Maggiore need to put something on there website to indicate where to go. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" No problems with AutoEurope "
" Car was not full of petrol when collected. Unfortunately I did not notice until I had left the car park. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Just awful and very stressful. "
" Awful experience. Wasnt given the car I had hired as not available. GpS not available either despite it being included in my booking. I was given an unsuitable car with a screen which didnt connect to my phone properly so i was left with no navigation technology. After handing in the car I was charged for thr use of gsp for 7 days. Autoeurope have not sorted this yet and i am still out of pocket. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" The above is obviously not the fault of Auto Europe. "
" When vehicle taken it had a puncture which was evident from the illuminated light on dash board. When I informed the rep he admitted he had seen the illuminated light previously. So he was intending that I take the vehicle knowing the tyre was punctured. They provided a replacement vehicle. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" alwys good "
" good service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" All good "
" Perfectly efficient "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very happy to recommend Maggiore "
" very happy with the service and condition of the rental car "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Horrible and many hidden costs. The staff did not allow me to change my credit card payment at all even when i was told at the start i was able to. This made me incur even more charges! "
" Many hidden costs!! "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" The lovely girl at the drop off deserves a special note as she was the kindest person met there. Thank you "
" The whole process was very smooth and easy "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Have booked many times with AU. Very efficient and quick in confirming bookings and providing vouchers. Their rates are competitive and never had a problem so always book through them. "
" Friendly efficient staff at pick up and drop off. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" No problems at all "
" Hassle free "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I was treated terribly rudely by the staff at the Maggiore desk at Trapani airport. It was one of the most terrible customer service experiences I have ever had. The two men at the desk on 4 April 2023 barked orders at me saying thigs like "One MOMENT!!", the younger of the two men took my credit card off the desk and tried to present it to the machine himself, without my consent. When I questioned what was going on, he would reply "One MOMENT!!". The same man tried to charge me double, and asked me to produce another card, saying "Your card is no good, I need another card". I then called the bank, and they told me that the payment had gone through TWICE. I was never reassured about what was going on, and I felt like I was being scammed. When the payment was finally accepted, they did not apologise, and just asked me to sign the papers without ANY explanation. When I asked what it was I was signing for, they SNATCHED the papers out of my hands and shouted at me, saying - "if you don't want the car we'll cancel the payment and you can go somewhere else". I was thoroughly upset at the end of this experience, and I could not believe what had just happened. I recommend that Maggiore should invest in training their front desk staff at Trapani airport, as they are absolutely awful. When I got to the carpark to inspect the car, the Maggiore car park attendant Gianluca was very pleasant and relaxed by comparison. He helped to reassure us and I thank him for that. It would, however, have been good to have a more detailed description of the damage that was on the car before we rented it (e.g. a full cartoon drawing of the body of the car showing the areas of damage and the type of damage like they do at Enterprise). Things were not explained to us in enough detail. I have rented several cars from several different companies and Maggiore was not the worst overall, but the customer service at the airport desk definitely was the worst ever. Please train your staff properly - they are letting your company down. **Please contact me to let me know how I may make a FORMAL COMPLAINT against this company** "
" I was treated terribly rudely by the staff at the Maggiore desk at Trapani airport. It was one of the most terrible customer service experiences I have ever had. The two men at the desk on 4 April 2023 barked orders at me saying thigs like "One MOMENT!!", the younger of the two men took my credit card off the desk and tried to present it to the machine himself, without my consent. When I questioned what was going on, he would reply "One MOMENT!!". The same man tried to charge me double, and asked me to produce another card, saying "Your card is no good, I need another card". I then called the bank, and they told me that the payment had gone through TWICE. I was never reassured about what was going on, and I felt like I was being scammed. When the payment was finally accepted, they did not apologise, and just asked me to sign the papers without ANY explanation. When I asked what it was I was signing for, they SNATCHED the papers out of my hands and shouted at me, saying - "if you don't want the car we'll cancel the payment and you can go somewhere else". I was thoroughly upset at the end of this experience, and I could not believe what had just happened. I recommend that Maggiore should invest in training their front desk staff at Trapani airport, as they are absolutely awful. When I got to the carpark to inspect the car, the Maggiore car park attendant Gianluca was very pleasant and relaxed by comparison. He helped to reassure us and I thank him for that. It would, however, have been good to have a more detailed description of the damage that was on the car before we rented it (e.g. a full cartoon drawing of the body of the car showing the areas of damage and the type of damage like they do at Enterprise). Things were not explained to us in enough detail. I have rented several cars from several different companies and Maggiore was not the worst overall, but the customer service at the airport desk definitely was the worst ever. Please train your staff properly - they are letting your company down. **Please contact me to let me know how I may make a FORMAL COMPLAINT against this company** "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" The car was perfect for our needs, the drop off was smooth and quick. "
" We had quite a long wait in the queue to pick up the car. And the counter staff tried to sell us Full insurance...even though we'd already bought it (it obviously wasn't showing on our reservation). "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great service, thank you "
" Great service, thank you "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Always recommend maggiore especially when pick up desk is close to arrivals at airport "
" very polite and thoroughly efficient "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Very efficient "
" All good thanks...no fuss with the return "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very happy with every aspect of the hire "
" Really friendly staff and the car was in excellent condition. Strongly recommended "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Staff at the airport veery helpful and efficient. Car very well presented and extremely fuel efficient. Return to airport very easy and efficient. Staff extremely polite "
" Staff at the airport veery helpful and efficient. Car very well presented and extremely fuel efficient. Return to airport very easy and efficient. Staff extremely polite "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Overall, excellent rental. Maggiore is the best experience at this airport. "
" Lovely staff, but at check-in and return. The woman whose name is pronounced "Shy" was particularly efficient and personable. The car was in OK shape, a few scratches. I did not mind but it would be better if the rental documents showed these rather than needing me to point them out. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Overall Ok. The staff on the desk, once I got there was very helpful "
" Only 2 of 3 desks were "manned" on a busy Saturday lunchtime "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" I have been using Autoeurope for years when renting abroad. It has always been very simple and great value for money. "
" This vehicle hire has been very straightforward and simple during the pick up and drop off. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Brilliant service "
" I have been using them for nearly 15 years brilliant customer service and always a friendly team. No hard sell for insurance either.. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Fine, but the car was not what I asked for "
" Staff were very polite and efficient. However I got a car that ran on methane... It could only travel 70 miles kn petrol. This was not explained to me when I picked up the car. Also different drop off charges were not part of the hire price, they had to be paid locally so other hire firms were not comparable. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good customer service. Easy to navigate and change bookings. "
" Took c.1 hour to pick up the vehicle despite not being that busy. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" awful service. dirty car. "
" awful service. dirty car. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Very easy and fast service without complications "
" Very easy and fast service without complications "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" We always use Maggiore "
" Marco at Pisa Airport who dispatched the car was also there when we returned it - he was Amazing, super friendly and most efficient. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe very efficient, had to cancel and re-book because of change to holiday plans. Easy change to make and refund paid quickly in full. "
" Was hit with an unexpected further charge of £179.17 for insurance excess cover (damage only, not theft), almost doubling overall cost of car hire. I thought the package taken out with Auto Europe included this. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" A very good service "
" Found everything satisfactory..however I'm still waiting g for a refund on my fuel ..hope this can be resolved "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" the insurance cost mor then the car renatal just a joke "
" no comment "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" We have booked our car hire with AutoEurope for many years now and we have never experienced any problems. We recommend them to all our friends and family. "
" Collection of the car at Palermo Airport was quick and easy. Pleased with the condition and the cleanliness of the car. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" No response, poor service from the third party ( or their stand in) and a deliberate con with no reassurance from auto europe as the agent. Very unhappy "
" No staff at maggiore and directed to hertz/Avis where we had a long wait and were pressured to buy extra insurance despite having already paid for extra when I booked. We were then specifically told to bring keys back to the main office on return We followed these instructions and were asked why we didn't go to the Avis representative in the car park. After this we were sent a claim for a scratch to the car that I am absolutely certain we did not do and a ridiculous cost to fix it. I am absolutely convinced this is a scam as we didn't take secondary insurance directly. I've heard nothing back from maggiore or auto europe when I raised these concerns nor assurance that this will be covered by the insurance I bought with auto europe. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Booked car last minute after my ferry from Venice to Croatia was cancelled. Very affordable and great service. "
" Very happy with the staff and the car. Thank you! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See comment above "
" Very straight forward and easy "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" excellent "
" very good staff "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" I have been a client of Autoeurope for years. Good value for money and great customer service. "
" No issues "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Would recommend that someone shows you how the car operates etc as it's unfamiliar. This would be very helpful. "
" Everything was very efficient. Only criticism was the cost of the car hire - very expensive. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy online process "
" Fast service, pleasant staff "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent service provided as always but the cost of car hire is becoming prohibitive. "
" Excellent service with friendly and efficient staff. I would have preferred a medium sized car, that I originally ordered, but was only offered a Fiat Panda unless I paid extra for a larger vehicle. Why is car hire so expensive in Italy following Covid? I have never paid so much before and the cost is becoming prohibitive! Otherwise an excellent service provided. "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" excellent "
" excellent "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very happy with Maggiore, the customer rep at Lamezia was a pleasure to transact with and we were met by a very smiley member of staff, best car hire experience by far. "
" Excellent customer service, great vehicle "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Please see above "
" I have been trying to contact you about additional hours charged. Car was returned within one hour (12.39) of pick up (11.39) - however the car hire charge stated drop off at 18.15. I have been charged 6+ additional hours and dispute this, as the maximum I should have been charged was 1 hour! "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very good. Would highly recommend. "
" Everything went well. No queus at pick up which made a pleasant change. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy to book and to change flight details "
" Maggiore desk was shut so we had to use the Avis counter. Waited almost 2 hours to be seen, the counter staff were rude. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent "
" Excellent "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Car was clean. Staff were helpful "
" Very helpful counter staff. Gave good advice "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great experience. "
" Great experience "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Z "
" Z "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Had a great experience renting with auto europe via Sicily by car, however the maggiore experience has tarnished it somewhat. "
" I paid for the rental of the car from Bologna to Rome and the price was £70.84. It was indicated that there would be a charge for taking the car one way which was 40 euros. I gave my credit card across at the rental desk for the deposit, £153.20. I left the car back to Rome Termini empty, as per the contract, and now not only have the deposit charge but also a new charge of £163.60 which hasn't been explained. Ridiculous overall. The drop off is also a shambles and not clearly marked. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Competitive prices, easy booking "
" All was smooth. I paid for a second driver in advance but the person couldn't see that and wanted to charge me for it. I showed him the voucher and he happily added the second driver for free as expected. There is something to improve there about bookings and vouchers. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Simple to use website that gives you plenty of choice. "
" Staff are always courteous and make the whole experience pleasurable, thanks to Federica and Fabio. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe website very easy to navigate and make a booking. "
" The staff are always very helpful and make the process so easy and pleasant. Thanks Federica and Fabio. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" All went very well and smoothly. "
" All went smoothly. No queues or unexpected things. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" The booking process is nice & easy and hassle free. If Suppliers could easily update you with minor changes [in this case the main Counter was moved from the Rental Office to where the car is parked], then that would be spot on. "
" On the whole good and interesting that a Hybrid was provided. The usual Official Counter was closed, so perhaps better signage on the Counter as to where to go would help, but not a big issue. There was some wheel damage that I had to point out, but it was accepted & signed off easily. Returning the car was nice & easy too. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Prices generally too high at the moment and it must be profiteering in some way or another. "
" Too long waiting to collect the vehicle. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" I go to Italy a lot and have used Maggiore several times and always found their service to be very helpful and convenient "
" I was very pleased with the sevice from Maggiore and the vehicle was fine and suited my needs "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Poor customer experience. See previous. "
" Car not sanitised, no shuttle bus from airport to car rental place after 8pm, no signs telling you this and that I had to walk to connect car. Not acceptable I had disabled parent with me. Damage yo cat, top told me to take a photo as nobody about to check. Awful. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Fine -- still always have the best deals "
" The car wasn't great and probably was just about road worthy -- like it would reverse when in drive (being an automatic). I couldn't extend the booking as it was impossible to get in touch with Maggiore by phone or email. The drop-off was chaotic too as there was nobody there. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 2 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Expensive car rental "
" No staff present at drop off. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Lovely clean car, almost brand new. Extremely economical to run (Audi A3 automatic diesel) with plenty of oomph. "
" Very friendly people to deal with. Only negative was that we had to wait for quite a long time to pick up, because there was only one member of staff on duty, but I suspect that even if there had been another person the Covid rules may have only permitted one customer at a time in the office. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great service at the counter and return team at FCO. Will use again "
" Great service at the counter and return team at FCO. Will use again "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" You should align with the companies you cooperate with and be more transparent. "
" This was the most atrocious experience I had in ages. It took me 2 hours to collect the car and a lot of frustration. There was no one at the Maggiore desk and we were redirected to Avis. The woman at Avis was dealing with at least 3 different rental companies and was rather rude when it was my turn. She asked me for my number so Maggiore could call me. Which they did 10 mins later. I had to sign a contract with them but they did not have a printer so I had to use data for it. Also I had to pay extra charges which were not mentioned anywhere. Last but not least I was assigned a car which was in a cheaper category (for AutoEurope but apparently not for Maggiore) so I ended up paying more for less. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Nothing further to add. "
" I was very happy overall but disappointed to see prices for car hire rise and be so expensive at Naples Airport in September "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" We had a good experience with no problem at all "
" Very good "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Great experience "
" Very efficient "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Staff was friendly but you need to have more staff there as the queue is ridiculous. The last thing you wanna do when you land is join a 45 min queue to get your car! :/ "
" Very long queue at Cagliari airport for pick up Received the car late At drop-off, this wasn't taken into account and we had to pay for the entire day even though we were just 1 hr late There should be a smaller fee to pay for minor delays "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" As question 3 "
" The experience was fine. The rise in price was more than anticipated, although all the rental companies had raised their prices. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" No customer service at all "
" Everything was very bad "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Online booking smooth and staff helpful when prompted "
" Impossible to speak with staff over the phone. Tried several times for over a week without success. Desk at FCO is closed and check in happens on the phone via Avis. Even thought the process is smooth, it has been distressig not being able to communicate with the office "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" No support from AutoEurope. Had to contact the Travel Doctor at The Times newspaper to achieve a result. Poor service. "
" Company made substantial unauthorised charges to my credit card, took 6 weeks to acknowledge their error and now say that it will be another 30 to 60 days before I am reimbursed. Disgraceful. Will never use Avis/Maggiore again. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very good service on all parts of the booking pickup and drop off. "
" Excellent very satisfied "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very efficient drop off "
" Efficient check in "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Spoke with someone at Auto Europe. They said they'd try to contact someone at Maggiore. Not sure if they did. "
" They didn't have anyone at their desk. We had to 'check in' at the Avis desk, who then told us we had to wait for a call from Maggiore, who didn't call. We tried to call various Maggiore numbers. No one answered. Eventually the Avis staff let us take the car. Probably around 2 hours later. "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" I have used Auto Europe for quite a few years now and generally been pleased. It saddens me that Auto Europe has let me down and I don't feel I can recommend it to friends any longer. "
" Absolute joke. I have used Autoeurope many times and this is simply the woest experience I have ever had. Arrived at the rental to see about 100 people sitting around waiting for cars. There was one person taking details, I was told to wait for a call and then go to the counter to get the keys. Asked how long the wait was the lady said an HOUR. I clarified to make sure I wasn't misunderstanding her. I asked how this was possible and she simply shrugged. We ended up waiting 1hr40 mins in total, thankfully it was early evening so not too hot. When we got the car it was dark and we could not see whether there were scratches etc. I asked the car rental people what to do as no paperwork with detail of scratches etc had been provided. They simply said "take pictures tomorrow and keep them". This is not the level of service I expect when I have paid £220 for a weeks car hire! "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" As I require an estate car to allow space for a folded wheelchair for a disabled child it would be a useful (and I feel reasonable) adjustment if the rental codes could be shown on the website to ensure that "or equivalent" provides certainty that the same size vehicle will be supplied. "
" The sheet provided showed no damage to the car. However, this was far from the truth. The car had been parked reversed into long grass. This hid the scratches at the rear. There was also other minor bodywork damage that had not been marked. Most significantly there was a large crack in the windscreen, running diagonally at the top corner on the passenger side. The counter staff tried to tell me that it was still safe to drive and that the previous customer had been driving the car for two months without problems. This shows that they had knowledge of the problem but had neither marked it on the sheet nor taken any steps to have the significant damage repaired before passing the car to me. Having checked with a local contact, it was determined that it is an offence to drive a car with a damaged windscreen. The Maggiore staff verbally offered to pay any such fine, an acknowledgement of the legal ramifications of the condition of the vehicle. I needed an estate car to ensure sufficient space for my disabled son's wheelchair in addition to our luggage. The staff had no replacement vehicle available. After a call to Auto-Europe and protracted discussion with Maggiore they eventually borrowed another estate car from Avis. This was a downgrade as the class I had booked was an automatic but the provided vehicle was manual (and a Fiat Tipo in place of the originally supplied Mercedes Benz). No offer of any refund was made but with a tired and increasingly hot family to deal with I was in no mood to continue discussions at that time. Drop-off at the end was efficient. In summary, I found the pickup process difficult and stressful. I am incredibly disappointed in Maggiore. The staff attempted to provide me with a car that it was neither safe nor legal to drive, had attempted to pass it off as in perfect condition on the sheet originally provided and had possibly even attempted to conceal some of the bodywork damage by parking the car in longer grass. I would urge Auto-Europe to seriously consider their relationship with Maggiore at Lamezia Terme. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" See above "
" Maggiore have taken a fraudulent payment off my credit card for roadside assistance which I explicitly refused and did not sign for. AutoEurope have refused to help, despite being sent photographic evidence proving the fraud took place. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" AutoEurope provided a fine experience. Booking was easy and customer service responded to a query of mine promptly. "
" Reservation was made to collect the car at 9am from Naples train station. Arrived at the office in good time only to find a sign on the door saying the office was shut due to coronavirus. Caused a great deal of stress from us thinking that there'd been a bad admin mistake until at 9:15 the Maggiore office man ambled down the corridor to open up the office. The appalling service continued - we were missold overpriced insurance on the car after the salesman told us it would cost "very little, only about €25 plus VAT". Thinking this reasonable and in line with third party insurance prices I agreed, before the man took €300 off my card for "the deposit" without letting me look at documentation until he had done this. It ultimately transpired that this insurance was in fact €25 per day, and we were left around €250 out of pocket by the dodgy practices of this sales man. Would never go to Maggiore again, make money from swindling tourists who are vulnerable from being in a foreign country with a foreign language. "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" The situation at pisa airport means that you have to wait around a hour to get someone to come and give you your car There is no service after the hire period at all Just drop keys and go "
" The car had many scuffs and we had to wait a long time to get a staff member to put them all on our documents. On return we could find no one to help us get the car signed off properly "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Easy to use website and great service from the team. "
" Great friendly service and very good car provided "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Competitive fees and pickup and the drop off was handled very professionally and courteously. "
" The car was very clean. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Autoeurope were ok but maggiore are a horrendous hire car company and wouldn't recommend them to anyone. "
" Not a good company wouldn't recommend "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
" Disappointed with this booking "
" I purposely booked a mini class car and was disappointed to be given a much bigger car than I needed which impacted my trip, the car was unable to be driven in some of the much narrower streets. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Everything was as expected. The car was good. "
" It all worked very well. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" The worst customer service I have come across on an internet company. Can not wait to write my review on Trustpilot. "
" Maggiore said voucher was not valid. It was Saturday 11.30 pm so I had to book a car last minute with Maggiore. Called contact number, they asked me to send an email. No answer for 24 h. Called you again, they told me on average takes around a week to have some information back. 10 days later still no contact from Customer Services. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very simple and easy to use website "
" Great service from the staff "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Maggiore were very efficient both on collection and drop off for this hire. "
" Very good. Car was nearly new and in excellent condition. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" My experience booking through Auto Europe has been First Class! "
" My experience with Maggiore involving the collection and Drop Off of the vehicle was largely expedient. However I got the impression that they were "overly keen" on inflating the cost of the rental, by using all of the tricks in the book. For example I was surprised when on collecting the vehicle I was told that they would need to place an additional €60.00 block on my Credit Card, "just in case" the car was not returned fully refuelled. Additionally at around 10:30am on the 23/01/2020 when dropping off the vehicle at Napoli Airport, I was informed that I would have to pay a cleaning fee of €60.00 due to the car being 'dirtier than expected', which would require it to have a 'special Deep Clean'. I contested this, as the dirt they highlighted was nothing more than sand which had been transferred from mine and my passengers' shoes onto the floor-mats of the car, following a recent visit to the beach. For this reason they then agreed to slash the cleaning fee in half to €30.00. I again contested the €30.00 fee, as the dirt they referred to could easily be removed by shaking off the floor-mat, or passing a hoover over the floor space of the car. A second individual working in the drop off zone agreed with me on this front and tried to reason with his colleague (who was not a fluent English speaker). However this was to no avail, and I was informed that although subjective, the opinion of the member of staff who originally inspected the car and believed it to be excessively dirty would be upheld. Due to me having a flight to catch I was unable to linger for longer to argue my case, however I was able to photograph the interior of the vehicle, and let the individuals who inspected my car know that I would be disputing any excess charges. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 3 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Very smooth transaction. Upgraded my choice, confirmation received in no time. Highly recomend. "
" Prebooked Snow chains were not in the car. Had to find an assistant who brought it to me. Iterior of the car wasn't very clean. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" All went to plan. "
" It all went very smoothly, and they upgraded us to a slightly larger car when we arrived which was very helpful. Counter staff were friendly, and didn't do hard-sell in regard to extras. Snow chains weren't in the car when we got it, but as soon as we queried it they supplied them. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I did get better value for money in the past, but still good "
" Maggiore is ok, ezpensivw for just a week, but it was Christmas and we arw aware prices do double at this time. The drop off was diabolical!!!!! 45 min to find it. I arrived at terminal 2, but for some reason my can was at terminal 1. I' ve almost missed my flight! "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Easy to use website "
" Great service from the customer services team. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I find AutoEurope in general very competitive, but still check other sites to verify. "
" No problems with the hire in any way "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Unpleasant, tiring and frustrating "
" Maggiore desk closed, walked back to Avis desk and found at least 7 people queuing. Chaos reigned as 3 men serving hadn't the sense to call out the name of the 3 companies they were serving. When my turn came, I was sent back into the queue as he was not serving Maggiore. It took one hour standing and waiting to get my key. Bologna Airport is very user unfriendly, dark, covered parking area. When I returned car, they found a scratch that wasn't on their list. Charged €205. Never again. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Trouble free. "
" Very helpful staff at both check-in and return. Thank you David "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" After many years of different providers at Pisa airportvwith mixed experiences Maggiore now my preferred choice every time "
" Car Park area staff very helpful and friendly "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Car not in good condition. Never been charged for snow chains before "
" Computers down and staff struggled ChargingE35 for one week hire of snow chains is not acceptable "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Cheap and good deals. Will definitely use again in the future. "
" Horrible car choice, the size of a mini van even though was supposed to be a Clio or similar. Needed to pay 3 time the prepaid price for an upgrade to a reasonable car, which wasn't cleaned properly. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Apart from the poor directions to collect the car, very satisfied with your service "
" Overall very satisfied, directions to collect the car were a little poor. Excellent service and friedly staff when returned vehicle. Thank you "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Fast check in, easy to understand the deal. Fast check in when returning the car, no problems, I would use again. "
" I had a great experiance using Maggiore and the rental was a great price, I would use them again. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe give us confidence in good service always. "
" Excellent customer service , friendly staff. "
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: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" I am always satisfied with the service "
" Always very helpful "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" nothing major to add "
" the airport staff were slow and made us wait, without even explaining what was going on. no seats, no office. just standing in the parking lot. The car company didn't provide enough adBlue to the car (it's a type of additive to deisel enginges required by law. If it's finished the car won't start). We had to spend several hours and a lot of energy to locate someone who can provide this stuff, which in rural areas is near impossible. They didn't even expalin about this stuff when we got the car. We had to figure it out ourselves. The car also had no window cleaning fluid. none at all. The company never ever answer the phone or email in almost any office (airport or rome). They told us that we can extend our rent by a few days and to send an email becuase they don't answer the phone, but then they didn't answer the email also at all (we found a local branch eventually). The car otherwise was in a good condition, clean. They are very cheap compared to other companies. But it comes with a price. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Like being able to cancel without penalty until few days before hire if a better deal comes up. "
" A bit of a wait to get our car but the drop-off was very quick and efficient with friendly young lady. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Very easy to use website "
" Friendly and courteous staff, also great car! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I really like the guy on the reception desk, he has been there many years and always looked after us very well, top marks "
" I've used Maggiore a number of times before and the check in staff are always friendly and helpful, the cars are always good quality. Happy to recommend "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" False adverting of price. Ended up costing £300 and not £80 as advertised. Sat Nav was out of date and next to useless. Ordered a Fiat Panda given a Peugoet 308, which was far too big. No water in the washer bottle. Passenger wiper blade was perished and ineffective. "
" False adverting of price. Ended up costing £300 and not £80 as advertised. Sat Nav was out of date and next to useless. Ordered a Fiat Panda given a Peugoet 308, which was far too big. No water in the washer bottle. Passenger wiper blade was perished and ineffective. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" See above, "
" There is a fundamental issue with car hire - whether to take the 'full cover' insurance via the booking agent I.e Auto Europe, or with the company that supplies the vehicle I.e Maggiore. The desk attendant spoke excellent English and was quite candid about the difference between the two options above. In effect, he said, if you do not take out the extra insurance with us, as far as we are concerned, you have no insurance, and we will charge you or any new scratch on the vehicle. I was amused by this comment as the vehicle had done 68k km and had multiple existing damage. I think this issue of full additional insurance and whether it is with he booking agent or the supplier of the vehicle needs to be nailed down. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" excellent "
" check if eny damige before allways looking to charge you exstra "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very smooth throughout. "
" When I arrived there was only one person at the counter, so the queue was a bit long. Afterwards a second member of staff arrived and things improved. Staff was professional and quick. The vehicle I was given (VW Golf) was a higher category than booked, but with a lot of damages, scratches and dents. In these conditions it is difficult to work out which defects have been already reported by the rental company, which have been missed and which are fresh at drop-off. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" very easy to use website "
" Great friendly service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe are my preferred overseas rental provider, it always works smoothly "
" The vehicle was very battered!, check in lady very unfriendly and slow process, vehicle return process also very slow, very good value though, so I guess you get what you pay for! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" We were pleased with the price, pleased with the service, pleased with the car – a very successful experience "
" Everything went very smoothly "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" We used Maggiore before and will make sure we use again "
" Friendly, lovely new car, much larger than the small one we booked "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" very easy to book ... reliable! "
" not good!!! ..... they always try to sell their own Insurance and scare you about consequences of not taking it. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See above "
" The staff offered me an upgrade on my car for an extra amount ... special offer they said. They did not specify that it was a daily charge. I did not realize until I saw the total to be paid. The car was very nice but feel I was somewhat taken advantage of. The staff was quite pushy. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Excellent all round. "
" Excellent service and value for money. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Important to check the vehicle thoroughly before leaving the collection point and photographing or pointing out damage that is not shown on the car document. "
" Cars are not as pristine as some other suppliers, but these are all hire cars. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" already have above "
" This was a very unpleasant experience, the desk for maggiore was closed and we had to wait for over 1 1/2 hours to get seen at another desk whose others customers had priority. We were told in no uncertain terms that having paid the extra to get excess cover, that it was useless, and we needed to take out additional cover as everything would have to be paid in advance if there was a problem. The hand over was terrible as we had to wait yet another 1/2 to be seen. We were told that any additional small scratches needs to be reported or you will charged. That was ridiculous. I would never book with your company ever again. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Disappointing that there is no loyalty scheme in place for regular hires. We hire 6-7/year in Italy and cosy is always subject to deal by deal. "
" Car has far more damage on collection than recorded by Maggiore. Quickly accepted before leaving the airport. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" A/E are good and I use them regularly "
" Once again pickup of the car very slow. Nobody behind the desk for first 10 mins. 2 ladies arrive and in the end took 30min before I had the keys for the car. Car rental companies have to understand that when on business 30 mins cannot be spent to pickup the keys "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" See 3 above "
" The Naples Airport car rental centre is dreadful. Long delays for service, impossible to get them to answer the phone if you have a problem and we were given an inferior car to the one ordered. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" We have used your website twice this year. In france we had a good experience but in Italy it was shocking. I shall be asking for a refund as we had a car that didn't suit our needs for 15 days. "
" Your system and that of the providers are not compatible. You give the option of choosing a make and model and paying accordingly. At pickup the vehicle given to us bore no resemblance to what we expected. Staff were uninterested and unhelpful. Never again. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 2 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Helpful staff on the phone "
" Very rude staff "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 2 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
" Everything is good "
" Everything is good "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" No bad comments. Fast and efficient "
" Counter assistant was great and not pushy about selling extra insurance. the return was quick and efficient. The car , a Fiat Qubo was disappointing as it didn't have power steering and the suspension made for a bumpy ride and car was noisy. It had only done 8000 k but it felt older. It did the job but I would ask for something else if offered this again "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Everything went pretty smoothly, though some indication that at Palermo station the company to look for is Maggiore rather than Auto-Europe. "
" No one at Trapani airport so dropped the keys off at the counter, apart from that, no problems. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Happy to recommend "
" Good slick operation no problems "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I always find the Auto Europe website easy to use "
" The car had its radio antenna broken and also the radio in car not fully working "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" My only UNHAPPY remark, is that, although, MAGGIORE would not accept my card payment without my pin, even if Auto Europe had already all my card details from my booking, that, infact allowed AUTO EUROPE to satisfactorily collect or keep a "compensation" of approximately £ 70/80, Which I find frustratingly unfair, Unable to accept, payment, but able to take, payment? "
" Unfortunately I was unable to collect my car as arranged, because I put wrong code on card payment (we rarely use our card & mixed our pin code) so on this instance we had to cancel and hire our car from another car rental Co., that allowed us to pay in cash for both rental & deposit, However MAGGIORE staff were very kind, and ultimately helpful. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" If you want to retain your reputation then you need to get rid of this company. I have been taken vacations all over the world for more than 30 years and this has been the first time I've felt that I have to put pen to paper and complain. "
" This is a rip off merchant.From the start they did not have the type of car we requested they kept pushing an automatic Lexus on us it had been over 10 years since I drove an automatic vehicle. After over 2 hours sitting on our suitcases in the sun we reluctantly agreed to rent the Lexus. We were then charged an extra £200 for rental off a sat nav which we did not want. We then made the grave mistake in our weariness of only quickly inspecting the car. When we reached our destination the car was put in the garage and not used till our journey back.When we returned we were greeted surprisingly very quickly.Without inspecting any other part off the car the attendant went to the passenger side and said he saw a small scratch on that side. After our inspection and that off other customers the attendant suddenly realised his mistake and found the most minute scratch on the drivers side in the same spot as he said was on the other side. After agreeing the passenger side was ok he refused to return our deposit this seemed to me that we were being robbed by someone without a mask. We had been set up as the so called scratch was so small it took a very close inspection to see and in my opinion looked like it was deliberately done so it was not noticed. Surprisingly the attendant left us without inspecting the rest of the car.I don't know if the policy of this company is to rip tourists off or they have a number off scammers working for them but there is obviously something very rotten with Maggiore. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" None. "
" The scheduled car pick time was 15.30. No car was available. They had to arrange for one to be delivered from their garage. The car was not ready until 16.55. The paperwork states that it was picked up at 15.55. This is falsification. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Absolutely rubbish the worst ever experience I've had "
" The worst car hire I have ever had "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Overall not satisfied with the service "
" When arriving to collect the vehicle we had to wait almost 2 hours to be dealt with. When asked staff what the delay was I was told "we are busy" It took us longer to collect the vehicle than what it took for us to fly into the country!! Not satisfied at all "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Good price. "
" Disappointing service at collection. Despite the fact I had all documentation ready, staff were very slow to process everything and it took nearly an hour to be able to leave the counter. Difficult when we have a small baby with us. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Overall very good as always. "
" Efficient but uninterested when I refused their heavy sell attempt re additional insurances for which I already had my own insurance. I wondered if this resulted in our being given an older car! "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" I have rented cars with Auto Europe for many years but my latest experience with Maggiore was not good and whilst the drop off was much more professional I would never use Maggiore again. I think the issue is not the team who were trying to do their best but the manager of this office who did not seem to care about customer service and was very off hand with us. We never got an apology for all the time wasted and there were lots of disagreements going on at their office with other very unhappy customers about damages that they claimed were not their fault. "
" We found a warning light on the car dashboard which we did not understand and the cover on the gear box was loose and kept popping off. We brought this to the attention of the team. The manager did not want to do anything and did not seem to care but we did not want to take a car with a fault light they could not fix so we insisted that they find us another car which they did but the whole process took a long time and we wasted over an hour and a half. They didn't seem to care that this was our precious holiday time wasted on an issue that was not ours. In the end they found us another car which was not very clean but it saved us more time waiting for another car. The cars do not seem to be maintained well and checked as the water in the windscreen washer also ran out very quickly. They also took authorisation for a tank full of petrol which was strange as I was planning to return it full. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Reflected in my scores and comments "
" Excellent service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" No problems with Auto Europe. "
" Beware. I was told the car had some damage and shown the details on a sheet. I was told to check for any other damage when I saw the vehicle. The check out guy marked the unrecorded damage. When I returned the car the check in guy said that there was no record of an old scratch. The original paperwork could not be checked because it had been sent off to head office. I was charged for a scratch which was clearly old. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Auto Europe are very easy to use and great value "
" The car I had booked wasn't available and I was given an upgrade but it wasn't explained very clearly that I would have to pay 40% extra Which wasn't very fair "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I always use AE. No nonsense comparison of providers and no quibble cancellation policy. "
" I hire from brindisi airport regularly and maggiore are the best of the service providers there in my view. Helpful staff, quick turnaround and a practical approach. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Overall was good "
" Overall was good "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Really happy about the all experience. Good job You will see me again "
" Guys in Naples very professionals, knowledgeble Thank you "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Booking process easy and good value "
" Pick up process was supposed to be by taking a ticket but some customers just approached the desk and were served. We waited about 40 minutes and eventually I queried why others were being served. On return the car had a missing back wiper blade which hadn't been noted on pick up form. I am convinced it was missing when we picked it up but have no evidence to prove this so was charged 117 euros for a replacement to be fitted. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Using Auto-Europe was, quick, easy and competitive, unfortunately we had a bad experience on the other end with Maggiariore. "
" Mis-sold at the desk, payment was taken from my card when they said it was a deposit then later handed us an invoice telling us they upgraded our car and charged us... "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" I am shocked to see that autoeurope is still using it. Maybe reading the reviews would help you make better choices and work with more decent rental companies. "
" This is a company to avoid at all costs! If you don't buy their own insurance (double the rental price basically), then be ready to be fooled by incompetent and unprofessional staff who look for scratches underneath the car. They don't check it with you when you rent, but they become very thorough when you drop it off. They don't answer to emails either. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" WEB SITE AND BOOKING ALL VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND. I AWAIT YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE WITH MAGGIORE. "
" BECAUSE I DID NOT NEED EXTRA EXCESS INSURANCE COVER, THEY INFORMED ME IF I NEEDED TO CALL THEM OUT BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR THEY WOULD CHARGE ME 170 EUROS, BUT IF I TOOK A COVER FOR 5 EUROS A DAY THIS WOULD BE COVERED AND I COULD ADD ANOTHER DRIVER. I HAVE HIRED MANY CARS BEFORE AND NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
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Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" All good "
" All good "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Overall great experience, unfortunately there was a very long queue when picking up the keys! "
" The Service was really really good in all areas. The only annoying thing was the queue at the counter, I had to wait one hour and a half before finally talk to the staff. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Works fine "
" I have had to claim on my personal CDW insurance because they found damage on returning the car - they claimed the drivers mirror "pod" was damaged and demanded £320. As they had kept me waiting outside in the heat for 30 minutes and I was now late for the plane I had to accept it, otherwise I would have seriously questioned the so-called repair required "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" A good way to start your holliday. "
" Very friendly and helpful staff, quick and efficient. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" It's was just awful pick up and drop off . Hours wasted ,stress stress "
" Pick up took 2.5 hours in Bari airport - awful awful "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Slow, inefficient and pushy with insurance "
" We waited 3 hours to collect a rental car. Totally unacceptable and very disappointing. I wouldn't recommend using the service to anyone "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Another straight forward car hire experience, providing a suitable vehicle at a reasonable cost. Simple online booking process. "
" Simple pick-up, short waiting time as only one person on the desk. 3 month old car, size and type as ordered. Simple return process, car checked over as soon as returned. Very pleasant staff all round. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Car condition on paper was perfect but in reality it was dirty and has many scratches and damages. I had to return to correct the paper form but no one from maggiore came and check the car. Also, when taking the car they wanted to convince me I am not covered by the autoeurpoe full insurance cover and tried to sell their own insurance which was more expensive e. When dropping off they check underneath the car immediately like they already knew where to look for and found another scratches which I have not spotted in the beginning as I am not car rental specialist. I had to argue with the staff explaining that this was from the beginning there until they dropped their claim. I will never rent from maggiore. "
" Car condition on paper was perfect but in reality it was dirty and has many scratches and damages. I had to return to correct the paper form but no one from maggiore came and check the car. Also, when taking the car they wanted to convince me I am not covered by the autoeurpoe full insurance cover and tried to sell their own insurance which was more expensive e. When dropping off they check underneath the car immediately like they already knew where to look for and found another scratches which I have not spotted in the beginning as I am not car rental specialist. I had to argue with the staff explaining that this was from the beginning there until they dropped their claim. I will never rent from maggiore. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Staff were excellent "
" Very happy with everything. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" This is the second time I have had a problem with additional driver issues. "
" Major issue with additional driver cost. Charge indicated on my voucher from Auto Europe was rejected by counter staff as being incorrect. I was charged almost double the indicated cost. The senior manager at the car hire desk blamed this on Auto Europe and said he had informed Auto Europe about the incorrect charge showing on the voucher. I was charged 153.72 euros ! The indicated charge on the voucher was 6.95 euros per day! For a 14 day hire this should have been only 97.30 euro. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Would not rent a car from this organisation again "
" Way too expensive and had to pay a further £230 extra for even more insurance. "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Never again Maggiore "
" I signed for what I thought was a deposit - but instead it was for an extra unnecessary insurance. Why would I sign for an insurance I already have? (FULLY REFUNDABLE ACCESS) These scams "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 3 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Excellent "
" Very good and friendly. Not always the cheapest, but trustworthy. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" never any issues "
" My credit card hasn't been accepted from the car rental as i could not supply a PIN code. I have never used a PIN code for this card for my previous car rentals and shopping's. Maggiore was the first company who did not accept my CC. I could not use the CC of my wife neither and in the end i was using a debit card which they have me charged more for security reason. So far I haven't received the refund they agreed. I am in touch with their customer service. On top of it I was travelling with children and we had to wait so long for them to get this sorted on the counter which is not really acceptable. All in all it was the first time i had an issue with a car rental booked through AutoEurope . Maybe you can assist to get me my missing funds back? "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
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" Long wait time picking up the car. That is my only improvement to what was otherwise a smooth experience. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" All the problems were of the local supplier (Maggiore) not Auto Europe "
" Insisted on taking additional insurance -we had already taken this out with yourselves but they insisted that this had nothing to do with them Pick up took 40 mins "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I WAS HAPPY WITH THE EXPERIENCE WITH AUTO EUROPE. "
" UPON COLLECTION OF THE VEHICLE, I WAS UNABLE TO FIT ALL MY LUGGAGE INTO THE VEHICLE. I THEN WENT BACK TO MAGGIORE AND THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY OTHER VEHICLES APART FROM A STATION WAGON, BUT IT MEANT THAT I HAD TO PAY AN EXTRA £14 PER DAY. AS I HAD 4 SUITCASES AND HAND LUGGAGE I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO ACCEPT. THE SECOND VEHICLE OFFERED WAS A SKODA ESTATE, AND IT WAS UNACCEPTABLY DIRTY, SO I REFUSED. THE THIRD VEHICLE WAS A FORD FOCUS ESTATE. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED, THE BUMPER WAS HANGING OFF AND THE CAR HAD A NUMBER OF SCRATCHES AND I AGAIN REJECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FOURTH VEHICLE WAS A RENAULT MEGANE WHICH WAS A NEW VEHICLE AND I ACCEPTED. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT I HAD TO PAY AN EXTRA £331.42 IN ADDITION TO THE £676 FOR THE HIRE OF A VEHICLE BOOKED WITH AUTO EUROPE. IN TOTAL I PAID £1,007.42. I ARRIVED TO COLLECT THE CAR AT 1.30 PM AT THE MAGGIORE DESK AT ROME FIUMICINO AND BY THE TIME I LEFT THE AIRPORT WITH THE VEHICLE IT WAS FOUR HOURS LATER AT 5.30 PM. IT WAS AN UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE DUE TO THE LENGTH OF TIME AND BATTLING TO CHANGE DIFFERENT VEHICLES PARTICULARLY AS I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY AN EXTRA PREMIUM TO ACCOMMODATE MY LUGGAGE. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Misleading info re excess "
" Over 2 hour wait to collect car, staff very slow in dealing with waiting customers. Staff went off duty when queue of people still waiting. No staff to check car with me. Totally unsatisfactory. Took photos of car but was midnight so dark. Car had missing light and lots of s "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" If the collection were more efficient, I would have given 10/10. "
" Collection of the car was very slow - you need more staff! "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Pleased to be able to check for car upgrades nearer the booking date "
" Fast, efficient service, excellent vehicle in great condition. Slight confusion around fuel policy but not a major issue "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" A total and expensive sham throughout "
" The collection that took 1 hour 40 minutes + and was completely disorganised The car had numerous dents which we had to get the person in the office to check On returning the car we were told that there was new damage even though this was in the same area as the damage already signed for. I made this point but the person checking the car was adamant even though she had no evidential proof. I had accepted the car in this state and had papers that acknowledged damage at the rear but she exchanged me anyway The mark was small but I had £226.20 taken from my account even though they don't actually so any work on the car The car was faulty in that the dashboard put up an emergency symbol stating that it was low on some additive called ADBLUE . WE had no idea what this meant making our journey anxiety provoking It was a total rip off and one that I will not repeat with this company ever again "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Horrible customer service from Maggiore. Never again "
" Upon arrival, the counter staff was unfriendly, inpatient and quite honestly not willing to help at all. It's almost like she did not want us there. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" i may not use Maggiorre again "
" Collection was excellent - drop off - the staff member I found to be rather unpleasant and rude in her attitude about the interior of the car and the cleaning bill "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Having thought we were getting a package that included damage waiver we were supposed to discover that the damage waiver wasn't part of the Maggiore deal but was with Auto Europe. This hadn't been made clear when we booked and didn't give us the peace of mind we thought we were getting. If Auto Europe are offering child seats as a booking option then they should ensure that the companies they work with provide seats which are compliant with current European regulations. "
" To start with I should say that the staff were very polite, friendly and did their best to be helpful. However...it took over 2 1/2 hours for us to collect our car with nowhere to sit and no toilets. The car was in a very poor condition and the child seats we had ordered were old, dirty and didn't fit well which gave us deep concern for the safety of our 3 little ones. We were charged an extra 75 euros each for these 3 unsatisfactory seats! On our return there was chaos at the drop off point which doubled as a collection point! Again, the staff were polite and friendly but there was nowhere to park the car so the whole area was jammed! Although the price of the vehicle was very competitive for a 9 seater the overall experience is not one which we would want to repeat or would tempt us to use Maggiore again, however competitive the price. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 3 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" I don't believe that booking through auto Eruope was a bad experience by any means, however it was very easy for the rental company not to help me and just 'palm me off' because I didn't book direct. It was 11.30pm and I had no help because I had not booked directly and the attitude of th estaff member was - 'I can't do anything because you didn't book with us'. Therefore, in future I will always book dorect with the rental company. "
" When I arrived at the airport, I was told by the staff member that the only car left was a Vauxhall Vivaro - effectively a 7 seat van! I had booked a Jeep Compass and paid more than other companies specifically so I could have this car - I know that sometimes availability can run low but I don't understand how you can book something, turn up 1 hour before your agreed collection time and all they have left is a van! The only option was to give me a car in the category below what i had booked but they won't give me a refund of the difference in value because I had not booked directly. The woman on reception rolled her eyes constantly and kept huffing when I explained the Vivaro was not a suitable option for driving around small villages in Italy over 2 weeks... a very bad experience. After almost 40 minutes of arguing, i agreed to take a car that had just come back, an Opel which was sufficient. The way this was handled will result in me A - Not using Maggiore again and B - always book direct. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" After getting the shuttle bus to the depot to collect our car.. travelling with 5 kids and 4 adults in our group.. it took us 3 hours before we got the keys to our vehicle.. the system in the department was shreds of paper with numbers on.. which kept running out then no one knew what number they were up to! There were 2 members of staff working.. there were approximately 30 sets of people waiting for vehicles!! The service was slow.. the time we waited was beyond acceptable! The only saving grace was the vehicle itself! "
" After getting the shuttle bus to the depot to collect our car.. travelling with 5 kids and 4 adults in our group.. it took us 3 hours before we got the keys to our vehicle.. the system in the department was shreds of paper with numbers on.. which kept running out then no one knew what number they were up to! There were 2 members of staff working.. there were approximately 30 sets of people waiting for vehicles!! The service was slow.. the time we waited was beyond acceptable! The only saving grace was the vehicle itself! "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Overall easy to book a car with Auto Europe, choice of companies, car groups, locations and prices clearly stated. "
" Very rarely give full marks, as I believe we can all improve, my self included, when dealing with customers. Maggiore as part of the Avis group are very efficient and knowagable as I would expect. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Overall very satisfied, AutoErope is always the place I go to when hiring the car. Disappointed I was charged twice for the hire of the car, by AutoErope and again by the car company "
" I have scored efficiency of the staff as 7 only as it seems I have been charged twice for the rental of the car. I was charged by AutoErope when I made a reservation on 21.06 and again when collecting the car, but I only noticed the additional charges on my return from holiday. Slightly disappointed as I've never had any issues with the Auto-Europe. Hopping this can be easily rectified "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Absolutely terrible.., kept waiting over 2 hours due to lack of staff to deal with the queue, "
" Not efficient at all when we arrived to the counter.., two staff dealing with a huge crowd of very irritable customers. We were kept waiting over 2 hours!! "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Paperwork was very slow. "
" Our first car had a problem and had to be recovered. We then had to go and collect another car. Trying to sort out the paperwork for this took an absolute age and we were reassured that it would all be in order when we returned our next car. This wasn't so and took another age to sort out . This should be handled more efficiently. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" n/a "
" overcharged despite buying their expensive accident insurance "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" On arrival at Malpensa the phone help line didn't answer. "
" BA changed my airport from Linate to malpensa on the eve before departure. So my booked car was at the wrong airport. I had to upscale my car to one they had there. That was a bind, money was tight and there was the usual upselling attempts, insurance, excesses etc conversations. I'd rather these were curtailed. The chap was very competent and I must say still helpful. And it was quite quick. That's why I'd go back, but each year I think, is Maggiore worth the price? Car had lots of small dents. There's always the worry about being charged for something you didn't do. Still, all ok. Happy enough. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" See about. We are now waiting to hear whether the cost will be refunded "
" Our flight was late so we arrived to collect the car the next morning. Queued for an hour then told booking was cancelled "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Good "
" Efficient and very helpful "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See 3 "
" When I arrived in Milan my voucher told me to go from terminal 2 to T1 for the car. I was late landing and by the time I got to the terminal on the bus and found Maggiore, I was told that they didn't have a car for me. they offered me a small one that wouldn't have got my family or luggage in or a larger car that I would have to pay extra, which I refused to pay. I was told to sit down and wait. When I asked for how long they said maybe an hour!! Eventually I spoke to someone in Auto Europe which was dialled by Maggiore, who told the Maggiore staff that needed to sort it out. I eventually got a Fiat Tipo estate which was far too big for us, but at least I had a car. Not once did I see the model of the car that I requested, so I presumed that they never had any. It was the worst ever experience that I have ever had hiring a car in a foreign country. Other clients were in the office with similar issues, so it appeared to be the norm. In future I will direct to the provider such as Avis, Budget, Enterprise etc rather than use a broker. I must also say that the lady I dealt with in the office was very helpful in the end and got me a car and arranged for the return to be to Terminal 2 rather than 1. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" See above "
" Unfortunately, for the first time using Maggiore, the car was not in good condition when I picked it up. I did not immediately notice that there was no water to wash the windscreen, nor did I see until I needed to use it that the boot was extremely dirty -- it looked like someone had used it to transport bricks as there was red dust throughout and some plastic sheeting. I reported this at drop-off but the kind woman there said that because I'd picked up the car in Perugia she couldn't give me a discount. This is the first time I've ever had such a problem with either Maggiore or Auto Europe. It didn't ruin my holiday, of course, but it didn't make a great impression. I do wish to state however that I love Auto Europe for its efficiency, good prices and convenience. I use it 99% of the time when I hire a car abroad. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Ok "
" Excellent "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent "
" Excellent "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Booking was quick "
" On arrival we found the counter to be closed and were sent to the huge queue of Avis and Budget.. waited 45 minutes.. then on arrival of car found it needed Adblue and there were No staff to discuss this with.. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" As above "
" Everything good but charging nearly £100.00 ponds for two booster seats is a rip off,could buy for 10€ in local spar in were we were staying "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great car and experience, EXCEPT we purchased a SatNav only to find one already installed in our car. No refund offered? "
" Great experience, EXCEPT we purchased a SatNav only to find one already installed in our car. No refund offered? "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See above "
" I booked two identical cars (other voucher no. 4809820). The other car was a lot smaller and proved hard to fit the luggage in. The "or similar" was too dissimilar to warrant the same fee. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy to use, I hope they can help me claim my money back. "
" I was waiting an hour to be seen on arrival, plus the car had damaged on it that wasn't highlighted originally. Had delivered the car back with fuel, everything seemed ok. Now I have had the company try take more money out of my bank when I should be receiving the fuel refund and the £120 deposit. It has been over a week now and still no refund. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" See 3 "
" Very good overall service. Desk time was somewhat protracted and upgrades and insurance pressed too hard frankly.. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Overall Very good "
" The car had many scratch but actually ran realy well. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Good. "
" We booked a Group C car and were given a Fiat Panda, which is a Group B car (according to the Maggiore website). We were told that the diesel Fiat Panda is treated by them as a Group C car, but a Fiat Panda is not mentioned as a Group C car (Clio, Polo etc). This was a rip-off. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Overall experience was excellent. Will use Auto Europe again. Many thanks "
" Staff were very helpful and attentive. No hard sell on additional insurance. We had our own and that was fine. Car drop off very efficient. Fuel level and car condition checked-off by a member of staff. Much better process than other car rental operators. "
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: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" car was good waiting about because of small staff numbers ruined it for me and the hidden insurance cost I would think theses days cost of hiring a car would include the insurance cost "
" picking car up from airport I had to wait 1 hour to get to the desk, on doing so I was explained very quickly and not very well about insurance issues and ended up paying another fee for insurance when I was told all I had to do was pick keys up. on return again 2 staff dealing with a lot of customers not really enough in my view as again a lot of people waiting long time and in the sun. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Overall it was a very efficient service. The issue with the original car was sorted out very quickly and without any dispute which was good considering it was the middle of our holiday. Would recommend company again but would advise customers that smaller cars are not powerful enough for two passengers in hilly terrain of Sicily. "
" We were offered an upgrade on arrival (from basic to open-top version of same model) but it proved totally useless (as probably would have the original). However, local Maggiore office in Agrigento was very helpful and swapped car for something much more suitable at no extra cost. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Will not be using maggiore again. "
" It took over an hour and a half wait to get served at Rome and when we did we had to go on a twenty minutes car trip to the car, so we were later starting our journey. At the Milan office we went to find out where to drop the car off and there was a long wait there so we found it our self and this was not at the station. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" The queues were significantly shorter at our pick-up in Pisa and our drop off in Naples than all the other rental car companies which allowed us to collect and drop off the car in a few minutes. No problems - great car (we got a car which was better than our expectation). "
" The queues were significantly shorter at our pick-up in Pisa and our drop off in Naples than all the other rental car companies which allowed us to collect and drop off the car in a few minutes. No problems - great car (we got a car which was better than our expectation). "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" The collection information wasn't clear so I ended up paying more than I would have done if I'd booked direct with Maggiore. "
" The team at the desk were very patient, polite and helpful despite being very busy. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe was the best car hire comparison site I found. Was happy with this part of the experience. "
" Pick up at airport was appalling. Had to queue over an hour. The Maggiore desk was closed so had to queue at Avis desk with Avis customers, which made the wait even longer. When I got to the counter the person serving was more interested in selling more options than quick processing, despite the huge queue. And the car was smaller than the example advertised. I had explicitly opted for a Peugeot 308 estate (or similar) but got a very small estate instead. I could have got the same car cheaper with another provider. In general, we were disappointed. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Easy and reliable, lot of choice at the right price "
" Only criticism is that they were very insistent on the extra insurance and a less well travelled customer would be persuaded to pay quite easily but we firmly refused and she accepted this after about 4/5 times. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" The car drove fine. Economical etc. One side being all damaged is not what I paid for. "
" The car was smaller than I booked One side was all dented due a previous accident. As usual I had to wait to drive away because the paper work had to be altered due to damage to the car not recorded. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Will book direct in future after 20 years of using auto Europe and have my Avis acc set up now "
" Below average experience Over 1 hour at desk Old car Not very clean Smokey smell in car Supposed to be Jeep Renegrade but was Alfa Giulietta which is clearly a different car grade "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" As earlier comment "
" Difficult to find the desk in the airport. Cued up at the desk for 10 minutes then approached and given a queuing numbered slip. Bad system that didn't work for us. Getting to the car pick up was also confusing. We were sent to get a free bus which only ran every 20 minutes with 3 bus fulls of people already waiting. A fellow renter pointed out we could walk it in 5 minutes , on which everyone set off walking. Bus no where in site and useless. On being given the car key and finding the car it was filthy both in and out. Many scratches scuffs and marks not shown on our contract form and the tyres were well worn , only just legal. We went back to the pick up desk and said we weren't happy. They offered 2 other cars , one the boot was far too small for us to use the second had a little more tread on the tires was clean inside but again dusty all over outside. We marked lots of small dents and scratches and accepted that car , we had wasted enough time and were now late to make the arrival time at our hotel. On getting home we find a charge of £35.18 on my card that I know nothing of . I am now having to ring the card provider who have said I need to ring auto Europe to sort it out. On ringing them no one answered and I had to leave my details to be called back. That was several hours ago. I'm not happy at all. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Very happy. "
" Quick and efficient pickup and drop off. A few scratches on car when picked up but overall very satisfied. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" I would never use maggoire again due to this experience "
" 3 hour wait to get vehicle due to small queue, was told this was due to not having cars available, offered a downgrade to a vehicle the staff classed as "Ugly" or to wait longer with no time scale given on how long .The vehicle I received was dirt and smelt like smoke . "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Quick,easy and good value "
" Very quick check in and out "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" No comment. "
" Waiting time to collect car nearly 2hrs . Requires a fast track for clients booked online and paperwork checks completed . Staff were excellent just the process requires reviewing. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Besides the address issue, our overall experience with the staff and vehicle was positive. "
" The address we had was incorrect and we walked around for 20 minutes in 95' heat with 3 suitcases to find the correct location. Please provide better directions and an accurate address to your location. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" overall happy with autoeurope but it seems a bit of a gamble to who you finaly take the hire with. the car was great and i am glad i went for upgrade. "
" massive queue to pick up car and counter staff at drop off was to busy to deal with me and sent me out to a car park to look for an assistant i aske 3 people in car park who shrugged there shoulders and disappeared. i ended up leaving keys in letter box for car return i had left my girlfriend with luggage at terminal building whilst i was doing this she is liable to panic attacks at times.. so i had to get back. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 2 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" n/a "
" n/a "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I believe I was the victim of a scam because I have my own excess insurance. The rental company have charged me €400 but I don't believe they will repair the marks and so they will just pocket my cash for a problem that I did not cause. "
" Everything went fine until I returned the vehicle. The agent found two almost imperceptible marks on the roof and claimed they were hailstone impacts. There had been no precipitation of any kind in the week I hired the vehicle and I don't believe they occurred during my rental. I am convinced they were already present but so difficult to see I did not notice them when I hired the vehicle. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" I already make a comment "
" When i book the car i choose full insurance, but at counter they said, i need pay extra €140.Strainge "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Not happy with this rental. I have rented cars for many years and find the insurance situation a minefield. Booking companies like Auto Europe say we don't have to take out additional insurance when we pay them for full cover with no excess, but when you collect the car we find we don't have FULL COVER and are liable for the first 2500 euro . "
" Did not have the car we booked so had a Fiat. They tried to get us to upgrade at additional cost. They then pressured us into additional insurance costing 50 reduced to 25 euro a day to cover any excess charges in event of a collision. They did the same to a couple at the side of us who booked a car in the same range as us for 2 weeks and only charged them 15 euro a day. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Excellent as ever "
" We hired the car from the centre of Bari and not the airport which was like a mad house for car hire. The city off ice was as good a hire experience as I have had anywhere in the world. Thoroughly recommend this company and their staff "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" As per the above.! "
" I was incredibly unhappy with the service. They said that any of the additional insurance and things I paid for were invalid and then made us pay a further sum of money which is yet to be refunded and no response. I would therefore never use you or the company or recommend either of you. I feel like it was a total con. "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Very efficient and always willing to help.. "
" Always friendly and helpful staff. Good prices when offers are available. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Its ok ,no better or worse than other companies "
" Apart from the lady on the counter trying to do a hard sell on extra insurance even though I bought the fully insurance via your web site. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Whilst we were very happy with Auto Europe on making the decision to go with yourselves and for the support whilst away, I will await the refund before finalising the survey "
" We arrived at the Maggiore Desk 2 minutes before the 2 hour deadline and were told the car we had already paid £127.45 for was no longer available. They were very unhelpful and told us they could do nothing. If we wanted another car, we had to upgrade and pay an extra daily rate. I was very annoyed at their lack of help and we called Auto Europe. We spoke with a very helpful gentleman who confirmed that Auto Europe would pay the difference and I should fill out this form - he told me the call was recorded for confirmation of the decision made. We were then pushed aside for a good 45 minutes whilst other customers were helped. We now have the bill which is attached and question the following: Where does it show on the bill that the £127.45 paid for the car before leaving the UK was made? What is the Super Serenity Pack What is SUPP. PER ADEGUAMENTO CAR GROUP TM/TM Upsell "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Booking was easy but my experience means that no brand loyalty with Auto Europe has been built "
" The pick up desk at Bologna was closed so we were sent to the Avis desk. I queued there for about an hour before being taken back to the Maggiore desk to collect the car. On drop off I was told there was an extra charge for roadside assistance that I had apparently requested at the desk, although I had not asked for it. The charge was subsequently removed "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" The car hire location is convenient, but if there was an alternative I would go elsewhere. Autoeurope was fine-as usual. "
" Woman on reception was poor communicator & was very brusque. She gave no information about the car & arrangements for the deposit, even when I asked. It was all processed ok but lack of information made me uneasy. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" All very good when booking but it is the lack of detail eg. the fact that breakdown assistance is chargeable, At every turn the staff at the airport desk are sell, sell, sell, for products that should be included or not necessary. I have rented scores of time and avoid some like the plague. Auto europe is in the just acceptable range depending on which company they place you with. Ita;ly ios the WORST place in Europe to rent a car. "
" No breakdown assistance without payment. Exorbitant additional driver charges. No water in washer bottle. Very difficult to find staff at Treviso airport for drop off. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Super smooth as usual. Autoeurope is the best as usual. Use them to book cars all over the world. "
" Great service and great car. Always check the car before driving away and take out excess insurance with autoeurope to be safe! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I nearly always use Auto Europe to book car hire throughout the year and will continue to do so but will avoid Maggiore from now on. Dismal from start to finish. The experience upset my family so much in the first instance that our holiday didn't get off to the best start, not what you want for what should be a nice time! "
" The car was damaged all over the body work and the interior was dirty. The stereo would not connect to ipods despite having bluetooth. The staff were rude and aggressive when we asked them to help us, we will never use this hire company again. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 3 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" The golden rule is check the car over before driving away. It's the same for every hire company. Maggiore as as good and probably bad as all of them. I have had no issues at all after several rentals across Italy. Always been good. "
" The car was noted with zero damage at check in. It clearly didn't have zero damage when inspected. From several scuffed wheels to s small crack in the bumper. Luckily I checked and got them noted or I may have been liable! Otherwise everyone was very helpful. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" OK "
" In general the service etc was good. The car was a bit scratched and damaged though I did not mind this. Half way through the drive I had a warning light come on which said it was due a service which was un-nerving until I realised what it was. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Please see the above. I feel I have been cheated. "
" I paid Autoeurope £144.82 in advance (including a £50 discount) for my car hire, assu ing that any local charges on top of this would be minor. When I arrived at Bologna I was told by Avis (Maggiore were closed) that I had to pay another 20E a day minimum of my insurance. The total extra charges they levied on me amounted in total to over £250. That means I paid almost £500 for eight days car hire for a Fiat 500. That is exorbitant. Please advise me as to how I can recover some of this excessive outlay. As things stand, I am a very unhappy customer. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Always simple to book, collect and drop off. "
" I've rented many cars through this company. They are easy to deal with. This time the fiat panda was VERY badly damaged but road worthy. Will continue to use them in the future. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" N/A "
" Efficient on vehicle pick up and return. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Long waiting time at pick -up (1.5h). Condition of vehicle was not great (problem with a wheel; dirty inside) "
" Had to wait for 1.5 hours at pick up. Condition of vehicle was not great (problem with a wheel; dirty inside) "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
" Auto Europe always finds a good deal, but the cheaper firms are a letdown "
" Slow pick up, 45 minutes wait with only one person ahead of us in queue. Complicated hire agreement with a full-to-full policy that isn't one as obliged to provide fuel receipts as proof. Only cheap because deal removes many features common to other hires "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very good quality car and service. Thank you very much "
" Very good service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy to use website but more importantly even easier to make any changes "
" Friendly staff who were very helpful "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Clean cars, friendly staff. Never any issue with them "
" Always use Maggiore for vehicle hire. Friendly staff, never any problems "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" 1. Very slow initial airport counter experience and car pick at Pisa Airport 2. Car had oil problems, requiring us to go a garage and then back to Pisa Airport ( with all the associated difficulties) where after some persuasion a 2nd car given to us. 3. We returned the car with full fuel tank, and no damage as confirmed by drop off staff, and all ok by counter staff at Pisa Airport. 4. But on return to the UK, we received an unexpected bill (in Italian) for Euro 65, taken via the "credit card block of Euro 120 " which Auto Europe had stated was a requirement at time of pick up 5. We are challenging this charge through our credit card company Therefore we are most unhappy and would not recommend this car hire company "
" After a very long wait, the first car, they gave us at Pisa airport had oil problems. The contact tel number they gave was unobtainable, and with the help of our Italian resort's reception ( speaking in Italian on our behalf) we got advice form the national Maggiore Office. We had to take the car to a garage for inspection ( Euro 5 charge). Fortunately we were close to Pisa Airport, and after some hesitation they agreed to give us a replacement car. On returning to Pisa Airport , at the car drop off at the Airport, they confirmed all was ok ( fuel was full, as on receipt of the car, and no damage). We then went to their nearby office, as requested, and the 5 euro was reimbursed and all was confirmed as ok ( therefore no extra charges). However on arrival back in the UK, we received a bill for Euro 65, difficult to interpret since the bill is in Italian. We also received our credit card statement which included this amount. A Credit Card Block: EUR 120.00 was blocked on my card at the time of pick up ( as per the requirement stated by Auto Europe through whom we had booked the car hire) - this of course was not to be used if all was ok ( as it was) when we returned the car. We are currently challenging the charge through our credit card provider. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 2 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
" Very good service, great value for money. Thank you. "
" Superb efficient service. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Lovely "
" Excellent service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Online reservation worked OK. Rental company had received it but not prepared a car. "
" Long wait to pick up car, 45 - 50 minutes. Poor explanation of additional charges. Car itself was fine (new and larger than I had reserved as they hadn't actually prepared anything ahead of my arrival). Queue for drop off as well although not as long as pick up. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Always book with Auto Europe. Great offers by e mail. "
" Prices were good through Auto Europe "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Friendly and helpful staff on pickup and return. It makes a real difference. "
" Only one member of staff on duty at a busy period. She was friendly and efficient I did not receive a confirmatory email after I returned the car (as promised). However the girl on duty the following morning did provide written confirmation and she was very friendly. Unlike me, many would not have been at the airport the following morning. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Good online experience "
" Good service. Air needed in tyres and water needed for screen wipers, otherwise happy. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Why do I give all my details to autoeurope on line then have to give them all again when the car is picked up. You would think this could be done now with a click of a button. "
" Could not understand the pick up process. I had to give all the details I had given on line , then the staff member rushed out the office to check on something. Came back eventually. Told me to wait 5mins. After half an hour another member of staff asked me to go through the whole process again. No apology or explanation was given. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" very easy to use website "
" Friendly & courteous staff which helped make the whole process very easy, special mention to Federica from Maggiore for her assistance. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Smooth pick up, no large queues, offer of additional insurance but no pressure to purchase, speedy drop off "
" Smooth pick up, no large queues, offer of additional insurance but no pressure to purchase, speedy drop off "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" I've always found Auto Europe to come up with really good deals with reliable car rental companies. The experience with Maggiore has somewhat dented my trust in Auto Europe "
" When collecting the car there was not staff available at Maggiore and although the person who eventually helped us (from one of the sister companies) was very efficient initially we felt ignored for the mere part of 10-15 minutes. Collection of the car (in the dark) was quite difficult as the sign posting on the cluttered carpark was pretty poor. Only by asking random people we found out where to find our car. We inspected the car all around and made photos of every single little damage / scratch we could find but found nothing really major. The care seemed in good condition. Upon returning the car the attendant did a very quick inspection, not making any remarks about all the little spots we found when collecting the car. He did however, whilst crouching down, find a damage underneath the bumper. It really felt like he knew that there was a known (pretty hidden) damage. We are absolutely convinced we did not cause this damage as it could have only been caused by parking it over a high curb. Something we have not needed to do during our stay. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" easy to use website "
" Very friendly staff and extremely helpful "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very good price and good service "
" Very good all round "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Really easy and clear site. Good to have full insurances etc. and breakdown of exactly what has been paid for and what the additions night be on the car hire voucher so that the hire company can't try to confuse you on arrival. "
" Fantastic service on arrival. No hard sales of extra items insurances etc. and only blocked 75Euros against my card for re-fuel in case I brought the car back empty. Staff even found a mobile phone charge cable for me as my bag had been delayed. Will definitely use AutoEurope - Maggiore again. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I have booked through Auto Europe many times. I realise you cannot fully control what happens during the rental experience, hopefully you will look into my unsatisfactory experience. "
" Pick-up was fine, car was great but on drop-off the garage attendant checked over the car (which was fine), then asked if I knew why there was an additional charge of €135 showing on the rental? With no additions to the original contract I had to return to the desk to sort the issue. 45 minutes later I got to speak to the only member of staff on the counter, 10 minutes later the problem was resolved with zero additional charge but no apology! It's a good job I arrived in plenty of time! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 3 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" very easy to use website "
" Friendly staff and no wait times to pick up car "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Straight forward booking process and car pick up and drop off "
" Good smooth process "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Auto Europe gives a good overview of what's available, but it's hard to see the extra charges like an additional driver which can make all the difference - in this case over £100 per week "
" The cost of adding an additional driver is really expensive. Also, Maggiore are incredibly strict about every possible bit of damage to the car; when picking it up not every item of damage is marked and some are so tiny they are hard to see, but when you drop off the car they go over it with a fine toothcomb and charge a lot for everything that was not marked at pickup. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" I have been using auto europe for many years and you have always been excellent. there is nothing wrong with your service and i have used maggiore in the past without problem but hopefully the previous hire period was just a mistake on their part and there will be no additonal road tax charges for this recent hire for which you are seeking a review. "
" there was a problem with my previous hire with this company in that i was charged an extra amount for road tax AFTER the venicle was returned (which has since been refunded) abd it would appear that this may happen again with this rental.. /the counter staff were very helpful in trying to work this out but were completely baffled. I am therefore waiting for my credit card statement to arrive to see if I have been charged again. will be in touch. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy to use website "
" Very quick pick up of car "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Overall it was fine. The car was a bit dirty and very battered. Not an issue at this price but obviously makes noting every defect on the rental impossible. There were significant dents on the vehicle not identified at all. I photographed all the car panels as a backstop to cover myself. "
" The process for recording the condition of the vehicle going out and coming in did not seem at all transparent to me. There would not be enough room on the silhouetteto mark all the damage on this car. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" I like their site, because they offer a large range of cars. They kindly helped me solve the problem I had the first time I rented from Maggiore, calling many car rental companies and eventually finding me a car, from a different company, of the category I had booked. I warmly recommend it. Thanks "
" This is my second time I rented from Maggiore, through Autoeurope. The first time, when collecting the car, they said they didn't have the car I had booked (although they are contractually bound and should give you they car you book, or any car, at the agreed and prepaid price) and tried to make me upgrade, which means get a bigger car and pay more. I said No and then Autoeurope found me a car, from a different company, of the category I had booked. This time, in December, I was late to collect the car but I phoned them to inform them of my delay and they said there was no problem. When I arrived at the Linate airport, again they said they didn't have the car I had booked and tried to make me upgrade, which means get a bigger car and pay more. OK, this time I was late and I cannot say it was totally their fault, although I had called them and they told me it was OK. Anyway, I got the feeling that they were playing a game, that is, offer a cheap quote on Autoeurope's site and then force the customers to get a bigger car and pay more. I didn't want to play their game and get a bigger car so I waited about three hours and finally got my car. While I was there in their office, I heard that they were saying the same thing to other customers, that they didn't have the car the customers had booked and tried to make them upgrade (which they did), which means get a bigger car and pay more. I heard this clearly with two customers. This is very unfair to customers and to Autoeurope too. Finally, yesterday I was checking my credit card statement and found out that AVIS (that owns Maggiore) had charged me €438.06 (£395.21) which I didn't expect. I called their customer service (open only from Mon. to Fri., 9am to 1pm, by the way) and they said it was for the insurance I bought at the counter. I stated strongly that I had never requested such insurance and asked why did they add it? The employee said it was added "by mistake", apologized and said in 10 days (!) they will send me an email to rectify that. Had I not checked my credit card statement (which I always do but a lot of pepole don't) I would have paid all that extra money. I'm never going to rent from them again and I do not recommend it to anyone. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" All good "
" All good "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" . "
" Every time i rent from Maggiore an additional charge appears on my credit card statement. Every time it is eventually refunded but they just try it on. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Car hire in Italy is becoming more and more stressful with additional charges for late arrival of aircraft and if you pick up keys after closing hours of car rental company. Also they are not highlighting all of the damage to vehicle "
" The car I received had many dents and scratches on all sides of the vehicle but the staff mentioned only one side. This is a real worry especially when they keep details of your credit card for any additional damages "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
" A "
" Hi Ive recently been charged £77 from maggio car rental, could someone please let me know why this is, thank u "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" We always use Auto Europe and have found their car hire provision to be consistently good value and excellent service. "
" Excellent service and very helpful staff. However, why was the vehicle provided through Avis? "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Once again, despite buying the full insurances in advance, the counter staff try their hardest to sell their own policy and insist on lecturing about the responsibilities of the consumer, if you don't buy their product. Further, our contract was with Maggiore, but you have to queue at the Avis desk as the Maggiore was unmanned. Their own preferred customers were getting priority over us, and the overall wait time was unacceptable. Finally, the fuel deposit is still showing as pending on my credit card account, despite refuelling in full and signing for a zero balance at the return desk. All in all, a most disagreeable experience. "
" Once again, despite buying the full insurances in advance, the counter staff try their hardest to sell their own policy and insist on lecturing about the responsibilities of the consumer, if you don't buy their product. Further, our contract was with Maggiore, but you have to queue at the Avis desk as the Maggiore was unmanned. Their own preferred customers were getting priority over us, and the overall wait time was unacceptable. Finally, the fuel deposit is still showing as pending on my credit card account, despite refuelling in full and signing for a zero balance at the return desk. All in all, a most disagreeable experience. "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Easy to book via the website "
" Overall pleased "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Have recommended AE many times "
" Very efficient service throughout "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very helpful polite staff "
" Super service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" The deal was exceptional value, the car faultless and economical and the collection and drop-off easy. The best thing, the car was across the road at the exit of airport. WELL DONE!! "
" Very basic but very efficient. Very short waiting times and very pleasant staff "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Would never use anyone else for car hire "
" Very efficient service and the car was spotless....I use Maggiore everytime I need to rent a car in Italy and recommend to all my friends if they need car hire "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" top top "
" good prices, good everything. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" I will have more comments when the dispute is resolved "
" The day after I returned to the UK Maggiore charged my credit card for an extra €43.26 without notifying me and not giving a reason. When we contacted them they said they hadn't been paid by AutoEurope so they were charging us. We are in dispute trying to recover the amount taken without permisssion. Maggiore have shown to be very underhanded and I will not use them again. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" All went well with the exception of the above comments. "
" I recently received notification that I have been charged for parking ticket including various charges for currency exchange and administration. However, I arranged payment of this on the day it occurred in Italy. I still have the reciept/paperwork. Despite contacting Maggiore by email and have had no response. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very happy with the service "
" Car was a bit jumpy but ok. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" As above. Charged additional road tax for 5 out of 6 rentals this year and still waiting for resolution of 5. "
" This experience was good but still charged for additional roadtax when autoeurope claim that its included in contract "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I have already recommended your company to a friend who will be visiting Italy soon "
" I have always found Maggiore very professional and efficient with friendly staff "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Easy booking process and prices in line with other companies. "
" This is the second time of using Maggiore and they offered a free additional driver. We did not receive the model booked but the vehicle provided was satisfactory, although no water in the windscreen washer and inside could have been cleaner. Counter and return staff were helpful and pleasant. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Good rental price but vehicle totally not ready for the customer with a lot of petrol missing "
" Dirty car. Scuffed all around and not mentioned on the car report...have been asked to do my own pictures and show them when dropping car off!:( Also petrol tank not full as per report/vehicle summary- have calculated that approx 7 Ltr of diesel was missing to the full tank!!. Also screen wash not topped up (container totally empty). "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Overall good . "
" The counter staff had to deal with two other brands and Maggiore was not a priority had to wait a long time . "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" OK Good value for money "
" Efficient Car was clean Wash tank for wipers was empty? "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Auto Europe website is very easy to use "
" There are always long wait times at the counter when picking up the car "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Very good shame we didn't get a Fiat 500 which is what we wanted "
" very good. little walk to find it "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I will be using a more mainstream car hire firm next time I require the use of a hire car, the initial booking process on the website was very easy and made me feel confident but this all changed as soon as we picked the car up abroad. "
" We booked a Renault Clio but upon arrival we were given a fiat qubo and told that it was an equivalent, I believe that qubo is not a suitable equivalent to a clio, there is nearly 7,000 difference in rrp of the 2 different cars so how is this an equal equivalent? The radio also did not work. "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
" see above "
" when i arrived at the maggiore desk no one was there, i waited approx 20 min, phoned the number on my voucher regarding Maggiore, but no answer on that number, finally we are told that Avis and Budget desk will honer the car voucher, because the girl at Maggiore had to go home because she did not feel well, in all it took almost one hour and 30 min to have a car, not good when i had an appointment.and NO apology. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See above. "
" Nothing to add - scores should speak for themselves. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I would advise ONLY pay for the initial hire from auto Europe and do the insurance on pick up. "
" We purposely took out the extended insurance when we booked. Only to be told by the maggiore staff that it maybe wasn't good enough. She kept saying "it's refund it's refund" meaning that if we hadan accident, we had to pay them in full then claim back from auto Europe which may not be possible if the accident was our fault! So we were pressured into a further 100 Euro for full insurance at the desk which renders the additional we paid you, completely surplus and a cost we didn't need to pay!!! In addition to this, the additional policy in Italy stated zero excess on accident but 500 Euro excess on theft!! So few people would ever claim on that! Disappointed is an understatement. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Pleasant experience "
" Requires more staff behind the Counter "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" I had query, rang and got through quickly and the query was dealt with quickly. "
" Despite the queue for the Avis/Maggiore desk, there was only one person seeing to customers and at least one other was doing other tasks at the desk, but not serving. When people are waiting all staff present should be summoned to the front desk until it is dealt with, as US supermarkets do. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" All good, would hire again from Maggiore "
" Quick and easy, bit unsure about how to get to the drop off point to return vehicle but managed in the end, just didn't realise we had to get a ticket and enter through the car park as no sign posts. Difficult to check car before leaving as quite dark, also stains in boot and on seats that weren't noted on arrival. We had no issues in return and all went very smoothly. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" I have rented regularly through Auto Europe over the past 10 years and have always been pleased with the service and competitive prices. This is the first time in over 30 rentals that we have received such poor service from the Rental Company. "
" We were sent to the parking garage to check out the car, where there was one member of staff, who kept us waiting 20 minutes while she ate her lunch. There was no-one available to check the condition of the vehicle which had a number of scratches and marks, so we had to take photos of the vehicle, which we had to show to the helpful man who checked the vehicle in at the end of the rental. I then noticed that we had been charged for Road Tax, which was included in the contract, so I have now written to Maggiore to request that this be refunded. To date, I have not heard back. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Absolutely excellent!!! "
" Best car rental experience I've ever had! Great price, great car, great service and no hidden fees. It was all so easy!! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" NOT RESOLVE AS YET. HOPEFULLY YOU'LL REPLY TO THIS RESPONSE, AND FOLLOW IT UP "
" MAGGIORE HAVE CHARGED ME ANOTHER 36.94 EUROS FOR THIS HIRE, ALTHOUGH THE PRICE I PAID AUTOEUROPE INCLUDED EVERYTHING I NEEDED. THE CAR WAS RETURNED WITH A FULL TANL. (ON PICK UP THE CAR WAS DIRTY BOTH INSIDE AND OUT) THE WORST HIRE EXPERIENCE I HAVE ENCOUNTERED. I SHALL BE PURSUING THIS UNTIL I HAVE MY 36.94 EUROS RETURNED. SURELY AN INEFFICIENT/ INCOMPETENT BLIP ON MAGGIORE'S BEHALF "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Car Hire access at the airport (Like most Italian airports!) was poor, very compact with bad signage. "
" Under staffed at airport. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 3 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" The Auto Europe site is easy to use. "
" Every time I have gone to pick up a car from the counter, there is never enough staff to deal with the customers, the wait times can be up to an hour. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Not good at all. "
" Car Broke down, Maggiore was unable to find alternative vehicle, I had pay for new car Rental from competitor as agreed with Maggiore service team and now Maggiore will not refund cost since they claim my initial contract was with auto Europe "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" No problems at at "
" Our plane was delayed and they stayed open for us "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" It was fine but the whole thing was, as I say, marred by the unacceptably long wait to collect the rental car. "
" The whole experience was marred by the pick up - there was only one person on duty to deal with an entire flight full of people. We had to wait over 2 hours which is unacceptable. There is no good reason not to have more counter staff especially when the car hire company knows in advance how many bookings it has. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Car was not as expected and concern over fitting 3 pieces of luggage. Otherwise fine. "
" Drop off was perfect. Pick up we had to wait30mins! "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" By far the best for car hire every time "
" Very efficient & lovely well spoken staff "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Historically very pleased with AE but oversell on desk and flat tyre on car at pick up has tainted experience "
" Oversell on desk, Strong pressure to pay for upgrade and to take on local extra insurance. Explained that we already had excess provision and did not want to pay for upgrade. Did not stop wasting 20 minutes being subjected to the the sales pressure though. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Easy and well explained on the site to book the hire car "
" Great experience. Staff were helpful and knowledgeable. From being at the desk to actually getting in the car was swift and painless. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" All good no problems "
" Everything whent smoothly. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Auto europe easy to deal with "
" Good value for money "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
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" Theres a ticket system which, it seems , prioritises Avis, then Budget and finally Maggiore. There were 3-4 staff at Avis & Budget, None on Maggiore. I had to complain to get any service. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Nothing but positive. "
" All made very easy for me - the advice given at the counter on arrival proved invaluable to my peace of mind. To drive a new, undamaged car in Palermo for a fortnight is a challenge but having taken out the appropriate insurances I could rest easy! (Somehow manage to return it in it's original state...) "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I had a very good experience throughout the booking procedure with Auto Europe, it was easy and quick. I have scored low on account of the bad experience with Maggiore counter staff in Italy. "
" Unfortunately, my experience with Maggiore was entirely spoiled by the pushy, rude counter staff when I collected my car. The lady behind the counter would not accept that we had cover for the car included in our original rental price and was trying to get me to sign for €399 of extra cover. When I refused she went away and came back with an amended sheet charging €199 on top of my original hire price. We argued that these were "optional" extras but she kept insisting that we were not covered for "if you roll over a person" and other types of "what if". After thirty minutes during which time whenever we tried to speak she talked loudly over the top of us, I was getting hotter and more uncomfortable, so I signed the thing just so I could get out into the fresh air. I felt entirely pressured by this woman (unfortunately I didn't take her name; I hope Maggiore will be able to tell from their records who it was and discipline her accordingly) The whole experience made me extremely angry and I felt bullied and "steam rollered" by her. At no time did she give us the option of taking the car without the extra cover and I am nearly €200 out of pocket. This is only just short of what I pay for a whole year's fully comprehensive insurance on my own car. As a result, I will categorically NOT recommend Maggiore to anyone. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Not at the moment as not a good experience overall "
" I wish to tell you about my unfortunate experience with my car rental from Maggiore in Catania Airport in Sicily. First I would like to acknowledge that my booking was very last minute due another holiday being cancelled. As a result I did not print out the voucher which I very much regret. This withstanding I feel justified in making the following complaints. As you will see form our voucher we paid £205.3 for rental plus the extra insurance cover. 1. The car rental pick-up office was totally chaotic with maybe 10 different rental companies in a very small area crowded with customers. There was a vague take a numbered ticket system in place but people without tickets or with higher numbers were being seen ahead of others. It took at least 20 mins for each customer to be dealt with, the staff disappearing for 5 mins or more at a time. We had to wait an incredibly frustrating 1hr 15mins to be seen. 2. The Maggiore clerk found our rental and his voucher copy but denied that we had taken out any excess cover. On finding my email from you on my phone it promptly disappeared I know not where. As a result we were told we had to pay for extra insurance and breakdown plus taxes which came to Euros 547.22. Copy of rental agreement attached. With little choice in the matter that is what we did. 3. We also mentioned that an extra driver was free according to what I'd seen on your website but this was also denied. eg First additional is included for rentals booked Sep 28, 2018 - Oct 31, 2018 with a pick up Sep 28, 2018 - Dec 15, 2018 All in all this was a bad start to our holiday. Thankfully on return we didn't need the excess cover and there was no queue. I am writing this to make you aware of our experience but also in hope of any compensation for the extra charges. I certainly won't be using or recommending Maggiore again. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Cheap, but now endless hassles with Maggiore who want money for fuel which is either an error or attempted fraud on their part. "
" Usual rip off after drop off. Car returned full, but two weeks later been billed for €90.40 for refuelling and €35.46 for road tax! Avoid at all costs. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Good booking procedure: fast and clear. Good price. Untill now good customer service, let's see if Autoeurope will refund the undue cost charged by the rental company for a overall feedback "
" Undue and unspecified cost addebited at dropoff. The car was quite new and good internal condition. External conditions: some scratch but it was clearly specified in the pickup form. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Not good at all! My flight was delayed so i called and was told that as i was going to be late the pick uo desj would be closed after 10pm so i took a taxi to my destination and came back in the morning in another taxi at a cost of €85 to be told that they are open to midnight!! Not happy and want some comoensation for this as i was advised incorrectly by the agent. "
" Not impressed as no one from the Maggiore desk served a single customer as the desk in Pisa, the Avis guy was amazing and was so helpful, a massive credit to his team for helping me enjoy the rest of my holiday. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Easy and fast booking online "
" Quickly and smooth pick up. Very friendly and helpfull staff. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" 4 "
" 4 "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Best car rental broker on the market "
" Overall a good experience...not clear yet the way the block the money on the credit card. What I was explained the the branch manager, basically they do the usual pre-authorisation at the check-in then they do another transaction on the day you suppose to return the car to make sure there are funds on the card! "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" as above "
" overall experience was good, but we had to endure a very long wait of at least 45 mins due to staff shortages at the Maggiore desk when initially collecting the car. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" All good so far "
" They charge me some fees without any communication and I found out only because I have checked my credit card! When I contacted them they said was an error and they will refund me within 20days and only what they took in Euro but not the bank's fees related to this transaction in pounds!! "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" It was good except for a long wait at the counter. "
" It took a while due to lack of staff. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" All i can say is brilliant "
" All i can say is brilliant "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" We have contacted auto europe but not have a response "
" We have been charged a value of 31 euro after returning the car in perfect condition and full of petrol. Maggiore have ripped us off as this wasn't explained on the voucher "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Very easy website and always very competitive quotes. Excellent. "
" Long wait to get vehicle, car was not clean either inside or out. Windscreen washers did not work. At dropoff (around 5.30 pm), note on the door saying back in soon waited 15-20 mins no sign of anyone. Phoned the mobile number on the notice , a guy turned up and said 'why didn't you just put the keys through the letterbox?' When we mentioned the non working of windscreen washers , he just said oh well doesn't matter !! "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Bad experience "
" Very bad "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" The car condition was not great, but the list of all the existing damages on the car was clearly typed. There was an issue about the additional cost which we were asked to pay for no clear reason. This was questioned and they corrected it. So you need to watch out the final balance "
" We had a good experience with Maggiore. They are not too pushy to sell you their Insurance and extras. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Didn't have any problems although not convinced I got the correct class of car booked. "
" Staff friendly "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" A firm 7/10 "
" Overall not too bad but two things. It took ages to collect the car and we were ripped off for fuel. We collected the car with just over half a tank and returned the same. This was recorded as full by Maggiore who then charged us €50 to fill half a tank. A full tank cost me €60 at the station. It seems I can't trust them. Also i had to ask them to add damage to the rental sheet. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Very bad experience with Maggiore "
" My flight was delayed due to technical problems by just over an hour when I went to pick up my hire car from Maggiore they told me that it had been given to someone else and said they did not have any cars in that group left and gave me the option of a car in next group up and would have to pay extra for this. They also tried to charge me an extra amount saying it was a commision fee for Auto Europe. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Good "
" Only one person at the counter so a bit slow picking up the car but the girl was helpful and pleasant. Car fine. Drop off quick and efficient. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" All very efficient. "
" Efficient, even if the young lady on the desk was a bit over-eager to sell extras, like upgrade to a bigger car (which I didn't need). Car had some minor existing damage. Checked and verbally given the OK on return. I await return of petrol deposit, having returned the vehicle with a full tank. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Easy and hassle free "
" Really simple no hassle hire "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Everything was problem-free - except for either Maggiore or Auto Europe blatantly attempting to rip me off, against Auto Europe's stated terms and conditions (I read them carefully), by introducing an unexplained charge, with zero explanation or prior warning, after all transactions were complete and I'd been told there was no problem with the car. My impression was that this was deliberately slipped 'under the radar' so that I wouldn't notice until after I'd signed for what I believed was return of the car and/or got home. It's hard not to view this as essentially attempted theft, by someone (Maggiore, according to Auto Europe), which despite my otherwise good experience is very difficult to overlook. "
" The car was fine, the price was very reasonable - everything was okay except that when the car was returned, the staff member at Maggiore alerted me of a 33 Euro 'rental charge' which he said Auto Europe had applied, against Auto Europe's policy as stated on the rental agreement. If I hadn't said I wanted a physical receipt (I was not given one by default), I might not have known until much later - I believed that I was signing for the return of the car, not to validate an extra, unexplained charge I had never been told about. He said I should contact Auto Europe as there was nothing Maggiore could do about it, and Auto Europe sometimes made this charge, which in his view was 'unfair'. I contacted the telephone number provided by Auto Europe immediately, but this did not work. I contacted Auto Europe next day on my return using a different number, and immediately got through to a rep who told me Maggiore were basically trying to extort me, and promised to remove the charge and sort this out ASAP. She was very helpful, but I've still heard nothing back. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Mm "
" All very good. Quicker at desk than others we use in pescara. I would prefer to get a signature though when the vehicle is returned. Also the other companies 'block' the excess amount on the credit card but Maggiore actually took the money so we are waiting for a refund. That's the reason I didn't score 9 on all points.... "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" AutoEurope site very easy to use "
" Not enough staff at Pick-Up counter, wait times are lengthy "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy to book "
" I go to Brindisi a lot and have used most of the on-airport rental companies. Maggiore are the best! and I try to always use them now. Efficient, friendly and helpful throughout the process. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good car "
" We were happy with car not happy that no one came to check the car when we picked it up. Petrol was not full tank as was supposed to be although we left full tank. On arrival were asked to pay extra insurance as had not checked our booking properly. Otherwise friendly. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" No problems with autoeurope, I use them twice a month or more. "
" The bad review is simply because they added super extra cover without asking. I speak Italian pretty well and asked them why there was an extra 120€ on the contract, I was told it was simply reserved in case I returned the car without filling it up - when I returned the car I was told I'd taken the super cover, and it was now too late to remove it. Very pissed off and will be taking it up with my credit card company. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Horrendous total rip off have rented many cars before in Italy, France & Spain & never had issues like this "
" we had to wait 90 mins to pick up the car was then given the usual scare tactics of extra insurance etc, got to a point where I had enough & said I thought the car included GPS so just signed thought the original payment would be deducted but it wasn't so in all paid over £650 for 8 days I get the feeling they wear you down waiting so you just sign "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Overall happy with the car and price "
" Overall great price. However couple of negatives: - Counter staff pressure very hard to sell upgrades or extras - Counter staff said car was in good condition, but was actually dented and scratched on one side - Confusing signage and instructions to return vehicle - Lack of parks when returning vehicle "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" The vehicle a Skoda Octavia Estate car served our needs and was reliable. "
" It took over an hour to pick up the vehicle because the internet was 'playing-up'. It seems this a common occurrence and needs to be rectified. I wanted to pay for an extra driver and a price was given but I wasn't told that there was a VAT of 22% on top of this. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Please see 3. above. This was like a caricature of everything that has destroyed the reputation of car rental in continental Europe. By aligning yourselves with Maggiore, you endorse and support behaviour that may well cross the line into criminality. I ask that you report what I have said to the responsible authorities and take responsibility of undertaking a forensic audit of the number of times successive customers are charged for the same unrepaired damage to the same vehicle. Leaving the cars unrepaired and the existing damage undocumented is a trap for the unwary client and is the material basis for systematic fraud. I have the full documentation of everything I have described here, including before-and-after photographs and before-and-after documentation of the existing damage. I expect a follow-up and a forensive investigation. "
" 1. The car was covered with scratches on the bodywork and the wheel covers. One of the wheel bosses was missing. Very few of those items were indicated on the damage/condition of car picture provided at the start of the rental. I had to take photos and find the employee in the parking area booth to mark up the page with indications of the scratches. I also took photos at the end of the rental, and a photo of the dashboard display to show the petrol tank was full, as there was no one in the parking area booth. I complained at the desk on return about the inaccurate list documenting the damage and the employee there said that the document showing damage is not always up to date. That is an appalling admission because if the document is not up to date it is literally worse than useless because it would give the company a documentary basis to charge an unwary customer for damage for which s/he was not responsible. Maggiore should be run out of the industry if it does not keep its records of damage up to date, and your company should not be dealing with Maggiore. I would like you to do a forensic audit of how many times customers have been charged for the same damage to the same car. Rental companies make extra profits from imposing false charges on their customers, and a company that does not keep its damage records up to date -- and that does not promptly repair its cars -- is laying down the basis for systematic fraud. 2. When I picked up the car and asked for a map and directions to Camogli, avoiding the collapsed bridge, the employee at the desk did not provide a local map or any relevant directions. 3. The employee at the desk tried to sell me Maggiore's own insurance, even though I had a comprehensive cover through Auto Europe, including the excess reimbursement. I would then have had redundant coverage. This is another way that car rental companies jack up their excessive profits. In short, the behaviour of the rental company, Maggiore, fulfilled all the worst characteristics that one is warned of in the consumer pages of the Sunday papers every week. Based on this performance, Maggiore does not deserve to remain in business. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" easy booking "
" All good, car in a good state, collecting and dropping off without any issues, quite fast too. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
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" The car was really dirty outside. I had to stopped to clean the glasses because I was not able to see clearly outside. Usb adaptor was not working. Small front light were not working. I dropped off the car 30 minutes late due to road traffic, they charged me one day more which is half of what I paid. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 3 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Avis try to pressure sell their excess insurance even though I have my own annual policy. On a couple of occasions a niggling amount was deducted from my credit card a few weeks after returning home. I was dubious about using them but so far so good. "
" Maggiore was shut with an arrow pointing to Avis. First time this has happened. I have never had a problem with auto europe in the past but I have with Avis. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
" Great car, easy on arrival. On return Maggiore charged me €24:04 local tax despite my voucher saying all local taxes included. They said I should ring Autoeurope but " You can ring their General Manager or even the Pope but you are still paying us €24!" I was in no position to argue. "
" Great car, easy on arrival. On return Maggiore charged me €24:04 local tax despite my voucher saying all local taxes included. They said I should ring Autoeurope but " You can ring their General Manager or even the Pope but you are still paying us €24!" I was in no position to argue. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 3 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" All went brilliantly smoothly "
" There was a 15 minute wait at the Maggiore desk at Cagliari. Only 2 people in front but they both had 'problems' . Apart from that they were very good. The check at the end was very fast and efficient. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Not good again at Pisa rental center "
" Computer crashed complete diaster one girl on counter didn't have a clue what to do until manager came over and slow "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Other than the comment above the service was good. Particularly the redelivery representative who was very good. "
" Car had some impact damage which was not clear at time of pick-up and therefore I wondered if it had happened while under my rental period. As it happened, it was already damaged on pick-up and this was sorted out when I redelivered the car. The issue gave a me a couple of days worry about where the car was damaged and who would be responsible. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Ok "
" Ok "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Good overall experience "
" Very good value for money. Low amount blocked on credit card. Good price for additional driver. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Overall the experience was great and would recommend "
" The staff were very helpful and swift with the transaction. Car and all the paperwork were quickly sorted. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Generally a fine service apart from the lack of clarity regarding the additional insurance charges - as detailed above "
" On arrival we were heavily advised to take additional insurance out at a cost of 200 euros. Arriving late at night and being scared by tales of the potential excess of 2500 euros you are not left with much choice but to take this insurance out which is basically the same cost as the hire cost and was half of our spending money for the entire holiday. This extra insurance should be offered upfront and not left until the last minute when you are left with very little choice. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" On arriving at T1 the member of staff there told us we could have been dealt with at T2!. After much time wasting we were told there was no car available of the class we had booked. She wanted to charge us extra since she was going to have to give us a bigger car - which was not an advantage for us. She took a very very long time to process this including wasting time calculating the cost if I brought it back empty which I had repeatedly told her I had no intention of doing. There was slight damage on the car but none of it was noted on the contract and more time was wasted getting it noted "
" At Malpensa Terminal 2 there is a large sign saying Maggiore desk and pointing to a building just outside T2. My booking form told me I needed to go to T1 but it seemed sensible to go to the T2 Maggiore office. However once there we were told to go to T1 but given wrong directions as to where to get the shuttle and given the impression that it was a Maggiore shuttle (which it was not). "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 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
" The car rental office is not in the airport as stated on the rental website. Its a ten minute walk along a narrow pavement, the shuttle buses were too small to take everyone who was waiting and seemed to only run every 20 minutes. I specifically chose a car rental that was within the airport building when choosing and you miseld me. "
" 1. The car rental office is not in the airport as stated on the rental website. Its a ten minute walk along a narrow pavement, the shuttle buses were too small to take everyone who was waiting and seemed to only run every 20 minutes. 2. I rented and paid a premium for a Fiat 124. They dont have any Fiat 124 cars so we were given a Fiat 500 - its not a satisfactory substitute as one is a two seat sports car, a 500 is a small, four seat saloon. 3. The car had a cigarette burn on the front seat and a few dents and scrapes. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Rented a few times from company, generally good pricing. "
" Slow counter at pick up, had to chase down person to drop off car "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" All ok "
" Pick up took over one hour while there were only 4 people before me and there were 3 receptionists. Receptionist was unable to provide sufficient information. The car was not cleaned at time of hire. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Very Good "
" Excellent service by MAGGIORE "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I have used Auto Europe now for many years. In order to continue your services, I would like to see that this problem is going to be addressed with Maggiore. "
" This organization has two desks in Rome airport to get your car. One is located together with the other car rental offices and is only for "VIP customers". I was told to go down to the desk located in the garage, where I could stand in the queue for about an hour. A totally uninterested young girl was trying to help me. I was lucky as my reserved car, Alfa Romeo Giulietta, was available. No build-in navigation system but a remote unit (Garmin) set in Italian language. Nobody at the desk could help me to change the language. Found at last somebody in the basement to do it for me. This "great" navigation system couldn't find the street name of my destination village 250 km away up from Rome. I arrived at my destination address in the hills in complete darkness and filled with anger. A bad start for a holiday. However the car behaved good. Upon my return to bring the car back, I got the next experience. The guy who checked my car wanted me to sign a paper on which was stated that I had to pay an extra EUR 147.83. After checking my contract I saw that there was put an extra insurance. WHEN PICKING UP THE CAR, I TOLD THE LADY IN PLAIN ENGLISH THAT I WAS FULLY INSURED VIA AUTO EUROPE AND DIDN'T NEED ANY EXTRA INSURANCE. So that girl two weeks earlier sold me an extra insurance that I didn't order probably to get some extra commission money in. Maggiore a very low level company..... "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" I can not blame you as I picked the car company as a general rule you have served me well. "
" Arrived at Genoa airport had to wait for 4 hours with many others to get a car as they had no cars in even after ordering months in advance I will never use Maggiore again in short crap. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" The process of hiring a car on-line was simple. "
" At Pisa Airport Maggiore share a desk with Avis and one other car-hire firm. Although there were 3 members of staff only one young female dealt with Maggiore clients. There was only a queue at the Maggiore desk. The young female was obviously inexperienced as she had to ask advice from the other two older staff as she dealt with each client. These older staff did not help by taking any of her clients. The poor girl had to go through a set piece list of optional extras with warnings of the cost of breakdowns, accident damage, etc, etc, which would be mitigated by taking out expensive additional cover. Nobody took up these options as they recognised them as unnecessary frightening tactics to squeeze out more money. I had to listen to this 4 times before refusing myself. A single point of damage was outlined on my car. When I went to the car lot there was no member of staff present and it was in almost total darkness. In all my years of hiring cars abroad I have NEVER had no member of staff present to do a shared examination and answer any questions. I drove to a lighted area where I examined the car in detail and took a total of 9 photos detailing numerous scrapes and dinks. I went back to the sales rep and showed her the photos. She agreed with them and signed the rental document to acknowledge them. Upon returning the car, the gent in the car lot was helpful and pragmatic. He acknowledged that the firm accepted a level of minor damage due to the nature of driving and parking in Italy. This did not fit well with the hard-sale tactics for additional insurance. I had been genuinely concerned that I had been fobbed-off at the point of hiring and would be challenged about some of the damage to the car. This doubt was on my mind for the period of my holiday. I don't have any issues with your staff just what you as a company require of them. 1. Stop the hard sale on insurance. It annoys everyone and delays the process of getting away from the airport. 2. If you hire cars on a 24/7 basis then get the appropriate staff cover, including someone in the car lot to do the most import part of the transaction: agree the car condition and answer questions about a vehicle you have in all likelihood never driven before. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Car was Toyota instead of VW. Large dent in car "
" Car was Toyota instead of VW. Large dent in car "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" The customer service is excellent, gives all information and explains all queries. Recommended! "
" The Maggiore staff spoke very good English, very kind people and very helpful. I have got brand new car for very good rental price. Recommended! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" As per above, AutoEurope is glacial in its response to customer queries. Between AutoEurope and Maggiore, I am being charged for Road Tax for every rental. AutoEurope is not stepping up and taking responsibility to resolve this, which is deeply unprofessional. "
" Every time I use Maggiore they charge me for Road Tax, even though it was included in the rental with AutoEurope. I complain to Maggiore, to AutoEurope, in person, by email, and still it keeps happening. AutoEurope is not taking any responsibility here, and has still not resolved this after many months, and many bookings. Weeks of silence, then an unsatisfactory email. If this continues, I will not only have to stop using Maggiore, but AutoEurope as well. I need a resolution, and refunds. Claims 14404647, 14536399, 14568338, 14623098. Further than this, I find I was charged €74 for an incorrect invoice for a pick up at Treviso Airport, drop off at Venice. I did not do this - this claim also is hanging with AutoEurope, with glacial action (Claim UK4475334) "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" cheap price but there is a poor relationship with the car hire company and the insurance situation is not satisfactory "
" We booked a package from Auto Europe with full insurance but were informed by Maggiore counter staff the insurance was not valid. The rental agreement had an excess of over £1000 Not sure who is to blame but if we had an accident who knows what would have happened "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" good Price reliable vehicles just wish you provided the car pictured instead of this or similar (I have used Auto Europe a number of times and never got the car featured. "
" Collection was very protracted (only me plus one other customer) poor connectivity of system distracted your operative "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Think the VAT should be included with advertised price. Staff were very helpful. Carpark was totally full on return. Very easy and value for money. "
" Think the VAT should be included with advertised price. Staff were very helpful. Carpark was totally full on return. Very easy and value for money. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See above. "
" Had a long wait to pick up car, given that there was only one member of staff at the desk. The car broke down and we went to pick up replacement car in La Spezia. The customer service was appalling. Drop off at Pisa went surprinsingly well "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Really enjoyed our experience "
" Fairly efficient staff picking up. Car was not as selected but an upgrade. A few hidden costs, which I expected. Didn't have a road map available, but no problem as the car was loaded with electronic gizmos including an excellent sat nav. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See section 3 above. "
" We got great service at collection and drop off. Car was just what we wanted. Excellent customer service. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" The web site was good and it was easy to book the car. My only issue is with insurance and what we should have as minimum cover. "
" The car collection desk was extremely slow, about 1 1/2 hours in total. And although you had to collect a numbered ticket to join the queue priority seemed to be given to Italians with no tickets and no prebooked car. We were also offered extra insurance we were not told about when we booked on line, surely it would be better to tell us about the insurance we need when booking the car online. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" No issues at all with A, have booked for years through you but these additional charges are letting the experience down, particularly when we are told at handback that everything is OK. Regards, Barry. "
" Everything was perfect until a few days after we got back home. Yet again we have been hit with an additional charge to our card and no explanation. We have been charged just under £30 and having just found out about it I will be ringing AE before I make a booking for October. Regards, Barry. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" You are great guys. "
" They lied to me saying that if I did not purchase the Extended Roadside Assistance they could not give me the car because it had become a mandatory payment, that they had informed Auto Europe about it and that Auto Europe should have informed me about it. I could not verify what they said because it was 11PM cosing car, money or to trust what they said and get the car. The day after Auto Europe confirmed that it was all false and that Alejandra from Maggiore carried out a fraud. On the final invoice they also charged me for the Road Tax that was included in my Auto Europe voucher . Everything was solved by the excellent intervention of their manager, Giampiero Eugeni, after I unleashed hell in their office the day I returned the car. Nevertheless Maggiore cannot be trusted and my experience with them was very bad. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Good! "
" Efficient service and suitable vehicle "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Awful experience. Wrong vehicle, charged extra. Over an hour wait to collect vehicle. "
" Very very poor experience "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" On the basis of you using Maggiore as a preferred supplier I will think twice about using you again as this was a pretty dreadful experience. "
" The rental office in central Florence is a nightmare to get in and out of given the restricted streets. The counter staff were rude, very slow and completely unhelpful when asking how we get in and out of the office without incurring a 100 Euro fine. Overall they gave Italians a very bad name as they were the only rude and unhelpful people we experienced in Italy. We then got a Lancia Ypsilon, not the 500 as advertised and is probably the worst car I have ever driven. Absolutely no equipment internally and the engine was terrible. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 2 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Sort the counter staff out. "
" We had to wait nearly 1 1/2 hours to pick up the car with no explanation from the counter staff. Which meant we had to pay extra for the apartment we had rented. Nightmare "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" The pick up was a bit of an unclear experience. They were kind and well prepared at the rent a car point but we had no clue about other fees to be paid. I am sure it was all regular and needed but it would be better to have a clearear idea of all the costs from the booking online step , so that you do not need to be given all the choices of covers / insurance/ various options at the pick up point, slowing down the procedures of picking up the car. The guy was kind and gave us some freebies as well so it is not to criticize but, next time i will make sure that what i am paying online is what I need not less and no need to add anything on the budget at the point of collecting the car . The car was clean new and very comfy! "
" Very busy at the pick up point. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" The car shown was a Fiat 124 or similar. We ended up with a fiat 500C, Yes they are both convertibles but quite a difference in engine size and handling. It does make me question how much I can trust AutoEuope?... "
" Maggiore staff were very good and friendly. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" No problem with Auto Europe previously. "
" Pick-up: queue 12 people long, 1 assistant who left at end of her shift, 15 minute wait for replacement. I hate to think how long the last queuers waited to get a car. Pisa Maggiore is chaotic but maybe they are more efficient elsewhere. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" We felt really taken advantage of both by being encouraged by Autoeurope to take out extra insurance and then by Maggiore. Really unhappy about it all. "
" When we got to the counter to pick up the car, they put hard pressure on us to take out extra insurance, even though we had already taken extra insurance out with Autoeurope. So because we didn't know if it was needed or not, we ended up paying out an extra £165, on top of the £85 ish paid to Autoeurope for 5 days hire. This made it really really expensive. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" We have our own property in Italy so use Auto Europe & others a lot. Maggiore always a decent company. We have now over 4 weeks 2 seperate car hire's with Goldcar through Auto Europe. We have always given this company a wide berth and on pick up of our Fiat 500X found it NOT to be full of fuel. Great price tho so full report to come. "
" Excellent. First time driving a Fiat Cubo but very satisfied. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy and friendly "
" Grazie "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" We spoke to Auto Europe customer service assistants during this experience, and while initially making all the right noises and sounding supportive, did not follow up at all or come back to us when they promised to do so. No help whatsoever. "
" Staff were surly, rude and unhelpful. Didn't have the car we booked and were incredibly unpleasant throughout. The alternative car we were offered was dirty, covered in bird crap. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Car that I wanted not available and nothing similar. "
" Car that I wanted not available and nothing similar. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Auto Europe refused to help us to extend the rental contract to an extra day, so we were left with a 29Euro charge, which was more than the whole week hire charge we had paid them! As an agent for a company, you are responsible for the goods/services you procure on behalf of a 3rd party customer. Saying you can't get involved in any issue after a contract has started (which is what your service agent told us) to a customer who is experiencing difficulties in a foreign country, is not acceptable behaviour, and is probably not legally correct. As it was only 29Euros, I gritted my teeth and paid up for the extra 24 hours, even though we were only 3.5 hours overdue, and half of that was wasting our time trying to sort the matter out from 11.00 to 12.30! "
" Having been delayed by a bad crash on the journey from Misano to Venice (we were not involved, just stuck in the traffic jam), we spent nearly an hour trying to contact Auto Europe to ask if they could help us extend the rental, as we knew we could not make the 12.10 deadline, then Maggiore to ask the same thing, when Auto Europe refused to get involved. Maggiore did not answer their telephone at the airport, so we wasted another 20 minutes calling their head office, only to be told to email the airport. They then gave us an incorrect email address, and when we finally got the correct one, we never received any answer from them. This added 90 minutes to our journey time! The vehicle (Citroen D3) also had a fault with the air conditioning, which kept switching off during most of the time we had it! "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" We had to wait 2hours 30 minutes in a ticketed queue before we got our turn, with just a shrug of the shoulders as a "sorry to have kept you waiting !" "
" Looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooonnnnnngggggg delay before getting the vehicle - and not what we ordered either "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Efficient and reliable "
" We had to wait 2.30 hours before we could get to the desk and get the car "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" See above. We seek your help to resolve this issue. "
" Can you please take up this issue with Maggiore. The car was returned undamaged. The petrol tank was full. On return they tried to charge us an extra E16.82. They could not explain why. I said no. I then went to their return office. They told us that the demand for a payment of E16.82 was a mistake. we did not have to pay. They have however deducted E16.82 from my credit card. I did not authorise them to do so. They were not permitted to deduct that money. Can you please seek an explanation and a refund. Thank you. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Still haven't replied to my emails. "
" Wrong car, damaged car. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" None of the issues we had with the car hire were due to Auto Europe, so would recommend. "
" Very difficult to find the office at Venice Mestre station. Didn't answer the phone when I rang to ask where they were. Service was very lackadaisical. Found later thay had totally messed up the hire and the cost. However - at Verona airport the staff at the desk inside were superb, friendly helpful and resolved the issue with the mistakes the Venice office had made. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" At present I am unsure as to if I would recommend Auto Europe to anyone and this all depends on the response I get from this. What I got was way below par and unhappy with the whole package. To have to pay for insurance twice is beyond a joke and would like a response for this. "
" Very very poor, too long a wait, unfriendly staff, poorly organised, poor level of knowledge. This is by far the most unsatisfactory level of customer service I have every experienced. Extremely disappointed and was the only low in a great trip as it ruined one of our days. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Good value Good staff I will use you again guys Thank you Stefano "
" Was good Staff in italy was good and respectful "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" not a good experience "
" Arrived at desk to be told the insurance to cover excess paid through autoeurope is not valid and had to pay a further 42 Euros on top! Was told was damaged on front bumper - this was not marked on the car diagram! When dropping car - there was no one guiding us where to go and had to go out of the depot and re-enter then parked in a bay and then was approached by a rude representative of Maggoire. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Pleasant staff "
" Pleasant staff "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" First class "
" Superb. Maggiore office shut and directed to Avis. All very satisfactory and would use again. Car in good as new condition. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" everything excellent except for the long wait to get the car. I won't use Maguire again, which is a shame as 2 counter staff would gavw been fine. "
" counter staff was very good, however there was only 1 person, so we had to wait in a queue for over an hour, very frustrating after a flight and before a longish drive. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See question 3. "
" The staff were fine and pick up and drop off was easy. The vehicle wasn't good not the model I expected and no radio or Bluetooth. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" N/a "
" We were a day late to pick up the car and tried to contact the company on a few occasions but we're on hold for over half an hour. Absolute joke. So we couldn't hire the car and had to get another one "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Auto Europe is a great way to hire cars "
" I was charged for the full cost of the car rental instead of the booked discounted Auto Europe rate. The handle of the first car I was given came off easily showing lack of proper car checks. For two days I had constantly tried to get in touch with the airport Brindisi brunch to extend the hire for one extra day but nobody picked up ignoring the phone call. I ended up calling the head office customers service but the operator could not help me. When I returned the car and I informed the operator at the desk about the extra charges, he brushed me off sending me away. Overall a disastrous experience from a company that used to be one of the best in Italy. Shameful!!! "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Overall the experience with the car had a very negative impact on our holiday. I couldn't afford to pay the extra €220 to lower the excess to what I understood I had paid for and the car was smaller than expected. We drove around in fear of somebody crashing into us (which with what we saw with the crazy local Italian driving was a clear and present danger)! If I had known I wouldn't have paid for any extra with autoeurope as I don't feel what I did pay had any bearing with Maggiore. I haven't marked the score down to not at all likely as I don't know where the fault lies, either Autoexpress were unrealistic of what I paid for or Maggiore were trying to make more money out of me trading on my fear of someone crashing into me! "
" There seemed to be a discrepancy between what Auto Europe said was the excess and what Maggiore said they would charge for an accident. One had £700 the other €2000. After telling me it was likely an Italian driver would crash into us rather than someone stealing the car they said I needed to pay an extra €20 a day to reduce the excess to the same level as I had been quoted by AutoEurope. They also said the Audi A3 or equivalent that I had been told I was getting was a band below and was not going to happen. Thankfully we just managed to get our bags in the boot of the Fiat500 they gave us. However this was definitely a lower class than I paid for! "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Staff were great, car was unsuitable but condition was good. No hassle with the booking or use of service apart from not having the car I ordered and offering me two unsuitable vehicles. "
" I ordered a GLA, the assistant offered me a Zafira. She finally found an A3. I needed the GLA's extra space over the A3 for the luggage. Don't promise cars you don't have. Bet you've never heard that before. I'm not a VIP, I'm using a budget provider, but giving customers what they order could make you a more profitable company. "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Could have been a better pick up experience which resulted in a degree of doubt about the competence of the rental company and what might happen at drop off. However, this was pain free and the chap was friendly and helpful. "
" Desk closed, sent to Avis. Avis tried to offer me a Golf but for an additional daily rate...Strange considering I had booked a Golf or similar?? Car offered was a Mokka which was fine but with no apparent scratches/damage to which there were numerous. Car also a different colour to the paperwork?? Tried to get all this noted by staff but advised to just take photos. Drop off was excellent Customer Service. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" A "
" A "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" will certainly rent again with AutoEurope "
" the all process was smooth and friendly. The car had several scratches and dents that were not reported in the document. We had to call the guy at the reception to show them. He scribbled something on our paperwork but didn't transfer this on the company document. At drop off, the guy told us that the issue hadn't been notified (via computer) and for them the car didn't have any scratches. He was very decent and understanding and trusted us and didn't charge anything. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Could easily have been the perfect experience had it not been for overcharging above what was agreed. Autoeurope perfect in handling of issue. "
" Reasonable experience this time, only marred by being charged more than agreed for extras. Car was excellent - better than expected. In fact if this was an isolated incident I would have overlooked it, but still trying to resolve previous issue. Auto Europe very good as usual. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" None "
" None "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" When we brought our car back the gentleman was polite and courteous a pleasant change from the member of staff at the beginning of the holiday Overall it is highly unlikely that we would book with Maggiore again. "
" On arrival at the Maggiore desk the counter member of staff was rude and not helpful at all. We were not given help to find our car or shown the condition of it. She insisted that we had to pay more for arriving late even though our flight had been delayed on the runway and we were unable to contact Maggiore from the plane. Overall a very unpleasant start to our Italy trip. She was not a good person to be at a customer service desk. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Booked on line, no dealings with Auto Europe directly "
" Drop off service was extremely poor.Not enough staff to cope with arriving vehicles "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" dealing with the maggiore casino office is so quick, friendly and stress less . this is the second time we've used them "
" dealing with the casino office is so quick, friendly and stress less. this is the second time we've used them "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" A VERY LONG WAIT IN A CROWDED HALL AT VERONA AIRPORT WAITING TO SIGN THE CONTRACT AND GET THE KEYS TO THE CAR! THE PICK-UP AND DROP-OFF ZONE WERE VERY DARK! OTHERWISE, ALL OK. "
" A VERY LONG WAIT IN A CROWDED HALL AT VERONA AIRPORT WAITING TO SIGN THE CONTRACT AND GET THE KEYS TO THE CAR! THE PICK-UP AND DROP-OFF ZONE WERE VERY DARK! OTHERWISE, ALL OK. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Booking was simple, price seemed about right but no discount/refund offered for not having the right car available! "
" The car we booked wasn't available. The only car they had was much smaller. We couldn't fit our luggage in it! Luckily we had space in another car otherwise we would have been really stuck. Ordered a Volvo V60 estate were given a Fiat 500!! "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" I hope I never have to contact t your Company and hire a car again "
" The price doubled from what I paid to you, a further 168 euors for additional insurance , a further charge of 244.44 euros when I dropped the vehicle off, no idea what for the guy would not speak English, they are rip off merchants "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Very good "
" no problems - would use them again "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Great experience no hassle no delays "
" Quick professional service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Smooth experience "
" Smooth experience "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very happy with everything "
" Very happy with everything "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I won't be choosing Maggiore again "
" Counter staff rude and agressively trying to sell extra insurance. My car wasn't available so I had to take another which wasn't appropriate. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" No problems with Maggiore found them to be a very professional outfit. Autoeurope were great too, very easy to book the car , they just need to make sure all the addtional charges are correct for each car supplier as our additional driver daily rate was incorrect by 3 euros. Apart from that all in all a great experience, shame the Italian drivers are a nightmare! "
" Dealt with very quickly and professionally by counter staff who spoke very good English, which was great :). The car was great and returning it was simple. Our Only gripe would be that we were charged a slightly higher daily rate for the additional driver than was stipulated by auto Europe so they need to amend their website details. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" The car was good, queues for counter were long and slow moving. Counter staff had to log back in to system three times delaying my pick up even further. "
" Extreme queues at pick up. Had to wait well over an hour to get to counter staff. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Just appauling, Maggiore are rude, inefficent and are deliberately setting out to extract as much money as possible. I wish I had read all the other review sites before booking, eg. TrustPilot over 350 recent bad reviews of Maggiore. They are tarnishing your brand by you acting as their brokers. "
" Upon arrival we had to wait over 1 hour to be served. Maggiore also stated the insurance we had purchased in advance was irrelevant and we would need to buy additional insurances. They also tried to give us a lower band vehicle than the one we had booked. Upon returning the vehicle, they blamed us for some minor damage underneath the vehicle which we hadn't seen. They wanted to charge us 190Euro to put this right, which we refused. Upon return I have notices three separate unathourised credit card charges for over £300 from Maggiore. This has been reported to VISA and is being treated as fraudulent. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Everyone and everything was good! "
" We had no problem at all! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy to use "
" Excellent service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Simple and easy. Excellent rate compared to others "
" I realized I was tricked into paying the "fuel option", which was presented to me, initially, as unavoidable deposit. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Unfortunately we had a very stressful experoence when arriving to pick up our vehicle in Pistoia. The office was closed! We had walked for an hour with two children. After about 20mins if ringing verious numbers my son spotted someone inside the office. We knocked and they let us in. They said that they weren't open and didn't have a booking for us. On examining the paper work it transpired that autoeurope had the code for collection as Pisa, with the address as Pistoia. Luckily tge man at Maggiore went out of hos way to help us and made arrangements to put the situation right for us. All if this took some time but we got a car in the end. Autoeurope need to amend their database as this mistake could happen again. It did put us under a lot of stress which you really don't need when on holiday. "
" Great experience, helpful staff "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Making reservation with Auto Europe quick and simple as always. Rental more expensive than last summer but it was peak season in Italy. I have been your customer for over 10 years. "
" I reserved and paid for Renault Clio or similar. They insisted Fiat Panda was similar. Told them that could have rented Panda much cheaper but they said it was same price as Clio. Panda too small for 3 adults and luggage. They offered unclean Fiat Doblo which I rejected. After much discussion Accepted Fiat Tipo with 7/8 fuel tank. Wasted over one hour. On return, fuel tank was 8/8 full but they wanted to charge me Euro 54,20. They could not explain charge so went to their office. It was confusion on amount of fuel in tank on return. Charge cancelled. Wasted another 40 minutes. Disappointed with Maggiore. They are part of Avis but service poor. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" I picked your from a wealth of online brokers because you had the best deal I could find. From your point of view the booking was easy, well explained and painless. "
" The check-in desk was under-staffed (one) and there was a queue, so I had a lengthy wait (but not as long as those behind me!). I don't see why all the formalities can't be completed online beforehand (licence details etc.) and the keys be simply ready for collection. Having been to the US twice in the last year, I basically walked out of the baggage hall and into my car. no queues. The car we were offered was OK but it had a tyre pressure warning light on. The guy assured us it was all good, and we could see that the tyres were in order. However, he told us that _we_ ought to get them pumped up at our next garage stop. That is _not_ our responsibility at the outset of a hire. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" I was happy with Auto Europe but wasn't sure if I had full insurance. The girl on the counter asked me if I wanted full insurance even though I thought I had it. I declined and took the gamble but it would have been nice if this had been made clear. "
" I queued up at the Maggiore desk at Pisa airport for around half an hour (now shared with Avis and Budget) before being told that the desk was shut and I had to go to the Maggiore cabin outside. Here there was only one member of staff working and it took another half an hour to get through the 3 people in front of me. I had to show a few scratches to staff that weren't document at the time. They signed them off on the sheet and were pretty unconcerned. As always, I never got the car I originally signed up for. I picked a Alfa Guilietta as I'd had one of these before and knew we could fit all the lugguge in. I ended up with a 308 and the girl on the counter was concerned we wouldn't get everything in and tried to sell me an upgrade. We stuck with it and everything fit in fine. When we brought the car back, they picked up on a small dent that was there when we picked the car up but they didn't put it on the sheet. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" The return was fast and easy "
" Nice stuff. Fast service in Brindisi branch "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" As above!!! "
" Online quote came through, agreed to take out extra £28 per day insurance (total 280 euros plus quarter of a tank of fuel 51 euros so a total of 331 euros extra and I ha e been charged £475.29, approx 520 euros subject to the exchange rate!! Where has the extra 190 euros come from? "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Very disappointed. "
" I booked a car with you and was allocated to Maggiore. I thought that I had indicated my arrival time was 1.00pm, not 11.00am. I had booked and paid for a category G vehicle. When I arrived at 1.15pm, I was told that there was no vehicle of that category available and that the only car left was a category B, a Fiat Punto. The Maggiore representative (Emanuella) was polite, but said she was unable to do anything. She telephoned |Auto Europe and was told the only option was to cancel the original booking and re-book with another agent who may/may not have a car available. The Auto Europe representative was very unhelpful and unsympathetic towards my situation. She spoke to a supervisor who confirmed and made no attempt to help me. The experience was laborious and unpleasant. I was left with no choice but to take the smaller car. After locating the car I realised I would need GPS so went back to ask for one. Emanuella was helpful and when I asked about the cost, she said there would be no charge sue to my having to take the smaller car. On returning the car to Milan Linate I was told that I had to pay for the GPS. The representative understood that I had been told there was no charge and helpfully suggested that I speak to the people in the office inside the airport. When I went to the office, there was no-one there. I am going to put all this in an email as well as complete this feedback form. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Good service, informative site. Didn't state that we would also have to paid extra daily fees for rental of the vehicle - these amounted to an additional 40 euros. "
" Collection staff talked over me contstantly, wouldn't clarify aspects that I was unsure about and left me with an uncomfortable feeling that something wasn't quite right. Was very keen to push home how I'd pay a minimum of 1,000 euros for any damage despite the fact that I'd paid extra to waive this, he wasn't interested as it wasn't with his company. Vehicle had damaged from a previous rental, would have thought that it would have been fixed before being hired out. The category we requested wasn't available so we were upgraded which was nice, but again, I had to work very hard to get the agent to clarify that we wouldn't pay extra for this. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" I always book my car whit auto europe as I find it good value for money. "
" Maggiore staff at counter try to sell their insurance and make you fill bad if you don't buy it. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" My overall experience was satisfactory "
" Apart from having to wait a long time to collect the car because there was only one member of staff serving the experience was good. As they could not supply the car I had requested ( a common failing) they provided me with a better car. Once documentation done, pick up and drop of were very quick and easy. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" see above "
" We were 3 hours late and got trapped/forced into paying 280 extra euros for an upgrade, As we had already paid for the other vehicle. This is a money making scam for customers who are trapped through no fault of their own. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Will use again if the price is right. "
" Very happy with the price paid, and service from the lady on the desk. But I would have liked a car I ordered. As it took 3 attempts to get a car to suit. Dropping off was very disorganised. No one seemed to know what to do. But overall I would use again. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" The booking side was fine. "
" There was only one member of counter staff on duty on pickup. My family waited over an hour to be served, not a good start to our holiday. After that there was no-one quickly available to discuss marks on the car and I had to give-up. I would make it clear that it was a staffing-level issue - the individual at the counter who served us was very courteous and efficient and did very well under pressure. Drop-off was much better. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" A week or so after booking prices went down by over 50% and Auto Europe were suggesting book early to get cheap prices. How does that work? "
" I returned the vehicle with a puncture. The desk/ pick-up staff said this was no problem. I now notice a fee of £71 on my credit card and I do not know what for. Why can't these matters be dealt with at the desk. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" We arrived very late to pick up the car and the staff were impeccable! Friendly courteous and professional.The car was super and just the ticket. AT must advise clients that the pick up area in Naples Airport IS NOT IN THE CONCOURSE BUT THEY HAVE TO CATCH A BUS TO THE PICK UP AREA.THAT BUS LEAVES VERY REGULARLY OUTSIDE THE MAIN CONCOURSE.It is signposted clearly. I have sent an email to AT disputing a small charge on my credit card for a service at the drop off..........its not applicable at all.The car was full and no damage.The attendant confirmed that and just said sign for the drop off which I did.Then this small charge appears! I am a frequent flyer with using AT and Holiday Autos so am very experienced. Please resolve.Thanks "
" We arrived very late to pick up the car and the staff were impeccable! Friendly courteous and professional.The car was super and just the ticket. AT must advise clients that the pick up area in Naples Airport IS NOT IN THE CONCOURSE BUT THEY HAVE TO CATCH A BUS TO THE PICK UP AREA.THAT BUS LEAVES VERY REGULARLY OUTSIDE THE MAIN CONCOURSE.It is signposted clearly. I have sent an email to AT disputing a small charge on my credit card for a service at the drop off..........its not applicable at all.The car was full and no damage.The attendant confirmed that and just said sign for the drop off which I did.Then this small charge appears! I am a frequent flyer with using AT and Holiday Autos so am very experienced. Please resolve.Thanks "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" AutoEurope booking process was great, "
" A two hour wait in a queue in 32C heat to collect the car was totally unacceptable. I will never ever use them again "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Was offered a smaller car then what I ordered online when I complained I was offered another car but their asked for another €100 . Had also to wait for one hour to get to the front of the queue inside a building without any air condition and no drinking water. Very poor service from this company Definetly to be avoided next time. "
" I booked a car online in uk and I was told that I will have a Fiat 500 or something similar , but when i picked up my car in Napoli I was offered a even small car with no even space for 4 people and baggage! I did say that it was 4 people with baggage when I booked the car. I then was offered another car for a additional fee of €100 from the car hire people in Napoli which I had to accept because the first one was too small I suppose that is another tactic to get more money from the customers. And I had to wait over one hour to get to the front of the queue in that nasty building full of peoples in hot temperature without any aicondition or any water to drink, not a good experience when travelling with 2 small children . Was only one person serving most of the time , very poor customer service! "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Had to cancelled first booking due to flight being cancelled and it was impossible to get hold of anyone either by email or telephone. Eventually got through to someone 24 hours later but we are still waiting for refund. No acknowledgment of cancellation ever received. Appalling service. "
" 2 hours queue to collect car due to shortage of staff. A lot of time wasted by staff scaring customers into buying uneccesary insurance. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Good stress free experience "
" Good reliable no hassle company "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Long wait to collect car, then a much smaller car than ordered issued. No part refund provided. Will not use again. Awful service. Plus side, drop off was fast and efficient. "
" Paid for a mid range, VW Golf. Received a much smaller car. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Initially I was very pleased with the rental. All appeared to go smoothly. I dropped it off. It was checked by the representative and all cleared as no damage ,and a full tank. However, several days later a £40 charge has been made against my account. I have received no contact as to what this is about. I know have to go through a lengthy process to have this overturned. I am have gone from a very satisfied customer to a very unhappy one. "
" Initially I was very pleased with the rental. All appeared to go smoothly. I dropped it off. It was checked by the representative and all cleared as no damage ,and a full tank. However, several days later a £40 charge has been made against my account. I have received no contact as to what this is about. I know have to go through a lengthy process to have this overturned. I am have gone from a very satisfied customer to a very unhappy one. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Three was some discrepancy between the T&Cs of the promotion chosen though Auto Europe and actual hire company (Maggiore), but all else was well. Quick processing at airport both pick-up and drop-off. Helpful staff. "
" Quick processing at airport both pick-up and drop-off. Helpful staff. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Due to poor experience with Maggiore "
" Terrible experience collecting car. Waited in very hot conditions for 2 hrs to collect car. Only one member of staff on desk and terribly inefficient. My kids were waiting outside the airport all this time. Then was missold excess coverage. Agreed because was so keen to get car and collect kids and drive to our villa. Extra 400 Euros of cover I did not want. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Disapppointed for service received by MAggiore i strongly reccomend to AutoEurope to verify the transparency of the service provided by MAggiore. "
" The staff has charged and extra fee not required for full gasoline service saying that this would have been a free charge as the rental was only for 24h. when i returned the car an extra charge of 70€ has been applied. very disappointed for the lack of transparency. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" All ok "
" Good: quick pick up of vehicle: no queuing delays. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Nothing more to say other than it wasn't very good "
" Absolutely the worse car hire experience I've ever had 3 hour s to pick a car up at the desk people everywhere terrible start to my holiday "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Don't go for maggiore, they keep trying it on with damages to vehicle "
" The car we picked up was filthy on the outside so I failed to Point out a small dent (hardly noticeable) on the door Maggiore claimed full damages of over £1000. They seem to always have no markings of damages on the initial paper they give you- for you to drive off unaware that's what they want you to do- so that they can charge as many customers the same damages as many times as they can- not happy "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Unlikely Auto Europe would have done anything to correct problem. "
" Car booked for 130pm. After collecting bags on arrival, went to Maggiore counter around 1pm. Told car not available, must return at 130pm. Inconvenient. Returned at 130pm. 7 seater car had been given away to someone else so not available. Had tense moments wondering if the 5 of us and our luggage would have a car to travel to Lake Garda. Finally, after waiting and harrassing staff for 45 mins another car found via Avis. Very frustrating and poor service. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Booking was easy. However, I would like all the cars you offer to have excess insurance etc. completely covered - I have seen it on some Florida hires. I just want to know in advance what I will have to pay without the hire companies always trying high pressure sell on extras they make a big profit on. "
" The car was rather battered with scratches and dents all over it. They pushed hard about paying for the tank of fuel saying there are no fuel stations near the airport to return it full - when in fact there are several. They also tried to get us to take excess insurance. Otherwise, it was OK. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Extremely stressful experience which ended up costing a lot more than we had been told. Took a total of 4 hours to get our cars after having to deal with the rude staff and pay extra for cover. Very stressful start to our holiday. Dropping the cars off in Venice was a lot easier. Polite staff and sorted within minutes. "
" Staff were very rude when collecting car in Rome. Had to pay another £300 when only expecting to have to pay £60. Other customers dropping cars off had lots of charges because they hadn't paid the extra £300. Other customers having same problem as we had with extra charges and staff we extremely rude. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Long wait at counter, around 4 hours rude counter staff at Rome airport branch Maggiore staff said it was Auto Europe we should contact with issues, not them. Ended up paying far more the original internet price. "
" 4 hours before cars were on the road. Rude and unfriendly counter staff at pick up. Long queue wait as other customers were also experiencing long delays due to problems, expected to pay for extras they didn't want. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Disappointing "
" It is apparent this is an offshoot company of Avis; it took over an hour queuing to get the car, although all the Avis/Budget staff were sitting around doing nothing - I am sure they could have all shared the Maggiore workload to reduce waiting time. The car was absolutely covered in scratches, which was not acceptable. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Great experience from auto europe "
" I had to queue for an hour before getting the keys to my vehicle. I've never experience such a wait before it really was ridiculous. You need to put more staff on. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" they seem to have the best deals on the market and the online booking is very straightforward "
" Good overall but the check in process seemed necessarily long "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" As above - I feel I was pressured into purchasing insurance and I feel I was charged for diesel and not told about it. If it had been mentioned I would have queried it at the time "
" I had to wait a very long time before I was seen to collect the car. Then I was told I needed extra insurance which I have never experienced before when renting cars. When I returned the vehicle I did not realise until I looked at the receipt later in the day that I had been charged 12 euros for diesel yet I had filled the petrol tank just before dropping the car off "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" As i said before you have taken money from my credit card and i have no idea why, you are living up to all the horror stories told about car hire firms basically stealing money from people, if there is a good reason why have i had no contact from you "
" I have seen 92 pounds taken by you from my credit card with no correspondence from you, no idea what it is for and i want it back "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Generally we were very happy. Location hard to find but their out of the way location is reflected in the low price "
" This is not an easy place to find and It took us 45 minuets of waiting outside in the heat while other people were seen before us. Very pleased with the car and the drop off was completed in minutes. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy "
" Picked up car at nighttime so detailed inspection not viable. Maggiore`s excellent staff said that if I found anything wrong with condition of car in daytime then to let them know or bring back. There was a small dent on door and I texted details to M next day. Good as their word they acknowledged the pre existing damage and no problem at all when car returned. Businesslike sensible and customer focussed. Maggiore are a pleasure to deal with. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Chaotic at the airport, people waiting between 1 and 2 hours, and then not being given the cars they had booked, mainly being offered a smaller car. I had booked a 4 door Renault Clio class of car, and was offered a 2 door VW UP, I was told i would have to wait another 30 mins for a 4 door, I only got the 4 door Fiat Panda, because another customer rejected it. Also I don't understand why I paid 315 pounds when for the same time period in August it was only 185 pounds. I only used an (on airport site) because i thought it would be better than an off airport site , how wrong I was!!!! Drastic improvements are required to tempt me to consider you company again "
" the wait at the airport was awful, nearly 1hr, then after booking a 4 door renault clio size car i was offered a 2 door vw up car which was far too small, i was eventually offered a 4 door fiat panda, but only because the customer next to me turned it down, the desk was in chaos with technical problems and staff who didn't seem able to cope, and didn't really seem that bothered. I also feel that I paid too much, 315 pounds for 2 weeks, in comparison for the same car in any 2 week period in August, it was only 185 pounds. When I rang your UK phone number on return, the guy there also didn't seem that bothered either "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Generally good. However the top-up insurance did not fully cover Maggiore's deductibles, which wasn't what I expected when I signed up for it. This proved not to be a problem since I didn't make a claim, but it could have been an issue. The alternative I was offered was buying Maggiore's outrageous insurance in addition to what I had already bought, which isn't satisfactory. Instead I took a gamble, and was okay. "
" Generally very good. The only issue is that there were only two counter staff (who were really great) but the formal procedure was slow. The office is small so people were waiting a long time (30 - 40 minutes to be served) outside in the heat with only limited overhead cover. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Pick up could have been more efficient with more staff but no real issues. All pretty efficient. Signs from airport arrivals could have been more obvious but no real problems. "
" Didn't get the car I'd booked but what I got was fine. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I was expecting a better vehicle than I got. During the booking process, it said Fiat 124 Spider, or similar. Was given a Fiat 500 Cabriolet. I'm sorry, but those two vehicles are surely not in the same class? "
" Catania Airport was chaotic, it was a long walk to a little tiny office in the car park of the hire company. They were more worried about selling the extra insurance than explaining about the car, for example the damage to the vehicle and the dirty seats and the overall cleanliness of the vehicle. In short, a poor experience. Check in was fairly quick. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" I would suggest making the booking process clearer and actually providing customers with the full range of services and prices before they come to collect the vehicle. "
" I was initially disappointed that upon arrival I was told by the maggiore desk that I had to travel to another terminal to collect the car when I had made sure when booking that I could collect from the terminal that I flew into. I was also frustrated that I was asked if I wanted to pay an extra £60 to remove the excess for any damage. Although I understand this is optional and happens at all rental companies, I feel as though this should have been an option online when I booked the car. Given that it is only asked at the last minute is misleading as I thought I had opted for the best cover possible when booking. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" All went well with Auto Europe "
" All reasonably efficient. Vehicle had a number of scratches and dents but they were all noted. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Auto europe I don't have a problem with. I do think there should be more of a back up to combat these unscrupulous companies that may give yourselves a bad name. "
" The customer administrator was actually a high pressure salesman trying to sell insurance at 25 euros a day. We explained that we had already purchased extra insurance through auto europe this didn't stop him as he continued to bombard us with the importance of buying his insurance. We managed to fend him off and he eventually backed off, but then came the sting. As I don't own a credit card he couldn't accept a debit card or cash as a deposit. After reading the terms and conditions later I realised that is correct. At the time I couldn't understand the logic so he said that we could have the car provided that we purchased the extra insurance at 45 euros a day. At this point I asked him why we couldn't have the insurance at the initial price of 25 euros a day he blinded us with silly reasons and because we were desperate we had to pay him the money using a debit card. 380 euros insurance plus 221 pounds for a 8 day car hire insurance paid at source. No attempt at trying to resolve the problem as anyone would do in UK. No customer service instead just trying to find a way to rip off the customer. So sad because we won't be hiring a car in italy again. On our return this was again shoddy service with the staff treating customers with contempt I have never seen anything like it unbelievable! "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Auto Europe as not reachable... "
" Our plane was delayed after the Magiorre desk close and when we turned up the day after to rent our car, the rental company said it was a no show and we had to pay an extra 100EURO to get our reservation. Complete ripp off, very desapointed. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Auto Europe, cheapest cars ever, easy to book one. Didn't have any negative experience yet and I hope I will never have to. "
" Lack of employees, about 2 hours to pick up the car. Once at the desk fast enough. They really have to sort that out especially during high season "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Spent 2 hours queuing at the auto Europe desk which was chaotic, to find out that we needed to be st the Maggiore desk, this was not made clear on the booking receipt. "
" Maggiore staff desk very efficient "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I feel the car I hired was never going to be available at the pick up point and additional cost would always occur "
" After a delayed flight (2hours) we arrived at 12:30am after closing time (11:30pm). The car pick up time was at 10:30pm we were told they hold our car for 1 hour after the pick up time and that there was none of the cars available because they'd given them all away. Although they shut after 11:30 and we were the last very late flight. They offered us a car smaller than the one booked at the same price or a similar medium sized one of what we booked at a cost of 14€ +vat a day costing over €170. Overall I felt like it was a con and the car we hired was never available and the additional cost was always going to occur. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Overall once I got the car I required everything was ok. Car was a little bashed and scratched. Pick up of car has always been an issue in Italy being made to be a criminal when not taking out their zero excess insurance when you have your own. I've yet to have a good experience of picking up a car with ease in Italy but this year was slightly better than previous years of 3 hour waits. "
" After selecting a category of stationwagon suited to my needs I was faced with a difficult counter staff trying to give me an alternative due to them not having the required category available. I was made to wait over an hour and half with my wife and 1 year old baby patiently waiting at the airport entrance in 30degree heat. Then I was asked about 6 times on what car I was waiting on. Organised rental but very pushy when they try to give you another car not on the rental receipt. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Always excellent in every way "
" Easy to pick up the car but the agent was a bit slow. The car was fine. At drop off I was told I owed a further 89 euros or thereabouts. I questioned this and was told to Call Maggiore's customer services but I spoke to an Auto-Europe agent who assured me there was nothing to pay. The car was returned full and in perfect condition. I will see from my credit card statement if anything has been deducted from my deposit. Maggiore's agents showed no interest in resolving the problem. I will avoid this company in future. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Na "
" Got charged an unauthorised and random amount of 31.65 EUR following drop off. Will raise a chargeback. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very Poor service in Italy and will try not use Maggiore again "
" The worst service we have known when hiring a car abroad. We had to wait an hour before we could collect our car as there was only one lady on the desk booking in the cars. The car we booked and paid for was not available (Renault Clio) and then the lady tried to book another car at extra cost. We were given a Smart Car in the end, we then had to pay extra for breakdown cover although when I booked & paid for our car online it stated there would be no extra costs! "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Booking very efficient and trouble free "
" Efficient but car whilst ok had seen plenty of use "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" AUTO-EUROPE SEEMS TO HAVE CHANGED SINCE LAST YEAR...NOW IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THROUGH ON THE PHONE, AND THE NUMBER IS NO LONGER A FREEPHONE. WILL TRY ANOTHER BROKER IN THE FUTURE. "
" COUNTER STAFF TRIED TOO HARD TO SELL EXTRAS. EXCESS POLICY WAS EXPLAINED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO SCARE CUSTOMER'S INTO PAYING MORE WHEN IT WAS UNNECESSARY. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Not good at all "
" Had to wait over 90 minutes to be served at collection desk. The staff were terrible - very heavy selling for extra insurance. Collection of car took a long time as we had to report some pre-existing damage "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Not good. If things go wrong, which they will sometimes, trust in the counterparty depends on swift correction. This is taking at least trhree weeks. Not good. "
" Maggiore office closed 15 mins early at 19.45. Sixt next dooe lso due to close at 20.00 on Dunday 15th July was able to rent a car and all went well from them. Maggiore no show and now a three week delay on refund. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Over all the experience was a good one. The washer bottle was not full, a minor thing I know until you need to wash screen. Other than that the car was fine except there was no USB port which I think would be good to know as a prospective hirer these days. We use the navigation on our phones which is heavy on battery life and without a USB in the car we are unable to recharge. Again if the car doesn't have one that is fine but it would be good to know when booking the car. "
" Over all the experience was a good one. The washer bottle was not full, a minor thing I know until you need to wash screen. Other than that the car was fine except there was no USB port which I think would be good to know as a prospective hirer these days. We use the navigation on our phones which is heavy on battery life and without a USB in the car we are unable to recharge. Again if the car doesn't have one that is fine but it would be good to know when booking the car. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Renting through AutoEurope was straightforward but the Maggiore staff somehow seemed to complain about the different customers that arrived with a voucher and try to sell their own services directly. "
" The pick up was super slow, only 2 people in front of me in the queue and still took over an hour to process them. My processing was fast enough but got given attitude for declining the full coverage which was double the cost of the rental. The car was brand new and enjoyable to drive. The return was fast and good service for checking the car; however, the system showed extra payment required which needed to be processed by the people at the desk. And the agent didn't know why there was a charge and suggested she'd speak to her boss tomorrow who would just charge my card and I said no, they need to inform what I'd be paying for if anything... and it's been 4 days and I haven't heard anything from them. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Generally I have been satisfied with Auto-Europe, but on this occasion we should not have been offered Maggiore as I believe they are corrupt and inefficient "
" Took 2 hours to pick up the car standing outside in hot sun. Multiple undocumented damage to the car which we had to point out. On return, the pick-up man immediate y went straight to andpointed out a scuff on the wheel which he claimed was new (we had not damaged it) and charged us over 300 euro "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" See comments in 3 above. This was an altergether bad experience I am sorry to say and not one I am going to repeat with Maggiore or Auto Europe. "
" It took approximately 2.5 hours to get the car at the pick up point and staff did not seem to care about the length of the queues to get vehicles or the waiting time involved. Added to this was the waiting conditions at a temporary office out in a car park in extreme heat. Didn't get the car I ordered. Everybody said the same, 'never again'. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
" Reasonable pick up, good car at decent price but the drop off scam is what I read about regularly with the cheaper /smaller companies but don't expect from one of the better known ones like Maggiore. Never had such a problem with any other company in 10 years of hiring in Italy. "
" On return charged for under bumper scratch - rep took about 10 seconds to walk around the car and confirm no new damage then onto her hands and knees in front of a particular part of the bumper to immediately discover "new" scratches not otherwise visible. Very suspicious as didn't look at any other under bumper part, and didn't spend much time on the rest of the car. We'd pointed at a couple of door dents on pick up and had them added to the contract. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" We booked a cabriolet Fiat spider and this was not available at pickup. The only vehicle available was a hard top Nissan Juke. We booked the cabriolet to make our anniversary to Italy special and to be honest this spoiled our stay. We had to pay an extra €120 for a Mercedes which was terrible to drive on the narrow roads. "
" We booked a cabriolet Fiat spider and this was not available at pickup. The only vehicle available was a hard top Nissan Juke. We booked the cabriolet to make our anniversary to Italy special and to be honest this spoiled our stay. We had to pay an extra €120 for a Mercedes which was terrible to drive on the narrow roads. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" The car was not ready at the time booked and I had to wait a considerable time for my vehicle. This is not the first time that this has happened at Pescara. The car was then dropped off outside in the private car park where a ticket system applied. I was given a ticket but when I tried to exit the ticket had expired and I had all sorts of arguments to get through the barrier. The car was filthy with dents and bumps all over and even the gear stick cover had come loose but had not been sorted out. The whole experience in Pescara is always the same with incompetent staff who couldn't care less about customer service or customer satisfaction. Today I have noticed an unauthorised charge on my credit card. So now I must begin the whole process of investigating this again. I had similar issues last year with charges. It is well known that the car rental companies in Italy will try everything to get extra charges from the customers usually by trying to sell extra insurance. Please investigate this matter further and update me. Thank you. "
" The car was not ready at the time booked and I had to wait a considerable time for my vehicle. This is not the first time that this has happened at Pescara. The car was then dropped off outside in the private car park where a ticket system applied. I was given a ticket but when I tried to exit the ticket had expired and I had all sorts of arguments to get through the barrier. The car was filthy with dents and bumps all over and even the gear stick cover had come loose but had not been sorted out. The whole experience in Pescara is always the same with incompetent staff who couldn't care less about customer service or customer satisfaction. Today I have noticed an unauthorised charge on my credit card. So now I must begin the whole process of investigating this again. I had similar issues last year with charges. It is well known that the car rental companies in Italy will try everything to get extra charges from the customers usually by trying to sell extra insurance. Please investigate this matter further and update me. Thank you. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Auto europe was very good and easy to use... i recommend it "
" it tooks us almost three hours to get a vehicle after we were given 2 faulty vehicules. The other company where all very efficient to clear the queue of customer but Maggiore was a pain! The inspection of the car didn't mention the tiny scratch on the vehicule on check in and when we returned it they looked for any tiny scratch to ask us to pay the excess, i had to make a fuss to get the manager coming in order for them to agree that the tiny scratch wasn't significant at all! A terrible dreadful experience with Maggiore and i'll never ever used this company... They are trying to make money by declaring tiny unsignificant micro scratches in order for the customer to pay! "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" That you Auto Europe, another purchase undertaken smoothly and efficiently. "
" Most things were OK, except counter staff still trying to flog extra insurance which is naughty! Aside from that, quick, easy and efficient. Shame Maggiores counter is not in the main car terminal anymore but now in a hut next to their compound. But very proactive staff were around to communicate this promptly and without fuss. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
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" I had my driver licence stolen. Milan Airport - GOLDCAR - were happy to help and accepted an electronic licence sent to my phone by the UK licence service, albeit after checking with 2 phone calls - regional office & then Italian HQ. MAGGIORE could not even be bothered to call their head office to help. They were stuborn and were not interested in helping. I have to go to Naples many times each year. Will not use Maggiorre again. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Always good value and have never queued when collecting the car so far "
" No queue and efficient staff "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Tip top "
" Good experience "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Booking with Auto Europe us always very easy and efficient..the problems always arise when we arrive in resort to collect our car and find the car is badly damaged, dirty and never a full tank, as promised "
" There was a very long wait to pick up the car as there was no representative at the Maggiore counter. Others in front of us had been waiting an hour for someone to arrive! However, the young lady that served us was very helpful and friendly. Unfortunately, the car was filthy and badly damaged all around it which took ages checking it over and marking all the damage. Ideally, there should be a representative with the customer checking the car over together. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Good website experience but maggiore should not be listed on their site as a vendor. "
" Queued for 3 hours to pick up a car that was pre-booked and paid for. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Will never use this rental company again to be honest. "
" Flight arrived 2 hours late by which time the rental company had given away our car and then charged us €25 a day to upgrade because they had no cars left in our price class. No apology passed and the counter staff couldnt have been less interested in actually helping us sort the problem, instead just asked repeatedly for the fee to upgrade. Felt like a scam. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Terrible "
" Took 2 hours to pick up the car at the airport. Have subsequently been charged an additional £250 with no explanation. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Auto Europe is good, but the individual car hire companies vary immensely. I find the Italian counter staff often slow and sullen (I try my best to speak Italian and make an effort) or they try to push services/insurance/upgrades, etc. "
" Thank you for giving the opportunity to comment. I paid for my car hire in advance. When I arrived at Maggiore (Pisa airport) Counter staff tried very hard to get me to upgrade. I politely said 'no,' twice (they tried twice), and signed forms, etc. as usual. Since returning from my trip, I have checked my credit card statement and found AVIS (are they affiliated with Maggiore?) had taken out £8.51 as a 'recurring' payment. I do not recall being asked to pay for anything else and I returned my hire car intact and with a full tank of petrol. Unfortunately, I have had to report this payment to my credit card company and they will be investigating the car hire firm for fraudulent activity. Any advice or refund of that admittedly small amount would be appreciated, but I am dismayed that I was unknowingly signed up for a 'recurrent' payment. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" See 3. I think this covers things. "
" It was appallingly bad. I queued at The Maggiore desk in Rome for over two hours to get assisted. Ahead of me I could see repeated customers having difficulty with their rental plans and a lot of anger / frustration. I had paid nearly 500 Euro for my vehicle - Audi A3 (or similar). The car I was offered was a Smart vehicle. Yes, this had 4 doors, but was tiny and with absolutely no luggage space. It was hopelessly inadequate for my needs (an A3 would have been fine). The lady dealing with me was really nice and helpful but explained no other alternatives were available except for a Renault Megan estate - including insurances this was an additional 903 euro, additional to the money I had already paid. I was in an impossible position as I needed a vehicle and had no option but to accept this offer. My impression was that many other customers were having significant frustration with Maggiore and that this company manipulate the position of arriving tourists who are simply eager to get on their way. It was total shambles. I was appalled. It reflects extremely badly on Auto Europe. I could never use you as broker again. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Generally fine. "
" Generally fine, a bit of wait collecting and returning the vehicle. Also the vehicle wasn't exactly completly clean when collected. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" ok "
" I was duped by Maggiore and charged an extra £278.00 under false pretences. My Credit Card company has set up a Dispute Procedure. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Appalling will never use again "
" Dreadful customer experience ! Waited for nearly 2 hours to get car with only 5 people in front of us . Everyone without exception was in an argument with staff over some aspect of their booking . Staff attitude was appealing . The man in front of us was late and they told him his care was gone and he would have to have another at a rate of 15 € per day extra - in fact his cre had not gone it was still there . He also waited 2 hours with his 81 year old mother . When we brought car back undo aged and with full tank of petrol we were met by young man who presented us with a receipt for €176 for which he was not able to explain what it was for ? When we turned to service desk other customers were again in arguments with staff and when we caught a passing member of staff to ask about the bill she would not listen and walked away . Perhaps you could enlighten us as to the €176 ? Will never use them again "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Good value and service "
" Little bit of a distance from terminal but that's the case for all the rental companies at Pisa "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy, hassle free service "
" Very friendly and Accommodating staff "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I received a nearly new car, a BMW , clean and perfect conditions, very easy to understand their contract without any "strange" conditions. I hope to use them again. "
" I used Maggiore in the past and it's ever the best one. Great customer service and cars. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Fast and efficient. "
" They have been trying to charge significant extra amounts without any explanation or invoice. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Generally it was good, the value for money was good. Though I'm yet to receive my deposit back "
" Understaffed, meaning the drop off took about 45 minutes due to only one member of staff being present to deal with three customers "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Need to update the return address for Milan Stazione Centrale - it is not at the station but 5 mins up the road.. "
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Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I use autoeurope most of he time and find them s good and efficient company. "
" Car had a large scrape at the back and various scratches on bonnet. After queuing for a long time to check in I then had to go back and queue again to report scrarches. I should have been informed about scratches in the first place. Other than that I was very satisfied with car and with Maggiore. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" The experience in the Naples airport with Maggiore has been not nice. "
" When I drop the car off I was told that I had to pay €4.80 as tax. In the voucher that I got from you it was written that all the tax were paid. I was told that I would get the invoice via email and up to now no invoice. The service at the Naples airport is a mess. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Generally Auto Europe has provided a good service and offered a good selection of providers, but we will be wary of using Maggiore again (i.e. we will not) "
" We had to wait an hour and 20 minutes outside, without any seating, to collect our car. The car itself was parked in such a narrow space that it was barely possible to get in the driver and passenger doors and although we did a walk around we could not see the car clearly from all angles. Foolishly we did not drive to a clear space and inspect it carefully (partly because it was a nearly new car). On returning the car 3 days later a scratch low down on the offside passenger door side on the bottom of the sill was apparent; in a location that was very unlikely to have been caused by any kind of collision, more likely by the car being driven close to a sharp stone or rock. As we did not inspect carefully enough we now have a bill for €240 to repair damage which we are pretty sure we did not do. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Very easy website to use "
" The expediency of pick-up needs to improve "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" The payment was attempted and declined, days after the booking was initially made. However, I received zero contact that the payment was declined and the booking cancelled. I even received an e-mail two days before my trip with a reminder of the trip and my rental voucher. when I decided to log in to the website to print my voucher (instead of just printing the voucher in the e-mail), i saw the bookign was cancelled, and you would not honor the original booking price but rather asked me to book it again. "
" The payment was attempted and declined, days after the booking was initially made. However, I received zero contact that the payment was declined and the booking cancelled. I even received an e-mail two days before my trip with a reminder of the trip and my rental voucher. when I decided to log in to the website to print my voucher (instead of just printing the voucher in the e-mail), i saw the bookign was cancelled, and you would not honor the original booking price but rather asked me to book it again. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" I like auto Europe customer service when you can ring them and the deal with any problems professional and I feel you get the best price when you can keep an eye on their prices and if this booking goes down they will easily refund the difference . All the staff have always been so helpful and happy to talk to "
" Maggiore has charge us a upfront very large fuel bill of 96 euros for a small fiat panda they confirm when brought this back we would receive a full refund without any problems and all the check in clerk could give us back was 36 Euro which he said is the correct amount for a panda which leaves a large overcharge which they confirmed should never have been charge to us this was incorrect and now we have to make a claim back via auto Europe as they could not do anything at the desk as it was put on to our card without this I was not allowed the car and they put this on as a optional extra request by the customer which is not correct . I am now in the process of claiming back my full refund from maggiore that they promised me when I returned the car and they did not keep to there promise even after Julie the sales clerk promised us a full refund, so as a customer I am not pleased at all with there service "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Please see above. "
" It took me about an hour to pick up the car when we arrived in Milan and now it appears I have been charged twice (once by Auto Europe and another charge by Maggiore) - this was never explained and completely unacceptable. I emailed Auto Europe yesterday and I am waiting for a response. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Was a good comparison site. "
" Was all fine except for the fact that they think a Fiat 500 is a similar car to a Fiat Spider. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Good value and new car could not ask for more "
" Great service notably the drop off "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very difficult to use Autoeurope App !! No room for alteration anywhere in the app. "
" Very friendly and accommodating. Staff are " human " understanding and helpful. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" AutoEurope are excellent. "
" Had to wait for over an hour to get car as their printer broke and 2 staff were only dealing with one customer a time, taking about 20mins per customer. Car was not clean on the outside. Will not use Maggiore again when I go Italy. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" All went smoothly both at pick up and drop off. Car was as described. "
" Very nice staff and easy process "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" as above "
" I have always found the staff friendly and helpful and above all they have never tried the hard sell or cheated "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" It was a bad start to our holiday - I understand we could have been given a similar car but the car we had was nothing like it - we ordered a 2 seater sports car and ended up with a four seater fiat 500 - not a sports car at all - and the roof jammed - we were unable to contact anyone after an hour - when we dropped off car we were told all gone then have a bill for 16 Euro's - all in all a very bad experience "
" The wait to pick up car was terrible - one person on counter - we waited 1 hour 49 mins - the car we were given was nothing like the car we ordered- the soft top mechanism broke and we could not get through to Maggiore- we were charged 16 euros for extra peril when we filled it up completely in the airport- we feel we have been overcharged and cheated "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" No Comments "
" No Comments "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" All good. "
" Very quick and easy to follow car rental. Friendly and helpful staff. Highly recommended. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very pleased, probably the most efficient and well priced car rental I have used in the last 10 years "
" Service was great, car was in top condition with only 1,000 miles on the clock. Counter staff were very helpful and explained everything. I would def recommend Maggiore to anyone visiting Italy. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" The booking was easy, however car collection is very dependent on whether it's a busy day at the airports. Car return was a Breeze and easy to sort out. "
" We waited 1.5 hours before being served. Equally we saw people jumping the queue by being insistent or angry. However upon being served, the staff were professional and tried their best to accommodate us in any way they could. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" The deposit is low and very efficient at the counter "
" They charge some extra which is not mentioned "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Avoid Maggiore "
" 2h queue at desk on pick up Guy at desk on pick up very unhelpful and rude Car not available, only option given was to shorten our rental "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Low cost but great service. Recommended "
" All went smoothly and car was pristine. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Unless Auto Europe can get me a refund of the E350 I would not recommend them to my friends. Was treated really bad. "
" I forgot my credit card and was charged 350 Euros to get the car I had ordered and paid for in England. Ridiculously over charged and paid for an upgrade without them telling me there was an extra charge. I have put a complaint into Auto Europe and waiting to hear back. They insisted I paid cash which left me and my 84 year old mother without any money for our 3 day stay in Sicily. My wife offered to pay with a debit card but they would not accept it. All this was at 1 oclock in the morning so not a good experience and not very understanding. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Absolutely diabolical, no customer relations, driving in car without documents provided, lied about extra damage waiver, lied about availability of required car, cost me money for numerous telephone calls and 150 mile round trip tosienna to pick up documents, absolute disgrace the whole episode "
" I ordered a fiat 124 spider, after waiting over an hour I was presented with my rental agreement 104477634, I was advised by maggiore to take out super damage waiver due to the soft top and ease for thieves to steal.The car was in place d26, when I arrived there the car was a fiat500??not even a convertible just a sunroof, and no space for luggage. I went back to maggiore and they had no other cars, and never had the fiat 124!!They eventually came up with an old jeep renegade with over 88000km and the wing dinged and scratches all down one side, have pics if required. They just gave me the keys, no documentation except for the fiat 500. I called yourselves and Claudia f kindly sent me contact numbers for maggiore.i rand Pisa office 12 times no answer, I finally rang their head office in Rome, they gave me pisa e_mail address but again no answer. My worry was I had no documentation for the car if I had an accident or stopped by the police. Finally maggiore Rome put me in contact with Sienna office, I then spent the best part of Saturday travelling from Grosseto to sienna to pick up the documentation.i then see there has been no refunds for the cheaper car group f against group n for the 124, also although I bought the extra cover due to the possibility of theft in fact it was never covered for theft, excess 2800 Euro. This all episode spoilt the first 4 days of our holiday, at the end i was informed by the person at Pisa they couldn't do anything and I should write to their head office. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Other than the spurious charge, fine "
" Dropped my rating because they have tried to charge me for Road Tax. I have an enquiry in with AutoEurope (which I would like following up). "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Appalling!!! Made me late for an appointment which i missed as a result. "
" Appalling! Member of staff made me wait unecessarily. Then Reserved car was not ready at agreed time. Was told it would be ready in 15 minutes. When 15 minutes passed i was told it would be half an hour. I was offered the same car in an automatic for an additional 5 euros a day which i declined on the basis of additional cost and the fact that i dont like driving automatics. I was then offered a smaller class car but not at a reduced cost. The saga continued and eventually i was told the the car was being washed and was in a queue which they could not control the timing. Two hours after arrival at the desk i was given a 500L automatic. When i collected the car it was bone dry, indicating that it had not been recently washed. All the above occurred after i declined their super insurance at an additional 20 euros a day. A similar exlerience occurred with Avis (who now own Maggiore) a month ago. Ive been highing cars for over 20 years mainly with Maggiore and never previously had these problems. It is obvious that Avis introduced these changes. "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" not got an equivalent of the car ordered online "
" got involved in minor accident the last day, there was no accident form in the car! Thankfully the other driver had one. ! Also I had booked a new Renault clio D7 or equivalent and was given an old fiat punto. Also the Maggiore staff wanted to give me the car empty when I actually ordered a full one. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
" It was very smooth, as I had to book this at short notice and they offered the best deal. "
" They only had one person on the check in counter and it took approximately 20 minutes to process each group, this can all be anticipated by maggiore and more staff put in place at peak times. Other members of the same wedding were made to stand for over 2 hours waiting for their car. Apart from that they were very good, I am still waiting for my refund on the fuel though... "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See above comments. "
" When we took the car we were told that there was no damage and we accepted this. When we took the car back, having had no collisions known, they scutanised the car and pointed out a very minor mark on the bumper and insinuated that it was our doing. As far as I can see any minor issue such as this is covered by the standard insurance anyway. The other thing is that we have been charged twice for the hire on our debit card and are now trying to recover the money, which is not good. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Top as usual "
" Only thing, I was expecting better car for the class I booked. Not a Fiat Panda without USB port to charge the phone (I rather had the Fiat 500!) "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Do not expect to get the cars as advertised "
" We did not get the car we wanted, neither did our friends who booked at the same time "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Nice staff, efficient pick up and return but not the car we had booked. "
" Not happy with being offered a Fiat 500 or Panda when had booked a Ypsilon or Clio. We own a house in Calabria and needed to go to collect stuff from the DIY store and the car supplied was not suitable. Also, the gearbox was very bad for a new car. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Checking very slow due to lack of staff "
" Need more checking staff "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I booked and paid for the additional insurance cover. This was not reflected in the confirmation received and the desk staff would not accept my word as it was not written. I would like to know where this additional charge went? "
" A small charge was applied at return with no reasonable explanation as to what it was for. This is being deducted from my deposit without sufficient explanation. It was not fuel or a parking charge. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" In this day and age to be totally inflexible to an experienced traveller on my honeymoon ruined our day of driving and I paid a £100 premium for a service I didn't get. "
" I arrived a day late as I got the date wrong They gave my convertible to someone else so I got a Fiat panda even though I'd paid double to get a nice car for my honeymoon I called Autoeurope and the lady on the phone was the most rude unhelpful person I have ever dealt with and I use you once or twice a year "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" All good "
" All great except the system at collection was appalling and I think took an hour, and not due to quantity of clients. Apparently the system was outdated and not working well. However the lady helping was very apologetic "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" No one should join this company to rent a car. Looks like it's a scam "
" The worst ever customer service "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" I had no issues with Auto Europe or rental process. My issue lies with Maggiore and their inability to be contacted when required!! "
" Although the rental process was simple, my flight was cancelled and I needed to extend my rental for 1 day. I was unable to contact anyone at Maggiore to extend rental. I had to drive all the way to the airport just to be told I can keep the car. This was a waste of a day. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" I wouldn't recommend it "
" Who can I contact about it as I want to discuss the price as when we got to the airport the insurance and a GPS came to over 500 pounds added to what we originally paid you the cost for a week was 700 pounds? Is that right The GPS we were given did not work and made a 3 hour trip 6 hours The initial car we were shown was such a mess of dints etc it had not been cleaned and it had no GPS so after two hours waiting and changing cars we left the airport "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
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" Computer systems were down causing significant delays at collection. Parcel shelf was missing and car hadn't been cleaned "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" I have experienced a new low as a customer. I feel like I have be left on the side of the road for dead after being robbed. "
" I have experienced a new low as a customer. I feel like I have be left on the side of the road for dead after being robbed. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Good "
" Had an hour long wait to collect the car, staff were slow dealing with customers, the queuing system was not being followed and there was no apology for the excessive wait "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very disappointed paid a premium for a special convertible car ended up with a fiesta!! No money back. "
" Booked a fiat 124 spider for a special 30th anniversary holiday. Hire desk supposed to be at airport so booked car for flight arrival time.11.00am. Flight delayed 15mins slow baggage collection and 3/4hr wait for car hire transfer bus. Tried to contact maggiore from arrivals intercom but claimed no english! Finally arrived at Maggiore at 1.00pm to be informed they had let our car go! Said we could cancel or settle for another vehicle. Complained but not interested. Ended up with a fiesta ecosport. Then found our car still in the car park complained again and was told that we could have cancelled and tried to hire it elsewhere. Not happy. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very good "
" All went well "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Counter staff very abrupt and abrasive. Not a nice experience as a customer. "
" The car was filthy. The A/C was very poor. It was desperately in need of a service. Suspension was worn. Very basic model. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Such an easy web site to navigate and always a great price. "
" An excellent service as usual. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I am finding more and more that car hire companies are trying to enveigle more money out of customers when they pick up their cars with tricks like extra insurance Tec.. I am very disillusioned with the industry as a whole. "
" I had put the wrong pickup time (my mistake), so my car had gone when I arrived. Ended up paying almost€100 extra, albeit go.a slightly better car. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" As we had the car from AutoEurope it seemed that we lost some tights with Maggiore and they wouldn't really help me when I had the car issue. I wanted to return the vehicle and get a refund after the pothole incident as it had left me very shaken. I was told that if I'd rented direct then I would have been able to, but as it was via auto Europe I couldn't "
" Had an issue with the vehicle as I burst a tyre in a pothole. Took ages for the guy to arrive and when he did he took the car and left me stranded over an hours walk away from home. Drop off at Turin is understaffed, there was no one to take our vehicle so we had to go to the desk. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Quick and easy serivce "
" It took nearly two hours to get hire car, very slow process in a no air conditioned offices. Staff were pleasant and helpful but time delay hugely frustrating especially so as party of five "
" Very Good. "
" The car was unwashed and the bodywork was damaged in two or three places. Even worse, the damage was not pointed out to us or recorded on the rental documents. Luckily, I took a look around the vehicle before driving off, pointed out the damage. Oddly the Maggiore form did not have a diagram of the car, the attendant just scribbled a note onto the rental form. I was convinced throughout our trip that this would cause a problem, when we returned the car at Genoa Airport. In fact the young lady there was very understanding. However, when one visits well regarded hotels, it is very embarrassing turning up with a damaged vehicle. I believe the worry and embarrassment are worthy of some compensation. Perhaps a voucher on our next booking? "
" This is a good location as it is very close to the railway station. We had some trouble finding the right road when we were bringing the car back because of roadworks and the instructions given to us were a bit too broad. A quick map of how to navigate the return route from the main road would have been helpful. Otherwise, Maggiore were great "
" I have used Maggiore many times through Auto Europe and have always been very satisfied. However this time I also booked a child seat for when my grandchild arrived. When I collected it is was covered over. A few days later when I came to use it I uncovered it to find it was very dirty.I therefore would not use it and had to borrow one from a relation.This was a complete waste of the money I had to pay. "
" When picking up the car I paid for holding deposit with a debit card. Car was returned on 27th June. Holding deposit has not been returned. Phoned Auto Europe and was told I will have to wait up to 30 days for the money to be returned. This is £600 - not a small sum of money. This is because I used a debit card, not credit card. The woman I spoke to was extremely unhelpful. Not her problem - couldn't care less. Not impressed! "
" No one at Maggiore told me that using a debit card for the holding deposit would mean that my money would be held for up to 30 days. Not impressed! "
" Absolutely brilliant. I had the nightmare of change of airports in Italy due to fire in Fiumicino last May and had to land in ciampino airport but then was a heavy storm and were diverted to FIUMICINO. But the staff at Maggiore car hire were excellent and had no problem picking up car from there. Well done shame I could not say the same about Easyjet!!!! "
" Brilliant staff on desks at Airport "
" Very bad level of customer service. Wrong car supplied, 5 seater instead of 9 seater minibus. Complete inability of Auto Europe to do anything about it despite an hour long conversation at the desk. Impossibly long time to try to sort out. One month has passed and still no response or refund. Rude and sarcastic attitude from a customer service representative when I enquired about customer service opening times. "
" Wrong car supplied. No help at all to sort the problem out. Maggiore and Auto Europe arguing for one hour on my mobile phone like children in a playground. "
" I had a people carrier booked but was given a mini bus (van) which was ok until I had to find parking. A people carrier as ordered would have been much better not the end of the world and overall service was very good "
" The car provided had no water in the windscreen wash "
" Only 1 person on desk when collecting cars, and she literally took 20 minutes for each booking. They retook all of our details that we had submitted with the booking - names, addresses etc. They did not have an automatic car ready for us, even though this is what we booked, and the lady even tried to ask why we wanted an automatic! Finally they would not help at all with the fitting of the baby car seat. The car itself was fine though. "
" Pleased - the big issue that you guys save is lack of confidence and reputation in local hire services. This platform helps to even out the language difficulties and differences in terms and conditions. Where you need to do better is transparency over issues like excesses and exclusions from the insurance. A unified system with your own English Language legal translations and "gold standard" best practice badge would be obvious improvements. We as customers also have to have a lot of faith in your "refund of excess deal" How this works and customer reviews of your delivery of this would have been a big help. "
" Thank you for your excellent service. Maggiore were chosen specifically because they had the highest rating for customer service. Marginally cheaper firms' offers were not attractive to me because other customer reviews had warned against dodgy charges and other bad practices. The car delivered was above an upgrade - it was great! I recently an English language guide to local road signs, restrictions and parking rules etc. It would be a great service to your customers to include this in your paperwork, pointing out any specific issues like any major roadworks. Your could also win a very easy extra prize by showing the customer how to programme the Sat Nav with the first destination - and have home pre-logge "
" We were satisfied by the service provide by Auto Europe, but really unsatisfied by the service provided by Maggiore. I will use again Auto Europe as long as I can be sure they will provide the service with another company. "
" Hello.The rental car service was provided by Maggiore. We have coordinated to take back the car to the Central Station of Naples, since we had to take a train there on Saturday at 8:55am.Because of that, we took all the previsions to be there early enough to return our car and take our train.Despite of the above, when we got to the train station Maggiore's office remained closed till 8:30am (they were supposed to open at 8am). When they finally open (late!), we were attended by a lady called "Federica Perna".We explain her the situation, by letting her know that our train was leaving in 25 minutes hoping she could help us expedite the process, but she didn't care and we lost our train.We pay for two other tickets and wait for 5 more hours! "
" Went to wrong check-in. Paperwork could better highlight desk to attend "
" No one at return of car port or desk. CDW excess quoted at arrival is very high. "
" Always satisfied with the cars we get "
" They were great, would recommend them, and would definitely use them again "
" I was want to speak autoeurope staff. I was called repeadtly but always answering machine. They cant solve my problems. "
" We have problem about Maggiore. We cant go to Bari 16 june because we have some private problems. we were report to autoeurope this with email. Than, we arrive to Bari at 17 june. But Maggiore staff says us " I have no car. You are delay. your deal is invalid." We were wait Bari airport about 4 hours. and than they accepted give a car to us.. They was take 1800 euro deposite for car. Other car companies take 1000 euro. "
" The insurance issue is still confusing. Your advice is to decline the local extra insurance (EUR 120) but the local company states that brokers offer the top up option to make money and us not adequate for the local environment. There seems to be a disconnect here between you the broker and the local agent with the customer left in the middle. This should be resolved so the customer is not facing this dilemma. "
" The same as above. The customer should not be placed in this position. "
" Very happy with the car and the service "
" In past years we did not get the actual model car we had reserved. It was a pleasant surprise to get the Hybrid Yaris that we had reserved. "
" the checkin person at the Maggiore counter was very helpful and his speaking English really helped us. "
" We used goldstar previously they were awful, but this current hirer though more costly fitted my requirements better. You service was easy, convenient and transaction uncomplicated. "
" I found the transaction straight forward uncomplicated. I would reccomend them, not the cheapest, but wrth the extra bit over some of the more demanding and sales oriented hire companies. "
" Maggiore office not where it was stated - 10 minute walk instead of airport terminal building "
" No problems with car "
" Excellent service, as usual. That is why I always use them. "
" Quick and efficient. The only rental company at the airport that seemed to show a quick processing of customer as all the other had large queues, where MAGGIORE didn't. "
" Very good. "
" Nice car,no problems "
" Everything happened as planned. We will use again "
" Nice car. Helpful staff "
" It worked. The car was booked online and was available to collect when we arrived in Pisa with out any problem. "
" Reason for my neg rating is down to being charged for two ltrs of fuel, + admin. I filled the car to the brim at the Petrol Station used by the car hire companies themselves, aprox 1km away from the drop off point (we even saw cars being brought to the Petrol Station to be refuelled by hire company staff while we were there). Due to the type of pumps at this Station and that I wanted to pay using cash I put e20.00 into the machine but could only get e18.47 into the tank. I didn't just stop as soon as the auto cut-off kicked in, I dribbled as much fuel in as it was possible to get in without flooding the forecourt. To then find I have been charged e6.23 for travelling 1 km to the drop off is very disapointing. Who do I email to complain? "
" We had to wait for approx. 15 minutes for a person to appear at the desk, however he was very friendly and offered us an automatic Mercedes or an astra manual estate so that was good, we chose the astra and it was fairly new but the exterior had not been cleaned very well but it was in good condition, we would definitely use them again. "
" Very helpful advisors at maggiore "
" Hi Thanks for the recent booking of the hire car for my trip in Italy. For the majority of my trip I have been very satisfied with the vehicle. I would just like to make a few comments that may improve future customer experience and additionally query my final bill. Locating the desk at the airport was not easy it did not make any reference on the voucher that this was a maggiore rental I ended up going around every desk on the site to eventually find maggiore which took up a lot of time waiting in queues and been treated discourteously.... When I spoke with other rental companies and them telling me that they were not interested. I except that I was sent the name maggiore on an email when I asked for the drop off location but this was not significant enough information. The rental company on the voucher I was sent was ZD ITALY ??? Dropping off the vehicle I see on my invoice that I have been charged for 3 litres of missing fuel. I find this hard to believe as I filled the vehicle up 2.5 miles away from the drop off location. I am a little annoyed by this as I filled the tank on the vehicle in Anterselva then drove to Mestre 130 miles and put firstly 5 in the vehicle then I registered another 10 on the self service and it only took 6.47 ..... I could not get any more fuel in to the vehicle it was completely full!!! So I lost 3 of fuel that I had already prepaid. So I find it hard to believe that taking a trip for 2.5 miles could use 3 litres of diesel on a car that was so economical??? I would investigate the integrity of this claim. Every rental I have ever taken before has been filled in a similar fashion and I have never experienced this before. Finally could you please explain the airport tax? I would just like some information regarding. Apologies if this appears to be a complaint, I am only evaluating your service as I was satisfied with the vehicle and the majority of the aspects of the rental. I hope you can understand this. Regards Nathan "
" Was not aware they required £2000 credit card deposit as I did not take out their additional insurance "
" All good. "
" All good. "
" Easy to use and good value "
" Was not able to get the car as company would not accept my debit card as guarantee. Booked a car in Jan and that card was no problem. Debit card was accepted for payment but not to get car. Paid £70 for nothing. Website not clear! Auto europe helpline mildly helpful but would not refund me. Another person had very same trouble 10 minutes after us. Not an unsual occurence it seems. "
" Lady at Maggiore desk was thoroughly unhelpful and borderline rude. No will to help out nor to be polite. Ladies at other desks were a lot nicer even i hadnt booked with them. "
" I felt they fabricated a charge for a scratch on the windscreen. "
" Initial paperwork took rather a long time. Many questions should have been clear from the initial application. "
" very happy with quick efficient service and car provided was brand new "
" Decent booking system "
" Highly professional and great customer service. Would definitely use again. "
" I had a problem with my car and couldn't get it started at the toll booth on the motorway. The attendant called for a motorway breakdown vehicle and I was stuck there for 40 minutes. When I arrived at the airport the petrol station was closed as it was a bank holiday (i didn't know about this) so went into the Car Hire Car Park to explain to the attendant what had happened and, as the Petrol Station self service did not accept English Credit Cards I would have to go in search of a station that did or a cash machine. I returned with the car 40 mins after it was due and I have just received an invoice with 84 euros taken from my credit card. I am furious to say the least. "
" When I called the assistant from Florence for help, it is not helpful at all. I will take legal action to get a refund. I was not able to pick up the car because the rental company read the expire date on my driving license wrong. "
" It is a nightmare! They refuse to provide me the car as the lady read the driving license expire date wrongly. My driving license expires in 2040, but the lady in the car rental insisted the photo card shows the expired date. In the end, she refused to rent the car to me. I had to hire one from Herts. I will take legal action to get a refund. "
" Flight was delayed with about an hour and the office was closed although they had my flight details. I called the car rental company Maggiore next morning only to find that the car has been rented out to someone else and I cannot get another car or my money back. I was advised to call Auto Europe, only to hear after being on hold for about an hour that they could not do anything. 1.5 days of the holiday ruined, £300 lost without even seeing the car I had booked for 10 days. Ripp off. "
" The worst car rental company I have ever dealt with. You are late with an hour they charge you 10 days of car rental fees and do not let you use the car. "
" See below comments re Maggiore. "
" Maggiore were extremely unhelpful and difficult when we tried to pay the deposit for the insurance excess of 800 and their system kept rejecting firstly my credit card then 2 subsequent cards. We were faced with not being able to take the car until they eventually swiped the 3rd card which worked. The whole process took 90 minutes and was very stressful. They were also unhelpful with instructions to find the car in the garage and in the end we had to drag one of them out to show us where it was. "
" Immediate confirmation would be better "
" Large 'deposit' yet to be refunded & scaremongering to sell more comprehensive insurance products. Will review elsewhere too. To add insult to injury we were offered a Nissan Micra in place of a Nissan Qashqai! "
" Charge for second driver was much higher than advertised on Auto Europe site "
" Website very clear and informitive. "
" Staff are always polite and friendly, plus helpful, "
" The queue to pick up the car at Catania were quite long but everything was very efficient and the car was great "
" Easy to book with no hidden charges. "
" They up graded the car from E class to K which was great. They took time to show me round the car & especially the integrated sat nav, although, the man had a cigarette in his hand, (YUK!!!!) which is unusual in the UK but ok in Italy. Handing the car back couldn't have been easier, they checked the fuel tank, took the key & after a signature, all was done & I caught my flight. "
" Got charged for damage to car I did not cause. They did not check the vechile before I left with me present. "
" Charming helpful people . I booked a VW Golf . A smallish car for negotiating narrow streets . I was given a 308 which was a bit to long and big negotiating tight spaces . Could not otherwise fault the service and will use them again "
" Very nice free upgrade to a brand new (12km) Fiat 500L that ran faultlessly, although it had not had the radio aerial mast fitted. "
" No complaints. One thing - we weren't entirely sure whether, as UK licence holders, we also needed to take along a paper licence. Is this discussed in your instructions? We couldn't see it. "
" The car itself was good - as was the pick-up process. However, the process of handing the car back left a sour taste in the mouth. A sign at the desk stated that the interior of the car must be "reasonably clean" on its return. We spend a good 15 mins making sure this was the case - even though we'd done little to dirty it during our trip. To then be told that we were being charged because it wasn't clean was - to be brutally honest - a joke. It like a very deliberate and very calculated con. These small things can make all the difference. I've used hire cars countless times before and I've never before experienced this. There's no way we'll be using Maggiore again and if that means we won't be using Auto Europe again, so be it "
" Simple to use website. Competitive prices. "
" Very pleasant and helpful staff with good English. "
" No problem! "
" Good company "
" Very quick and efficient service from very courteous stafff "
" Instructions how to find the rental car area could have been clearer had a map been provided, and the return location was different which was confusing.(Probably the airport management at fault with poor signage rather than the rental company). But Maggiore upgraded the car which was a nice touch so no real complaints and would use again. "
" The desk was very late to open on Saturday morning and the van that we rented, although it was very new, it was filthy. The dirtiest rental we ever had. I had to find a car wash to clean the windshield. Who wants to go wash the car first thing on vacation? We paid a premium to rent with you. The car should be clean. I was very unhappy. "
" body was badly scratched in several places giving a very bad impression at hotels visited. otherwise a nice running car "
" A fantastic service and very quick "
" Excellent service "
" Good choice of cars at reasonable prices "
" Quick and helpful "
" The service was courteous and professionnal. The car was in perfect order, very clean, not too big for the small roads and not too small for 4 adults. Instructions for collecting the car at one airport in Rome and leaving it at another airport were perfect. Will use AutoEurope again! "
" See above! Will use Maggiore again! "
" Easy pick up & return. gt car, gd value, tk u "
" Lady at desk lovely, v efficient "
" efficient, quick and easy and with very competitive pricing indeed "
" Overall good; a bit brusque at the pick-up desk, but all quick and easy; no queues at start or end "
" Quick email responses about changing drop location. Thanks! "
" Helpful picking up the car. Car was washed outside but inside needed cleaning (vacuum and dirty interior windows). Peugeot 305 roomy with good performance. Thanks! "
" Web site is easy to use, good prices and helpful staff on the phone :) "
" Staff at Lecce and especially Barri airport were very friendly and helpful. They resolved all the issues with my broken window and got us a replacement car very quickly. "
" Easy to use the booking system. We are always able to rent the type of car that we want. - although that may be down to making our bookings well in advance. Late bookings will always mean less choice - this is down to the customer rather than the hire company. "
" Service and customer interface very good - it all goes smoothly at collection and return. We have used Maggiore 3 times a year for the last 3 or 4 years and will continue to use them. Our only negative point is that the cars recently have had more noticeable damage on them i.e.. scrapes and dents. "
" Everything was exactly as promised and we were very happy with the easy way in which everything was completed with no problems over the internet, the confirmations gave us clear instruction and put our minds at rest. "
" The pick up was brilliant and the gents behind the counter very helpful and we had no problems at all. The car was as promised, but a few issues, firstly the person before must have smoked continuously as it stank and the car had clearly not been cleaned, secondly the child's car seat was of poor quality and lastly there was a warning light on the car where it hadn't been serviced 6,400 km ago. Having said that I would use Maggiore again, but would check the car thoroughly before and take my own child's car seat. It was very good value for money however as other rental companies were looking to charge nearly double!! "
" Excellent service "
" Good value car for money, but I would have loved a diesel car "
" All good, best prices on net. "
" Car very good, but dirty inside, sweet papers etc. Had to pick up strange car in dark at compound with no one to explain workings. Had to get an Avis guy to explain how to start it and how to release brake. Car was new Citreon Picasso. "
" We're used Auto Europe many times and have always found the website easy to book rental cars and a very easy and at a competitive rate. Also when ut was necessari to contact you be phone for a query the staff were most friendly & helpful. "
" Our 1st time using Maggiore, friendly & efficient staff at the counter AND a free upgrade too! "
" I've had problems last year while renting with Avis through the Auto Europe. Auto Europe was able to offer me a discount this year - much appreciated "
" reasonably fast and organised. We had a larger car than booked, but it was still efficient fuel-wise "
" It would be great if the contract was with Auto-Europe and not with the local supplier so you could be more confident about the insurance cover, and more consistent. "
" Simple, straightforward, didn't try to sting me for any extras. "
" ease of booking online via clear and speedy website made the process entirely trouble free "
" the airport office got us underway quickly on arrival and the return was equally swift. "
" Appreciate the highlighting of the fuel policies of the different companies "
" Good clear sensible fuel policy. "
" Very easy to book. Fair pricing. "
" Hire car provided was the one advertised which was good as we needed lots of boot space. Sat Nav was on the car even though it wasn't requested. This was useful on a couple of occasions. My negative comments are that when collecting the car we had to queue for approx 1 hour with 2 tired children because there was only one Maggiore representative working. Apparently his colleague was sick. The representative who served us was however very polite and helpful. When we finally went to the collection point we had to wait even further, approx 20 minutes, as our car was blocked in by several other cars, a van and a transporter unloading new cars. Although the car should have been full of fuel it was only about 3/4 full so it was returned 3/4 full. "
" No problems encountered "
" No problems encountered. The car was the size ordered "
" Easy to use web site, excellent service and car matching all expectations "
" No problem to drop off car in Florence after pick up in Venice. Great service! "
" Everything seemed to be exactly as arranged. "
" Bit of a wait at desk but that's the luck of the draw, when we returned the car the desk had nobody waiting. Car virtually new with no marks. Not the one requested (Golf) but was Fiat 600L which had more room and very comfortable. Would use them again "
" liked the e-mail reminder close to the date "
" got a nice free upgrade. as with most italian cars there was minor damage not recorded and we didn't see it till later as we took the car in a dark car park, hopefully won't be any comeback. Also insidedoor handle broke. i believe a mechanical problem in door so warranty issue but again waiting for assessment which will effect my review but was made very clear the process at the desk in a polite and courteous manner - no aggro. "
" Booked 2 cars in same name. Auto Europe checked that was correct by calling and helped amend the booking timings also "
" Quick check out of car. But car not valeted and only half full of petrol. Not clear whether it should have been full. I returned 3/4 full. "
" Very satisfied with the car we were allocated. "
" Again very satisfied with the customer service "
" Trouble Free ! "
" Great, nice car too. "
" Helpful staff - nice car - prompt servicefrom maggiore at PISA - top marks "
" Flexible - helpful - nice car - quick - no queue - top marks "
" Used before - efficient with competitive pricing "
" Courteous, efficient, didn't try to sell useless extra insurance like most companies. Car was clean, and they upgraded us to a larger automatic (manual ordered) due to lack of small compact vehicles. Definitely would use again. "
" Good service but not enough staff available at busy times so some very frustrated customers. "
" Good service but not enough staff available at busy times so some very frustrated customers. "
" The car had a couple of scratches on it which were not listed on the contract. With only one person being on the desk and with other customers waiting to be attended to it would have been time consuming trying to get these marks noted. We did take photographs of the marks just in case. I suggest a more accurate inspection of the cars before sending out. "
" No problems at the desk. We were offered a choice of cars. "
" Auto Europe passed my booking onto Maggiore which was a surprise to me, but Maggiore's car, and its issue and reception procedures, were quite excellent. "
" See above. I would definitely use Maggiore again; they were relaxed but efficient, which is just what a visitor needs. The Fiat Panda we hired was fairly new and just the right vehicle for our purposes. This was a good advert for Fiat as well as Maggiore! "
" It was not immediately clear on the paperwork that our contract was with Maggiore and NOT Auto Europe. Consequently we wasted an hour in the midday heat queueing at the wrong desk. "
" It would have been helpful if someone had talked through with us how the different controls in the car worked eg air conditioning, windscreen wipers etc. We also expected the water reservoir for windscreen wipers to be full. "
" I have been using Auto Europe now for a few years and i have always been happy with the sleek on line system and money for value. I rate your organisation highly and have recommended you to many of my friends. "
" This is only the second time I have used Maggiore and can report that I found them very professional, helpful and quick. "
" It would be useful if, at the time of purchase, one could know what alternative type of car could be provided. Many people don't understand what 'similar car' exactly means and may arrive with unrealistic expectations, a few examples would solve this. "
" I used Maggiore before and I have never had problems. A bit of a queue both ways but I expected that. Perhaps they could speed up a bit the return, people arrive and there is only one person behind the desk, others are somewhere...., while you want someone to come and check the petrol and the state of the car. "
" We had a car from Maggiore again who I have to say are very courteous and pleasant and the car was excellent. "
" Very professional and the car was just the ticket! "
" Very good service, everything worked well, would have liked to have had option of zero excess insurance from Auto Europe rather than hire company Maggiore. "
" Very good friendly service, took out their 0 excess insurance which was quite expensive. Airport signage at Linate for return of hire cars is very poor, not really Maggiore's fault. Would use them again as all in all a good service. "
" Easy to book, good prices "
" Great value, brand new Fiat Panda, no fuss, easy to take out and return. Would defo use again. "
" I feel very safe and satisfied dealing with auto Europe. I never had any issues so far but I'm sure they are there to help you if anything happens . Thank you. "
" Very efficient and helpfull. "
" Good information on fuel policies. "
" Sensible fuel policy. Get full tank bring back with full tank. "
" This was the best hire car I have had in Europe, period. The only better car was in the USA and only because it was a large Buick and like the Fiat I am reviewing, almost new. If I had any criticism it would be the colour black which is not goodin higher temperatures and the engine size was low for a car carrying four adults, especially on steep urban hills. But I would definately use Auto Europe again. "
" I have no adverse comments for this company and refer you to the comments above. "
" Drivers in car guide needs to be in english. The sat TV nav appeared to be in portuguese or checz. We couldnotchange thelanguage. Ittok us nearly anhour to find our hotel as we had relied on the sat nav other than that the service was very efficient and car very good. "
" As above "
" Happy with the booking and will use again. "
" Auto Europe was great however when i picked up the car it had a few scratches on the back the guy in the garage didnt want to inspect the car but in the end he made a note. Either way will use Auto Europe again. thanks, "
" All went well with my hire, so not able to make suggestions to improve the service. "
" Very efficient and helpful.Kept me informed when our flight arrival changed with a confirmation e-mail,I am using you to hire car at pisa airport next month so hope service is as good. "
" Quick service at airport , free upgrade and excellent quality car .Would recommend to my friends. "
" Excellent car provider and excellent car - I can highly recommend yourselves and Maggiore. "
" Excellent and excellent car "
" Had difficulty seeing any signs to drop off point at Milan airport. But otherwise all excellent and staff very helpful "
" Very good "
" We have booked through Auto Europe many times and always been satisfied "
" Very satisfied with the car - a new Panda with 4 doors, and the staff at Maggiore. Only problem is the distance from the Terminal to the pick up area, but that's not their fault. "
" The price was right, cheaper than booking direct with the rental company. "
" The staff and service was excellent. The vehicle was almost new but we did not like the colour it was bright green (joke!) "
" Charging for an extra driver should be highlighted more when showing prices. "
" Picking up the car was very slow - dropping off was fast and easy. "
" Good people to deal with "
" Great car and best price "
" None- everything straightforward, friendlyl staff "
" Better directions to where to pick up car, but overall very satisfied "
" very happy "
" very nice new and clean car , very happy, would definitely recommend to friends "
" Keep on doing what you are doing! "
" The girl on duty was very helpful and understanding. "
" Website easy to understand and prices quoted are very competitive. "
" They are the most helpful and polite rental company and the car provided is always the latest in its range. "
" Your website is too slow to change the selected fields for final purchase option selection? "
" Returning vehicle to Malpensa Airport was nightmare, as not any visible direction signs to Maggiore return location and I was not the only person facing the same difficulty at my airport departure time window? "
" Excellent as always! "
" Excellent! No problems at all both picking up and returning the car was efficient and smooth. "
" it would be good to know who one is renting the car from. "
" the staff could be friendlier at the desk "
" Very good service and very helpful on freephone number when booking. "
" I was kept waiting, I believe unnecessarily by the lady behind the booking desk while she took a call. I am sure it was of personal nature. However, when finished she waved a hand at me with no smile or any greeting and demanded my license, credit card and voucher code in a very rude manner. She barely exchanged another word and sent us on our way with a general wave in the general direction of the garage. The only other curt comment was for me to keep my coffee away from the counter as it could spill on the computer over a metre away! My wife and friends were equally bemused. Whilst we got the car we hoped for thanks to Auto Europe, it was clean but damaged with significant scrapes and dents to both sides. "
" Very helpful and efficient. Easy to deal with. "
" Pleasant English speaking receptionist.Fast and efficient and professional. Good quality Audi A4 provided. Car park staff easy to deal with and had us on the road quickly with no dramas. Met my expectations and requirements "
" Good service with an easy to use website and great prices. "
" Polite and professional. "
" very good been using Auto Europe for the last 8 years. "
" Good small car e good customer service! "
" Easy to find at get both airports & English spoken which helps , got upgraded to slightly better car , a punto which was comfortable ,economical & good on the mountain roads.' "
" Very helpful & efficient "
" Auto Europe are very helpful when I changed my booking from one car booking to three for the same period. "
" They do not have a great customer services in Rome Italy not very professional compared to England. The cars are not always that nice wheel hubs missing, things broken inside not nice to drive around in car that looks like that for your holiday especially as it is very expensive to hire in Italy. "
" Reasonable prices compared to other companies. Good choice of vehicles. Very easy booking system. "
" Vehicle was clean and ready for collection. Staff were friendly, helpful and efficient on pick up but very disorganised on dropping off at Pisa airport. "
" Easy to book and found cheaper than going direct to rental company. "
" Found very helpful and straight forward and got away very quickly. The same on return. "
" first class car and service from start to finish "
" Friendly ,helpful, supplying an upgraded superb quality car. "
" Good pricing, excess cover could be improved - less conditions etc. "
" Car had leaking air conditionsing unit which was a known fault to the Maggiore before handing the car to us. Otherwise good service. "
" When booking, I would like to see the name of the rental company before finally confirming and paying. I have used Autoeurope many times and am very satisfied. "
" Maggiore were very efficient and helpful on arrival. The standard of cars available was very good. This was the first time Autoeurope has arranged a car for me using Maggiore and I would rate them the best so far. "
" Easy to book,terms and conditions clear and easy to understand in a complex market, no issues at all. Completely trouble free! "
" Prompt and courteous service at the desk. Clear terms and conditions. No hard sell for extra insurance. A delight! "
" Why is car hire so paper intensive & time-consuming at the point of pick-up? It takes far, far longer to hire a car than to book a flight or a holiday. "
" The desk was understaffed: we waited for one hour and ten minutes, while the two men on duty typed out all of the details that could so easily be done online: passport number, driving licence number, home address, credit card details etc etc etc. When we finally reached the front of the queue, we were told that "we were lucky, the wait had been THREE HOURS that afternoon!". The car did not have a full tank of fuel: at least 5 litres/one gallon down on full (I know from filling the tank up that the needle goes past "Full" when it is fully topped up, this wasn't anywhere near): I took a photograph of the gauge if anyone is interested. Scratches were indicated in incorrect positions, but this didn't lead to any issues. "
" Good service, ticked all my boxes "
" Excellent, very good service, quick and easy at both ends. "
" Needed to amend booking, which was very easy. All details were correct when we picked up the car. One thing that you may want to make clearer to customers taking out your insurance excess is that the car rental company will still charge a full excess amount to your credit card. "
" We were upgraded to a larger size vehicle, which was great, but the "Oil change required" light was flashing. We asked at the pick-up office if there was a problem and they said it was fine, but we were still worried during our holiday that there would be a problem! As it turned out there wasn't. "
" Clear website and the best rates I could find. "
" Cheapest rates and a good level of service. "
" Very straightforward and easy to book online. "
" We thought the service was excellent both in terms of value for money and service at Pisa airport at Maggoire rental desk. They were extremely friendly and could speak English which is more than can be said for our Italian! Excellent. Will be booking again as we are back in Pisa in August. Suzie "
" found the website a bit confusing around what was and not included etc. but otherwise pretty good. "
" thought they were excellent. quick, efficient. good car. "
" A very simple and efficient method of advance booking. "
" The staff at Florence airport were helpful and efficient. The car was clean and reliable. Our only complaint is regarding the signposting at Florence for the rental car drop-off point. It was virtually non-existent "
" Everything was arranged as booked "
" Efficient and helpful "
" Booking / organisation was excellent . My dissatisfaction was with the vehicle provided by Maggiore, which was not as booked. If Maggiore were not able to supply what we booked, then this should have been made clear and we would have booked with someone else. "
" I booked a Fiat 500. Upon arrival, none were available and we were given a Lancia Ypsilon. The check-out agent described this as an upgrade - we certainly did not consider it so. The only possible reason was that the Lancia was a 5dr, but this was of no consequence to us (as there were only 2 of us). Not having the Fiat 500 was a great disappointment - had really looked forward to the chance to drive one. Understand you have the 'or equivalent' statement, but to me the Lancia was in no way equivalent to the style and fun that the Fiat I had booked would have been. We feel we did not get what we booked and were provided with an inferior product. "
" Very good. No problems at all and the emails were a nice touch. "
" Great car, very clean and well presented. No problems picking up and returning and also no hard sell of extras. Perfect. "
" booking was easy with all the relevant information at hand, shall look at auto europe again. "
" very pleasant at reception, quick and informative, and given an upgrade vehicle to boot. "
" Very good experience. Two years ago I booked through Travel Jigsaw and was caught. Although the acknowledgment said PAID IN FULL for £301 fully inclusive,it actually cost me £392.76 (£301 + £30.76 Eu34.28 Road License fee + £61 Damage Excess that I did not need). It was in the small print! Never again. I have since booked through you and all is well. "
" A trouble free courteous service. Would happily use them again when we return in September. "
" Good deal, on airport pick up from Maggiore "
" New car, pick up and drop off easy (immediate check and sign off of rental) "
" The signage is very confusing in the airport. Auto Europe ( Maggiore) is next to Auto Europa. We queued at Auto Europa for half an hour only to be told we had to go to the next counter. Maggiore needs to be highlighted as the collection desk rather than Auto Europe. We collected the car in the dark so it was hard to see if there was any damage. The return process was simple. However as there are no petrol stations for the last 6 kilometeres to Palermo airport it was impossible to fill the car up. This should be pointed out at pick up. The car itself was as promised and there were no problems with the vehicle. It would have been good to have a map provided in the car.. Booking process with Auto Europe was very simple and confimrations were "
" See comments above about signage at airport. Desk clerk was less than friendly. I didn't like the fact that a fee of £1,600+ was posted to my credit card because I did not take out additional insurance. The fee should only be taken if an accident occurs - not taken and then refunded. We were left to find the vehicle in a pitch black car park - assistance or lights would help as would a map in the car. See also comments above about the lack of petrol stations on the approach to the airport. This should be pointed out "
" Good Service at Airport, both Getting car and returning. Very Friendly. Slightly disappointed in not getting Citroen I was expecting, but Fiat turned out OK in the end. "
" Great service & excellent price..Will certainly use Auto Europe again.. "
" Excellent & professional service,no complaints 10/10. "
" Your information says DESK IN TERMINAL. It isn't in Pisa. "
" Very pleasant man at the desk. There was no-one in sight at 08.10 on Saturday morning though the lights were on. It wasn't obvious where the key should be returned--found it by accident "
" Consider insurance at booking should and could be clearer "
" Very Relaxed attitude . Nice staff and very professional. Checking car in should be more controlled as had to request staff to physically check car and then ask for papaerworked to be signed to say car returned with fill tank of fulel and no damage "
" I have used Auto Europe a few times, never had any trouble , and will use again if the prices are right. "
" they have been very good to me . on the last occasion they gave me a car better than the one I had booked. Thanks "
" The car was a new Citroen and was a very comfortable car to drive. I have no comments or complains about the service at the airport "
" This was a very pleasant experiance and I would have to rate them at a 10. Very helpful and easy to converse with "
" Good company to hire from, really nice car in well kept condition. "
" Really nice people to do business with, I will definitely use you again. "
" Great service, very helpful and knowledgeable staff. "
" great car, helpful staff and no problems when dropping off! "
" Great service, very helpful and knowledgeable staff. "
" great car, helpful staff and no problems when dropping off! "
" Website easy to use. All my aol queries were answered very quickly. "
" Very easy pick up & drop off process. Garage at Milano Centrale was hard to find - it would have been useful to have had the full address. "
" An efficient and easy to use service both on-line and telephone support "
" Good service, although the vehicle had suffered some additional damage to that identified on the paperwork on pick-up, the desk was very quick to amend and sign-off. "
" great value "
" Very convient and polite "
" really helpful, kind and professional "