Maggiore / Enterprise / National / Alamo Maggiore is an Italian company that operates the Enterprise

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Avis Our top pick is one of the largest car rental companies in Italy. Avis has excellent facilities in many airports and cities. It is professionally managed, and receives the fewest complaints and the company does seem to respond to dissatisfied customers.
Hertz This large renter is everywhere in Italy. Many renters like Hertz and there are relatively few complaints. However, the complaints get fairly bitter which makes us think there are some poorly managed corners of the company. The company does respond to complaints.
Autovia This is a new company with locations in northern Italy. budget car and truck rental in canada We could find no complaints, and we saw a couple of complements from folks satisfied with the prices and service. It is an offshoot of a large Italian car dealer.
Maggiore / Enterprise / National / Alamo Maggiore is an Italian company that operates the Enterprise/National/Alamo brands in Italy. It does a lot of business and gets a lot of complaints. Many of the difficulties seem to involve a decided lack of customer service. They are non-responsive in the face of problems, and, for example, have failed to correct consistent fueling complaints made at the Venice airport. Maggiore on TA Forum
Sixt A large company that does a lot of business, but seems to have a split personality. It has a loyal following in the rest of Europe, and yet gets bitter complaints in Italy. The price quotes we've gotten don't seem to justify dealing with them. Sixt on TA Forum
AutoEuropa / Sicily By Car This company is frustrating. They just can't get their management act together, and the customers pay the price. They have crowded counters, numerous old cars, poor or no communication, sloppy management which leads to unjustified damage claims, and some rogue branches are the bitter cherry on top. Note that Autoeuropa with an 'A' is different budget car and truck rental in canada from the rental broker AutoEurope with an 'E'. AutoEuropa / Dollar / Thrifty on TA Forum
Advantage Now with a smaller footprint in Italy after it was sold to private investors by Hertz, it should not be used. We don't know the extent to which locations became Firefly (see below) but we've read many many complaints. Avoid until the new owners show themselves capable of changing the leopard's spots.
Firefly Firefly is different from Hertz. The complaints against this company would hurt your eyeballs. This firm creates furious consumers who go on campaigns to discredit the source of the abuse. We have read story after story of unfair practices, unresponsiveness, unjustified damage claims. The company may be owned by Hertz - but in the bizarro budget car and truck rental in canada rental world that means nothing. Firefly 1 on TA Forum , Firefly 2 on TA Forum
Recommended Approach. We advise getting your car from one of the three companies with the fewest problems reported (Avis, Europcar, Hertz) via a reputable car rental broker such as AutoEurope (NOT autoeuropa, ending in 'a'). The advantages of using AutoEurope are the added services without paying more - low price guarantee; 24/7 help before, during, and after the rental; easy changes and cancellation; as well as available less expensive zero excess (deductible) insurance.** If you find our efforts helpful, you can thank us by making your reservation through these links: AutoEurope(US) Auto Europe(UK)
*Dangerous Approach budget car and truck rental in canada Never never make a reservation if you don't know and research the actual rental car providers. Your contract will be with that provider and they will have authority to charge your credit card ! Holiday Autos offers unidentified cars, and Kayak does on some offerings. Reserving a rental car through an airline is almost always more expensive. For the same or lower price you can know the identity and reputation of the car rental company and you can add services with a reputable major broker such as AutoEurope.
We are recently retired photo editors who enjoy travel, food, and helping people. We have visited Italy for three decades, and we live there part-time. We have no connection to the car rental or hotel industries, and we receive no payments for our writing or opinions. As is internet convention, we receive the standard commission for clicks on certain commercial links that result in a purchase.
Trip Advisor Italy Forum . Use the search function budget car and truck rental in canada to check on a rental company, and help others by posting your experience. Spoiler Alert: all the rental companies get complaints budget car and truck rental in canada - try to judge the volume, the bitterness and the company's response, if any.
** The excess/deductible budget car and truck rental in canada may already be covered as a benefit offered by your credit card or by your home auto insurance. You can also buy a special traveler's insurance policy ahead of time, or a policy purchased from a car rental broker or by paying more to the car rental company. Read the terms offered, as all of them have significant exclusions. You can also self-insure , since the odds are in favor of good experienced drivers who can afford the risk.
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