Avis Rent A Car

I need a car for my work, we normally lease one through the company but mine had to go back as I had exceeded the mileage limit (120,000 in 4 years, I did 128,000 in 3) There has been a bit of a delay in organising a permanent replacement so I am currently using hire cars through Avis. This review is based on my experience of the Bournemouth branch in Southcote Road, just off the Holdenhurst road. Avis don't like to take the mileage on their cars much over 13,000, so I get the opportunity to change mine on a regular basis and I am always driving a relatively new car. The first car was a ... more

At some time in our lives, we find ourselves in the situation of having our car off the road, and needing to hire a car. Some of us maybe want to hire for other reasons. How do you know which hire company to choose? There are so many out there, which claims to be good. Well I want to tell you about AVIS who are one the worlds leading car rental companies; they have been around for many years. I will be honest with you and admit that they are one of the more expensive ones, but the company has an excellent record of customer satisfaction. You are wondering how I know this well, I actually ... more

Normally if Shane and I are going to Tenerife we usually hire a group B car, but Shane always moans. ‘It under-powered’, ‘too small' and frankly ‘disappointing’. On our last visit I vowed never to hire such a small car again. (In the UK I drive a Volvo 440 turbo and Shane drives a Volvo 440SE (2 litre if you are not into cars, like me)). As we were taking Kayleigh, my best mate’s daughter with us and also taking her Grandparents out from time to time, on the island, I could justify the expense a bigger car. A 1.6 was decided upon, and now it was down to ... more

I recently hired a car for 4 days from Avis from their Dublin, Ireland, city centre location. I found the Avis website pleasant to navigate and I was not asked for any unreasonable or excessive information. The car selection and availability was good, especially given my short notice and the fact that it's peak season. To Avis's credit they did not charge me any surcharges for renting from a city centre location - people should be alert when hiring a car in Dublin as of some of Avis's big name competitors are charging a 25euro surcharge for hiring anywhere in Dublin city. Location and shop ... more

Do you want to avoid being overcharged? If the answer to this is “yes”, then read on.... You would think that the price you are quoted for something would be the price you pay, wouldn’t you? Wrong – in the case of car hire from Avis. Let me explain. In September this year we went on holiday to Cape Town in South Africa. We needed to hire a car for 9 days, so I naturally did some research on the internet. I obtained quotes from all the major companies, and Avis came out as one of the cheapest. I was quoted 1937 Rand (approximately £129) for the total cost of the hire. I confirmed that this ... more