Picked up car at Christchurch Airport, drove on Highway 73 to Greymouth, Wanaka, Queenstown, Te Anau

The process was quick, and returning the car was very convenient.

I booked the car 2-3 months in advance, but it took over 2 hours past the scheduled time to get the car at the airport pickup point. It felt like a scam as we waited and waited. It wasn't just us; other customers also had to wait a long time for their cars. One foreigner got fed up and went to another company to rent a car. We, who pre-paid, were left hungry and wasted a lot of time. The staff member attending to us was inexperienced and kept saying 'sorry' without offering any solutions.

It's okay.

Renowned international brand, very reliable service

I would like to share a constructive feedbacks as follows: 1. Counter check in staff The counter staff were awesome and nice, they informed us in advance that they're new, they did their best to follow all the written instructions to help with the pick up process. Behind us there were 3 other customers. But shame for Europcar, they should have some senior staff to assist the new staff to avoid long queue and complaints. 2. Full tank for the new renter Make sure to check the fuel meter when the previous renter return the car to make sure it's full tank. I I picked the car up with millage at 3679km (pic.#1) , just realized when I was travelling at 3772km - mileage left to travel 765km (pic.#2), it was just 3km away from airport that the fuel meter showed only 15 bars (full tank is 16 bars). For the clear details at 3777km when I pulled over to take another photo (pic.#3). I didn't bother to return to the counter to complaint as I had an appointment that I was late because of the long process. In the middle of the trip, I refuelled and it showed 16 bars on the fuel meter and millage left to travel 926km (pic.#4). From this only, I felt cheated as if only I took the vehicle full tank, I would have travelled another 161km. Another clear information (pic.#5) when I refuelled again at the Z-petrol station by Frankton Road in Queenstown before return the vehicle at Queenstown airport which only 2.5km away. Again, millage left to travel still 957km and not 765km as when I picked up. Thank you.

All good. ☺️