Madrid Airport T1, the store is easy to find, the staff speaks good English, and the fees were explained clearly. They didn’t push additional insurance after knowing I already purchased one.

Satisfied

Satisfied

The queue was very long, and they charged extra for traffic violations. This is the first time I've encountered this; other states and countries don't have this charge. It feels like everything is a fee in this declining capitalist country.

Everything was fine until I went to pick up the car. I was told that I either paid 22 Euros a day for the full cover insurance or that I would have to put down 1000 Euros deposit that would be refunded in ‘about’ a week. I wasn’t comfortable with this and was told that I had to do one or the other to take the car. 1000 Euros is a lot of money to hand over so I reluctantly paid 22 Euros for the insurance as it was late and I wanted to get away. I later read on the T&C’s that if there is any damage to the car I would be liable to 1000 Euro excess which I understand but I could not find anywhere that it says you have to put 1000 Euros deposit down.