It is a Chinese company, so communication was easy and their attitude was nice. The pick-up and drop-off were also timely. However, there were some dishonest practices regarding the insurance. 1. I didn’t buy insurance, and the staff said that any incident would cost me 4000 AUD. I asked again if this applied to small scratches as well, and he confirmed that 4000 AUD would be directly deducted, which scared me into buying full insurance there. (I believe compensation should be based on actual damage, up to a maximum of 4000 AUD). 2. They aggressively promoted their GPS service, suggesting that there is no mobile signal on the Great Ocean Road. However, I had signal throughout my drive and could have easily used Google Maps with offline maps. This kind of upselling was a bit off-putting. 3. When returning the car, the inspection was very meticulous. They compared every tiny scratch, even those smaller than a fingernail, with previous records. I recommend purchasing full insurance through a rental platform, as it is much cheaper than buying it from the store.

A small scratch could cost thousands or even tens of thousands in RMB for repairs.

It was a car rental that seemed to be set up to service the Chinese market more so than general public. This was not a problem in our case however I would say the strong accents that the staff had could be an issue in term of clear communication. We had a slight issue in being picked up at the airport as we got picked up by the wrong shuttle bus. All was resolved quickly and efficiently though. Be prepared to have a large holding deposit ($1500) on your credit card, even if you’ve taken full Insurance option with EasyRentCars.com.

We had some confusion in our pick up as the confirmation emails inferred our car was to be picked up at the terminal when I’m fact we were meant to call upon arrival and take a shuttle to their office. It meant we were delayed by an hour as we worked out what was going on.

This is definitely an upstart company that is bizarre. First, you wait for A LONG TIME to get the shuttle, then you're taken to the rental car office, which is basically an office building, which is nondescript. The rules for taking a car here are much more strict than a typical car rental agency- no messes, no spills or you get an extra charge. It took A LONG TIME to get the car with no wait, cant imagine what it would be WITH a wait. We luckily got the car back without incident. Another thing, they open at 8am, so if you have an early flight, you need to book with someone else, because you have to ask for an early drop off, and it's not guaranteed.

The total experience from EZU was great. However, the staff may need some additional training on understanding the policy wording document. When asked if there were any restrictions on where I couldn't drive, (eg, on unsealed roads) it was clear the staff member did not know about not driving on unsealed roads until I had read the contract & questioned him about it. In the event of an accident, I believe I would've been held culpable if I had signed the contract without knowing the above. Overall I would refer my friends & colleagues to EZU, great experience. Michael & Joanne Possemato

The total experience was completed with ease. I'm not really sure if there is anything that could've been done better. Thanks Eayrentcars.com, we're happy to recommend others to the website when renting cars.