The people behind the Avia rental desk in Split Airport were very cold and unwelcoming. Despite having paid for extra insurance when we booked through BSP, which covered a wide range of issues, the... See more
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We are Croatian company founded in 2006. Our vehicle fleet is new, consisted of many models. Our professional team will welcome you at any of our office all over Croatia and provide top quality service.Visit us at www.avia-rentacar.hr and find that we do better !
Ulica Narodnog lista 2, 23000, Zadar, Croatia
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The people behind the Avia rental desk in Split Airport were very cold and unwelcoming. Despite having paid for extra insurance when we booked through BSP, which covered a wide range of issues, the person behind the desk tried to scaremonger us into taking Avia's insurance. They told us that our initial insurance was limited (when it was pretty comprehensive) and that if we had an issue on the road, Avia would offer no assistance. But if we paid an additionnal 300 to 500€, then they would be happy to assist. They also push on you a cleaning fee, as well as a prepaid petrol tank fee and finally, a 50€ fee to board a ferry in a country known for its many islands. These tactics which go against EU regulations are not acceptable.
Finally, they gave us a car on which they had forgot to check the tire pressure (the car signalled it after 20 minutes).
I would not book through Avia in Croatia again.

Reply from Avia Rent a car
These scammers are deliberately trying to extort extra fees or are offering cars with faulty or modified fuel meters.
I think they're either scammers or using cars with faulty or modified fuel meters.
Before returning the car to Pula airport, I filled up the tank at a station about 20 km away, until the fuel gun went out.
Unfortunately, for some unknown reason, the fuel gauge wasn't showing the maximum, and the range was still 450 km, which didn't increase after refueling. During the drive, the range gradually increased, and upon reaching the airport, it was exactly the same – 540 km – as when I picked up the car. The fuel gauge still wasn't showing the maximum, as it had been right after filling up.
The AVIA employee wanted to charge me a €45 fine. I was furious about the constant lack of a maximum fuel level indicator, but fortunately, I still had time before my flight.
I took the keys from them and drove to another station, 7 km away. I filled up with 3.6 liters of fuel, and it was pouring out of the filler neck.
When I arrived at the airport, the fuel gauge was still not at maximum, and the available range had dropped to 490 km, so I arrived at the airport anyway.
I asked how this was possible.
The explanation was unclear, and they wanted a receipt from me for filling up, about 5 euros for 3.6 liters, probably to hide evidence of tampering or the car's malfunction, so I didn't give it to them!
I emailed them asking for an explanation of how this was possible, but the reply was also off-topic, as was the current comment under my post.
Since they claim that "What matters is the gauge reading at return—nothing more.", why didn't the employee ask me again for a penalty for a low tank of fuel, since the odometer still didn't show maximum and the range had dropped by 50 km? I have photos of all the readings, and let them take me to court. I won't change my mind that they're either manipulating or offering cars with faulty odometers, as they suggest in their comment, which allows for unjustified fines to be added.
P.S.
Now I'll write, "Your accusations are false and unacceptable."
The drive to the refill station could have consumed about 1 liter of fuel because I wasn't driving calmly by then, so theoretically, there could have been about 1.6 liters less fuel at the time of returning the car than a full tank, after subtracting the fuel in the filler pipe.
But what guarantee do I have that there wasn't 2 liters less fuel in the tank when I picked up the car, since, as they themselves say, the fuel meter may be faulty. Why didn't the AVIA employee add another fine if the meter still didn't show the maximum?
They're right about one thing: "You were able to add 3.6 liters." This required numerous presses of the fuel pump, which refused to fill the filler neck all the way to the top. That would be consistent with 20 km from the first fill-up to full, and a very leisurely, legally compliant ride.

Reply from Avia Rent a car
They were nice and efficient for the car pickup then came the return and first they tried to charge for a damage that was clearly existing. Luckily I had video proof. Then when I showed the proof the employee literally crawled under the front bumper of the car to find a scratch and said I don’t think you have this in your video so it’s new and chargeable. What a joke. There are plenty of fair and honest companies, this unfortunately is not one of them. Avoid!!

Reply from Avia Rent a car
Edited with my responses to their response:
Do not rent from here. Worst place I have ever rented from. Rude. Unprofessional. Inefficient. Do not believe their response. I have rented from multiple places throughout EU and world and haven't had such an experience.
Worst of all likely scammy. If you end up using this add extra 2-3 hours for returning car. Upon returning they claimed there was a tiny scratch on rim of tire that was new. It was such a small scratch on tire that it would be impossible for me to say for sure whether real or not but we then had to stay an extra 1.5 hours to sort out paperwork. (Yes, I had the full insurance -to their point -unbeknownst to me, it was through the third online party that booked the car but it was definite the FULL insurance -so to say it was basic is a lie). They also claimed gas tank wasn’t full, had me personally go and fill more only to find gas meter was faulty.
*Their Gas meter was faulty - also weird that i had to personally go and fill it -
It is another complete lie to say that they gave me an option to pay to have them fill it as i would've done that just because I was so frustrated with process. They kept insisting that I personally had to go, wouldn't accept any alternative, were inexplicably rude about it and then had me return the receipts for some reason.
Thankfully we didn’t have a plane to make (bc our flight was cancelled ) but at an airport rental you really expect quick easy service. Made for a very stressful and unpleasant end of trip. Again, I have traveled a lot and dealt with a lot of car rentals. This was not a typical experience.

Reply from Avia Rent a car
Can not fault it, car was great, service also. Easy and fast process. Returned car at 4 am and staff was there to check the car.

Reply from Avia Rent a car
The Avia car hire at Pula is a thinly disguised scam. Our flight was delayed by 1.5 hours - they said as we were late and didn’t provide a flight number so the booking was cancelled. They could reactivate it but only if we paid for their ultra expensive insurance. We booked through Orbital and have checked thoroughly once home and there was no option to input the flight number. Why aren’t you asking orbital to include this if it is required? They did the same to someone else in our queue. In addition they were extremely rude. Thankfully we didn’t take them up on their scam and got another car through a different company. Worst car booking experience - do not use Avia

Reply from Avia Rent a car
Not a very welcoming attendant at the desk, and a very picky one who handled the car. When we returned the car they tried to charge us for small scratches that had been on the car before we got it. They all had a very suspicious and unfriendly approach, like they wanted to create trouble for us… At pick-up we had to pay extra for the car to be cleaned - I have never experienced that before… Will not recommend Avia Dubrovnik to anyone - we will certainly not use them again.

Reply from Avia Rent a car
It seems to be not possible to trust people who give you the car or those who take the cars back again.
And I also got no answer yet to my mail. Not even a reaction.
No hard insurance sell. Good quality car although a bit smaller than I hoped.

Reply from Avia Rent a car
getting a car consultant was very arrogant (the answers into questions was giving short and not explaining in good chape), advice to make a photo, then I return car they trayed to charge extra that inside car was not clean. photos, which I did taking a car helped me to prove that they gave it like it was returned. this was the first time when rental company was looking just to charge more. if it possible recommendation would be to chose another car rental company :(

Reply from Avia Rent a car
Just wanted to say thank you for the fantastic customer service. From pick up to return everything went smoothly and quickly.
Thank you

Reply from Avia Rent a car
Hallo,
Ik heb een klacht en ik wil een deel van mijn geld terug. Vanwege onze vlucht wist ik niet zeker wanneer we zouden aankomen. Ik dacht dat we misschien pas na sluitingstijd bij de autoverhuur zouden zijn, maar we hadden geluk en arriveerden om 20:30 uur en stond rond diezelfde tijd aan de bali van Avia maar had een andere klant voor mij, dit duurde even maar men kan duidelijk in het systeem zien wanneer alle documenten waren aangemaakt (ik heb zelfs bewijs, alle documenten van Avia staan op een tijdsstamp rond 21:06, ik kan je vertellen dat het een stuk langer duurd dan 6 minuten om de documenten te genereren). Toch moest ik 50 euro betalen zonder reden, en ze weigerden dit terug te betalen.
Bij aankomst deelde ik mijn voucher met alle gegevens, inclusief verzekering, maar de verhuurder zei dat de auto niet verzekerd was en dat zij de verzekering via Discovercars.com niet erkenden, wat uiteraard belachelijk is. Daardoor moest ik nog eens €241,92 betalen (exclusief belasting). Ik moest dit betalen, want anders zouden we ’s avonds vastzitten op de luchthaven met een klein kind.
Na betaling heb ik contact opgenomen met de tussenpersoon (Discovercars.com), en zij vertelden me dat de auto wél verzekerd was (dit stond ook op de voucher). Ik heb nu in totaal €281,92 betaald, exclusief belasting.
Het enige dat Avia doet is zich verstoppen achter regeltjes en handtekeningen die je wel moet zetten want anders kom je geen stap verder.
Ik hoop dat u begrijpt dat ik dit bedrag graag terug wil.
Contractnummer: 25-P11-1517
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English version:
Hello,
I have a complaint and I would like to get part of my money back. Because of our flight, I wasn’t sure when we would arrive. I thought we might arrive at the car rental after closing time, but we were lucky and got there at 20:30. I was at the Avia counter around that time, but there was another customer ahead of me. This took a while, but it's clearly visible in the system when all the documents were created (I even have proof — all Avia documents are timestamped around 21:06. I can tell you it takes much longer than 6 minutes to generate those documents).
Still, I had to pay €50 for no reason, and they refused to refund it.
Upon arrival, I presented my voucher with all the details, including insurance, but the rental company said the car was not insured and that they did not recognize the insurance provided through Discovercars.com, which is obviously ridiculous. As a result, I had to pay an additional €241.92 (excluding tax). I had no choice but to pay this, otherwise we would have been stranded at the airport in the evening with a small child.
After making the payment, I contacted the intermediary (Discovercars.com), and they confirmed that the car was indeed insured (this was also clearly stated on the voucher). I have now paid a total of €281.92, excluding tax.
All Avia does is hide behind rules and signatures that you are forced to give, otherwise you simply can't move forward.
I hope you understand that I would like this amount refunded.
Contract number: 25-P11-1517

Reply from Avia Rent a car
easy to reserve a car.
good service on the pickup point in split airport.
easy to return.

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Reply from Avia Rent a car
Disgusted to find at the pick up desk, that a fully acceptable credit card could not be used to secure the damage deposit
A CON !!!!!!!!!!
Then to add insult, you are conning people with the threat of additional cleaning of 12euro
AND also your staff in country, ultra rude
Further Comment
Firstly, a valid card was presented, eventually a debit card was used
The way your staff member described the cleaning charge, was clearly a threat
And IT WAS YOUR STAFF MEMBER WHO WAS RUDE, NOT US !!!!!!!!
Clearly your staff are in need of some urgent re-training

Reply from Avia Rent a car
Fast, friendly efficient service. Car pickup a very short walk from airport and well sign posted. Great quality car and easy drop off.

Reply from Avia Rent a car
Dear fellow Tourist,
Avoid this company. They'll sell you overpriced insurance that's useless. A deductible of a whopping €500. When you pick up the car, they'll do everything they can to appear nonchalant. They'll laugh off all sorts of little blemishes and scratches. They'll say they're part of the deal. Within 30 seconds, you'll get the keys and have to leave. Returning the car is a completely different story. They'll seriously examine the car with a magnifying glass.
You guessed it. Now the blemishes and scratches are a problem. A whopping €220 for two spots they claim were my fault. My request for proof that these spots weren't there received no response other than the response that it was a new car. Everything is new at first, people, that's not a good argument. Of course, it's not possible to get an invoice from a body shop.
What a shame that they've implemented this as a business practice. In the meantime, we have made initial contact with the local police to report fraud.

Reply from Avia Rent a car
Service was quick and convenient. The car was almost new and just the right size. The only reason why I didn't give five points is that while getting the keys at the company office in the airport terminal I was asked for a deposit of 1100 euros, although the amount of 900 euros was indicated on the website at the time of booking. But it was good that they returned the deposit on the fourth day after returning the car back, which is very fast.

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