Has anyone ever worked for a car hire company? Are there any particular scams / stunts they pull on customers?

I was the branch manager of the Enterprise in Hull - no scams. the majority of Enterprise business is replacement vehicles through insurance claims - around 60% of their business. In fact, Retail is only around 20% of the business - the rest comes through corporate hires, bodyshops and dealerships.

Weekends are the best time to get deals - Friday afternoon to Monday morning, as they need the cars on the road and not in the car park.

If you have any questions mate, then let me know.

I had to use Enterprise a couple of times this year , On both occasions they were great .

I also used Enterprise earlier this year from Derry, they were kind enough to pick us up from the airport to take us to their office 2 miles away FOC, which was handy. They were the only major car rental company that would hire me a car - I've only held a full license since January

I was upgraded FOC from a Chevy Aveo to a nippy Seat Leon tdi. The only additional cost they offered was a £20 add on to reduce the damage excess from £600 to a max of £100, which I had no problem paying (it came off the £200 deposit when they returned it to my account).

Just steer well clear of Goldcar, just google them for reviews and you'll see what I mean!

I hire cars and vans regularly for business purposes, always always take out the collision damage waver - otherwise some companies charge extortinate excesses should you have a claim.