Green Motion Iceland

Rosa
10 months ago

My name is Jorge Venturino. I am from Argentina I have a reservation with Green Motion in Iceland for May 2, 2020. The reservation code is IS657445110
I would like to cancel the reservation for reasons of force majeure.
My flights have been canceled by Covid 19.
I do not find on the website of the company any option to do the process.
Thanks since now.
Jorge Venturino.

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Daphne
11 months ago

We had never rented a car abroad before so were slightly anxious about the process having of course read some of the horror stories online.

However we chose Green Motion as they had decent reviews compared to some of the Icelandic rental places and their prices were very good.

The whole experience went off without a hitch. We waited 15 minutes for the shuttle to come back to the airport as the first one was full but then had the next one to ourselves and chatted to a very friendly driver.

I鈥檇 pre checked in before hand online so it took less than 15 minutes to pick up our vehicle when we arrived. The vehicle was exactly what we chose and served our needs perfectly. Everything worked, everything was clean.

We just took some pictures of bumps and dents just to cover ourselves even though they were already noted on the paperwork we signed. After that we were on our way and our fantastic little Fiat Panda 4×4 loyally took us on many adventures without any problems at all.

The drop off took even less time than collection. The same friendly chap who had shuttled us to the depot a few days prior received us at the drop off. He did a quick check of the vehicle, emailed us the final invoice and sent us on our merry way.

Thank you Green Motion! Both myself and my partner were very grateful for how smooth and easy the whole process was. Our holiday wouldn鈥檛 have been possible without a car and we鈥檙e so pleased we had such a good one!

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Caroline
1 year ago

February 2020. We rented our car via Rentalcar.com so we didn't know upfront which rental car company we get.
We had very bad experiences with this Green Motioncar. We rented a Van. The first one we got had a broken key so nobody in the back could get out. The 2nd Van was in such an overal bad condition (wet inside, broken light, broken ventilation, etc) that we refused that one. With the 3rd one they send us away with a leaking engine. We were standing along the motorway with an overheated engine while there was a storm going on so we could not get out (which was difficult anyway since this one also had a door which was difficult to open!). We were lucky that one of us is a car mechanic and we had water with us. So we could get to the hotel with regular stops buying more water and filling up the engine with water. If we had to wait until Green Motion took action on this we were still standing there!. We had to call them more then 20 times to get a replacement car. This was promised to be there at 10am the next day, it arrived (after again several calls) at 1pm. It spoiled completely the trip we had planned for that day since it was too late then to leave.
We heard 100 times "sorry" but real actions to solve the problems were not taken by anybody of Green Motion. No communication between the employees, I had to explain the situation every time I called them again and tell them 10 times which hotel we were in.
We rent cars all over the world and we had never such a bad experience. Never Green Motion again!!
They gave us 150鈧?refund but that did not compensate the misery we had during our Iceland trip.

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Clifton
1 year ago

We need to wait about 20-30 minutes till we got both of our cars. There were a lot of customers but only 2 employees taking care.

The return was even worst. We took a number and nobody else was there. It still took 30 (!) minutes till someone took care.
They wanted to charge me for a damage we didn't cause. After we went throug a lot of old images of the car it was clear that is was not our damage. On top of 30 minutes of waiting it took another 45 minutes till everything was clear.

I noticed an extra charge on my credit card after the vacation for a second driver. I already payed for that in the beginning so you charged me twice.

We got an offer to upgrade to a "better" car for 20$ a day on top. The second car we got was the exact same we got offered as "upgrade". That really had a negative impact on the trust of your company.

Both cars were in incredible bad condition. Both engine lights were alamring. We couldn't close the left front door and the trunk couldn't been locked.
Both cars were dirty, the steering was shabby and the wish water was empty. Things you don't want to have on icelandic winter roads.

On top of that we got offered an extra insurance. That is fine in generell but not for cars which ran more than 160.000 kilometeres. Especially not with that attitude of the employees. The almost threatened us that there will be an extra charge of 8-10k $ at sand storm damages. The car wasn't even close to that value of that anymore. Everything else was already insured. Didn't get the point of that.

I rented so far 4 times at GreenMotion and 7 cars in total. All my experience is pretty much the same like this one. Not renting anything again.

I hope you are better on the next one.

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Anastasia
1 year ago

It was an amazing experience!
I would like to say 鈥榯hank you鈥?to RIMAS! He was very professional, polite and efficient! He gave us all the information we needed also going on the extra mile! Thank you,RIMAS!
The process was very quick, the location is great (very close to the airport), the fact that they pick you up from the terminal building it鈥檚 very convenient.
Highly recommended!

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Dewayne
1 year ago

Green Motion was not ready at the airport. Many people were waiting. We sat on the lap of strange people in the van to the branch. It was a very long wait before it was our turn. We could not check the car because there was no lighting on the Green Motion site. The lease contract indicated much less damage than the car actually had. Bringing back was a drama. We were falsely accused of a dent in the door. Green Motions was unable to submit photos. We had to pay ISK 48000. Green motion has ruined our vacation and honeymoon. No more Green Motion and no positive assessment. Not recommended!

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Bret
1 year ago

Best car hire experience thanks to Rimas who was so friendly and helpful. The process was seamless – initially I was sceptical about the site being away from the airport due to last experiences but these guys nail it! Thanks so much!

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Dion
1 year ago

Do not use this company, they have charged me 2300 pound for a pin dent in the door! Avoid at all costs. The damage was pre existing and green motion has now issued a refund.
On arrival they really force you to take out their insurance. I refused as I was already insured. THERE WAS A SMALL DENT IN THE DOOR! Yet the bill included removing the rear bumping and even spraying the roof. The shuttle driver was nice and said that he refused to work in the office as he is an honest person.

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Juanita
1 year ago

We were very happy with our car rental. The driver who picked us up/dropped us off was courteous and gave us helpful travel information.
The check in process took a little longer than we expected, but all agents worked efficiently.
We were very happy with Green Mile prices.

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Jayme
1 year ago

everythink was fine

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Sharon
1 year ago

Friendly staff and a convenient location. Pick up and drop off at the airport went super smooth

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Marlene
1 year ago

Realy Friendly guys, fast pick up and bring back service.

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Liliana
1 year ago

You have great employes, very nice. Especially Mr. Brynjar Gislason, great Guy.

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Dean
1 year ago

Great agent, checked everything very fast, all went smooth. Very nice and informative.

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Alecia
1 year ago

Rimas was perfect agent, helped a lot with insurance and also give us a better car, than we booked. Thank you !

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Lonnie
1 year ago

Very helpful and friendly staff at pick up, we had to wait a little while at the airport for the transfer to the rental place.

The car was great and once we got going everything went fine.

The drop of was very quick and easy. Very helpful and friendly staff and super efficient transfer to the airport

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Yolanda
1 year ago

I was renting car in Green Motion Iceland three times already. The deposit is quite high, but I never had any problems upon returning the car or with the deposit return, even though I opted out from any additional insurances. The cars I was getting were always better than I booked, with fuel-efficient diesel engines. It's saves your money as you do many kilometers while exploring Iceland. They have an office in a distance from an airport, but transfer is included. For a few day rentals it does not really matter, and the price is lower. I
The checkin area is really nice with the WiFi and coffee machine.
I have been using green Motion also in UK and had similar, good experiences.
I recommend Green Motion in Iceland and looking forward to rent their cars in my future trips.
I recommend

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Claudia
1 year ago

Excellent company. Trausti M脿r was a great help as my reservation was set at a different time than my arrival and they still accommodated me. Smooth transactions all the way around. Will use again. Tip for people exploring in Iceland, get the insurance!!! You can鈥檛 put a price on peace of mind

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Albert
1 year ago

Avoid doing business with this place

My experience was identical to mike monke. They gave us an old car with damage and acknowledged all panels were damaged. they charge me $3,000 for a debt that was already there. I refused to agree to the existing prior damage and they threatened to call the cops and refused to take me to the airport. I was forced to leave due to my flight and had to run 3 miles. They have now since sent a colllection notice for $5000 dollars. When I try ask for a copy of prior records they refuse to provide them and will not cooperate like a reasonable business.
I鈥檓 looking to take legal action against them.

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Courtney
1 year ago

Just got back from 10 days in Iceland, all alone. Rented a 4×4 at GreenMotion. Had a very pleasant experience!

They picked me up at the airport. I do must say that the advertisement said that they have an office at the airport, so that confused me a bit for the moment. But the driver was waiting at the pick-up place with a sign saying "GreenMotion" so easily to find. I had no problem with the pick-up since it was only a -/+ 5 minute drive, but I do think it's a good idea to let people know that somebody is waiting for them to pick them up 🙂

At the office it all went good. The woman gave me a clear explination about how to drive in Iceland and what to pay attention on. I do must say that the deposit was quite high, I didn't even had that money on my creditcard… Had allready bought a full-covert insurance by rentalcar.nl (the site I booked at) but had to buy another insurance at GreenMotion so the deposit was lower. Not really their fault I think but it does was a bummer for me since I "lost" a lot of money there…

The car they gave me had some damages on the car (like scratches or stuff like that). They showed me a papier with all the damages the car has on, so I know they knew that and that the couldn't charge me for that. Since I picked up the car in the dark they gave me a copy of that papier so I could check it by myself in the morning. And if I saw any more damages they told me to take a pic with my phone, so they could see the date I made that pic and they knew it wasn't my fault 🙂 I think that's a pretty good thing to do!

On the road I had no problems with the car at all! We even did a few of the bumpy roads, she brought me to Ha茂foss and Dyrh贸l忙y without any problems!

Bringing it back was also really easy. Had a nice guy at the office, he checked the car (no damages made by me yeah!) we signed the paper and we had a nice chat since I had to wait a few minutes for the driver to arrive (which was perfectly fine because I got there a bit earlier than I told them).

So I had a great experience with this company! I travelled all by myself without any conpany and offcourse heared some stories of rental cars with problems along the way. But Greenmotion gave me a perfect car who showed me the pretty South of this amasing island!

Would recommend! 🙂

Sidenote: I had a really nice driver! Funny guy, had the same driver picking me up as bringing me back and had a, as he says, "VIP trip" since I was the only one he was driving, both of the times! Don't know his name, buy thank him again for the nice chat's in the car from the girl who drove the cool little yellow car! 🙂

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Anne
1 year ago

Just avoid them if you want a pleasant stay in Iceland.
There's plenty of nice car rental with friendly staff.
Services are not good with some extra charge, staff is not nice (talking to them is like a box fight), car is downgraded compare to what I booked…
Seriously, I rent a lot of car in my life, that was the worst experience ever…

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Daphne
1 year ago

Friendly staff and an easy pick up and drop off. I was a little surprised that I had to put a credit card guarantee even though I had bought the CDW before I got there.

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Byron
1 year ago

Very helpful and friendly! Prices are great!! Trausti was a great agent and when I return I will use them again!

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Kody
1 year ago

I rented my car trough EasyRentCars and picked Green Motion bcz of the lowest price. The day before my flight I started to read reviews and was sick with worry afterwards. Luckily, all went just fine. The pick up and drop off were easy. The car (Toyota Yaris) was a bit battered and had over 100.000km, but it easily fit in 3 people with all camping gear, consumed very little (which is a big plus, bcz the petrol is expensive in Iceland) and was a pleasure to drive.
The staff at the counter offered me full insurance, but did not insist when I told them I already bought one with EasyRentCars. The deposit they charge for economy car is a lot though…about 2.100 EUR, so prior to arrival, I had to arrange with my bank to increase the limit on my credit card. I rent cars a lot all over the world and the deposit almost never exceeds 700-800 EUR for economy car.

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Isaac
1 year ago

Trausti was very helpful and friendly. gave ya great tips for our trip and a great recommendation for an Icelandic feast! Highly recommend

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