Pursued for £500 for damage that occurred after I returned the car
I have had a shocker. Not only did Enterprise chase me for damage that happened after I returned the car, they then held me to it by using invented terms and conditions. It took four months to resolve, with Enterprise being incredibly difficult throughout. I would urge everyone to stay away from this company.
I hired a car for one day while mine was serviced at the local dealer. I drove a total of just 10 miles and returned it undamaged, to the agreed location during business hours.
The vehicle was moved after I left it to a road outside the dealership. Damage was recorded three days later, and Enterprise's Damage Recovery Unit (DRU) pursued me for £500.
The DRU passed me terms and conditions of the rental which had all sorts of holes in it. I wasted a month arguing my case, only to realise the actual contract I signed was completely different and that Enterprise had no case at all. It still took a further month of Enterprise pretending their terms and conditions somehow superseded our contract. It was very underhand.
The DRU failed to engage with any point made. If they said anything it would invariably conflict with something they previously stated. They refused to set up a complaint or escalate the issue and at one point refused to communicate with me completely. They also sent me another customer's signed agreement with their personal details visible.
To resolve the dispute, I escalated twice with Enterprise head office. The first time, the DRU closed the ticket of their own accord. The second escalation seemed to get things moving, plus CC'ing the branch manager and head office into all correspondence so they could see how unprofessionally things were being handled.
Eventually the DRU agreed to close the case — as a 'gesture of goodwill'! No apology.
My advice: if you are referred to Enterprise's Damage Recovery Unit, be prepared for them to make it difficult. Don't be surprised if they don't handle your case in good faith. They will come across as highly incompetent to grind you down. Photograph the car thoroughly at return, keep your signed contract, and read the actual terms it links to — they may not match what the DRU later relies on.
Four months of hell for a 40 minute drive.








