15 Car Rental Brands in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

The rental location is in a parking garage, just across a bridge from the train station, making pickup and drop-off quite convenient. The staff were friendly and helpful. When returning the car, some scratches on the vehicle weren’t recorded beforehand, so we had to show the photos from pickup as proof. However, they weren’t overly strict and showed reasonable trustworthiness. Make sure to record a video and take photos of the vehicle before pickup.

Reviewed: Oct 18, 2025

This was my first time renting a car in the UK and driving on the right-hand side. Driving in the Scottish Highlands with narrow roads took some time to get used to. The vehicle was in excellent condition. The staff handling pickup and return were efficient and straightforward, and the car was even upgraded!

Reviewed: Apr 6, 2025

The service provided by the staff was excellent. He explained the key terms thoroughly and professionally, and the self-service car return was very convenient. I chose AVIS for car rental a few years ago in Europe, and the experience remains consistently great.

Reviewed: Feb 18, 2025

Very good.

Reviewed: Feb 3, 2025

Very good.

Reviewed: Dec 25, 2024

The rental company is very professional, and their service is enthusiastic. The car rented is either of the same class or slightly higher, and all vehicles come with navigation systems. However, the return inspection is extremely thorough, using lights to carefully check for any potential damage. If you don't purchase insurance beforehand, buying it directly at the store will only cost an additional 100-plus pounds.

Reviewed: Oct 6, 2025

Reviewed: Feb 5, 2025

Fairly satisfied.

Reviewed: Aug 18, 2024

The car pickup process was very fast and convenient overall.

Reviewed: Jul 27, 2024

Car was as expected for the size requested

Reviewed: Feb 28, 2024

Upgraded to a Ford KUGA, which was fairly easy to drive. They recommended tire insurance, considering it was my first time switching from left-hand drive to right-hand drive. Since it wasn't expensive, I decided to purchase it.

Reviewed: Oct 6, 2025

The staff kept pushing for insurance (over 300 pounds), but it's better not to buy. The car condition was quite good, which is important for a safe trip.

Reviewed: Sep 29, 2025

The location was easy to find, and they replaced it with a compact SUV.

Reviewed: Sep 26, 2025

Smooth experience

Reviewed: Sep 21, 2025

Due to language issues, an additional £20 was charged for upgrading the car model.

Reviewed: Sep 16, 2025

The service was pretty good. They suggested additional insurance, which we ended up buying. It came in handy later when the car had some scratches.

Reviewed: Feb 16, 2015

Generally satisfied

Reviewed: Aug 4, 2014

The price is relatively affordable.

Reviewed: Sep 18, 2025

Good.

Reviewed: Aug 23, 2025

Reviewed: Jul 31, 2025

Quick and straightforward.

Reviewed: Jul 4, 2025

Very good

Reviewed: Jun 3, 2025

The trip was three days to the Highlands and Isle of Skye, covering 600 miles. British drivers are indeed very disciplined, but it's true they don't slow down at turns. On those roads narrower than a two-lane road in China (often lacking a centerline), with a speed limit of 60 mph (100 kph), occasionally you'd see a fast-moving European heavy truck coming from the opposite direction. For someone used to left-hand drive and driving on the right side, it's easy to steer into the curb or ditch on the left. On the Isle of Skye, I even got two tickets in a single day. The first was for overnight parking where charges start after 8 AM the next day—the officer issued the ticket at 8:20 to meet his quota. The second was because parking on roads with double yellow lines is prohibited—foreigners commonly parked like that, and I wasn't paying attention. I confronted the officer (both tickets were issued by the same officer) and explained the official parking lot was full, and he replied bluntly, “Come back another day then.” When I mentioned I already received two tickets, he mockingly said, “Today sure is my lucky day!” I deeply regretted not responding sharply at the time. Later, I appealed online and received a response the very next day stating that since I was a foreigner visiting for the first time and might be unfamiliar with the rules, both tickets would be canceled, which did lift my spirits a bit.

Reviewed: Sep 9, 2025

Satisfied

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Reviewed: Feb 20, 2025

Great service

Reviewed: Sep 3, 2025

The company upgraded the car model to a brand-new Mercedes proactively. The store is easy to locate, and the pickup and return process is convenient.

Reviewed: Sep 3, 2025

Convenient car pickup

Reviewed: Aug 4, 2025

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Reviewed: Jun 17, 2025

Very satisfied with the car rental experience. I originally booked a Mercedes C, but they gave me a Mercedes CLA, and it was the CLA 250 Shooting Brake. The driving experience was excellent.

Reviewed: Aug 30, 2025

Great service

Reviewed: May 30, 2025

It's okay.

Reviewed: Nov 16, 2024

Very satisfied

Reviewed: Sep 1, 2024

The car pickup process was very quick

Reviewed: Sep 28, 2021

Highly recommended

Reviewed: Aug 27, 2025

Very good.

Reviewed: Jul 18, 2025

Great!

Reviewed: Jul 15, 2025

The customer service was excellent.

Reviewed: Jun 1, 2025

Signposting of car rental return at Edinburgh Airport was very poor, particularly in the dark

Reviewed: Jan 9, 2024

Very satisfied, they reminded me in advance.

Reviewed: Aug 24, 2025

The booked car model was not available at the store, but the replacement model was acceptable, although it required an additional rental fee.

Reviewed: Aug 17, 2025

Very satisfied, the staff are nice.

Reviewed: May 6, 2025

I have paid the full insurance from axa insurance from the qued application and the employee in the desk said that my axa insurance isn't valid because it's a third party..obviously it was lie and I paid almost 210 euros for an insurance she told me about the glasses and the tires

Reviewed: Feb 10, 2025

Excellent

Reviewed: Jan 11, 2025

Very satisfied

Reviewed: Aug 12, 2025

Reviewed: Jun 26, 2025

Very satisfied!

Reviewed: Jun 9, 2025

Very satisfied

Reviewed: Apr 16, 2025

Very satisfied

Reviewed: Oct 13, 2024

Extremely smooth experience.

Reviewed: Jan 1, 2025

Very satisfied.

Reviewed: Sep 16, 2024

Great staff at both locations

Reviewed: Aug 8, 2023

Focused on customer service. Large staff helping out. Process was fast smooth and efficient.

Reviewed: Sep 5, 2022

The most amazing rental experience I’ve ever had.

Reviewed: Sep 28, 2021

It was much nicer than I expected, and certainly much larger. It was an AMG model which I wasn't expecting.

Reviewed: Dec 27, 2024

Customer service very helpful as we needed to change the drop off location to Glasgow. Pick up location a long way from Edinburgh Airport and drop off location was a gas station since it was before opening which was odd.

Reviewed: Aug 30, 2023

Everything was in great shape.

Reviewed: Aug 3, 2022

Car in average condition. Not clean. Making steering noises.

Reviewed: Dec 30, 2019

The hiring process was so slow and the condition of the hiring company offices is terrible. I had to wait for over an hour to pick up my car. The staff of this company were so rude. The condition of the car was so bad. There was an engine fault on the car and the guy told me to add some liquid to fix it which I did but the fault remained. The car only had quarter of fuel which so inconvenient. I will never book a car with easirent again. Terrible experience overall.

Reviewed: Dec 30, 2019

Reviewed: Dec 18, 2019

Excellent staff at the Europcar counter very friendly and helpful, processed quickly, location is good. Car was just awful I've hired and driven alot of cars and without question the Vauxhall Crossland X is the worst car I've ever driven, 3700rpm at 70mph in top gear thing was screaming, gearbox felt like it was outta Kombi, ratios are horrendous, terrible fuel economy and pretty sure it wasn't firing on all 4 cylinders.

Reviewed: Nov 12, 2022

America was a very helpful staff member of Europcar.

Reviewed: Sep 6, 2019

Very good except for a mix up on drop off time. All sorted eventually. Thought system and staff very friendly and efficient.

Reviewed: Mar 7, 2019

It was a swift process for us to pickup the car. It took way lesser time than I expected. Will definitely re-book through dollar again. I got the refund as well very quickly as it had no damages.

Reviewed: Oct 7, 2019

Reviewed: Sep 20, 2019

Exorbitant charges for scratches on car tire

Reviewed: May 28, 2019

car was excellent. Staff very pleasant but computers down so took far too long.

Reviewed: Mar 18, 2019

Perfectly goof service

Reviewed: Sep 15, 2019

portacabin was hard to find and shut when we arrived - were told that if we'd come any later we'd have been charged extra. Was upsold cover having being told that we risked large bills for any potential damage or extra mileage. Then read in paper that Gold Car polled a long way bottom of car hire companies - not suprised

Reviewed: May 9, 2019

Finding the pick up location was very stressful, make it clear during booking and give instructions on how to get there.

Reviewed: Aug 30, 2019

All good

Reviewed: Aug 28, 2019

Interrent and Goldcar are not located in terminal anymore! You should update your details as you have to.use shuttle bus to pickup the car. I spent more than 30mins to find it out.

Reviewed: Jul 25, 2019

Easy to locate the store

Reviewed: Dec 5, 2016

They provided timely remedies and service improvements for the delayed vehicle.

Reviewed: Sep 5, 2013