Damien Raes uit Westerlo
Do not rent from Indie Campers. They clear any errors via OBD2 before you pick up the van, so it looks like you get a working van. When on the road, all the lights starts flashing again… No ABS, no ESC, no rear right brake, no hand brake, no Hill Start Assist, no Parking Assist, refuelled adblue multiple times, … But by the time you get the errors, it's too late because you can't swap it, even if you have the premium insurance which should allow that. We were travelling with a 9mo baby and riding 40kph uphill on the motorway at certain times, making us fear for our lives. We had to drive full throttle to even get way below the speed limit on the freeway. When we asked to change the van, we lost a couple of days when waiting near their Lisbon depot where they promised they had a replacement, but they didn't. They asked us to drive their broken van to an (unspecified) other country to get a replacement, but couldn't tell us where. Since we were told they had a couple of options in Lisbon, which was a lie, we were not driving to another country to find out that is a lie as well. It's also our holiday, we're not their employess. We had a lot of patience and were willing to cooperate to get a van in working order, but they made everything miserable. We ended up braking down completely and had to pay the invoice for the repairs upfront. In our situation, we had our backs against the wall. We had to sleep on the garage parking lot in 40c heat without airco with a baby, because they had assured us we could go to the garage and get the service and walk out the same day. It ended up being three days. They guaranteed reimbursement within 10-15 days for the costs, but haven't paid back anything (it's been 2 months). And all that's without all the other issues we encountered with the van interior (various sensor malfunction, shades don't close, blackwater smell coming from somewhere below the interior or AC, …) or after-sales support (getting VAT invoice as per their guidelines on the website gets no follow-up), outsourced support takes hours to answer each seperate message, … About the premium insurance: you don't get roadside assistance, you can't swap vehicles, and even if you do, you need to get new insurance for the other van, but it can only be the basic insure with all it's drawbacks (no second driver, and an additional 2000 euros deposit they won't pay back). Just stay away from this company. Their business model is having the clients repair their broken vans and then not paying you back for the repairs. We're 6 weeks after returning the van, and still haven't gotten our deposit for the van back yet. They have, however, forged a document showing they've paid it back (which isn't the case), and which we'll flag with the bank. They also still haven't refunded the costs which they guaranteed to do within 10 days (it's been 2 months since then)… They've blocked my number on their support line and wait ages to reply to e-mails (if you're lucky enough to get a reply). Lees meer