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Europcar – Renting cars made easy
Tested version: 1.00
Latest version: 1.0.3
Requires Android: from 2.2
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Summary
Those of you who travel a lot or are lucky enough to go on holiday every now and then know that public transportation in foreign cities and countries can be a hassle, and a rental car often proves to be a simpler solution. The same is true for professionals on business trips – in these situations renting a car is often a necessity.
Europcar is the largest car rental company in Europe and one of the top three car rental companies world wide.
Read on to discover how the official Europcar app performed during our test drives in our review below.
Features & Use
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Test devices:
Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Android version: 4.1.1
Root: Yes
Modifications: Yes / Popcorn Kernel 11.5
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Android version: 4.0.4
Root: Yes
Modifications: None
App details:
Runs as of: Android 2.2
Apps2SD: Could not be detected on Galaxy Nexus
Optimised for Ice Cream Sandwich / Jellybean: No
Optimised for tablets: Could not be installed on the Galaxy Tab 10.1
Permissions: All permissions are required and essential for the app to perform as it should.
The Europcar app is 12MB and is easy to install.
Let's dive right into the practicalities. Once the app is installed you will be prompted to select your country of residence. Then comes the main menu which harbours all of the app's options and features:
- Station finder: It picks up your current location and displays the stations in your immediate vicinity. You may also do targeted searches for specific cities. Along with list and map views the app also has an integrated AR feature which starts up the camera and then uses the GPS, compass and position sensor to pick out the nearest stations, making finding a Europcar point very easy.
- Reservations: The app's centrepiece and the reason why most users will be using the Europcar app in the first place. It makes making bookings nice and simple. You start off by selecting a station and time frame and the app produces a list of available vehicles and their rates. During my test the station nearest me had everything on offer, ranging from a small Fiat to an Audi A6 or even VW van. A great feature: you can compare Europcar rates with other car rental companies'. And: there is an option to check out every vehicle's features and extras.
- My Profile: The app stores you name and contact info as well as personal Europcar ID – provided you have one – which makes renting cars that much faster and easier.
- Display/Change: Displays all reservations.
- Further services: This is where you can get in touch for support or to notify Europcar of damages and the like. The car finder is also located here. This is a useful little tool that will allow you to take a quick snapshot of the vehicle and save its location via GPS, making it easy to find it again later on.
Bottom line:
The Europcar app is the full package and nothing has been left out: there are options for locating stations, getting help and support, booking vehicles and managing reservations... In short: the app is pretty much everything we'd want it to be—and then some!
Screen & Controls
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A few details would benefit from improvements and grooming. For instance, on the Galaxy Nexus the menu button is always displayed even when nothing is happening within the app.
Also, the design of the app's features is not coherent and the app looks different overall from one chapter to the next.
Aside from this the Europcar app is well made and controls are flawless.
Speed & Stability
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We didn't experience any crashing or other issues with the Europcar app's stability.
That said, scrolling through lists (be it country or car selection) could and should be smoother. We tested the app on the Galaxy Nexus, a high performance device, and found scrolling to be lumpy at times.
Aside from this minor glitch everything else runs smoothly enough.
Price/Performance Ratio
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The Europcar app is free both of charge and of ad banners and can be found in the AndroidPIT App Center as well as Google Play Store, and we have found this app to be very useful indeed.
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Market Comments
A Google User, May 23, 2013
Not useful for corporate customers B2B bookings not retrievable. Privilege customer info not transferred when making a booking
A Google User, May 17, 2013
Only one big issue. Otherwise: very nice app! One important issue: the app shows 'mileage included' as 'unlimited' but the pickup station NEVER acknowledges that! Otherwise: very nice app!
A Google User, May 17, 2013
keep working on it because its going in the right direction. Hint: take out unnecessary permission requirements for the app. it will appear friendlier to users when installing.
A Google User, May 14, 2013
Prices on app much higher than on website I get a quote on the website for 800 CAD. I attempt to book on the phone, 860 EUR for the same car... what happened? Also times out quite a bit, much like their website. This app just lost you $800 Europcar... UI is however pretty good.
A Google User, May 14, 2013
Good app But need to give a opinion to have the car dropped off at your home address
A Google User, May 11, 2013
Fast! Much easier to use compared to the website!!! ^^
A Google User, May 6, 2013
Works well First time user it seems easy to use and quick. Do we receice a confirmation of the booking?
A Google User, Apr 27, 2013
Good so far.... Used this app for the first time today. Did everything you would expect it to do. Van booked ok. Easy to use.
A Google User, Apr 25, 2013
Not integrated Was very disappointed to find this app didn't allow me to access my Europcar profile or bookings I had already made online.
A Google User, Apr 20, 2013
Great easy using app
A Google User, Apr 17, 2013
Good job Loads of extra features :P
A Google User, Apr 8, 2013
Where is my account? This app is mostly non-functional. To be quick about it, it doesn't allow you to connect to your online account, doesn't find your existing reservations (I tried the three methods). If I could I'd give it a negative star
A Google User, Mar 27, 2013
great!!!
A Google User, Mar 22, 2013
Needs a lot of improvements! Improvement needed in terms of finding booking/reservations, also offers not included in this app.
A Google User, Mar 19, 2013
The best Very good service
A Google User, Mar 12, 2013
Mitch Great app
A Google User, Mar 8, 2013
Simple to use and quick to make a reservation
A Google User, Jan 24, 2013
Like a charm Simple and efficient
A Google User, Jan 11, 2013
Per Great.
A Google User, Dec 11, 2012
Great App Good UI simple and easy to use
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