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Do you think the 'regular' companies won't ?

We've had Twingos with them for over 2 years.

4€/day+ Kms for a new car listed at 22K last time I looked.

All their cars are like-new and will have been washed on return so you should see any marks on it.

But pay close attention to the windscreen. I've never known anywhere where they 'chip' like they do over here.

We've used 2 sites and the second one once charged a hoovering fee of about 15 euros which was a bit dubious.

The basic 4 euros carries a 1200 euros insurance excess.

You could rest assured and pay about 8 euros a day (Twingo) for Full Coverage with (I think) zero /next to nothing to pay.

At 56-60 euros for a week full cover it's still 'for nowt'.

#Bev, it wasn't me who mentioned Leclerc this time. 😅 I still receive no financial reward from them, although at this stage I think I should. 🤔😂

I've never had an issue with any car rental company charging for stuff that wasn't legit and I've rented all over the world for years. However, I take your point, especially about the insurance as I didn't see that option on their website.

It is a great deal, so caveat emptor on collecting it.

Thanks

 

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I have a car now that I'm renting from Leclerc, a Skoda Kamiq - nice car. It's a small SUV with 12k km and not a scratch on it. It's 7e/day or 210e for the 30-day month (max rental period offered) with 1500e excess, and .13e per km. This is my second rental from them. There was no problem with returning the first one. I washed and vacuumed and returned it in the state I received it. My Leclerc even gives you free tokens to use at their car wash facility. It was all very straightforward. They made sure that I was a French resident, and accepted my British DL.

Thank you - did they insist on French residency? Their website indicates they accept 'foreign' tourists

 

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Well, they made a big deal out of it. Looked at my TdS and counted months. I even pulled out my EDF bill to show them. Might be a different ballgame at another Leclerc.

Ok, thanks. I'm doing this for my SIL who isn't resident so I will check with them

 

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They each seem to run by their own rules.

David- any problem and you can probably hire the car and add your SIL as an extra driver (no charge).

No I can't, my French licence is only 2 weeks old and they require 2 years

 

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One word here - I'm a huge fan of our local Leclerc for a whole variety of reasons. But Leclerc is run more or less like a franchise. Our local one used to be another grocery store brand and the company that runs the store is apparently who decides much of the important stuff - what merchandise to carry (other than the weekly chain specials), and the general store policies. I expect this also applies to the car rental terms and policies. So your mileage may vary from store to store.

As far as policies go, the details are on the main Leclerc website from which you can choose the location (sorry about the pun!) so I doubt they will change much, especially the insurance policy. We'll see when the SIL tries to make a reservation.

 

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I am one of those unfortunates who cannot exchange my US license for a French one so I'm planning on doing the code and driving tests sometime soon. Once I have my newly minted French license I had been thinking that the easiest option with respect to getting a car was to rent one from from Leclerc, but it seems that this will not be possible due to their 2 year rule.

Is there any way around this with Leclerc ? Can I use a driving record from the US to show that I have been driving for a long time ? It seems ridiculous that after having driven for over 40 years that I will be reclassified as a total beginner just because I got a new license.

If there is no workaround with Leclerc are there any other options for leasing ?

There might be a way, when I tried to book it I used the date on the front of my licence. I could try with the date from the back which does have the dates of first issue of my UK licence . I'll get back to you soon

 

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There might be a way, when I tried to book it I used the date on the front of my licence. I could try with the date from the back which does have the dates of first issue of my UK licence . I'll get back to you soon

I just went on their website and entered my French licence details using the date from line B1 on the back - that worked so far. Whether it will fly if I ever try to collect the vehicle I don't know but I suspect you might get away with showing your valid US licence as proof of driving experience. It will also be interesting to find out if you would need an "A" sticker on the car given your French licence will be brand new.
I'm not the expert on this stuff but you could ask Kim Cranstoun on the Facebook group for guidance.

 

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Hi,
Could anybody confirm that it is possible to rent a car in Leclerc without a French address? When trying to book through the webpage it asks for a French post code.
I am moving to France in March and it would be very helpful to rent a car for the first month. The terms and conditions say that you need a proof of address but it does not say that it has to be French.

Thank you

It should be possible but not using their website - I queried this when I rented a car for my step-son last year and they said that if you phone or write then you can rent using a 'foreign' licence and address. As the driver on that occasion was using a UK licence they did want to see a proof of that address - utility bill etc works even if in English. I used my UK Barclaycard to pay the deposit (€1200) which was accepted and I paid the rental using my French debit card.

All in all a very good experience, great service and the car was immaculate - just make sure you record any, no matter how small, damage and return it spotless otherwise they will charge you for repairs/cleaning.

 

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You should be fine but call them to set up the booking soon, availability can be a problem