First, you approach the counter, which is staffed by people who have clearly mastered the art of calm in the chaos. They won’t judge you for your travel-crumpled shirt. They might judge you for trying to rent a Fiat when you’re carrying three suitcases, but that’s on you.
Here’s a shocker: the keys are not actually at the station. I know, I know—anticlimactic. Alamo uses a shuttle bus system. You collect your paperwork at Waverley, then walk five minutes (uphill, naturally) to a nearby car park. Think of it as a tiny, mandatory adventure before the real one begins. Pro tip: wear shoes you can run in, just in case the shuttle driver looks like he’s in a hurry.
The Shuttle Adventure: A Comedy in Three Acts
Act One: You stand at the designated pickup point, feeling very official. A bus arrives, driven by a man who seems to communicate exclusively through eyebrow raises. You board, clutching your rental voucher like a golden ticket.
Act Two: The bus travels exactly 47 seconds to the car park. It’s less than a mile, but somehow feels like a road trip through the Highlands. The driver might point at a row of cars and grunt, “Yours is the blue one.” You nod sagely, as if you knew that all along.
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Act Three: You find your car. It’s clean. It has petrol. The tires are round. This is a triumph. Unless you’ve rented a manual transmission and forgot how to drive one—then it’s a comedy of stalled engines and honking locals. But hey, what’s a trip to Scotland without a little humiliation?