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Australia
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Was charged fees at the agency that made the overall cost the same as renting directly through the agency vice going through this middle-agency. Not worth it and will never use again. Call the rental car agency directly and they will be able to provide a discount and avoid the service fees.

Date of experience: November 16, 2018
Thailand
1 review
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Stay away
February 19, 2020

They took the money and didn't confirm the car till I contact with them after 24 hours. No offer of an alternative, they asked me to call the local number, in Thailand doesn't exist. I should have called at my expenses in UK. They never contact me after many complains. Meanwhile the prices of rental were going up as the time of pick up was close. After 5 working days no refund after I canceled the booking.
The first guy at the customer service was supponent, the second one at least helped me to cancel the booking. Stay away is not worth it.

Date of experience: February 19, 2020
Iceland
1 review
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Disgraceful
July 12, 2023

In iceland my personal car failed. We were in real trouble... I rented a vehicle from rentalcars.com thinking we were going to leave iceland. The time was at 12:15 p.m. the rental was for the following morning at the airport. As it turned out we determined stay, so at 1:30 p.m. the same day I went online to cancel the transaction (rental) JUST ONE HOUR AFTER THE RENTAL OCCURED... Nope! The rental could not be cancelled and I got charged... can you imagine... only one hour after the booking they refused yo cancel... and I was in trouble...

WHAT SCAMMERS... PLEASE!

Date of experience: July 12, 2023
Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I thought I was reserving a car for September 2019, but they took my money the next day. Last month (June) they send me an Email telling me that there was a problem with the insurance. They said they can't contact me on my phone and they can not fix the problem unless they talk with me. I told them to cancel all my reservation and reimburse my money so I can make a new reservation, but today is the day that I have no money reimbursed and no more Emails from customer support. I did not make any mistake with the reservation, they did it and now they don't want to refund my money.

Date of experience: July 25, 2019
GB
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When we arrived to pick up our car, the office was closed. The only solution was to cancel our booking and get a refund.
We had to travel to a whole different city to find a car and paid a lot of extra money to save our holiday because of this $#*!-up by Rentalcars.com.

And after all this, they are refusing to give me my refund.
Avoid at all costs!

Date of experience: October 6, 2023
Maryland
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Very misleading pricing practices!
The booking process is NOT forthcoming about the significant extra taxes and fees that are NOT included in the rental price. This may represent as much as 2/3 of their so-called "total price"
These should be readily disclaimed at the beginning of the booking process and not in very fine buried at the end of the voucher once the reservation is made (and paid)!

Date of experience: October 15, 2015
Canada
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Prior to booking it reads no cancellation fees. You can cancel up to time of rental. I cancel and they take my full booking amount stating no refund. Tried calling and live chat and hung up on. Called Dollar rental where my car is booked and they don't have my booking. Now they have my money and my card details and I can't get in touch with anyone. Their name is just a trading name, they are booking.com and when you call they are Priceline. So many names and so many false claims on their website. They are actively looking to steal your money and are definitely not about finding you a fair rental. There is no customer service at all. I can't reach anyone. I have reported them to the better business bureau and you should too.

Date of experience: February 19, 2022
Maryland
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I used it for a car rental. Big mistake. The price was too high, which I did not realize until I used the app again to reserve another car and what was displayed was different than the final screen, which contained the final amount. It was thrice the price. I tried to cancel it right away and although it was less than an hour after the booking the app wanted to charge me almost $200 dollars to cancel. I was fortunate in that I was able to contact a human being at Rentalcars.com and that person refunded the entire rental amount.

In addition, the first rental I booked using the app I was quoted $264, way too high, and the rental car agency charged an additional $300. My first mistake was to think a four day rental was worth $264 and secondly to rent from Budget Rental Car. Their fees and options are a pure "rip off." Never will I use Budget or the Rentalcars.com app. I am finished!

Date of experience: October 21, 2019
Portugal
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Horrendous service!
September 5, 2016

I hired a car and went to collect it and was told that I need to be driving for over a year. I have been driving on a provisional for almost 5 years and on a full license for 7 months. I went to pick up the car and they told me I cannot have it. I asked how o can get a refund they told me I need to phone the number. I called and gave been on hold several times for 15 to 20 minutes and i am calling from Portugal... I was told today finally after almost 20 minutes on hold that I will not be given any form of refund! That is £186! But to mention that I have spent 120 to and from the airport and an stranded for 12 days without transport! Absolutely shocking service! Basically there was not negotiating not even half the fees! I was simply told no!

Date of experience: September 5, 2016
Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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We were scammed
December 1, 2022

We rented a car through rentalcar.com this July and have prepaid all rental fees CDN 897.03 to them. When we picked up the car at Fox LAX, the POS declined my majar credit card directly without requiring PIN to make a $150 deposit. The staff, Mario told us that we needed to pay a new booking to get a car then contact rentalcar. Com to cancel the booking to get the refund and he would make a note about this occurence. After 20 days waiting for the investigation, rentalcar. Com made an excuse to refuse the refund. We paid twice for a rental car. We were ripped-off CDN 897.03 by rental. Com.
Stay away from rentalcar. Com.

Date of experience: December 1, 2022
Minnesota
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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I rented a car in Montego Bay, Jamaica through Rentalcars.com. They confirmed a low rate and that was it. My flight was late on that day and I attempted to cancel the reservation and they received the cancellation. When I arrived in Montego Bay, I contacted them and was informed that the rental charge was double what was quoted - so I did not pick up the car as this was clearly a bait-and-switch operation. Three days later they said they could not cancel the reservation and were billing me for the entire week. I have since disputed this transaction with my credit card company. Do not do business with this company - they are not reputable and indulge in a bait-and-switch operation

Date of experience: October 2, 2023
GB
1 review
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Deposit insurance Scam
November 29, 2018

Booked a hire car with full protection Insurance. Advised I would need to pay a deposit on collection. I was advised that I would get this back if I returned the car. The deposit was only partly refunded, £122 withheld saying this was an additional insurance Policy! Don't use Rental Cars or GoldCar

Date of experience: November 29, 2018
AE
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Booked a car, amount was taken from my credit car but when I arrived after a 9hr flight they never received any booking from Rentalcars. I had to rent a car and pay again because Rentalcars did not even answer my emails or phone calls. A lesson well learnt!

Date of experience: July 3, 2016
GB
1 review
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Flight delayed by 30 mins. When we arrived to pick up car, they had gave away our prepaid car. Call centre refused to help. Only channel via form. After submitting claim we received automatic reply saying sorry and good luck next time. We have lost £850 and rentalcars.com is refusing to return our money. BUYERS BEWARE DONT USE THIS VENDOR!

Date of experience: July 4, 2022
Australia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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The majority of the reviews reflect accurately the performance and the honesty of this company. I booked and provided payment details for a 7 seater that was not available and on arrival was offered a 5 seater. The agent did not care and did nothing.

They are low life and are very bad agents. Recommend booking direct with the actual car rental company and stay well clear of these cowboys.

Date of experience: July 18, 2016
GB
1 review
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SCAM ALERT
April 18, 2023

I would avoid this service as it is not trustworthy. I payed for a one day car rental as my car broke down on the weekend and they took my payment without giving me a car and now they do not want to give me a refund!

Date of experience: April 18, 2023
Florida
1 review
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They won't let me cancel. Scam!
September 20, 2022

They don't actually give the option to cancel so you don't get refunded. I tried to call them at 1:30PM and apparently they don't work at that time. They said "no hidden fees" and when I got to the company the price more than doubled. Total scam!

Date of experience: September 20, 2022
Australia
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They are liars
August 11, 2023

I have booked a car online before I travelled I caught a taxi from the airport to go and pick up the car when I arrived I was told that my reservation was cancelled due for no availability of cars I was not informed I was not told and there was another guy there who has been conned like me, and then they offer have another car but you have to pay extra it is very unprofessional hire place strongly stay away from this stupid people.
I do I give them five stars screwing people around nothing else they ruined my day they make their prices cheap and once you get there they say no car available but yo can pay extra money and have different cars.
Strongly advise just go straight to the professional car rental places places and be done with that don't rent a car with this rentalcar crap website.

Date of experience: August 11, 2023
Utah
1 review
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This company doesn't even deserve 1 star. Our flight got re-routed and we were late picking up our car. We tried calling as soon as we found out we were going to be late and couldn't get a hold of anyone, so we sent an email, which no one responded to. When we got there, our car was still available, but they wouldn't let us take it since we were late. After speaking to several different people in their customer service department, they said we could file for a partial refund after our trip, which we did. The response to the claim we opened basically said "We're sorry you had a bad experience" and then the claim was closed. I tried calling in again to follow up, but they are now telling us that there is nothing they can do since the claim is already closed.

Date of experience: August 23, 2022
Canada
1 review
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Fraudsters/Criminals
March 18, 2019

Fraudsters/Criminals. This company gets you involved with Eurocars in Cancun Mexico. Then the problem begins. The insurance they sell you is not accepted and when you get to Cancun the price triples. Fraud. Unless you pay a $20,000 deposit. If you read the reviews you will see hundreds of others with the same experiences.

Date of experience: March 18, 2019

Overview

The company has garnered a predominantly negative reputation, with numerous customers expressing frustration over inadequate customer service and unresolved refund issues. Common complaints include misleading pricing, unexpected charges at pickup, and a lack of accountability when problems arise. Many reviewers felt deceived by promotions that did not translate into actual benefits, leading to perceptions of false advertising. While there are occasional mentions of successful rentals, the overall sentiment indicates a significant distrust in the company's practices, suggesting a pressing need for improved transparency and responsiveness to customer concerns.

This summary is generated by AI, based on text from customer reviews

service
379
value
355
shipping
194
returns
264
quality
309
+128