Do NOT book with Action car rental! My mom & I were in such a good mood until we got to Action car rental in Orlando! We were later than the time expected, because our flight was several hours late due to weather.
We were exhausted, but excited for our week vacation; as we hadn't taken one together in years.
When we got to Action, Victor said, "Oh yes, well we were expecting you this morning". We explained why we were late, due to unforeseen circumstances.
This has never been an issue before. I've rented cars in many cities, as I'm in the travel industry. You rent the vehicle for the day, but Victor said that NU cancels after 2 hours of the expected arrival time. We asked him were that was stated, and he said in our email confirmation. We read through the entire email, and no such thing was stated. Originally, the rental price was $45.
When I suggested to my mom that we take a shuttle to the resort and look at different rental options, Victor was very rude and condescending. He made up all these false facts & raised his voice with me. When I tried to prove my points (ie. I travel all the time & consistently take public & private shuttles), he kept cutting me off & saying I was wrong. I'm sorry, but who is the paying customer here?!
Victor didn't even know how to use the computer program, even though he said he's been in the industry for over 30 years, & he was apparently knowledgeable. He kept printing off the wrong forms, & said the numbers were wrong. Now I know why:
He kept saying he would get us a "good deal"...the final number? Almost $200!! From our original booking of $45. When I asked why it was so much more, he kept repeating himself, "taxes and fees", "Well Miss, taxes and fees!".
He didn't even know how to pop the hood on the trunk of our vehicle, & he started walking away when we said, "Shouldn't you do the walk around with us?". He did, saying it was a perfect car. We pointed out the huge scratch on the bumper.
He treated the male customers before us with a lot more respect & patience than he did my mom & I.
He said he would charge us $15 a day, & when we said "absolutely not", he said, "Ok $10/day, that's the best I got".
When we finally got to our resort (it took over an HOUR to deal with these crooks); we realized he had charged us $10/day, PLUS the original $7!!
We pointed out this false fee when we checked out a week later, & the man behind the desk barely acknowledged us. He stated that it was an upgrade we wanted, & when he called Vic to confirm he lied to him.
They wouldn't listen to us.
My mom called Customer Service when we got home. She kept getting put on hold, & it took her THREE DAYS before the lady finally took off a mere $35 off our bill.
I am never, ever going with this company again.
I work for a very large company, & my mom the RCMP.
We have told EVERYONE not to go here. It was an awful start to our vacation together. read more