DO NOT RENT. ABSOLUTE THIEVES. If I could give them less than 1 star, I would!
I rented a car with a damaged bumper. During my vacation, I incurred more damage on the same bumper. My damage was in two parts. The part of the bumper that already had damage and the plastic ring around the driver fog light.
I turned it in and it was documented. Tech that checked me in looked at all the video and pictures I previously took, said someone would email me about the charges for the bumper.
I never received the email and found out a month later that I was charged for the bumper. I called Budget (part of AVIS) and no one could help me stateside because I rented in Italy. They were able to provide me a receipt (which also was never emailed to me once my rental was complete) and the receipt was very vague, showed "misc. charges", no breakdown or description on what I was being additionally charged. I called the 800 number on the receipt that specifically sates "If you have any questions regarding this rental agreement, please call..." and they too could not help me and in fact was the worst customer service I ever received.
I called Budget Venice Airpot as I was told I would have to do- several times and taking into account the time difference, fiesta hours and so on. NO ONE EVER ANSWERED AND NO VOICEMAIL OPTION.
My complaint with the first 800 number was logged but I had to wait 15-30 days for someone from Budget Venice Airport to get back to me. That came and went and I called again and now had to wait another 15-30 days which also came and went.
I filed a report with BBB and because Budget Venice Airport stated it was adequately charged, the complaint was closed.
-I never received any kind of itemized breakdown of charges.
-I was charged about 300.00 too much for the plastic ring around the fog light, so I must have been charged for the bumper too.
-The bumper already had damage, which means they are collecting on that bumper time and time again, which I'm pretty sure is illegal.
-My fight isn't done. I will be contacting local news affiliations that look for these kinds of stories and am considering Class Action Legalities, as I'm quite confident I am not the only one that has experienced this.
STAY AWAY FROM BUDGET AND ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS SHOOT VIDEO AND/OR TAKE PICTURES OF YOUR RENTAL BEFORE YOU DRIVE OFF THE LOT- IT'S YOUR ONLY EVIDENCE! read more