A word of caution! (Please share this post). I don't usually publish articles like this, but I'll make an exception this time. This topic concerns the car rental company @ClickRent, which operates in the Spanish market.
NEVER AGAIN @ClickRent https://clickrent.es/ I've rented cars from many rental companies, large and small, and I've never encountered such disrespectful customer service and a complete lack of professionalism. Our entire group was treated very unfairly/We were severely let down by the service, and our sightseeing plans were ruined.
Description of the incident:
I booked a 9-seat minibus for 7 days with @ClickRent (through their online booking system) to explore the island of Gran Canaria. I did this about two weeks before my departure, paid in full in advance, received confirmation of the reservation, and even completed the online check-in. Everything seemed professional. On the day of our arrival at Las Palmas Airport (LPA - Gran Canaria), we all went to the meeting point in front of the airport terminal, and within a few minutes, a shuttle bus took us to the rental company's office. One of the ladies, initially pleasant, took care of our reservation, took our details/checked our driver's license, prepared our documents, and finally went to get the keys. She returned a few minutes later to inform us that there was no car for us! I was a bit shocked, but politely asked, "What next?"--expecting a response/help from her. The lady informed me that I would receive a refund on my card within a few days, and THAT WAS IT. Nothing more--no acceptance of responsibility, no willingness to help, no willingness to arrange another car, not even from a different rental company--simply NOTHING. I asked to contact the manager, but was informed that it wasn't possible because it was Sunday (no comment). I asked if they could arrange two smaller cars instead of the minibus, but that wasn't possible either (there were many other cars parked in the lot next door). At this point, things got awkward, and her colleague from the next stall joined in on the discussion, and things got quite nervous. When I took a few photos of the place/office we were in for documentation purposes (without any people/faces visible in the photos), the second woman demanded that I delete the photos and started threatening us with the police. It was simply a scandal! NEVER AGAIN @ClickRent, or specifically this office: "Practicante Casto Moros, 35219 Ojos de Garza, España" (I have no idea how this company operates, what its structures and offices are like, or how they work together - I'm just a customer and I'm not interested).
So, I emailed someone who runs the @ClickRent booking system. I also received a reply that there was no car for us and wouldn't be - without a word of explanation or any willingness to help! I asked for the matter to be escalated and contacted a manager - I received a reply that the matter had been escalated and someone would contact me. Today, two weeks have passed since this report, and absolutely NO ONE has contacted me! In the end (thankfully), we were driven back to the airport terminal and left there (they refunded us 5 days later - phew). We lost a few hours, but luckily we managed to find a car at another professional rental company at the airport (for a similar price), so NEVER AGAIN @ClickRent! read more