Budget Car Rental Ireland
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Very tatty cars.
Very tatty car. Blue Renault Clio 221 D 9577 Hired this car for 6 days on 13 June from Dublin Airport. 1. Missing one hubcap and the same wheel is damaged. Within a few miles the tyre pressure sensor warning light illuminated and I’ve been having to top up the air ever since on the damaged wheel. 2. Overwhelming stench of Nutradol air freshener in the car. 3. Passenger seat has been soiled in the past and marks are still clearly visible. 4. Scratches to most panels on the car. 5. Would not “block” the same amount of money on my debit card as they would normally do on a credit card (for potential damage). I do not have a credit card so they obliged me to take out full insurance which itself was nearly 1.5 times more expensive than the daily hire rate. A very budget experience. Won’t return. In response to Budget’s glib response: The condition report may have been emailed to me after I picked up the car but the document, at 1.3MB, is beyond my Iphone’s ability to download as no doubt you would know. Regardless, the car was and is unfit for rental. A seriously damaged wheel was left on the car which leaked air. Is that in the damage report? A badly soiled passenger seat masked with overpowering air freshener is also not acceptable. Scratches are to be expected. I was not expecting a garage queen but was expecting something that would not embarrass me when I had passengers present. Thank you for not leaving me stranded. No other car rental company in Europe has had an issue with putting through a pre-authorisation on my debit card. I don’t know why it would be different in Ireland.