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National Car-rentals has room for improvement based on customer feedback. Customers particularly appreciate service and professional, though some mention concerns about customer service and communication.

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If I could give zero stars

If I could give zero stars, trust me, I would this car company is probably one of the worst companies in America comes to service. They have no etiquette when it comes to business and taking care of customers they lie and try to blame customers for their deficiency, I rented the car to show up at the place just for the card not to be available in the associate. Try to blame me because I was late even though I was at the location before closed I called customer service to come to find out that she had lied to 24 hours to pick up your car not supposed to find a car and I’ll just tell you sorry you’re on a clock. That’s what this associate did then proceeded to call customer service And get an explanation why I did not have a car come to find out they did not have cars at that location for the entire day and the associate lied to me at the station they escalated my case to supposedly a regional manager to help me out and I never received a single call from any manager or any person Place companies like this eventually go out of business because they forget the customers are really what they fix their competency in terms of dealing with the public. I’ve only had one other customer service interaction that was worse than this, and that was with American Airlines where they lie to their customers to cover their ass like national car rental buyer beware looking through your history. It looks like they do not give a shit about their customers.

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I placed an online booking through our…

I placed an online booking through our corporate account on Thursday, 10th July. To my disappointment, I didn’t receive any communication until Saturday morning—only to be told that the vehicle I booked wasn’t available. This last-minute notice was frustrating enough, but what followed was completely unacceptable. The staff member who contacted me, claiming to be the manager, was extremely rude and unprofessional throughout the call. She spoke over me repeatedly, wouldn’t allow me to explain my situation, and her tone was downright abusive. As a regular customer who has rented from various Enterprise branches for years, I was shocked by this behaviour. If this is the standard of customer service from someone in a managerial position, it raises serious questions about the training and leadership at this branch. A manager should be setting the tone for professionalism—not contributing to a toxic experience. Needless to say, I will be avoiding this branch in future. I highly recommend others do the same until clear improvements are made in customer service and communication.

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Arnaque véhicule loué à Édimbourg pour…

Arnaque ,véhicule loué à Édimbourg pour 5 jours. Aucun souci pendant le séjour ni restitution (clés déposée dans une boîte aux lettres). Et , 15 jours après notre retour, on nous réclame 500£ pour une 1/2 coque de clé manquante. Clé qui nous a été remise en main propre dans cet état, 1/2 coque manquante et scotchée, mais que nous n’avions pas malheureusement pas signalé. Cela ne gênait pas le fonctionnement du véhicule et le loueur ne pouvait pas l’ignorer car la clé avait était “temporairement” réparée par ses soins avant nous l’être confiée. Désormais, ils nous signalent que le véhicule a été immobilisé pendant 5 jours à cause de cette 1/2 coque manquante et appliquent des frais de dossier et de réparation exorbitants. C’est notre bonne foi contre celle du loueur. Nous sommes loin, difficile de s’expliquer et la restitution s’est faite dans une boîte aux lettres. Nous sommes piégés par un système qui défend le loueur mais pas le locataire, avec des mises en demeure inadmissible pour une 1/2 coque de clé en plastique comme si nous étions des délinquants. Aucune possibilité de discuter sauf peut être maintenant en portant plainte pour abus avec notre assistance juridique. Donc il est indispensable de noter tout défaut même minime lors de la réception d’un véhicule. Les assurances des CB ne prennent pas en charge les dommages aux clés. Donc aucun recours possible. Encore un exemple des arnaques rencontrées avec des agences de location de véhicules.

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Beware National Roadside Assistance. Pay for the roadside when you rent

The branch employees themselves, outstanding. National's Roadside assistance is awful. The big slogan is your safety is our priority yet they made me put a donut on the rental jacking up my back and having me drive through East Saint Louis on Hwy 70 going 40 mph with the hazard lights on. No one in E St Louis cares if you have an issue. Better get out of the way. Probably the most harrowing experience of my life. One of the 5 people I spoke to in Roadside even hung up on me because I told him I was not pulling over on that hwy and calling the police.

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IH

It’s pity that’s a one star

It’s pity that’s a one star, cause I have rented cars from them all over the world and have given 5 stars, as they your only as good as your last job, well Heathrow was just that, booked an SVU, only got a corsa (1 litre tiny thing), as a corporate user as well as personal user, they where patronising to the point all I wanted to do was walk away and go elsewhere. No mention on my app about deposit for corporate hire, but they insisted no deposit-no car hire. Never in the other places in the world have I been no belittled. I won’t be hiring from Heathrow again.

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JS

Quick and easy service

Quick and easy service

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LM

Don't Waste Your Time or Money

When we arrived at the rental counter in the airport, it was empty and the agents who helped us were friendly, but slow as it seemed one of them was being trained. After all the rigamarole of signing contracts and paying, instead of being given the key to our car as we have experienced with every other rental company we've ever rented from in Reno, we were sent out to the booth in the garage to get the key from a different person. When we reached the garage, there was a long line of people who were also waiting at the booth. 30-45 minutes after we checked in for our reservation we finally reached the agent in the booth only to be told that they didn't have any convertibles on the premises and that we would have to wait for someone to bring one from another location. It seems to me that this should've already been taken care of, since we had already checked in 30-45 minutes prior. When the vehicle finally arrived it had dings all over it and the trunk liner was coming out. It took about an hour total to finally get our car, and it wasn't even very nice considering that we paid almost $600 for a week. When we asked the agent in the garage why we had to go through all this, she said it was because they were short staffed, which seems to be a recurring theme in the service industry lately. Perhaps employees would actually want to work if they were paid more. They put up with a lot of very rude people and deserve more than whatever paltry amount they're being paid. I don't need to know exact numbers to know it's not enough based on what I observed. As much as National rips off their customers for a car, they can afford to pay their employees a living wage. Customers shouldn't have to pay through the nose for crappy cars and crappy service. The extra step of getting the keys from a second person is inefficient, which is why no other rental company does it. I should be able to check in at the counter, sign my contract, get my keys, and be one my way, just like every other rental car company we've ever rented from anywhere. Needless to say, we will never rent from National again.

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Aucune humanité

Jeudi 6 octobre 2021 débarquant d'un vol easyjet, je me suis rendu avec ma mère handicapée de 80 ans au guichet pour récupérer ma voiture réservée et payée . Au guichet un employé a refusé de me la remettre sous prétexte que ma carte de crédit n'acceptait pas un crédit mais juste un débit. Je n'ai reçu aucune aide , pas de numéro à appeler, juste "aller chez GOLENCAR et relouez un véhicule...J'estime que c'est une honte de me laisser ainsi en difficulté, cependant pour débiter mon compte ils n'ont eu aucune difficulté...Il suffisait à leur agent d'appeler EASYJET CAR RENT pour résoudre mon problème....juste un appel et ainsi éviter à ma mère de souffrir pendant 3/4 heure de plus. Aucune humanité....A fuir

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MD

Marks hire car.

Car booked from John lennon International Airport liverpool UK, great service booked merc e class ended up with merc s class at no extra cost. Good prompt pickup car ready to go good handover, handed back again with no dramas deposit back into account within a couple of days. Excellent service throughout.

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C

crooks ! ! !

They are crooks ! DON `T BOOK HERE ! They keep charging your credit card weeks after for made up road toll and traffic violence, after you finished your contract with them.

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FB

High deposit and no warning!

They never mentioned that there is a deposit and when we arrived at the cashier she kindly stated that there is a deposit but nowhere on the website or checkout did they mention anything like that which they have to change so people know what to expect. It’s common courtesy. And it is not cheap either… $300 deposit!! Normally, the credit card is required for the deposit which is reasonable but they required the whole payment on a credit card so I had to make a long distance call all the way to Costa Rica so my dad could raise the limit on the credit card that we use for emergencies… last time I use this rental place. Complete crap.

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KH

Why can’t I give 0 stars?!?

Why can’t I give 0 stars?!?! This place is an absolute joke. For starters. You’re not renting a car from “National” they send you an Enterprise counter where you will waste hours of your time waiting in line only to be helped by incompetent, inconsistent people. I was given nothing but the run around. So much so that a corporate manager had to call and get things straightened out for me. WRONG!!!!even then it didn’t help because this joke of a trash “company” has absolutely no idea what they’re doing and does not honor their word or know how to practice customer service. I was told by several people that my 11AM! Reservation was being held and switched into my friends name for an 11pm reservation. Mind you I booked this almost 2 months ago and spoke with several people that MY previous car was being HELD… and got a call 1 HOUR BEFORE pick up they have 1 key left. Which again…inconsistent! The pervious lady I spoke to minutes before said there was 3 keys. And guess what. Whatever next 3 people come to get their car will get a car. But me who was told 12 hours ago that I would have a car was no longer a priority?!?!??? Not only have I had to cancel and change 3 appointments because I’m in a new city with NO CAR but I also accrued Uber charges. Even after explaining several times I have appointments tomorrow I was still not told when I would get a car. All I get it “before noon” not “you will be the first on my list” or “let me see how soon we will be able to get to you” just…”before noon” this place is a complete joke. I will be posting on every platform I can as well as filing a complaint with the BBB because they have cost me additional money, and have hugely inconvenience and have now physically caused issues within my personal life. And all I get is an “I’m sorry…I get it. I’ve been having to make these calls all day” oh really?!? Good to know you’ve been screwing over other people as well. They fact she admitted that they have done this with other guest just confirms this place is TRASH!!!!!!! But why would they care right?! They’re not the ones being screwed over every which way :) oh….and after reading other reviews and doing my research this seems to be a common practice. Making empty promises, giving away cars that are held for reservations. Both reviews and reviews from former employees of this branch on Indeed state this.

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CB

DUBAI Terminal 3

DUBAI Terminal 3 Most horrible experience ! DON`T BOOK HERE ! ! ! They even charge your credit card 6-8 weeks later claiming further road tolls,...which you cannot verify. I had to replace my Credit card to stop these continuously charges. Then they claimed traffic violoence...then further road toll.....these guys are crooks.

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DE

The car was fine

The car was fine. It had a cracked windshield but that was documented on the paperwork. A week after returning it I got notice of a damage claim. I called, explained, and they closed the claim. But reading all these reviews, I think they try to get away with a damage claim on every rental, which makes them shady in my opinion.

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