Avoid them at all cost !!!

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przygoda's review of GoldCar Rental - www.goldcar.es

“Avoid them at all cost !!!”

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written by przygoda on 29/10/2015

This company seems to be on a verge of a FRAUDLENT activity. Now, after several days I am sure of that!

If you think you have found a bargain because of cheap car rental referred by various rent-a-car search engines, then you are totally fooled. Just an example for 5 day rental and a small car: your base price is 35 euro. Then you will learn, if you are not very lucky, after about 3-4 hours of waiting, that you have to pay the fuel (about 90 euro) and 87 euro of insurance. No insurance? OK, we will block you 1200 euro on your cc. No toll road device - let us better listen, we can persuade you to take it with you (and pay). This is still nothing.

You returned a car and you think your nightmare with this company is over. But no - they suddenly charge your credit card for some hundreds of euro and... nobody answers phone calls, nobody replies to e-mails, they tell you to wait for the explanation on their FB profile. And yes, they hide a real car condition before the customer (like damages you are not able to spot during your inspection)!!! This is insane but they act like this.

To give you the complete picture, 15 days later, I can tell you my story.

In my case, during the car return the "damage" to the door lock was noticed by a service man - but I was advised to go to the office to check if it was not registered earlier. I went to the office and presented my contract. At the top of the contract there is a statement "check broken lock". The lady at the office checked and reported to me that this damage HAD BEEN registered EARLIER and said that "everything is all right and I do not need to worry". I had no chance to spot it during the car inspection at the check-out since that "damage" is in fact a slight dent near the car lock (the lock itself was working properly all the time). Despite that fact Goldcar took 350 euros from my credit card just a day later. I had to wait 15 days for their "comment" on the reason of charging and the reason was a "broken lock".

In other words, they charged me for the pre-existing damage and most possibly, they will not hesitate to repeat the "trick" with the next customer if he/she does not buy their expensive insurance.

Horrible and unbelievable? Just read the others opinions!!! My advice: if you, by chance, have made a reservation with them, just cancel it even losing some money. It will be much less than you will lose if you go with them! I repeat: AVOID THEM AT ALL COST !!!

  • October 2015

    Date of hire (month/year)

  • Lisbon, Portugal

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  • Good

    Condition of vehicle

  • Good

    Choice of vehicles

  • Customer Service

  • Value For Money

Goldcarrental's Response to przygoda's Review

Written on: 03/11/2015

Dear customer,

Allow me to explain our fuel policy; during the booking process customers have the option of purchasing two fuel plans: our Flex Fuel plan, where the customer pre-purchases a full tank and receives a refund for unused fuel (no need to return it empty), minus a handling and administration fee. The second plan is a Full to Full, where the customer pre-purchases a full tank and is refunded the same amount when returning the vehicle with a full tank.
As is common practice in the rent-a-car sector, basic coverage always contemplates an excess (please see our T&Cs). We offer an additional insurance for customers’ peace of mind and always as an alternative to blocking a deposit on a credit card.

Please note that our prices are among the most competitive in the rental-car sector; offering +37,000 vehicles in offices in Spain, Andorra, Portugal, Italy, Malta, Greece, France and Morocco, serving more than 1 million customers a year (1% of which complain online).

If you would like me to review your contract, please respond to this comment with your reservation number.

Kind regards,
Victoria R.
Goldcar representative

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Przygoda's reply to Goldcarrental's Comment

Written on: 03/11/2015

Hi,

you know my case very well, you write to me regularly on FB messenger. Contract number 8873180. To constrain my case to the very essence of the problem I can repeat again: the only goal of my visit at the office after car return was to "check broken lock". The lady at the office told me absolutely clearly and unambiguously that this damage had been registered earlier and "I do not need to worry". She checked it in the computer and I really see no reason that she fooled me. She could tell me that "unfortunately I am responsible because it happened during my rental". But she had not. Why then just a day later Goldcar did a charge to my credit card? Is it the way you act?

Besides, the so called "damage" is not a damage at all, because the lock was working totally correctly all the time and I had no chance to notice it during the check-out. I do not understand also that this is so complicated to check the car record with respect to the damage history. This would give the answer.

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Goldcarrental's reply to Przygoda's Comment

Written on: 17/11/2015

Dear Customer, thank you for providing us the details. We are replying to you via facebook. Kind regards, Victoria, Goldcar representative.

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Przygoda's Response to przygoda's Review

Written on: 13/12/2015

I'd like to add the final word. During two months a few things happened. Because I was insisting, Goldcar prepared an invoice, they admitted that they charged 100 euro by mistake (?!), they returned 21 euro for the remaining fuel but they still claimed that I had to pay for the "broken lock" although the staff at the office said at the check out that it was a pre-existing damage (but I had no proof).

I decided to make a claim under a chargeback scheme. It was on the time I already had the invoice and knew the final decision of Goldcar but I had no money refund of 100 euro and 21 euro (fuel). I described the situation in detail with my chargeback claim. After more than a month my bank confirmed that my claim was right and my money IS BACK.

This brings me to a conclusion that Goldcar is a fraudlent organization which cannot defend their charges to customers' credit cards when it comes to a more serious investigation of the case. I am happy and my advice is: GO TO YOUR BANK AND START A CHARGEBACK. Spread the news about Goldcar everywhere because this company deserves only one thing: to disappear from the market !!!

p.s. best regards to Victoria R., Goldcar PR representative - you deserve a better job

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Przygoda's Response to przygoda's Review

Written on: 13/12/2015

I'd like to add the final word. During two months a few things happened. Because I was insisting, Goldcar prepared an invoice, they admitted that they charged 100 euro by mistake (?!), they returned 21 euro for the remaining fuel but they still claimed that I had to pay for the "broken lock" although the staff at the office said at the check out that it was a pre-existing damage (but I had no proof).

I decided to make a claim under a chargeback scheme. It was on the time I already had the invoice and knew the final decision of Goldcar but I had no money refund of 100 euro and 21 euro (fuel). I described the situation in detail with my chargeback claim. After more than a month my bank confirmed that my claim was right and my money IS BACK.

This brings me to a conclusion that Goldcar is a fraudlent organization which cannot defend their charges to customers' credit cards when it comes to a more serious investigation of the case. I am happy and my advice is: GO TO YOUR BANK AND START A CHARGEBACK. Spread the news about Goldcar everywhere because this company deserves only one thing: to disappear from the market !!!

p.s. best regards to Victoria R., Goldcar PR representative - you deserve a better job

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