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“nerver use Alamo in South Africa or Woodford!”

★☆☆☆☆

written by Jessicab335 on 13/12/2023

servive was appauling, acr was filthy, got duped into taking out more insurance etc etc

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“Misleading offering”

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written by Carr319 on 22/11/2023

Made a booking on Holiday Autos, Called the Rental Car company to confirm the booking, Rental Car company had no record of the booking, Holiday Autos not able to reoffer same booking Waste of time

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“awful customer service ”

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written by Shelby187 on 21/11/2023

I booked a car through Holiday Autos who charged my card and issued a voucher. On presenting the voucher to the rental company they looked at it but still charged my card for a second time. I raised this with Holiday Autos via chat at the time who said at the end of the rental period it would be sorted. Nothing was ever sorted - I made a complaint but they refused to refund me the money - I asked for it to be escalated but still they refused. So the rental company has charged me and Holiday Autos has charged - both not willing to compromise. I blame Holiday Autos because they took the booking - they took my money and have refused to sort it. Awful experience with Holiday Autos - would never use them again and would caution others not to use this unreliable company. I feel like this is a sham many others may have fallen into.

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“terrible - STAY AWAY ”

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written by Iyana188 on 20/09/2023

Horrednous stay away. I booked a car to arrive at the desk to be told my car booked has been given away. I was late 1 hour due to the airline.... I am now being told I was a no show and cannot get the car for the 9 days booked or a refund. STAY AWAY. I now have to seek legal advice. I have never experienced such a terrible service. I am now without a car and 400 pounds down.. THIS IS A illegal - STAY AWAY

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“Horrible Company - a must avoid”

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written by on 15/09/2023

This group felt free to take our reservation money. Then, on site in Mexico refused to take payment using the card we reserved with and would only rent to us for 10x the quoted price. Absolute sham. Stay far away from then. While we were getting stranded in the office in Mexico there was another family of 3 having EXCACTLY the same experience at the same time. This is how they seem to make their money. Strong recommendation to stay awaty.

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“Never ever again”

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written by Jude76 on 30/08/2023

Rude team, charging for the air, asking deposit 2500€ + 400€ deposit for petrol. They charged us for 4 minutes late ( 40 euros ). Customer service super poor. Never ever again will rent there.

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“Do not use! ”

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written by rhMcBride170 on 09/08/2023

Do not use this company! Our fight was delayed and when we arrived our car was already gone. They didn't care why we were late and didn't refund our money back. We had to book another car at the airport for triple of the original price. 

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“Do not use them. ”

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written by 262Anderson on 09/08/2023

Do not use this company. Booked a car for 12 days but when tried to collect car 1 hour after original time due to fly delay, I was told by provider that my booking was cancelled. No response, nor support available and need to rent a car in other provider for triple of the original price. 

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“Azores M Parrott”

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written by Allisonnx115 on 31/07/2023

Long wait to pick up and drop. cars are not checked as we had no AC. was told when returned that they do not check if ac is working. was told we could have come back and changed the car when we returned it. surly they should say to check at pickup.

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“Avoid at all cost”

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written by 390Dolan on 28/07/2023

If I could give this company a no star I would. This company is a complete sham and they will not give your money back no matter what. I booked a car online with them. I walked into Europcar and they told me this company has put a 100k liability on me and the insurance they were trying to charge me was horrendous. Europcar basically told me I also needed to obtain a letter from Holiday Autos to say I am covered. I did a live chat with an agent whilst there and requested they lower my liability and they refused. Further, they seemed very reluctant to give me a car because they said on their systems the name of the company wasn’t Holiday autos. It’s almost as they sold my reservation on to another third party? I ended up with no car and no refund. Because Holiday Autos wouldn’t help me with anything and told me to just file a complaint. It has been two weeks and they have constantly refused a refund and on top told me I was a no show at the car rental! Save yourself the headache and money rent with another place online.

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“Avoid this untrustworthy company”

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written by Alexander.Koulidis on 17/07/2023

I booked a car rental for ten days and paid the whole amount upfront. Unfortunately, the trip had to be canceled due to unforeseen circumstances that arose just hours before our scheduled departure. As a result, I have never used the rented car. When I reached Holiday Autos to request a refund, they outright refused to reimburse any portion of the payment. I was shocked by their response, as it felt like they were essentially taking my money without providing the service I had paid for. When I expressed my dissatisfaction and referred to their actions as robbery, they had the audacity to place the blame on me for canceling the trip at the last minute.. I feel deeply offended and I will explore any legal measures against this untrustworthy company. I strongly advise to stay away from them.

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“Holiday Autos neglected the bad service”

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written by lecarreira on 17/07/2023

After booking with Holiday Autos, I received emails from the rental car company instructing me to proceed with the 'Save time at pick-up' process, which involved validating my driver's license and selecting the desired car model. I completed these steps without encountering any issues. Upon my arrival in Las Vegas, however, I was informed that I was on a block list by SIXT, the rental car company. Unfortunately, the SIXT employee at the airport was unable to provide any explanation or assistance regarding the situation. They mentioned that even if I were to contact Customer Service, it would take at least 48 hours to resolve the issue according to their system protocol. Left with no other options, I had to book a car from a different company on the same day, which ended up costing me three times more than originally planned. I attempted to resolve the issue with Holiday Autos; however, they don't feel responsible for the unfavorable treatment I received from their partner company. Despite this, I am continuing to communicate with Holiday Autos via email in hopes of finding a resolution and recovering the additional expenses I incurred.

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“TERRIBILE ESPERIENZA”

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written by Mezzogori on 11/07/2023

Purtroppo bruttissima esperienza, avevo prenotato una macchina online per lefkada in Grecia in questo sito, dopo aver letto tutti i regolamenti mi sono accorto che serviva per forza la carta di credito e io non avendola contatto il numero per l’assistenza clienti per capire come annullare la prenotazione, gli spiego la situazione e gli dico che avendo solo la carta di debito mi serviva cancellare la prenotazione per non perdere i soldi (visto che 10 giorni prima dell’arrivo potevo annullare gratuitamente) il ragazzo in chat mi rassicura invece di trovarmi lui una soluzione di una macchina una compagnia che avrebbe accettato anche la carta di debito, glielo richiedo diverse volte perché ormai avevo letto che accettavano solo carte di credito ma lui mi rassicura che ha trovato una compagnia che accettava le carte di debito….morale della favola? Arrivo lì in Grecia a lefkada il 28 giugno allo sportello hertz dove avrei dovuto ritirare la macchina e il ragazzo di hertz mi dice che non era possibile perché non sono in possesso di carta di credito… mi arrabbio contatto subito holiday auto che come unica soluzione mi da quella di eliminare la prenotazione e mi fa anche pagare la penale di 90 euro dopo che loro mi hanno illuso di poterla prendere la macchina e solo per quello non avevo annullato la prima prenotazione, inoltre sono passati 10 giorni e ancora non mi hanno inviato i soldi che mi spettano e se arriveranno mi arriveranno 90 euro in meno perché devo pagare la penale per un errore loro ASSURDO

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“A international gang specialized in financial tricks...”

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written by WillyM on 23/06/2023

A international gang specialized in financial tricks against customers and then disappearing. Holiday Autos facilitated a car rental for me with SurPrice Car Rental company for the amount of 319 euros and provided me with a contract which stated that they would block a security deposit of 1840 euros on my credit card. Upon arriving at the rental company on the designated day and time, Surprice demanded that I pay the 1840 euros, claiming they would refund it at the end of the rental period. Their reason was that my rental was for more than 28 days. Clearly, there is a huge difference between paying a deposit to be refunded later and simply blocking the amount to be used in case of any damages to the vehicle at the end of the rental. After many minutes of trying to contact Holiday, I finally spoke to an employee named Mai, who spoke to Surprice's representatives and they confirmed their "internal policies" were different from my contract. Holiday instructed me not to rent the car and to file a complaint, which would be reviewed within 20 business days, and they would refund my money. Two months passed and nothing was done. In an email correspondence, Holiday simply stated that they are still awaiting a response from Surprice, which means it will never happen. Today, I attempted to call Holiday but gave up after spending 50 minutes on hold listening to music and a recording. I will be forced to hire a lawyer and sue these companies, if they actually exist. Please, avoid them! Their way of making money is by deceiving you.

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“Watch out, they back up unlawful practices”

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written by paspiet01 on 10/06/2023

There is an outstanding payment owed to me by Holiday Autos, who have stopped responding to my attempts to contact them. It is recommended to avoid them, as they collaborate with car rental agencies who engage in unlawful activities. It seems that maintaining these relationships is more important to Holiday Autos than satisfying their customers. I rented a car in Panama City from Thrifty/Hertz (franchise), and the voucher stated that it was all-inclusive, under which covering insurance and road assistance. However, upon arriving to pick up the car, I was informed that the reservation had been cancelled. I had to pay the voucher amount to Thrifty, and they were supposed to sort it out with Holiday Autos for repayment. However, when I returned the car, nothing had been resolved. Much later, Holiday Autos admitted that they had wrongfully charged me, but only for the CDW at €195.00. They claimed that I had voluntarily chosen to add extra road assistance at €92,20 , which is not true, as I did not sign for any extras. Moreover, since it was already included in the voucher, why would I need to add it? There is no signed contract, and since then, Holiday Autos have been ignoring my attempts to contact them. I have all documented!

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“Don’t deserve one star ”

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written by GauntA on 03/06/2023

Worst company for customer service I’ve ever dealt with. Asked for a simple account change after a cancellation but was ignored for two weeks until the late. Stress!! AVIOD Holiday Autos

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“Bad company, shouldn’t be in the site ”

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written by NelsonHarvey on 09/04/2023

They charge a lot of fees. They charge for damage that already was in the car. Terrible experience. I must have rented with a big company, it would be cheaper at the end

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“Didn’t get the vehicle agreed ”

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written by Stuart.Cupples on 13/03/2023

I’m not one to complain but save yourself a pile of trouble and book with the car rental company directly, I had an issue and holiday autos offered me £25.77 refund totally insulting. I told them to hold on to the £25.77 and put it towards providing a better service for future customers. I also requested they don’t contact me again, I had used holiday autos several times but this time has totally finished me .

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“Long queues and unreasonable charges”

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written by DS3000 on 25/02/2023

Understaffed at pick up and charging a whole extra day for being 20 minutes late at drop off mean I’ll be avoiding this lot in the future

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“Charged for a roof rack I never had ”

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written by JohnJeff61 on 24/01/2023

I've written countless emails, been on chats and filled out forms but to no avail. Holiday Autos attitude is that as the broker, its not their problem if the local car hire company (that they engaged) swindle you out of £43.49 for a roof rack which you never actually had. I have provided photographic evidence but it doesn't seem to count for anything. My advice is, stick to the big boys and deal direct.

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Asked by PaulRowley on 8th April 2014 Report this content
How many people have managed to actually contact Holiday Autos and get an issue dealt with? I get put through to Poland and they don't seem to know anything or be able to put me through to someone who speaks English. It has cost me £25 just to get turned over by them.

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Report this content wroughtironron Written on: 08/04/2014
Their Customer Complaints Dept doesn't exist to resolve complaints, merely to fob you off with meaningless responses designed to deter you from persisting. If you feel you have been ripped off unfairly, you'll be in good company, and the way to get back at them is to take them to the Small Claims Court. They hate that, as they either have to turn up and defend, or else pay the damages.
Report this content jdricho47 Written on: 08/04/2014
I managed to speak to someone in English, but they were not at all interested in helping with the problem. They informed me that they were merely a booking agent and that any problem arising with the car rental was between the customer and the rental company. Problem is they deal with the car rental company 'Green Motion' and they are particularly suspect as a business.
Report this content Williamhugh Written on: 08/04/2014
Sorry I don!t know the answer to your question, all I can say is we had not trouble at any point with our booking, collection and return of our car with Air Autos booked through Holiday Autos.
Report this content garryainsley Written on: 08/04/2014
Tried to speak to someone after sending E mail complaint. Received an Irish number to call but was advised calls were £1 /min. Posted a written complaint to the Irish office but heard nothing. If there is a problem with this company you have virtually no chance of any customer service and they just fob you off with lame excuses. I eventually resolved my complaint through Barclaycard who refunded the payment themselves. I wouldn't touch this company again.
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Asked by campbellkirkham on 25th March 2014 Report this content
Do the cars come with satnav?

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Report this content garryainsley Written on: 26/03/2014
Depends on the model you hire - Holiday Autos are just a broker they farm out your hire request to different car hire companies. Obviously if you want SATNAV they can probably provide it. All I would say about holiday Autos is be careful - they are one of the cheapest ways to get a hire car but you normally get what you pay for.
Report this content RobLeftwich Written on: 26/03/2014
Generally my experience is no and I always bring my TomTom with me. On one occasion renting in Italy we got lucky and ended up with a pair of nice Audi A6s which came with SatNav, but I would say this is the exception. It really depends on the level of car taken and in the average small/medium sized family car used on a holiday, it wouldn't come as standard.
Report this content Quasimodo116 Written on: 26/03/2014
Holiday Autos are indeed brokers and shop around for the best deals. Most of the larger companies which they work with (Hertz, Europcar, etc.) offer sat-navs: check the on-line booking form carefully to find a tick-box. You generally pay for this on arrival at the desk, in local currency. I've used them several times on Malta and have always had a clean good-quality car with never more than 15000 Km on the clock.
Report this content paulairey Written on: 26/03/2014
i personnaly would avoid booking anything through holiday autos anyway, we have had so many bad experiences with them i avoid them like the plague!it would cost yo umore than buying one and taking it with you
Report this content paynedave Written on: 26/03/2014
Satnav always seems to be offered as an optional extra. It may be included on luxuary models. I take my own TomTom. I have to agree with garryainsley, the car provided though Holiday Autos by Orlando on a recent trip to Lanzarote was a disgrace. They've lost my loyalty and made no attempt to retrieve it, when I complained.
Report this content CaptainjackSnr Written on: 26/03/2014
Most Cars don't - it is an extra. The car we had still had the marks on the inside of the window from prev user. Which we wiped off because thieves target the cars which may have satnavs inside.
Report this content mt1832 Written on: 26/03/2014
Car hire companies typically charge quite high prices per day for sat nav - almost certainly you'll find it cheaper to buy a basic sat nav with maps for where you're travelling either here before you leave or at a supermarket when you arrive. On a side not I would strongly suggest you don't use Holiday Autos or any other broker to book car hire, Holiday Autos have a long track record of letting customers down and being very very slow to refund charges when they do. Search on line for a local company or book with one of the majors (Hertz, Alamo etc.) if you need a car in Spain or the Canaries Cicar are excellent.
Report this content issie Written on: 26/03/2014
Hello, no they don't usually come with Sat Nav as standard but you can get one for an extra charge when you pick the car up. Beware of other extra charges that they try to make you pay when you pick the car up - like extra insurances to cover the uninsured losses - it's much cheaper to pay for that upfront on the holiday autos website but make sure you tell the car hire company you already have it or else they may try and charge you without telling you. Happy holiday!
Report this content goddo863 Written on: 26/03/2014
Like most hire companies, I believe holiday autos can offer you hire of a satnav as an optional extra (presumably with a fee payable too). In my opinion, buying your own satnav makes far more sense - once you have used it for two or three hires it will have paid for itself if you buy a simple one. Also, if you have our own you get to know its controls so you don't waste time on holiday trying to figure a strange one out. Lastly, if you buy the right one, you can make sure you have all the countries' maps that you need.
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