Holiday Autos Reviews

Name: Holiday Autos
Address: Victoria Gate Chobham Road Woking, Surrey
Rating: 1.08

1.1 Rating 540 Reviews

1 %

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Victoria Gate Chobham Road Woking
Surrey
GU21 6JD

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“We booked a car at (what we thought was ) Europcar through Holiday Autos at LGA in New York. We showed up one day late because there was a mistake in the booking. Yes, there is a no-show policy but we called as soon as we noticed the mistake. Holiday Autos said they tried to reach the Europcar desk at LGA but no one picked up so we should book a new car even though they hadn't even spoken to Europcar (though we'd paid over 200€ for 6 days). We called LGA about 100 times, no one picked up. We rode out to LGA, but Europcar was no where to be seen at the booth, it's run by their partner Advantage, who claim they can't access Europcar customer's reservations and that we needed to call Europcar. We called Europcar, who said they can't access our reservations so we have to call Holiday Autos. At this point, it was late afternoon in the US and apparently the Dublin call center was closed, so we were rerouted to a call center somewhere in the world (NOT Dublin, where Holiday Autos is located) and the call center agent said we had to call Dublin the next day when they were back. All he could do was book us a new car. We called Dublin again the next day and got the SAME exact verbatim script as in the two calls before - we can't reach Europcar, unfortunately there is nothing you can do except make a new rental. THIS ISN'T EASYJET - there isn't just one car sitting in the lot each day! We paid almost 300$ for 6 days and were treated like garbage ontop of not being able to make arrangements for a car for at least part of that time. This was a dehumanizing experience, we will NEVER, EVER deal with Holiday Auto or Europcar again and will make sure to inform friends and family not to bother. This is not how reputable companies treat their customers. We are humans, some of which work very hard for 300$, not walking ATMS!”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Untrustworthy. They do business with agencies that rip you off and make it your problem. Their conditions are not to be trusted.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Spoke to two very rude people in the complaints department. Called 5minutes after my rental started because the people at the desk were slow and they refused the refund. Unstanderstand it's in the T and C's but from a real world perspective it's not a very reasonable thing to do - charging someone £100 because they were 5mins late.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Kept money when they could have changed the hire by a day or two instead of losing a whole month’s hire. Legal robbery!”

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Posted 8 years ago

“PLEASE DO NOT USE Firstly it took an hour to queue in the airport then the lady serving was the rudest I have come across, their terms and conditions are not clear and it does not state unless you trawl through the pages of terms that they do not accept Amex, the lady agreed to a refund and said she would and didn't, so after many emails with customer service ( they do not answer the phones) they have refused any refund. We had no choice than to pay an additional £450 to hire another car from a more reputable car hire company. DO NOT USE”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Compete rip off .We were delayed by a later flight diversion so were outside our two hour collection slot . Despite phoning to warn them ( phone not answered ) our paid for car was allocated to someone else. Holiday autos failed to refund our money and we had to spend extra money on a short notice rental through someone else .. They made money through renting the car twice in a situation outside our control”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Plane was delayed for two hours. Arrived at booking desk to be told car no longer available. After 2 hours of phonecalls to Holiday Autos. We were forced to hire another vehicle through them. The money has not been refunded despite a comprehensive complaint. Because they are based in Ireland and are not a car hire company, there is no ombudsman to escalate this to. Do not book your hire car through this pitiful company.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Seems to be a recurring theme with Holiday Autos. I too hired a car (on the French side of Geneva airport). I arrived just in time for my pick up booked for 10:00pm. My confirmation, in black and white, clearly showed that the opening times at the desk were up to 10:30. Well, it just happened to be Bastille Day and the Avis desk had decided to finish early. Before 10:00pm. I had to hire a separate car for 1 night from the Swiss side, drive with my family to our hotel 1.5 hours away and return the following day. Upon arrival I was told that the car was gone and that I was a “No Show” I had to pay again for the only car available at a cost 50% higher than my original cost. Total extra cost (without the loss of a day’s holiday / fuel etc.) over €700. Holiday Autos have just agreed that the desk was closed and offered me €64. You cannot speak to anyone and they have no process for escalation.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“This was my first (and last) time doing business with Holiday Auto. I booked a car to be picked up at 8pm. When I arrived at National Car Rental with my confirmation, they had my name listed on a board for a noon reservation. They then showed me their printout from Holiday Auto, which did indeed show the car reserved for noon. Okay, mistakes happen. In this case, there were no other cars available, so the mistake meant I did not get the car I reserved, but I realized this was probably a bug in their computer program. The real problem came when I contacted Holiday Auto to request a refund. I sent copies of the confirmation they sent me and a picture of the reservation form they sent to National, clearly showing that this was their error. In spite of clear evidence of their error, they refused to give a refund. It was a small amount of money - but the lack of integrity convinces me that if they make an error over a larger amount of money, you can kiss your money, and possibly a good chunk of your travel plans, goodbye.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“This company will cheat you if your plane is delayed. Make sure you read the small print very closely. I recently rented a car through Holiday Autos. They let me book a car for collection at 8.pm. They never told me that the car collection office had moved off-site and that their office closed at 8 pm. Because the plane was delayed, they refer to the small print and say tough luck. If you arrive late, don't be surprised if your car is rented to someone else. Don't blame the car company. This is because they don't get paid if you are a no show. The rental company rents your cat to someone else otherwise they lose the rental on the car. Holiday Autos keep your money and say that they can't do anything. Swindle company 😣”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Our flight was delayed and we were over two hours late due to this. Holiday Autos cancelled our booking and refused a refund on the basis that we should have advised them that we would be late. We had no way of letting them know as the delay was unforeseen and we were sat on the runway for two hours unable to use our phones. The hire car company were ambivalent and Holiday Autos response to my complaint has been pitiful. It is now with the ombudsman. Buy cheap buy twice has never been truer. AVOID”

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Posted 8 years ago

“I booked and paid my car upfront on there website. They haven't given my booking to the agency so no car was available for me, late at night in a new country (very upset and painful to find a solution). 2 months later and after having contacted them a hundred times I still haven't got a refund. There are a bunch of scammers, stay away from them.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“errible service. Non-transparent and un-trustworthy..... Flight was delayed by 2 hours, and when I showed up at the car rental desk, they told me that the booking was cancelled and my money cannot be refunded. I called HolidayAutos in order to assist me with the Inquiry, but they also told me the same thing stating "If I am late or do not show up, my booking will be cancelled" I asked them , "Is their a limit for being "late" ? They had no answer for that and all I received was "We apologies for the inconvenience but no refunds will be made" .. My advise to you all , if you are you travelling, AVOID HolidayAUTOS , and go with rentalcars.com as they are extremely helpful and willing to assist . AVOID HolidayAutos AVOID HolidayAutos AVOID HolidayAutos AVOID HolidayAutos”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Everything”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Is it possible to give 0 stars. Most stressful experience and horrible customer service. Left us marooned without car and all they could say was 'their system' couldn't help us”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Rubbish service. DO NOT USE! When I arrived at my holiday destination, I was told my car hire booking was cancelled. When I called the Holiday Autos customer service, they did provide any assistance in getting another car. They just asked me to get a car myself and apply for reimbursement later. I did hire hire another car, but have not been reimbursed my additional costs. Very disappointing!”

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Posted 8 years ago

“They work with rubbish partners. Was surprised to find that the company they had offered operated out of a petrol station and barely had anybody who spoke English. Didn't offer the airport pick up which they had advertised and left me stranded over there. Had no choice but to go for the company as they had taken a non-refundable deposit. Wouldn't recommend this website.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“I cancelled my booking on 01/08/17 and I've still not received my refund. Their website state refunds are processed within 10 working days”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Holiday autos are misleading in their advertising of car categories. I've hired a Fiat Punto or similar and wheb I came to the car rental agent (Inter Rent) they gave me a choice of a Fiat Panda or Hundai i20. They don't stock a Punto at all. I've argued that these cannot possibly be in the same class, but Inter Rent were dismissive to that end. I've ended up paying for the upgrade and fuming. Upon return I've contacted Holiday Autos with this complaint and they said that it is the same category and so that's it. In my view this is a classic example of misadvertising. Sure, I should've checked small print and researched more but, as many others, I don't do this. Sucker. Misadvertising. Poor practice.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Got to location and car hire company refused to provide a car with out extra insurance, I had purchased extra insurance on the Holiday autos site at the time of booking. I refused to take the extra insurance being forced upon me by Gold Car as I had purchased extra insurance. They said this was no good,and said I had to take the insurance, I told them to cancel the car and in the end I hired a car from another provider, Holiday Autos have refused to provide a refund, My advice to anyone booking a hire car is Avoid Holiday Autos , never get a car from Goldcar go direct to a large company like SITX”

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Posted 8 years ago

Holiday Autos is rated 1.1 based on 540 reviews