BUDGET CAR RENTAL REVIEWS IN SPAIN

budget / avis believed car was not full to fill fuel policy. Had to persist and show the print out. A little frustrating. Also car needed a service and had a fault gearstick.

Car was not cleaned and tank was not fully filled . Fortunately, i've made a picture when i started driving

Pick up time was way too long. Long cue, lack of personnel.

Wait to be seen by staff was close to 1 hour and then found subsequent to getting home that there were additional charges that i paid that should not have been there. Would not use again.

Everything went smoothly with the rental and return. There are two issues to note: 1. The map indication for the Budget rental location in Madrid is incorrect. There is no rental point in the city center, only at the train station. Fortunately, I confirmed this a day in advance. Also, during the rental process, the car rental staff will inform you that the driving license translation provided by QEEQ is not legal in Spain. They can still rent to you, but if any issues arise, the police will treat it as driving without a license.

The company is good

Car condition sheet was incorrect - unfortunately I didn't notice this at the time of pickup. Still hoping they don't try and pin the damage on me...

Hard to find as not clear that Budget and Avis were the same thing. Could have been made clear by EasyRentCars.

Thanks for the vehicle upgrade, great to have sat nav on the car.

Not bad

They kept pushing insurance for a long time when I picked up the car, even though I said I had already bought insurance. The fuel cost issue after returning the car is still not clarified.

Very slow and inefficient.

At pickup the counter staff insisted upon charging me a refuelling charge even though I had booked Full to Full. The Voucher was not complete with Full to Full details. I had to use my own phone to get onto my Emails to find reference to Full to Full. Staff claimed they did not have internet access to do this themselves. Eventually showed them the confirmation and had a new contract printed. Still waiting to see if they refund me the refuelling charge on my credit card. This was highly stressful and meant that I was forgotten about for a long time whilst later arriving customers were dealt with.

At Barcelona International Airport, this Budget company added comprehensive insurance fees without informing the customer. They used the customer's electronic signature without permission and engaged in deceitful practices, making it impossible to file a complaint. Although the amount of money involved is not large, their behavior is very malicious.

Booked a VW Polo, received Citroen C3 with 30k kms on it. Nice, surprisingly spacious, economical. We were very happy with the rental. Budget/Avis did not nitpick at every little scratch that was not listed on the car damages sheet - at pickup there was nobody present, and we were asked to take pictures of any scratches we find that are not marked (we found a few) - and keep the pictures until return, on return they only glanced at the vehicle, said everything is ok and that was it.

Returned the car at night using self-service. Left the keys in the mailbox at the store entrance, and the return was confirmed early the next morning with the credit card preauthorization canceled. A fantastic experience!

I paid for a big car because I have 3 tall children and they said we will upgrade your car then they gived us a car with any space in the back ...they are liar and thief...I want to be patially remburse...

Although I will never be able to prove it, I do believe that Budget at El Prat ran a scam on me. I rented the car for one day for 17 euros. But they took me to the cleaners for 350 euros. 220 for repair, 40 for handling (??) and 80 for administration whatever (??). They found the smallest of scratches on the rear bumper. Most certainly it was there when I got the car but they make sure to just hand you the keys and make do for yourself to go over the car. The parking lot is dark and it is impossible for any driver to find these small scratches. But thats all part of the scam. I don´t know why I´m writing this. Not like anyone is going to read this or give a shit. Never ever will I do business with Budget or Avis and I will tell everyone I know about this disgusting company and this horrible scam. And all the clerk could say, ´don´t worry, your insurance will pay´ Thats what these horrible people think makes it ok to be so disgusting.

It wasn't obvious which rental agent would be dealing with my rental - turned out to be Avis, after asking at another counter at the airport.

The car was delivered very quickly, with no language barriers in English.

Clear and detailed information, easy to find location