BUDGET CAR RENTAL REVIEWS IN FRANCE

The staff specifically reminded me to return the car with a full tank of gas. In reality, they added a prepaid tank of fuel. On the morning of the return day, I refueled the car to full. In the afternoon, I received a message that my credit card was charged. I checked the records and found it was for the prepaid fuel.

This company is really terrible. The service attitude is awful. When borrowing the car, they were dismissive, and during the car return inspection, they asked me to leave the keys and said they would inspect later. How would I know if they would record some scratches and blame it on me? I had to insist on being with them during the inspection, which they were reluctant to do, and then they made me wait! During the inspection, they found a very tiny paint chip that I didn't capture because of the angle and the dark parking lot. They also pointed out many hidden damages (I think they know exactly where the damages are because they only check if you've taken photos, not the dates). Luckily, I had taken photos of everything, so they couldn't say much. After returning the car, they didn't email me the inspection report. Two weeks later, they charged my card 400+ euros, and then another 700+ euros – one claimed to be a fine (but didn't provide any documents) and the other for a late return (even though I provided my flight details showing I was at the gate). A month later, they charged another 600+ euros without explaining what it was for. This car rental company in France is absolute garbage. There was also a time when the car had issues, and changing the car took from morning till 4 PM, wasting my whole day. Other locations asked questions and then claimed they had no cars. Finally, they found an excuse that I needed to go to the original pickup location to change the car, which took over 2 hours to return to Charles de Gaulle. Utterly ridiculous. If you rent from AVIS at Charles de Gaulle Airport, be very cautious; it's a huge scam!

Encountered an unexplained charge of over 50 euros, suspecting the store falsely charged for a full tank even though I declined at pickup and returned the car with a full tank. Last time it was Hertz, this time it's Avis (Budget). Both are bad, avoid these companies. Now waiting to see how much rentalcars.com can recover.

The staff at the pickup location were indifferent and wouldn't check the car with me. When returning the car, I was 30 minutes late. The staff said it was fine, but they actually charged me an extra day. The website states that late returns are charged by the hour. Stay away from Budget. They offer cheap rates initially, but the extra charges during returns are their main profit source.

The app showed a cost of over 6000, but it changed to over 10000 when I got abroad. After much back and forth communication, I still don't know why. The final invoice was only for over 4000. The whole process was very chaotic and perfunctory.

The service is really terrible. Cannes has many one-way streets, and it took me half an hour to find the return location according to the address. I got out of the car in the rain with the rental address and order address, asking the police and sanitation workers, but no one knew where it was... I called the customer service of the rental company countless times, always in a queue. If you don't have enough staff, don't provide a customer service phone number, it's a waste of time and phone charges. The phone number on the rental order is never answered. Finally, after walking for 15 minutes from the rental address, I found it. It was terrible.

Very satisfied. I booked a Peugeot 208 gasoline car, but the store automatically upgraded me to a Mazda hybrid. The car was new, easy to drive, and fuel-efficient. Saved around 40 euros on fuel during a three-day road trip in southern France compared to my estimate. I'll stick with QEEQ and Budget for future trips to France, as they are both affordable and reliable.

Despite the time difference, customer service responds within half an hour, which is great.

So far, very satisfied.

Car was really comfortable, and easy to pick up at the airport. Nobody at the desk on return!!

Good

The store is inside the Europe train station. The staff is very chatty; it's a pity he's not in sales.

Satisfied

The customer service of QEEQ is very unprofessional! I will consider renting directly from the car rental company next time!

It's okay, the French have a laid-back work attitude.

Very satisfied

The service at the store was excellent. The car provided was very new, less than 10,000 kilometers, and very clean. When returning the car, the fuel gauge did not show full because the C3's gauge had some issues. After explaining this to the lady at the store, she was very helpful and had a great attitude. She processed the return for us immediately, and the speed was super fast.

Overall good, but the staff was a bit unfair when I returned the car. I was one bar short on fuel, and she charged me 40 euros for a full tank without informing me that there's a gas station right outside. I was upset.

The car was great, compact and perfect for narrow roads. Fuel-efficient, with a total fuel cost of under eighty-five euros for twelve days.

The price will change if you arrive early to pick up the car.