I pre paid and rented a car with budget… I pre paid and rented a car with budget got pick up tat Phoenix Arizona. It’s been 3 hours and I am still in line . First at the Budget front desk which they gave no control over. Then in the garage I waited an hour plus to get my car. Some were assigned I was not, I was given a “F” which meant, I waited in a line, with other very disgruntled people for whenever they pulled up a car. A huge line of “E” tickets came down and they all went before me. This is a terrible cluster F of a system. I will rethink Budget in the future for my rental needs.

Cleaning charge for smoking when no one smoked in the car I rented a car in Detriot from Budget. I traveled with my husband, sister-in-law, and her boyfriend, who was a smoker. The boyfriend did not smoke in the car but would often have a cigarette and then get into the car so we could drive to the next destination. I received a letter from Budget 5 days later telling me they were charging me for the cleaning of the car due to the smoke smell. No one smoked in the car and to charge me is just ridiculous. The amount of the charge was $450.00. What a scam. I'm never going to rent from Budget again. I called customer service and they did rescind the charges but it is too late.

Rented a car from Orlando International… Rented a car from Orlando International (MCO), returned car with a full tank of fuel as in the contract and they charged my credit card to re fuel the vehicle even though it was returned full. They always try to charge you for extras you don't need or didn't have and its very difficult to get your money back once they have your credit card details. Would suggest using a different company as there are several at MCO.

Extremely poor customer service Never booking with Budget again. I was told I could travel to Austria from Switzerland with the car, and this was outlined in my contract. Budget issued me with a fine from the Austrian border authorities (plus their own additional expenses) because the car did not display the appropriate sticker to cross the border. Budget refused to take ownership and did not refund me, stating that it was my fault that the car had the incorrect sticker which makes no sense at all. Their customer service team were hopeless and just continued to reply with generic responses.

All lies and BS to sell you and double your prices Employee saw me and my girl, and immediately try to upsell everything to us, saying our small kia rental will not make it through the hills of Sedona. Well it's our first time driving in this type of territory so we gave in. Realize it was all BS. He tried to sell us insurance but stood firm and say no to that. My previous estimate online was paid 332. After all that and he lied and said gas would be cheaper if he filled for us, so we agreed. End up being charged $60 and barely filled out gas tank, that could have been enough to fill 2 cars. We got the receipt and overall price was double what was estimate. All these separate fees tacked on, " base rate", taxable product/service, non taxable products, rental sale tax.. end up being double what was estimated!! Jesus, never again am I renting from Budget. ALL lies and deceit. Wish I can just dispute my CC but in the end, it's hard lesson learned.