“Acceptable. Be aware and take the risk if need to.”
About Budget:5.0/10
No customer service phone number was provided. Downgraded vehicle or pay three time the fees to upgrade (vehicle ordered not available)
Forget my glasses - Although they inspected the car upsind down did not remind me.
The experience was quite good. I took the only sedan available to a place known as the Edge of the World. The roads were manageable, though the washboard surface required driving at a slower pace.
Can you believe it? Renting a car in Riyadh, the capital, with all the necessary procedures completed, took over 3 to 4 hours! Having to pay a deposit of 2500 SAR was acceptable, but they took almost from 11 PM to nearly 3 AM to finish processing and hand over the car! Every time someone came by, the staff stopped working just to chat with them! It's more horrifying than 'lightning's 'hahaha'! And if you think that's the end, the real nightmare comes later. When returning the car, we handed the keys to the staff inspecting the car in the parking lot, completed all procedures at the counter, confirmed multiple times that everything was fine, and then left. However, when I went to rent another car in the next city, they told me I hadn't returned the keys! I requested the staff to make a phone call to confirm, but they directly refused and told me to make the call myself. After much effort, I contacted them through the rental platform, and they finally acknowledged it was a misunderstanding. Yet, renting again took another three hours!
The vehicle broke down, and no one answered the phone when I called. The car was parked at my apartment in Jeddah, and it wouldn't start. I tried calling the rental company, but no one answered, leaving me to figure it out on my own. Luckily, there are many helpful people in Saudi Arabia. A kind person inspected the car and told me the battery was low. They drove me to buy a jumper cable set for 40 SAR. With the battery from their own car, we jump-started mine, and the issue was resolved.
My previous rental experiences from Budget were very good, however this time the model / brand i booked was not available. instead of upgrading my booking to a better model they gave me a smaller car for the same price.
It took us almost 2 hours to find the car return location. There were no signs at all. We ended up going into the airport to find someone to help us drive to the Hertz return area. No one assisted us, and it was impossible to locate by ourselves. (I've rented cars in many countries multiple times, but this is the only time I couldn't find the return location!) Although I purchased full insurance, they still charged me 251 lira for scratches when returning the car. Ridiculous.
The attitude of the staff was extremely poor and communication was difficult. We rented two cars, and one of the renters had an on-arrival visa. They entered Saudi Arabia through the manual toll lane, and the border police stamped their passport without providing any receipt. As a result, the car pickup was refused. With the help of customer service from the rental platform, they agreed that we could pick up the car if we obtained an entry code. We went back to the border police, got the entry code, and returned to the rental counter. However, the staff then claimed the code was invalid and again refused to let us pick up the car. Interestingly, other rental companies accepted this code without issue, and we ended up renting a car from another company. The car pickup process was exhausting and wasted most of our day. Even worse, when returning the car, despite the vehicle being in good condition with no damages and more fuel than when we rented it, the counter insisted on charging us 2,532 Saudi riyals. This was excessive since we only exceeded the mileage by a little over 1,000 kilometers, which should have amounted to no more than 800 riyals as agreed. When I requested an explanation for the extra charges, the employee shouted loudly, confiscated my inspection and vehicle return receipt, and even attempted to restrict my personal freedom. To ensure my safety and avoid further impacting my schedule, I had no choice but to find a way to leave the situation. The resolution of this will depend on the platform handling the case afterward.
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