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Looking at 38 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Customers frequently reported extremely poor customer service, noting unresponsiveness to calls and emails, and unhelpful staff when contact was made. Many also encountered significant issues with vehicle quality, including dirty interiors, visible damage, and serious mechanical problems like worn brakes or flat tires that compromised safety. These problems often led to difficult situations and unexpected charges for issues not of their making. However, some people were satisfied with the service, describing it as smooth and effective for their needs. A few other people also felt that some cars were clean and appreciated good phone assistance in the late evening.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible experience with GoCar. I had an incident with one of their cars, filed the report, and followed all procedures, but after more than two months I’ve received no response. They never call back,... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I booked cargo van from 2 o clock, When i took its puncture before i drive, They told me take another van from different place, I booked again, i got it @ 3oclock, I am late in m50 traffic & i t... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Tried to sign up and they rejected my licence without any reason. Took 7 days for support to get back to me saying they need proof of at least two years of driving experience… my full licence was issu... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very bad customer service, waiting for over 2 weeks now to get business account openend with no luck. Had a different issue before that and took weeks to get a reply with no resolution.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Nightmare Experience

On my first and FINAL time using the service, I booked an electric car that had been showing on the app at a charging station for over 24 hours. Picked it up, everything seemed fine-- since it was connected to the charger when I arrived, I didn't notice the car had only 3% charge (3 percent!) until I got an alert while driving less than 10 minutes. Pulled over, looked for an emergency place to charge. Found one, made it there, all chargers in use. Waited as long as I could before having to call a taxi to get to my appointments. GoCar says there's nothing they can do, no refund (except for a small "inconvenience" credit), and they refuse to go out and charge the car and return it themselves. They ruined my entire day, I almost missed my appointments, and I had to not only spend more money on Uber to get to my appointments but also to go back to collect the car and ALSO CHARGE IT on my personal time (or they would charge me again for failing to do so, they said! Unbelievable!) and then return it to the original spot. I DID NOT GET TO USE THE VEHICLE AT ALL. Worst company, worst customer service, would never use GoCar again ever under any circumstances.
EDIT: I can hardly believe this, but after going after the car, charging it, returning it plugged in to charge even more, and using the app to end the trip early, this morning we received an alert that the car was overdue and I had to phone them yet again. Just what I wanted, to spend more time dealing with this idiotic company. At least this second rep was polite.

July 19, 2025
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Booking on the app was very…

Booking on the app was very difficult.it would not allow me to complete the booking and when I go back in to try and book it told me I had a booking.my profile showed no upcoming trips.i rang customer service and had great difficulty hearing the agent as a very loud female voice on another call drowned out my agent,then a third voice was competing on the call.i ended up with the booking for 3 instead of 4 hours.after 90 minutes in total trying to book I was offered to cancel.no assistance to find an alternate location.last time I used go car I arrived to a dirty van with a broken tail light.back to hertz hire for me.never an issue there.worth the extra money

July 19, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Pathetic

Pathetic. Uploaded the licenses, and they did not provide the reason why they refused the car.

July 10, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Less than poor service, atrocious!

Booked a car to take a relative to hospital on a Saturday night. Booked intending to collect car within 30 minutes. When I got to the collection point, there was no car there. Couldn't contact anyone in Gocar, had to hire a taxi which cost me €90.
I emailed Gocar trying to get an explanation 4 days ago, no reply.
Not being able to contact anyone from the company, even on the emergency accident line, is a very serious issue.
I could not recommend this service, unless you wanted to make life difficult for someone!
Up to that time I was very pleased with this company.

June 28, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Black Box Headford rd car park Galway plenty of space to park own car

June 2025 Black box Headford rd car park. Booked a Renault Traffic van for 4 hours to move some tables and chairs as well as over mantle mirrors and a grand father clock, as I had time and was passing Circle K I put diesel in that brought it up over half, hopefully the next user would appreciate that, returned the van an hour earlier than planned €60 I was happy with the van. Would use again

June 28, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I was renting a van in Swords

I was renting a van in Swords. The vehicle was so dirty and many parts of the dashboard was damaged. There was dirt and cobwebs all over the inside of the van.
The engine light was on and there was no fuel in the van, with the closest Maxol garage 10km away. This is a large chunk of my time getting fuel and way out of my way when I only need the van for a couple of house.

June 29, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Stay away

Stay away! This company is a complete scam. We waited for more than an hour and their shuttle bus never came. We ended up hiring from another company.

June 25, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could give zero I would.

I f if could give zero I would.
I was using an app for the first time accidentally when I was trying check price for car rent I booked car.
I ring them straight that what the situation I was.They send me a bill 75e instead cancel my transaction. I didn't even touch their car shame on You Go car.I hope the business will collapse sooner or later.This not the way you treat costumers.

June 17, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The worst customer experience ever

The worst customer experience ever. I got a faulty car (Renault Capture Hybrid) were the reverse did not go reverse it got either neutral or forward which is awesome if you have other cars in front of you and a toddler in the rear. BTW this is a known issue for Renault (I whish GoCar did a bit of research which cars are having issues). After a long while discussing I won t use the car again especially with the Baby with me they told me just leave the car and to book a Taxi Home.
So I did. Back home I got called 4 Times I am late returning the car, so I had to explain everything all over again. Than I wanted to forward the Taxi bill to them, as they told me to do, and they blocked my Account!? Seriously? This is the way you treat your customers?
We did not want to buy an own car because where we come from there is a well established and proper working Carsharing system but GoCar is just an very Bad and expensive fail trying to be one.

June 13, 2025
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Very convenient would recommend for…

Very convenient would recommend for short term use but a lot of hidden costs and it’s very overpriced compared to other rental companies I paid 55 a day where the same car was being rented out for 18 per day , only out of convenience would u choose them

May 29, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolute joke of a company I’ve had…

Absolute joke of a company I’ve had over 50 trios since October 24 I spend serious money on this car rental customer service absolute joke to your first few journeys your help then your for got about was recently stop by the police for no tax in the the 241 manny dirty Nissan Juke they told me that was not there fault there keyless cars get terrible signal no spare tyres cars and vans are always dirty I’ve like a photo album of over 80 photos of the dirt and the problems with the car or van please don’t use these there making to much money and not giving it back in the service they provide a joke go car is

May 22, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My friend Octavio and I booked a car…

My friend Octavio and I booked a car for 2:00 pm in Clongrifin to go to work and the car did not arrive, it was late and GoCar said that there would be no other car at my location and that the booked car was not available and Octavio and I lost the day of work, I do not believe that the company is trustworthy, we lost the day of work and €200 each for a total of €400

April 7, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

You Never Get a Second Chance to Make a First Impression.

First booking, I needed a van and booked for 12pm in M1 Retail Park. True to form I got there ridiculously early to locate the vehicle. As my booking time drew closer I checked the 'Locate My Vehicle' on the app a number of times only to be told that the previous owner had not returned it yet. 12pm came and went then the map showed the van's location as Bettystown so I contacted support on the in-app chat only to be told that the booking had been moved to Bettystown. They could not or would not give me a reason that would explain why I was not made aware of this change and expected me to go 30mins down the road for the vehicle. This was a non runner as recycle centre closes at 1pm and that would have been my first stop followed by a light removal from a storage unit. I had people on hand, waiting to assist and all my plans went out the window. I only received the same old, generic ramblings from the support agent, it seems to be all that they are programmed with. I asked for the booking to be cancelled, a refund to be processed and advised that I would be closing / deleting my account and shouting from the mountain tops about this experience. Absolutely Never Again! I sincerely regret not looking at the reviews here prior to booking, thinking that GoCar was a solution for me. They were not.

April 5, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First time renting a van.

First time using anything like this rental and it was just excellent.The app works so well telling me where the vehicle is stored waiting for collection and full instruction on how to use it. I was quite surprised how easy it was and the vehicle was only a year old.

March 29, 2025
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Very expensive

Hired a van (as no car available) for 3 days.
It was clean.
Easy app to use but VERY expensive unless you don't go over the 1st 50km that are free.
Would not use again.

March 5, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very bad service

Very bad service. Stay a mile away folks. This company tried to bill me for interior damage that was already damaged when I collected the car. They tried to take money off my car without my permission. Absolute gangsters

February 7, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

As an older user in my retirement years…

As an older user in my retirement years we have downsized to one car and as a result I’ve used Go Car several times since October last. Great value, cars always clean and in perfect condition. I also used one of the cargo vans to help move furniture and was delighted with the value

February 12, 2025
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