Carrentals.co.uk Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.4

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Full customer care The customer care team provided me with 100% support with my enquiry about my deposit which was returned in full. From the time I booked my car collected it, returned it and ha... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fast pickup and return of car. Car in pristine condition practically brand new. They didn't try to force me in purchasing extra insurance, just asked once. Attendant waiting on return to check conditi... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The young man dealing with us was very friendly and tried to be as helpful as he could. However we had asked for a satnav and there wasnt one and as we don’t live in the uk had to use my phone which... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’ve used them twice now on my annual trips to the UK. Last year I pre booked twice with their worry free option and everything went smoothly. I got cars commensurate with my booking. Once Enterpri... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Out of date licence.

Very helpful when they pointed out that I had my out of date licence and not my new licence.
They advised to contact the DVLA and obtain paper copy. Crisis over.

November 7, 2023
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Rental price was good and everyting went well

Rental price was good and in the end everything went well.

At the beginning I had difficulties to get a receipt - I got link to web site, but there wasn't needed documents. Helpdesk replied quickly and it turned out that it will took some time before get those.

Otherwise everything was as expected - positive experience

October 20, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Paid up, got nothing.

I booked and paid to hire a car from this company months in advance and provided all the personal data required. On the day of collection, I didn’t have a pin for my credit card. I did have other ways to pay but their rules are simple: no pin, no hire, no refund. Not even prepared to offer any alternative like a credit note, voucher, offer of half the money back or free chocolate. They just took the money. Customer service aren’t providing any service, they just repeat and repeat the rule. I was called a ‘Refund Chaser’. Nice eh? So pretty dreadful frankly. Carrentals.co.uk and Rentalcars.com and any other company associated are to be avoided. Go direct to Avis or similar.

September 25, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I booked a Renault Espace or similar in…

I booked a Renault Espace or similar in Carrentals Standard category for a recent trip to Spain. On arrival the hire company OK mobility stated it wasn't available and gave me a VW Caddy. This is in Carrentals Compact category.
I had no choice but to take the car.
I followed this up with Carrentals.co.uk who said they are only obliged to provide a similar car.
A Renault Espace is not similar to a VW Caddy. One is a car, the other is a van.
I'm not sure of the relevance of having a Category when you aren't guaranteed a vehicle from within this category.
Be cautious when booking through Carrentals.co.uk

August 5, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good experience

As a first time renting a car with carrentals i was so satisfied by the service and the service which was conforme as the description. The after sales service support was also professional and attentive.

August 12, 2023
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Definitely recommend

In an industry where finding good deals is tricky, car rentals provided a service that offered good prices and a customer service that was very helpful when we decided to change the car we initially opted for. The money back guarantee 48 hours before collection was honoured and the refund processed as promised. Would recommend this company and will certainly use again.

September 2, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good rates, good communication, quick confirmation.

After some bad experiences with other car rental companies, I was a bit scared renting with carrentals.co.uk, but there was no need for. I booked a car with them at Ibiza, it was the best rate I could find on internet. I booked the car 2 days before the rental period, received the conformation within a few minutes. The pick up location was indicated very well. I took the full insurance and had no discussion about that with the rental company (Click rent, which was also very good). Received a very good and brand new car.

August 25, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really good price & car

Really good price, service & easy to use. Great location to collect car. Only issue we had was the car rental voucher email did not arrive and I had to chase this up. But once chased up they sent it no problem. We were very happy with our car.

August 13, 2023
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

NEVER rent a car from Carrentals.

I am very disappointed in Carrentals. NEVER rent a car from Carrentals.
Let me explain the situation. I booked, insured, and paid for a rental car to be picked up at Cluj-Napoca Airport. Due to a flight delay, we arrived late and were not there at the agreed-upon time. We called Carrentals, but they were only reachable in English. Carrentals came to the airport, but the car we had arranged was already rented out to someone else. They forced us to pay an additional 235.61 euros for a car upgrade. We had booked a hotel 30 km away. We were pressured into taking the car.
We are extremely angry. We want our money back. It is not our fault that the flight was delayed and Carrentals was not reachable. Besides, we had rented, insured, and paid for the car. Who has the right to re-rent "our car"? Even if the car sits in the parking lot the whole week, I rented that car. Again, NEVER rent a car from Carrentals.

July 6, 2023
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good service

Nice and clean cars, quick service, shuttle bus from the airport. Only thing to look out for is that driving back to their parking lot is a bit tricky.

July 26, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Experience!

- Ease of reserving online from overseas;
- On-time according to schedules;
- Efficient loading/unloading of vehicles;
- Courteous crew;
- Cleanliness of vessel facilities.
Thanks!

July 19, 2023

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