“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 company charged my credit card arbitrarily after the fact and misinterpreted the contract terms. I rented the car for seven days and returned it on the seventh day, but the free 250 km for the seventh day was not accounted for. A few days after the return, they deducted fees for the 250 km mileage from my credit card without notifying me or obtaining my consent. This issue remains unresolved. If you're traveling to Saudi Arabia, avoid renting from this company at all costs. I've rented cars in many countries, but I've never encountered behavior like this from a rental company.
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.
Budget at Jeddah Airport is suspected of contract fraud. The rental fee was already paid through the platform, but they charged again. Trusting Budget, I didn't carefully check the rental contract, only to realize the double charges when returning the car. Be cautious when renting from Budget at Jeddah Airport.
Very good, the process was relatively quick, and the service was excellent! However, Budget has too few car models and limited availability, with just one row of cars. In comparison, Lumi has four rows and allows direct counter rentals.
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