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Budget Rent a Car System, Inc. is a company that provides vehicle rental services. It was founded by Morris Mirkin and Julius Ledererin 1958 in Los Angeles and now it is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. In 1987 the company went public. In 1997 it was bought by Team Rental Group and was named Budget Group. Nowadays it employs approximately 26.000 people. Budget Rent a Car has about 1900 locations where its customers can rent a car at moderate price. It is one of the most popular and reliable vehicle rent brands and there are a lot of customers’ feedbacks. Please try to contact Budget Rent A Car Customer Service directly prior to posting any complaints on this site.

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Anonymous
Budget Rent A Car - Budget overcharged me

I am a US Govt traveler. Budget at Seatac Washington state asked if I would accept an upgraded car (2011 Mustang) for the compact price, as they were low on compacts and had a "glu...

#279603
Dec 06, 2011
115

Madlildy...
Budget Rent A Car - I reserved a car for one price and ended up having to pay $350 more!

We reserved a car for pickup to go on vacation. We got there...the lady printed out a paper with a total exceeding $500 and we let her know that that was not right. She said ok, pr...

#279311
Dec 05, 2011
119

Ebo
Budget Rent A Car - Budget cancun Do Not Rent!

I rented a upgraded car through orbitz for about $150 dollars which I would pay when I got there. Upon arriving at the desk I was looking at the car I reserved and was thinking of ...

#273869
Nov 09, 2011
138

Lvbug13
Budget Rent A Car - DO NOT RENT FROM BUDGET!!!!

WITH A NAME LIKE "BUDGET" IT REALLY DRAWS YOU IN.......FOR THE BIG SCAM THAT IS! 32% TAX THAT THEY DONT TELL YOU ABOUT....PLUS THEY SAY THEY ARE ADDING A $200 DEPOSIT TO CARD THAT...

#273200
Nov 06, 2011
128

Pudge7660
Budget Rent A Car - Refusal to honour website price quotes

Budget Rental car and Tiger Car Rentals have entered into some sort of business arrangement whereby you can book the rental of a vehicle through Tiger Car Rentals and then pick the...

#272396
Nov 02, 2011
363

Wardie3
Budget Rent A Car- never again

I have 2 complaints against this company.1) I was quoted $1741 for a rental in the USA which I booked from Australia. My final bill was $2168, so that's around $400 of ex...

#270636
Oct 26, 2011
461

Anonymous
Budget Rent A Car - Budget Rental-watch out Sr. Citizens

They took advantage of my 83 year old father whi is hearing impaired. He had indicated that he did not want any of the additional insurances yet at checkout they tagged on a $50 ro...

#261052
Sep 10, 2011
202

Pissedof...
Budget Rent A Car - BUDGET ISRAEL SUCKS

We rented a car from BUDGET in Israel, returned the car in perfect condition and were billed months later for over $715 in body work, paint repair, loss of rental days, handling fe...

#254737
Aug 11, 2011
307

AnnaCherie
Budget Rent A Car - Rent A Faulty Car

On July 11, 2011 I made an online reservation to rent a car from Budget Rent A Car. My reservation was for 6 o'clock. I got to Budget at 6 o'clock and my car was not available. ...

#249782
Jul 18, 2011
290

Txangel610
Budget Rent A Car - Fraudulent hold on my debit card

I rented a car on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 from the airport location, which is independently owned and operated. I called the location first and explained that I only had a debit car...

#249680
Jul 18, 2011
432

Anonymous
Budget Rent A Car - Budget Car Rental Charged for Services We Declined

We used Hotwire to rent a car through Budget. My husband is visually impaired. He told the Budget counter guy that he did not want insurance, just what we had already paid for thro...

#245157
Jun 24, 2011
244

Jerome
Budget Rent A Car - Budget Total Ripoff

I got a deal for a hotel and rental car,and it seemed like a great deal. I got the car from Budget at the terminal, and it took forever for the clerk to try to upsell all type of i...

#244467
Jun 20, 2011
202

Doghopper
Budget Rent A Car - Budget Rent Car rip off

I had reserved a minivan from Budget and told them I did not want their insurance. The price of the rental was $366.00 for a week. We picked up the van in Vegas and told the budge...

#244439
Jun 20, 2011
291

Anonymous
Budget Rent A Car poor service

I rented a car last Sunday and used a visa debit card for payment. I returned the car the same day a few hours later. Apparently, because it was a debit card, they put a hold on my...

#239612
May 25, 2011
238

Anonymous
Budget Rent A Car - Budget Rent Car rip off beware

Budget Rental Car is a SCAM....The system is designed to get your reservation then "SURPISE" at the pick up point. Their on-line web site says NO Surprises ...ReallyI ...

#195266
Aug 23, 2010
790

Ab3008358
Budget Rent A Car - Budget Rental Car Company is GREEDY

Whoever posted the comment on the story that was listed about Budget does not have a clue,is ignorant,obviously is not responsible enough to use a credit card because they are leav...

#192320
Aug 03, 2010
276

Anonymous
Budget Rent A Car - Budget Rental Car Company is GREEDY

Whoever posted the comment on the story that was listed about Budget does not have a clue,is ignorant,obviously is not responsible enough to use a credit card because they are leav...

#192315
Aug 03, 2010
373

Sharing
Budget Rent A Car rip off of $275.

Made a reservation online for Mom at a rate of $300.She checked the vehicle in at a rate of $575.Katy at the counter in Albuquerque,New Mexico raised Moms rate $275.The original ag...

#191922
Jul 31, 2010
350

Mandyhoov
Budget Rent A Car - Budget Rental SCAM

Well, thanks to these guys, i'm out over $200 that i did not agree to.After renting a car here for work, the gentleman asked if i wanted the additional insurance. I...

#188451
Jul 06, 2010
723

Gbraunst
Budget Rent A Car - Phantom damage to car if you don't buy their insurance

This has happened to me and to my brother. I heard it has happened to countless others as well.In my case they gave me a dirty grey car with lots of whitish dust. They ...

#188083
Jul 02, 2010
400

Anonymous
Budget Rent A Car - Budget Rent-A-Car misleading charges

I prepaid for a Budget Rent-A-Car using United mileage. I confirmed a number of times that I would not have any additional charges- unless something catastrphic happened, of cours...

#181074
May 06, 2010
370

Antonious
Budget Rent A Car - Do not use Budget car rental

My wife an I arrived in Miami for the beginning of our vacation. When we caught the shuttle from the airport to the the office, I had to wait in line for 45 minutes to get to the c...

#179683
Apr 25, 2010
442

Parkdave29
Budget Rent A Car - Budget Rental (AVis) sales people scammers

Don't rent cars or trucks from these Budget who also owns Avis. There's a lot of complaints online about them. I personally had their sale agent scam me and the Company t...

#160330
Oct 27, 2009
453

Anonymous
Budget Rent A Car - Jerusalem Budget a Car - most horrible

I rented a car at Jerusalem. Had to wait 4 hours despite having a reservation. These guys do not hurry and are positively rude. They had a queue of more than 10 people each time I ...

#155594
Aug 21, 2009
362

HELENH
Budget Rent A Car - Budget Car Rental In Las Vegas

We went to a trip to Las Vegas on May 9 for yearly vacation.Everything was OK for my trip, but I extremely pissed up with Budget Car Rental in Las Vegas for they charge...

#149347
May 29, 2009
379

Anonymous
Budget Rent A Car - Expedia and Budget are thieves!

I booked an economy car for three days with Budget through Expedia. The total price was supposed to be $76.50 (Expedia made a huge deal of making sure I knew about the $3 a day res...

#148519
May 06, 2009
497

Jam1433
Budget Rent A Car - Budget refused to honor Priceline agreement

I made a offer on a rental car thru Priceline.com's "Name your Own Price" option. I received an email that Budget had accepted my offer and the fees for the weekly rental...

#146372
Mar 15, 2009
598

Anonymous
Being Scammed by Budget Rent A Car at Vancouver Airport location

I had a similar experience with Budget at Vancouver airport on September 14, 2008. I rented a mini van, Toyota Sienna-licence#056ENR for the weekends. To make the story short, upon...

#137341
Sep 29, 2008
847

Gretchen
Budget Rent A Car - Budget gave my debit number to unknown company

I am livid! I just learned that when I made a reservation with budget they gave my debit number to a travel club. I spoke with a Ron Krauss from Budget and told him I did not want ...

#136364
Sep 22, 2008
1411

OhioNinj...
Budget Rent A Car - Budget Truck Rentals - Just DON'T do it!

I have been trying to get a refund from this company for a mistake they made on my bill for 3 months now. I've went through the better business bureau who has been working with...

#134079
Sep 05, 2008
459
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Renting a vehicle is another chance to get on wheels. If a person can afford to buy a car, needs a vehicle for one-time trip, comes to the country and needs an auto, he applies to rental companies. As a rule such places hold an ample stock of cars of different models, makes, thus varying in price. 90% of renting companies advertise their services online so that a customer gets acquainted with the vehicle range, chooses a car, comes and gets it. Various companies have different taxes, surcharges and other fees a customer is expected to pay. Some extras, such as permission for additional drivers to use the car, may also be included into the cost or can be charged separately. Price policies may also foresee certain discounts and special offers, e.g. weekend discounts or special weekly rates. Companies also may also place restriction on where you can take the car: locally only or interstate. These are only general ideas on car renting, and each dealer imposes his own rules.

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