I rented a standard car with insurance at $108 per day from Budget Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, @budget @budgetaustralia. The staff were very nice BUT the car vibrated and made the entire drive painful and I could not wait till it was over. They offered no compensation and said thanks for the feedback. Then I found out that I have to pay an extra $3.50 'service' fee for the tolls over the Gateway Bridge on top of the tolls. When I called head office to find out why they said call the toll company and when I complained about the fee to Budget they said well you should have read the terms and conditions. When I was signing the original paperwork prior to the rental I WAS NOT ASKED to read any terms and conditions and was ONLY asked to sign here and here, when I complained about that they hung up the phone on me.
After 30 years of renting with Budget I will no longer rent with them as the head office staff were rude, condescending and arrogant plus the car was below par. VERY BAD EXPERIENCE!!!!!! read more