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Cheap sales tactics

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1 Jun 10th, 2008 

7 Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful

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Misleading online prices, poor customer service, the double glazing salesmen of car rentals

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Don't use National! I booked a car online for the weekend using the internet pre pay facility, the rate was £45. When I came to collect the car I was told that there was a rental extension charge, even though the pickup and drop off times were exactly the same as I requested online.

The rental extension charge pushed the price to nearly £70, so an increase of more than 50%. When I asked about this I was told that customer services were closed and there was nothing I could do. So I cancelled the car rental on the spot and now over 3 weeks later I am still trying to get my money back.

The whole thing felt like a cheap sales tactic to entice people with a cheap online rate then ramp up the price when you go to pick up. I expect many people are left with no choice but to pay the extra, luckily I was able to walk away. I wont be using them again and I would say be very careful when booking online

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CPTDANIELS 10.06.2008 14:40

Useful and interesting 1st review

daylehall 10.06.2008 14:33

Hello and welcome to Ciao. Your review will need a lot more info for you to get higher ratings. Try having a look at other peoples reviews on the same subject to give you an idea of what sort of info people are looking for. xx

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