Dollar Rent A Car Worldwide

...I became a customer of Dollar Rent A Car. THE WEBSITE and MAKING A RESERVATION This will most likely be your first point of contact with Dollar so they want to make a good impression right? Well, yes actually! The site is nicely laid out, with the "Rates and Reservations" screen displayed by default. From here you can select your pickup and if different, drop-off, point. Although I am reviewing my experience with Dollar in the United States, it ...
...I was directed toward the Dollar rental office by the main entrance (not all offices are located within the airport building, check before you leave!) a friendly and efficient clerk asked for my name and confirmed my reservation - I didn't need my printed copy but better safe than sorry!- I was then asked for my Driving Licence and credit card which I duly provided. At this point, the clerk asked if I would consider an upgrade from an Economy to ...

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I have used Dollar Car Rental twice now and have had absolutely no problems whatsoever. The first time was back in 2000. We were heading to the States to do a road trip and I was looking for a three week rental that wasn’t going to charge the earth. On all my searches, Dollar came up consistently cheaper than the other nationwide companies. Sure there were heaps of cheaper options but I wanted to steer clear of the mum and pop type deals so only ...
...over the net using the Dollar website and while there, noted a coupon promising me an upgrade. I printed it off and tucked it in with all my travel papers. We arrived at LAX very early morning after a tedious long haul from New Zealand and found our way to the free-phone to the Dollar depot. They said to wait out front and the shuttle bus would be along soon to pick us up. We seemed to wait for quite awhile but eventually we spied the Dollar shuttle ...

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...Florida I have always used Dollar Car Rentals, usually opting for the Airport Pick up and Drop off...We've used them at Tampa, Orlando and Kissimee.. Everyone hates paying those extras, and that ' including free car hire' that we keep getting thrown down our necks everytime we pick up a Florida Brochure is very misleading until you've read the small and smaller print.. On average a Family of say four people will pay around £400 for a two week car ...
...be more comfortable.. Dollar make things very easy and they have always thus far helped us as much as we have ever needed a helping hand, we prefer Dollar and always hold out when offered an upgrade ( usually because we have booked the car we need) .. One of the favourite tricks in Florida is to try and get the passenger to upgrade to a slightly better car...this is often done even if they do not have the car you originally booked, because if you ...

Dalesman 13.07.2001 · Read full review
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...so it was back to Dollar to request yet another car. They were always very helpful, and even gave a free upgrade to a better class of car, in view of all the problems, but my concern is that they obviously do not check the condition of the vehicles before they rent them out. The car we ended up with was practically brand new, only 300 miles on the clock, so we felt fairly confident that we were safe, but I shudder to think what may have happened, ...

q_su 10.04.2001 · Read full review
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...We were steered towards Dollar Car Rental, (pardon the pun). We arrived at L.A. Airport and only waited a few minutes for the bus to arrive which would transport us the the pick up point. There were quite a few of us waiting but the driver was helpful to everyone with their luggage. We arrived a the Car lot and didn't have to wait long for our turn. The receptionist was very organised and helpful. It didn't take long for all the paperwork to be ...
...maps to help us to our destinations and were given what turned out to be easy to follow directions. We had upgraded the vehicle as there were four of us and we didn't fancy being cramped up in a saloon with luggage all over us. We had to find the car ourselves which I thought was a bit off, as there were so many. We checked over the vehicle for knocks and bumps as we did not relish the thought of being charged for damage we had not caused. We did ...

jewels 04.07.2001 · Read full review
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Dollar or $……it’s not. Dollar rent a car provide a wide range of vehicles for those who are fly-driving in Orlando from Sanford Airport. Having just returned from a fly-drive holiday there (the first I have done) I was really impressed with the set up. Having arrived at the airport after a 9 hour flight, waited for ever for the luggage whilst having to listen to some poor tired kids cry their eyes out, I walked out of the terminal and to the Dollar ...
...fill it up again, it’s all included in the price. Mind you at around £1 a gallon who would care !!!!! Certainly the next time I do a fly-drive I may cut out the middle man and go direct to Dollar and arrange the vehicle it would be even cheaper……. ...

batman6393 21.11.2000 · Read full review
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...it is our experience with dollar car hire. Some people like to rent a car when they are on holiday and recently I have been on holiday in California (I actually wrote this review in California but I forgot to type it up.) so when we got to California we decided to rent - a - car from a place called Dollar rent a car, we had been traveling for over 48 hours already (from Liverpool to Heathrow and to LA.) But before we went my Mum had booked a car ...
...When we had arrived at dollar hire head quarters in LA we had brought a slip of confirmation this showed basically that she had paid for the car over the internet. When we got there she asked for a quote on how much the car and all the insurances would come to, after all of everything it came to about $420 which is about equivalent of about 210 pounds these was with insurances these covered all sorts of things really: • If you got hit by another ...

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...This is one more fading dream of youth that has been dented by the experience of middle age. We rented by internet, arranged by Dollar UK. Their Platinum package cost £ 290 a week but included every imaginable extra. THE CAR: Chrysler Sebring. THE RENTAL COMPANY: Dollar ...

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...must admit I have used Dollar twice now. I don't think that I would use them again. Both times I have been to Orlando airport and the staff all try the hard sell. I always upgrade the car to an Intermediate before I fly out then I can zoom straight off to the Hotel. No such luck , they always say that the Budget Car has been booked then proceed to sell an upgrade. I have always replied that I have upgraded before i left England and they look at you ...
...prove it, then the stupid man will say . O.K seeing as though i'm in a good mood today and Iam the supervisor I will let you have the Intermediate car.My god all I want is a hassle free journey after flying over 8 hours, that is exactly why i prebook the car beforehand. When i got back home I complained and the customer care line said they had had a few complaints about the office in Orlando , and to appologise sent me a free upgrade voucher for ...

belinda9 02.02.2001 · Read full review
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I have used Dollar rent a car a lot of times and have found them very good. The cars have alway been reliable and quite new. A little tip if like me you are only traveling in a small group I always only order the economy car has they don't seem to have them and alway upgrade you to a bigger car at first they will try and sell you a upgrade but if you say you are happy with the one you ordered they will upgrade you anyway free of charge. They will ...
...that you hire you car including a tank of fuel then you can take the car back empty. Has they charge you way over the odds if you get it from them either when you collect your car or when you return it. One problem I have found though you can sometimes have a really long wait when you popular collection point like Orlando International Airport. The main makes available are Chrysler & Dodge. Rental prices start at about £95 per week for Florida. ...

PHILJOHNS 01.03.2008 · Read full review
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DOLLAR: BAIT & SWITCH Reserved a Dodge Caliber hatchback ($109.88), but when I arrived in Albuquerque, they said they were all out of the "base model" (I doubt there were many to begin with) but said I could have a Cobalt sedan at that price or a higher-priced upgrade of the Caliber. After the agent tacked on the damage waiver, surcharges, airport concession fee, and various taxes, the upgraded Caliber came to $435. I needed the hatchback for my photography equipment, so decided to take it and try to get an adjustment later. After the trip, hours of dealing with several Dollar customer service people came to nothing. They make sympathetic mouth noises and make sure no adjustment happens. ...

tjanvier 15.09.2007
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well what can i say about luggage 3 years ago me and my family took a vacation to florida and took about 3 suitcases with us and 2 hand luggage. Not a problem you might say but when you hire a car then it is. We got to orlando airport then to the car hire we booked our hired car through a travel agent they didnt tell us if we have to much luggage that you will have to upgrade your car. Then when we got there the car hire told us we would have to ...
...of luggage we had. so my advice is dont take to much luggage with you unless you tell the agents you have booked with so it dont cause any more heartache having to spend another 300 dollars. Also if hiring a car over in the states make sure you have a child seat with you or hire one if your child is under 4 they dont allow them to just be straped in with the seatbelt if you get caught it can be a massive fine then your holiday is spoilt so be aware ...

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Dollar Rent A Car in Ft. Myers, FL is attempting to rip me off with a fraudulent additional charge. Two months after my vacation I received a letter stating that I owe them a "toll charge" of $0.75 which, with penalty and fees, comes to a total amount of $39.27. I was never near the location where the toll charge supposedly occurred. They did not send me an official citation, only a report written on Dollar stationary. Go to www.ripoffreport.com and check for similar Dollar scams. They are a dishonest company and I will never again rent a car from them. Consumer beware! ...

MovieCat 30.11.2008
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Just hired car in California, couple of tips, if you book through Dollar UK and book with your card, check your statement, both myself and another member of the family were charged TWICE. Also return your car with a full tank as we were charged $7.99 a gallon on return, which they dont make clear. ...

jazengland 22.08.2008
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If you hire from Dollar at Sanford Airport Florida be very very careful and insist on bringing back the car with a full tank of petrol or else they will precharge you for a tank of petrol at silly rates.I said I would bring the car back with a full tank of petrol but was told no I had to bring it back empty ,which is very hard to do ,so I was charged $78.00 for a tank of petrol -this was $4.08 a gallon ,the dearest petrol in orlando was less then ...
...back the car empty as Dollar wanted me to do .I would assume a lot of cars arrive back with a lot of petrol in the tank - which I assume dollar will charge the next cutomers for.not a bad little earner for them.Also the car I had upgraded to a Luxury Chyrisler C300 was dirty and never had a clean from previous renter and I had to buy windscreen cleaner as it was empty. On returning to England I checked the Dollar site for it terms and condition which ...

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