Published 6 years ago

Understaffed and unable to honour reservation

I had a reservation to collect a small car at 9am on Friday in Downtown Vancouver. The email confirmation said reservations were held for 2 hours after the booked time and I arrived to collect the car at 10:45. However, the staff told me that I was late and that my car had been given to another customer. They also didn't have any other cars available at that location. After an hour on the phone I agreed to get a train to the Richmond branch where there were "plenty" of cars available. The Richmond branch was short staffed and after a wait I explained the situation and was told they only had trucks left (despite being told by the other branch they would have cars). I agreed to hire a truck and had to pay an extra $40 for insurance (negotiated down from $80) since the truck was a "commercial vehicle", even though I hadn't booked a truck in the first place. This wasted over 2 hours of my day and cost me a train ticket plus $40 for the insurance. Returning the car saw another 45 minute wait to hand back the keys and sign a piece of paper, and then only after I'd pushed in front of someone else in the queue because I was 20 minutes late for work by that point. The vehicles seemed great but the locations are short-staffed and they don't honour reservations, which leads to a very frustrating experience as a customer.
Customer Care at Discount Car and Truck Rentals
Dear Sir/Madam, We thank you for your feedback. We regret the inconvenience that you have experienced, in regards to your Reservation would like to assure you that we do take matters such as this seriously. The Management and Operations team have been notified. For further assistance in this regard, kindly provide us with your contact information, email address and/or phone number and your Rental Agreement or Reservation number to customercare@discountcar.com Sincerely, Customer Care Discount Car and Truck Rentals
Customer Care at Discount Car and Truck Rentals
Dear Sir/Madam, We thank you for your feedback. We regret the inconvenience that you have experienced, in regards to your Reservation would like to assure you that we do take matters such as this seriously. The Management and Operations team have been notified. For further assistance in this regard, kindly provide us with your contact information, email address and/or phone number and your Rental Agreement or Reservation number to customercare@discountcar.com Sincerely, Customer Care Discount Car and Truck Rentals

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