Budget® Reviews
I ordered a 12 foot truck from the website, they gave me a 10 foot truck. When I asked about it at the time of pickup, the woman at the desk said " You get what you ordered" even though they had circled the 10 foot truck on the check out sheet. She then crossed out the 10, and circled the 12 foot truck option on the sheet. SO I was led tp believe that was what I had. I drove my truck away, packed it up, and then didn't have enough room for some of my things. When I finally realized I should measure my truck. I did in fact recieve a 10 foot truck. I called after returning it, and they said they were not required to give me what I had reserved. So my advise would be to not use them if you expect them to be honest. They were cheap, so I got what I paid for. Bad customer service, and lies. But cheaper than everyone else.
The truck that we reserved well ahead of time was NOT available when I came to pick it up. The previous renter had not returned it. After spending about 30 minutes trying to get a replacement truck at a nearby Budget rental location, we had to take a smaller truck on their lot. And, due to corporate policies, they didn't give us any money off. This local office apparently couldn't do anything for us other than giving us some free pads.
Two times I have rented from Budget and both times I have reserved the truck on line only to find out that they did not have a truck available for the day I chose. The first time they did not inform me until 16 hours before the move was to begin (had moving people scheduled and paid for). They company did make it right in the end but I cannot express the frustration you experience when you think you have everything ready and the most important item of the move suddenly becomes unavailable and you have to scramble to get a truck.
I hooked a dolly to transport my car from Colorado to San Diego and if I drove over 40mph the dolly would fishtale. The truck didn't have a charger connection for my phone and I had to go to my car in order to charge my phone. It was a challenging drive that took longer then it should have, and I will never use them again.
The truck was ready for pick up as requested, and the staff person was especially pleasant and helpful. All of the terms and conditions were carefully explained, and the after hours drop-off was convenient. There were a couple of cockroaches in the truck cab, which needed to be cleaned out from previous users. The trailer was fine.
The truck and equipment were fine. The only issue was the ac wasn't working properly. This is why the average rating. It worked for about 30 minutes then stopped. It was very hot and muggy the day that I drove the truck and couldn't open the windows due to the rain. Other than that everything was fine. The truck was ready on time and the check out service was quick. I have used Budget in the past and will use them again.
This truck was contracted through Budget as their self service option. Never have I had such a horrible, stressful, moving experience! Not only was I lied to, in writing, but they couldn't get the price right, the delivery right, or the pick up! My representative I was assigned to was a complete joke, and told me one thing then made excuses, and told me another. Everything she said was contraindicated again later. But she was always "so sorry." I'm not one to leave horrible reviews and if there was one thing to say positive about the experience it was that it made it there. But this would be a short novel if I went into detail about the last month and a half of horror I went through with budget and this company.. And the weeks ahead as I recently had to file a claim on them, for over charging my footage and damaging my belongings. All in all, do not use this company! I know it's hard to trust reviews sometimes, I am a huge yelper and constantly read reviews and decide for myself-trust me on this one! Renting a Uhaul and doing it yourself would be a million times better and cheaper than using either of these companies services.. Don't say I didn't warn you!
Great experience renting with Budget from start to finish. I rented a 16' truck and drove it from Illinois to Washington, DC with absolutely no problems! Being a 60 year old female, I was a little apprehensive about driving such a large truck but it was no problem driving it through the hills and curves of the Ohio and Pennsylvania turnpikes. Customer service was great during pick up and drop off of the truck. I chose Budget basically because the cost was significantly lower than Uhaul or Penske for the same truck.
