" As above "
" Everything was good until drop off, no staff just a letterbox. Have now received email stating I have damaged the vehicle and sent photo of it , thankfully I took my own photos of the vehicle which shows the damage was there when I collected vehicle. I have sent this back and awaiting reply . I pointed this out to staff on collection and asked them to note it . It's just a scrape and I am sure they won't repair it but will try and charge me , bit of a scam "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 3 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I have always enjoyed professional service from Autoeurope, but will never use Goldcar again! "
" I am still waiting for my deposit of €1468.00, that was taken from my card on 2.9.25 to be returned... the car was in a dreadful state when i collected it and forced a member of staff to mark all damages, she said she didn't need to as my insurance would cover it.. i insisted.. on return the man confirmed no additional damage (would have been hard to make it worse!) "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 2 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Good price, slick check-in and return despite how busy it was. "
" Very quickly through the process. Bit of a wait for car to be delivered to the station in the car parking area. Great support from one of the team when we returned the car. He saw that my wife and I were struggling with our luggage - my wife is a wheelchair user. He helped us all the way to the check-in desk which was a life-saver! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe should investigate this incident thoroughly and ensure steps are taken to prevent other British customers from being unnecessarily charged in the future. "
" Unfortunately, this is the second time I've had a disappointing experience with Goldcar rental. While the desk clerk was very friendly, it was clear that there is a strong push to sell Goldcar's own comprehensive insurance. Despite having purchased full comprehensive insurance in the UK, Goldcar did not recognize it. As a result, they demanded a deposit of €3,500 on my UK credit card. Since my card limit is £2,000, I was left with no option but to purchase Goldcar's full comprehensive insurance, which cost an additional €348.11. Only after receiving the contract did I realize that I could have paid the €3,500 deposit using a debit card, with the amount fully reimbursed upon returning the car undamaged. This option was never explained to me at the desk. When I later raised the issue via email, I was told that the required deposit should have been between €1,200 and €1,600--an amount that my credit card could have covered. Therefore, the purchase of Goldcar's insurance should not have been necessary at all. Goldcar refused to refund the €348.11 I was unnecessarily charged, despite reaching out to them twice via email. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" See comments above. "
" I felt pressured by Goldcar staff into taking a vehicle upgrade and additional insurance. I ended up paying an additional 250 euro over what I'd already paid when making the booking. The hehicle had no windscreen washer fluid whatsoever, I wasn't given a vehicle walk around the check its condition, nor was a given a sort of familiarisation of the vehicle by staff. I was simply given the keys and told to return it with a full tank of fuel. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" I am happy with the company, have good experience. Good time for pick car, return car back was easy. "
" I am happy with Goldcar, have good experience. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Thank you! "
" Great service from Goldcar as always, no issues whatsoever. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" 1. Please get staff that really wants to work in this and with customer service, 2. Get someone in charge to monitor car deliveries, 3. Try to change the check in method, clearly not working properly. 4. Working in a way that you can provide the car that is booked and paid for, the all experience was really bad. "
" We are GOLDCAR clients for sometime, especial at Faro Airport, but this time went to Lisbon and was an absolute chaos. Doesn't make any sense, taking the ticket to make the contract in one building with a few counters waiting an hour or so and when is your turn you're redirect to another counter in another building. Did not happened with us specifically but with other families with young children and loads of bags, just awful, no empathy what so ever. On arrival, we had 18 people waiting to be checked in. We have to wait more than an hour only to make the contract. The staff member at the counter was polite and quick to answer any questions but unfortunately after waiting an hour for this, they did not have the car that we had booked, so they have to give us another one (upgraded- not much) that we could choose. After that we went to collect the car in another building, first floor of car park. Over there we were asked at least 3 to 4 times by different members of staff what was the contract number to get the car. In the end, when finally the car arrives driven by a member of staff, surprise, we had another member of staff, with his headphones around the head getting a lift to reach his destination that was exactly the place that we were waiting for the car. To finish, the interior of the car was dirty, full of dust. Not happy at all with, GOLDCAR service and staff at Lisbon Airport. A shame for an old car rental name which is not the most cheapest one. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 2 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Easy to deal with "
" friendly and efficient "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I would not use Goldcar again "
" They made passive aggressive threats to force us into buying the additional cover which was almost double the price we paid for the total car hire already. We are also still waiting on the refundable deposits for fuel and tolls and haven't heard anything on this. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" all good "
" great service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I have no issue with Auto Europe but I would NEVER EVER use Goldcar again "
" Firstly we had to wait two hours to collect the car. the car was dirty, battered and smelt the car was old, with over 103,000 KM on the clock the tyre pressure warning light was on when we collected it, after we pumped them up the warning light still didn't go off the oil light came on after a few days the tracking was off the whole car shook once you got to 90kmh the hand brake failed twice, the second time with my baby granddaughter in the car. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" I cannot fault Auto Europe for their.costumer service..Very attentive, easily accessible, .even abroad. So helpful and followed. up with email. They were so helpful in a.stressful. situation. "
" Horrendous. The service. at Goldcar does not match what Auto Europe. Offer. Lots of additional.costs,.asked for terms and conditions in English as didn't understand what the extra €500 + was for. Needed to pick my daughter up from Spain airport to bring straight back to Portugal, would have had to pay £300, it was. cheaper for her to fly from Seville, to Lisbon and then Faro . Wanted to add an additional driver for two days as my dad came to visit but was told had to add for the full rental. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" As above Would think twice about goldcar motorway toll kit is mandatory they say - NOT what is written in your contract (which says it is optional) "
" lots of waiting for a car 30mins for paperwork sign up 60mins waiting for car chaotic due to excessive numbers chaos at drop off due to numbers too but it worked - just "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" It made me on edge when driving so hardly used the car. "
" Over excessive damage to exterior of car, and they want a ridiculous deposit to cover excess unless you pay another £170. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 3 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Took way too long to collect the car. There were not enough staff to service the amount of people. This should have been planned better. "
" There were over 60 people ahead of us in the line to collect the car. Took hours to receive the car! Use another service! "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Good value for money "
" Quick service and very helpful staff "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good competitive rate and overall good experience "
" Quick easy service, no hard sell to upgrade insurance and model of car was as booked . Cost to add second driver was only downside "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" . "
" Easy booking , cheap and never disappoints "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great booking online with excellent and competitive pricing. Good choice of vehicles. "
" Very helpful and courteous staff. Good location for car pickup and drop-off, 5 minute walk from airport arrivals terminal. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great location to collect and drop off "
" Quick and easy "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Nice car, friendly staff, not wasting time, very well done job. "
" For me worked very well. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Would definitely use again "
" Easy pick up and very quick drop off. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good, highly recommend "
" Great experience this time. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very good as usual apart from paying for the toll box that wasn't fitted and is no longer necessary. "
" I paid for the toll box and discovered a few days later that there wasn't one fitted. On returning the car I was told you no longer pay for the motorway unless going to Lisbon. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Sadly feel totally ripped off by Gold Car Hire. "
" I was encouraged by Gold sales rep to take out the additional insurance. I later realised 48 hrs later I didn't really require it. I drove all the way back to airport to ask them to remove it and refund. They were u able to as it was a contract although they practically insisted I take out the extra insurance. Bad customer service. Equally I stuck in sand at the beach on a forest track. When both myself and partner called emergency services for help separately there was no response. We called a local Nazare recovery company and it cost us an extra 70 euro. They should not be upselling additional insurance when it already exists in the first place. I felt so ripped off and will Never use Gold again. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good service, the car was clean and in good condition "
" Good service, the car was clean and in good condition "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Unexpected local charges where unexpected "
" The unexpected additional local extra charges where didapointing "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" On collecting the car, the car condition paper indicated multiple scratches and dents etc - so many it was not possible to verify and check them all. After driving for the first day or so, a tyre low pressure alarm came up. I re-inflated all tyres but alarm remained on. On returning the car the inspection guy said there was a new scratch on the drivers mirror. I definitely did not make the scratch but he reported it as though I did. It was so insignificant I had not even noticed it. He said I should explain it to their desk in T2. I went to do so, but desk had a massive queue and I could not wait as I had a flight to catch. Other than the above all fine. "
" On collecting the car, the car condition paper indicated multiple scratches and dents etc - so many it was not possible to verify and check them all. After driving for the first day or so, a tyre low pressure alarm came up. I re-inflated all tyres but alarm remained on. On returning the car the inspection guy said there was a new scratch on the drivers mirror. I definitely did not make the scratch but he reported it as though I did. It was so insignificant I had not even noticed it. He said I should explain it to their desk in T2. I went to do so, but desk had a massive queue and I could not wait as I had a flight to catch. Other than the above all fine. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" As above. There was also a dent in the door which we asked to be captured on pick up but they did not so we had to email them to remind them to do this. "
" The staff were on another level aggressive in insisting we took extra insurance which we had already paid for. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Everyone was kind and everything was perfect. "
" Everyone was kind and everything was perfect. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" I've lost track of the number of cars you've arranged for me over the years! An excellent (and very consistent) service all round, thank you. "
" Perfect experience, no issues at all. Collection & drop off were both super-smooth, with very little waiting around. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" No problems, easy pick up & drop off "
" Great! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Cheap but sometimes you get what you pay for. I wouldn't use Goldcar again. "
" I was informed I needed to have a credit card with at least 6 months validity. The agent said this condition was stated on the voucher - it wasn't. If I didn't have another credit card to use they would not have honoured the rental. I won't be using Goldcar again. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Choice of car and cost was very good "
" Car condition wasn't goodp "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" please remove untrustworthy partners from your site. "
" This company stole my money. They took EUR 231 from my credit card for extra insurance that I had refused. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" As usual easy to use and convenient "
" Much better experience than last time. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See above "
" /great pick up and collection service-that's how simple getting and returning a hire car should be "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Apparently Goldcar have a " certain reputation " which unfortunately they have lived up to in this case ! "
" Feel like I've been SCAMMED. On car return they said there was damage to driver's side front alloy which which was barely visible! Charged me €100 ! Very angry , it felt like they knew exactly where to look for damage that I would not have noon pick up ! Definitely a SCAM !! "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent choice and service. Used many times and will always be my first choice. "
" Very good value for money. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Pleasant and straightforward "
" Pleasant experience without pressure to take additional insurance "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Very very good "
" All very good "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great website for comparing different vehicles and different rental companies "
" Value and process great but car was scuffed everywhere and a bit shabby. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Excellent thanks "
" Very helpful staff and very good service five stars "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Difficult to trust gold car - why wasn't it clear to them from you that excess cover already purchased "
" We had already bought excess cover on booking but staff pressured my wife into buying additional cover at pickup "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" In general a good experiance "
" Still charging for motorway tolls when they have been abolished on the algarve. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Not the best, I should have rejected the car but as we were only using it to go along the coast for 60km we used it The staff were all fed up looking I know it was cheap but there are standards "
" Staff on picking up were miserable. The person serving me didn't even say good morning. Got really grumpy when I refused their extra insurance Let's move onto the car. A Citroen C1 that was basically a wreck. Every panel had dents and/or scratches, the wheels hubs were the same, it had 94,000 km on the clock & showed it, radio kept cutting out "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Reasonable. "
" Very helpful member of staff. Vehicle was in poor condition...probably should have declined it. Still have a holding block on credit card, despite having received a satisfactory condition report from Goldstar. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Overall very good "
" Very good service, had to wait a short time when returning because it was early in the morning and staff were attending to cars that had been dropped off before opening. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" As above "
" Good staff , & good price , but ... Pressured (" effectively on your head be it "..!) to take their insurance ( though I had my own already) & v large "deposit" held on my credit card as a result "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I have used auto Europe on numerous occasions and always found it ok "
" Was given the first car which had 2 front bald tyres. The 2nd one's bodywork was a disgrace dents and bangs on every panel, paint peeling off the bonnet "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" The cost quoted, did not reflect the true cost of hire. Be very wary when booking. "
" When we arrived we were informed there was a compulsory toll charge. I explained we would not be using the motorways however the counter staff said we could not hire, without paying this additional charge of €21.52. We had no option but to pay it. We also had to return and swap the car as the rear n/s indicator didn't work. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" No good "
" On the desk the staff just like to push this and that, and force me to have something which I did not need or want. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Great English "
" Very speedy "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy booking "
" Cheap and quick "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Value for money and decent car "
" Efficient, friendly and competitive service. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Speedy friendly service "
" Fast, efficient and friendly "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Not clear that additional fees paid to Auto Europe didn't cover fees required by Goldcar. "
" We were asked to take a sub sized car than the 'Fiesta or similar' we had booked, but we had waiting so long to collect that car that we didn't stay to argue for a larger car. It was also not clear that Autoeurope's additional fee for all accidental costs to be covered was not part of the Goldcar offer and we still had to leave a sizeable deposit for the car and toll reader. We're not likely to use Goldcar again. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Basic "
" Car was in really bad condition take a look at photos they gave reception was only just ok not at all that good "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" See above "
" Issued with badly marked vehicle. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" ? "
" Since I collected the car on 30/11 I have received zero communication from Gold in Faro. They have taken £1500 deposit and not returned it yet. My attempt to contact them by email resulted in a response promising a reply within 14 days! Not good customer service and I will not be hurrying to use them or recommend them to others. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Easy to deal with. Easy to book. "
" Gold at are most definitely the best car rental company in Faro airport. They are easy to deal with and don't seem set on ripping you off! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy to make a reservation "
" I had a friendly costumer service at the desk. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Very disappointed with the cross border charges "
" Unable to make any adjustment for reducing rental period and excessive charge for border crossing "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" All good "
" All good and easy "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Windscreen needs to be cleaner "
" Windscreen needs to be cleaner "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Easy to navigate. Good customer experience "
" Efficient, friendly and helpful "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" All in all very good experience. Only advice is if you're offered a different car ask if extra pay is required. "
" Good experience only issue is the girl at desk offered various options of different cars and never mentioned I have had to pay extra. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Everything went very smoothly. "
" Quick and easy with quality vehicle. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good staff "
" Good staff. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Gold car is cheap for a reason "
" Service was ok but car was a bit old and battered. It was also ready for a service. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Was fine, see above - due to the charge I am not likely to book with them again if I travel and arrive late "
" The car was not in great condition in terms of presentation it had a number of scratches and pumps. I was not to pleased to be charged 40.00 euros for out of hours pick up when they were opened and there was 2 people at the reception. clearly they were not there only for me. They are a well know rental car and I believe this charge is not correct. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Positive and no real complaints "
" Generally very good "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Great! "
" Pick up went smoothly, return flight was changed so allowed to keep the car for longer with no extra cost! "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Auto Europe were efficient but I did not know they were only acting as a agent / broker. Did not advise me of all additional charges taken by GoldCar. Gold car also charged me for Motorway toll machine which I did not require or used as i did not travel on any motorways. All in all a bad experience. i will never use Gold car again on my future visits to Portugal. "
" Over one hour to pick up car at reception on arrival. Also a Deposit Garantia of 1,350 euros taken without prior knowledge when I had already paid additional rental insurance from Auto europe. All very poor service and will advise Trip advisor of experience, "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" All good "
" All good "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Apart from the tyre problem we enjoyed the use of the car,easy to park and compact with enough space for baggage. I like driving into small towns and villages which can be problematic with a large car. "
" Over 90000ks ,it felt tired and well used. It felt alarming whilst on the motorway like the rear starting to breakaway on bends. Fortunately it was dry and we drove quite sensible to our destination. I took the car to a tyre depot and had them check all tyres 1 was very low and the others had different Pressures even the reserve spair wheel. No dust caps on any !!! Once rectified all went well and we could resume our tour with safety. We have used your company many times and always been very happy. The toll system is very ingenious and transparent. We will use GOLDCAR again!!! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" very easy to use "
" very quick and efficient "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Won't be returning "
" Car in poor condition and lots of added costs for insurance and toll fees "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
" As above very dissatisfied I was not there when they rechecked and there is no way I put a scratch on it besides the fact there isn't any more room on the car for more scratches as it was covered along with the dirt "
" The car was filthy inside dirt and grime like someone had washed with a dirty cloth and the outside was all scratched when I returned it no one to check it in and then they have sent me a bill for an existing scratch which I have disputed the car had more x's on the check out than a battleship game but they have managed to try and charge me for one more they have a few days to get back to me and sort this and I do the charge before I start a social media barrage on which people shouldn't book with or have anything to do with gold car very pissed off with whole scenario and is not nice commercially "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Everything was fine. "
" Nothing to complain. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" We arrived late to collect our car after a 16hr delay to be told that Auto Europe only reserve the vehicles for 6 hrs ,so I called Auto Europe and very ignorant gentleman confirmed this he, also told me that there would be no refund as I didn't call to let them know about the delay . I tried to call several times but all your officers were closed, I tried to call Goldcar faro but couldn't get through to their office so what a great experience we had we also then had to find another hire car "
" Recommend to book direct "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" All fine as usual. "
" About 12 people in a queue waiting for cars so it was slow. Eventually given a car, at handover the employee said it was worth going over it to show me any damage as every panel on the car had damage and all four wheels were scratched. Couldn't be bothered to wait for another car. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Steer clear from gold car! "
" Gold car cannot be trusted whatsoever. Taking fuel charges when the tank was clearly full. Taking toll charges on top of the deposit. The car was awful to drive and in terrible condition. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" It was not good, I am still chasing them because it appears they have charged us for motorway use that we have not used at all. The car we had was absolutely the worst one we have ever rented? "
" The person who delt with us was completely disinterested in his job. We were also charged a 40 euro fee for it being passed 23:00 that we explained was because immigration had been chaotic and it took 2 hours, he didn't care at all. The car was terrible, every single panel had damage and it smelled of smoke, but we were so tired by then we accepted it rather than making a fuss. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Would have been good to have had the option to use Goldcars key and go service. Not offered when booked through Auto Europe. "
" Slow at counter. Waited 20 mins only to be told I was at the wrong office/desk. Then waited a further 15 mins "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Ok until the refund "
" I haven't had my debit card refund which got taken as a deposit "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" OK "
" Although I had made a specific point of booking a 4-door car online, I was told at the desk that I had only asked for a 3-door and that it would cost me more to upgrade. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Amazing "
" No do bad, nice "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Will go out of my way to avoid this aggregator site. It is a shame the car hire sector isn't better regulated, as the sales journey does not achieve good and the products do not offer value for money. "
" Unexpected add ons, auto europe should have given me the option to add a named driver during the booking phase. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Not great "
" The car had more scratches and scuff marks on every panel. I had a bad feeling with it but i took the car, after being pressure about the "extra insurance required" at the counter and the person who was looking over the car did not speak very good english and missed a few items but as i was late, i did not want to spend an hour going over every single panel and scratch on the vehicle. On returning the vehicle, 0500 hours, there was no body there to inspect and had to drop the car off in the dark and drop keys in a box, therefore nobody inspected with me. A week later i had an email to say they had found another "mark" about 30mm and wanted to charge me £95.08 for repair. i couldnt even tell where they were referring to , it was so small but the point being, i believe it was a scuff mark that was done whilst left at their compound and could quite simply been polished out. I currently disputing the charge via credit card as i dont believe i caused this as i am very careful. Avoid "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
" All very efficient at every step on most trips with Goldcar "
" All very efficient at every step "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" the high deposit amount upon collection I had not seen when booking "
" need for a near £2000 deposit is very high "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe are always easy to use and offer a good selection of rental cars and prices. Unfortunately on this occasion the problem lay with the hire company itself. "
" Price and choice of vehicles were fine, as was booking experience. However pick up was made more stressful by them trying to sell us additional insurance and saying that the zero excess package we had taken with AE was a contract with AE and not Goldcar. I refused to make the additional payment as it would have doubled the cost of the rental. On return I felt they were trying to get us away from the rental site as quickly as possible, but I insisted on waiting until the car had been inspected for damage and signed off as clear. I did not trust that "damage" to the vehicle would be found after I left it. This whole situation marred what should have been an easy rental experience. I have used AE for some time and always choose the ZE package for peace of mind. I have had no issues in previous rentals with Hertz/Dollar and Budget. I have now realised that Goldcar have been part of Europcar since I last hired with them - unfortunately I had similar issues with Europcar in the past and have not used them again - the same will now apply to Goldcar. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Returned car 1 week early due to change of plans but no refund "
" Car covered in dents and scratches Ordered petrol but got diesel "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Very reasonable and overall easy. "
" Stress is checking the car and giving it back - others ok "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Excellent "
" Excellent "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent as always. "
" Bit of a wait to collect but drop off was quick and easy. No problems. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Average "
" The car was not ready when we arrived to pick it up and we had to wait for a long time. The car we were provided with was not in a good condition. It had done over 100,000.00 km. It did not drive well & was coveted in scratches & dints. At drop off, the man inspecting the cat was quite aggressive. He tried to blame us for one of the scratches but eventually dropped this as he agreed the car was in a poor condition. All in all not a great experience. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Pick up and drop was fine , "
" The car was very damaged and the smell was not pleasant inside !!! It got me to where I needed but to be honest I expected a better condition, but I suppose they could not charge for any damage "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Apart from the dirty car, very good. "
" The car had only just been washed, not very well! However inside the seats very dirty and the dashboard and screens were all very dusty and dirty. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Great offers and easy to amend on the website, makes booking relatively easy and affordable. "
" Had to wait 25 minutes at check in desk due to low staff numbers, when eventually served it was a good experience. Car was a little battered, although prefer this as unlikely to get excess penalties. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" When we arrived at the desk to collect the car we were pushed hard to buy additional insurance at quite a cost. Even though we had purchased excess waiver through auto Europe we were told this is not insurance and we could still be liable to costs. We did not opt for anything further from goldcar, then not happy to return vehicle it was inspected inside and out told all was ok then hit with €62 charges when we got home that were fraudulent in my opinion. I have raised a complaint with goldcar "
" After returning the car we were told everything was fine, and I signed to agree this, we were then sent charges of €60 for fuel because it was said it wasn't returned full, we didn't receive the car completely full either we returned it exactly the same as it was received. This is a fraudulent attempt to gain extra money for the rental. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Pick up and drop off was quick and easy and staff were very helpful. Excess waiver was expensive though. The car was clean and tidy and I had no issues there. "
" All was good with Goldcar. Vert friendly welcome with all things explained at the time of booking. I did feel that the zero excess waiver fee was expensive given the cost of my booking "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" All good "
" All good and my card deposit was returned promptly "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See above "
" Very happy with my Goldcar experience. They were quick, patient, friendly & helpful. Checked the car thoroughly with me. At return they met us driving in carpark and were very quick checking it in & closing contract. Excellent "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" My experience at the counter was very poor and my wait with only a few individuals in the office was one of 45 minutes and has i have indicated in my comments before will not be using you company again "
" Turned up at the counter after a delay and was told American express was not excepted by your company.It would be very helpful if you could indicate which credit card companies would be excepted when booking, i did not hire one of your cars.Due to not having a credit card which would be excepted and because of this i will no longer be using your company to book any hire cars and also ensuring alot of my friend's and family who travel to Portugal regularly no longer use your company. There are many to choice from and this episode has really made me more focus on companies who really are willing to except a reputable company such has American express. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Great service from the Goldcar Team and the online system from Auto-Europe is excellent "
" Great service from the Goldcar Team "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See above "
" We had no explanation of how our brand new car drives which would have helped No-one knew anything about a warning light that came on, turned out to be a seat belt not properly engaged, immediately the answer was to return the car to Porto airport, which would have spoiled a whole day. We returned it early but had not filled it with petrol. When I offered to get some they said no problem, they would sort it out. But then when the final bill came we were charged an exorbitant amount for half a tank of petrol & a fine of 50 euros!! Worst of all was the badgering about our excess waiver insurance when we picked it up. This is a complete con & should be made clear at the start when you book the car, that you will be advised to take their very pricey insurance, as they say your insurance won't cover everything. I don't know why you let them get away with this nonsense. It is very unpleasant & leaves everyone feeling conned. I would alter my holiday in future specifically so that car hire was not necessary. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Car had many dents etc. but it worked ok. Will see if the deposit comes back. "
" Very good value, but the car was very dented and seats stained inside - it made me worried we would be charged. I have not received the deposit back yet. If I do get it back then I'd rent from you again. Would prefer a cleaner car ideally. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Thank you "
" Very professional and quick. Easy Checkin and return. No hidden extras or unnecessary paperwork. Thank you "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" With reference to the comment above, we were given the wrong information when we called the AutoEurope help desk which cost us circa £250 when if we had been given we could have cancelled and hired another car online saving a significant amount of money "
" I lost my wallet the day before the trip and in it my credit card. We phoned AutoEurope and were told my wife would be able to drive by adding her as an extra driver and paying an extra driver fee. When we got to Goldcar they refused to allow us to do so by which time we had no alternative but to rent another car direct from them at significant expense. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Over all a negative experience with car hire, misinformation about insurance, and bad customer service from the return staff, I may use auto europe again, but never gold car, I will be more likely to book a car direct with a car hire company on our next visit abroad, which is what I have advised a friend to do. He has taken my advise, and travels on wednesday to Porto. "
" On returning the car, the attitude of the staff was extremely unhelpful , when first taking the car on the toll roads, by mistake I went through the ticket barrier, after that I continued on the auto transponder. On returning the car, I explained this and expected some guidance or help in what to do about this. The unhelpful member of staff just told me to call the No. on the ticket and sort it out myself. Also when we were using the car for our stay, we were parked in a parking bay on the side of the road in Tomar , on returning to the car we were told that a cyclist had hit the car and caused it slight damage to the front right wing, this was explained to the member of staff who didn't seem to care. When we arrived home, an email from gold car gave us 48 hours to send an accident report. There was no accident, as the car was stationary, and we were nowhere near it. Also WRT full insurance via auto europe, we were told, did not count in portugul, so we then had to pay an other 149 euro's for the correct cover. So when you look at the situation, its not very clear, auto europe is not telling the truth when some one like from the uk pays good money for full insurance, only to find in portgul its not worth the paper it is written on. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Never again "
" Poor, could not get car as visa credit card did not work and debit card was going to incur higher charges than the price of the car. Additional costs for tolls were going to be included, not included at other rentals "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Will never use this company again. I am very disappointed you still recommend them. Look at the dreadful reviews their Faro airport business receives. I e mail your company direct about this . You have not had the courtesy to reply. "
" Staff very aggressive.Condition of car poor. Tried to scam me for damage on car and car not returned with full tank. I am disappointed that Auto Europe use this company as l have discovered they regularly scam customers for so called damage and fuel returns. Shameful. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Car , appalling condition Staff pushy Going to charge for damage before I said I had a video and then forgot all about it. "
" Counter staff very very pushy with insurance even after saying I had extra insurance, car condition appalling , so many dents almost impossible to mark down everything on paperwork so I took a video. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Would not recommend. See above. Disappointing experience "
" Car very scratched, tyre pressure light on when collected, emailed company twice with no response. Car different too to what we ordered. Charges at airport not clear on initial rental and only in small print. Rude attendant when returning car. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Nearly always use Auto Europe as my consolidator as very reasonabe rates. "
" The car was OK but full of scratches and dents. The warning light was also on upon collection, on querying about it the attendant said it was to do with the tyre but that's OK. As a single female on her own it was a bit worying always having the light on. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I was happy with auto Europe just gold car that wouldn't use again. "
" very pushy when it came to selling me insurance and frustrated that I didn't want it because I had already paid auto Europe for car insurance and cover. also the car had a lot of damage areas so it was hard to mark it all out incase they try to charge us. finally the brakes wore really worn and dangerous it made a horrible grinding noise every time I braked. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 3 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" As noted above. I object strongly to Goldcar trying to extort additional money out of me for circumstances beyond my control. I won't be using you again "
" We were two hours early as our flight was changed. Your representative not only tried to charge us an extra at 161 euros but she was incredibly rude and unhelpful. I won't be using you again "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" The car was well driven as it had 90100 miles on the clock when I got it. "
" Easy to book in and friendly staff "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Overall very good. "
" All good except the number of marks on the car when i picked it up. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" First time and last time I will be using this company "
" Very confusing regarding insurance etc... Car was of the lowest quality even though I paid the highest insurance! Battery light coming on all the way back to the airport, very stressful "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
" Booking aspect is great, actual provider was disappointing "
" We had an issue with our vehicle but Goldcar could not schedule a replacement for the car. We ended up wasting 3 hours waiting for a taxi that took forever to come despite being reassured it had been booked. It totally wasted our time on the one day the weather was good. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Goldcar seemed to be the only major car hire firm open and doing business. Possibly your competitors need to lower their prices to more realistic levels. "
" Still don't understand why rhe later i leave my car hire the cheaper it gets. Is there no reward for booking early? "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" My comments are above. "
" Staff very professional, very reliable and very confident. Definitely i'll recommended. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent - friendly faces, very helpful, slick system and easy return. "
" Excellent - friendly faces, very helpful, slick system and easy return. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" What started as an attractive deal ended up costing a fortune due to insurance scam "
" Never again. A total con on arrival due to insurance scamming "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Customer service was really efficient and friendly but the car needed the clutch adjusted and I didn't notice until I was driving about 20 miles by which stage it felt like a waste of my time to return . "
" The car was battered and the clutch needed adjustment. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" No problem with Auto Europe, however I have the feeling that AE customers are not treated the same as those who booked direct with Goldcar. "
" Electronic booking system did not work, we had to wait 40mins outside and our ticket number was never called whereas all those that had booked direct seemed to be OK. High mileage car 72k with lots of minor damage to bodywork, however it did drive OK. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" excellent service and cost from Euro "
" the car was damaged and scratched - poor state "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Being unable to walk far picking up the car was great as the chap pushed my wheelchair but coming back there was difficulties. But over all pretty spot on.Thanks everyone at Gold car. "
" Everything was good altho the inside of the car could have done with a better clean. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" No problems or issues whatsoever with my booking! First class. "
" No problems or issues whatsoever with my booking! First class. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" As always auto Europe first class "
" Cheap car , but the car was pretty beaten up and didn't run very well "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Great little car, very clean, and well maintained "
" I have used Goldcar on many occasions now, and I am very pleased with the helpful attitude of the staff at Faro. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I good experience with Auto Europe followed by a bad experience. I will try once more "
" The counter staff insisted that I could only hire their car if I paid €80 per day for their comprehensive insurance, even though I explained I already had insurance arranged. As result I cancelled the rental and went to Avis where I am a preferred customer. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Helpful staff at the desk at collection. Useful information about driving near and in Porto. A nice comfortable car that was very nice to drive. Speedy and efficient drop off at a time that was very busy with lots of other return cars. All in all very pleased "
" Goldcar at Porto was very professional and although I'd heard of bad reviews at other airports I was pleasantly surprised with a great service at pick up and drop off too. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very happy. Staff are helpful and efficient. "
" We use Goldcar frequently on our regular trips to Portugak and they are always good. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" always on point never disappointed me yet and I do recommend to all my friends "
" Very friendly customers service good explanation from where I had to pick the car excellent stuff "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" The collection of the car was very bad because of the reason I mentioned above. The counter and car return staff were friendly, no more to add to this branch in Porto. The booking process, was easy to do through Autoeurope and also with attractive tarrifs. "
" - The keyless card had low battery and no one knew about it when I've mentioned to the staff and even they seamed not to care. - The car had the intertaiment system in French. This vehicle wasn't reseted to the next costumer and the staff not even asked me if I was ok with it. They just gave me the key card and left me to my devices. -On collecting the car, the vehicle also was very wet from a quick wash they done few minutes before and didn't bother to dry it. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Very nice experience, I'll do it again for sure. "
" Very professional, polite and caring. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" We may look for a further quote but it would would have to be other than with Gold Cars! "
" The man at the counter on Pick up was difficult to deal with and tried to rush the transaction through when we asked questions about an attempt to levy an extra cost. We eventually managed to complete the transaction and were happy with the other staff we dealt with at Faro Airport. However we wouldn't use them again! "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" First problem that I have had with one of your cars "
" Tracking a little off / only drove car to and from the airport - informed staff at drop off "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" So easy to deal with everything was "as it said on the tin" "
" Very friendly staff who made everything so simple "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Disappointing that I had to pay 71 euros for a childs seat at Goldcar, when I already booked and paid for one through Auto Europe. Same goes for the full cover insurance "
" Confusing, full of extra costs "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" n/a "
" n/a "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" The booking experience was very easy "
" Everything went very smoothly "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Overall very good "
" Competitively priced, good collection and drop of service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Treated well by staff, although issue with card machines, used three machines before payments/deposits accepted. Not a card issue on my part. "
" Car was in good condition internally, Covered in dents and scratches externally (took at least 5 minutes to record and accept condition). "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Very good but just waiting to check our credit card for debits / refunds as we were told if we didn't use the toll roads we'd wouldn't be charged - same with fuel policy amount "
" Very reasonable price so the state of the car wasn't a surprise....the schematic that came by email had an 'x' almost on every box which made us laugh "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" please see above. "
" We were told when we went to collect the car we didn't have the correct insurance and that to be covered we needed to pay 144 euros which we did. They said Auto Europe always do this and don't let the customer know they are not covered. They also advised me to complain to you as you. I have sent an email but your agent advised me the opposite and said Sometimes, rental companies tend to us aggressive sales techniques to sell more insurance, but you should stand your ground and refuse additional insurance. The car was in a state scratches, dents all over it no water in the windscreen bottle. The car was not in a good state. Please can you help me Goldcar are not replying. We did ask were they upselling for more insurance and they said no we were not covered. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" AUTOEUROPE , no problem , but you need to address this Shower of a company . this tactic appears to be in the dna of Goldcar as all the reviews would suggest. Shame ( for them ) as i frequent Faro around 10 times a year and always rent a car "
" after dropping vehicle off at 4am , they decided to charge me for a bumper repair . they showed photos that clearly show a repair ( previously done) but failed to include the Reg no to confirm it was the car i rented . i took several photos the evening before with no bumper damage . THIS COMPANY ARE SCAMMERS . I forwarded all the photos to them over 10 days ago and they have not had the coutersey to reply . i am there again this Friday and would love to see the car i rented as im sure there is no damage. in order to do this they have to communicate , something they appear to be very poor at "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great price, good service. Pity about the state of the car. "
" Car's interior and exterior had seen better days. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Goldcar feel like a lottery - hopefullly you don't get screwed by them... "
" Took additional "deposits" which have not been refunded. Condition of car was very bad and had to try to do the review in the dark- many damage not recorded properly by them Car had DANGEROUSLY LOW TYRE PRESSURES which I had to rectify myself. NOT ACCEPTABLE. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" The car and service I received met my expectations. "
" The service was very good. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I'll go back "
" Very positive! Easy Practice "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Hassle free "
" Easy hassle free pick up and drop off. Polite friendly staff with great English. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" good price and easy to use "
" car was well used C75K miles and had a lot of scratches no problem in its self but the check over was done in the pitch black and left me concerned all week if we had missed any no issues on return and car drove well check out at night needs to be under light as the return was "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" I think auto Europe were just a broker so would have no reason to recommend them or show loyalty to them "
" They were good and efficient "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Golfcar are usually very quick and efficient but the additional charge is annoying. "
" Still waiting for refund , was advised I need to pay deposit in case of toll charges. I never use the toll road however was still asked to pay . "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Competitive car comparison company. "
" No problems at all - staff clearly explained to me all costs. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" First class "
" First class "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" As above. "
" Nearly always use Goldcar. Long wait at airport for pick up as everyone who didn't have a booking got priority to be served. On collecting the car, there was more damage on it than stated in the documents. Highlighted this and new paperwork received. On exit I noticed only half a tank of petrol. Had to returnto point this out. The staff member wrote on my documents regarding the tank. On drop off at airport on return, very quick...I hilghlighted about the petrol tank and the man said it was sritten incorrectly on the paperwork about only half a tank. He took photos and he assured me that it would be OK. Not the best experience this time round. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Good but for office and price of toll equipment was 5euro more than website "
" There office is full of mosquitoes might be better to use the office in arrival area "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" I was charged 40 euros at the checkout. I asked the staff member why. He answer it was an "out of hours" charge,. I've been on a que waiting for a long time. They were fully working. This charge is not acceptable as when I book it on Autoeurop's platform, threw Skyscanner, there was no such a charge in Golden's car website...can I have a refund please? "
" I was charged 40 euros at the checkout. I asked the staff member why. He answer it was an "out of hours" charge,. I've been on a que waiting for a long time. They were fully working. This charge is not acceptable as when I book it on Autoeurop's platform, threw Skyscanner, there was no such a charge in Golden's car website...can I have a refund please? "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 2 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" See above "
" Waiting time to pick up vehicle was longer than we expected. Car was clean but significantly dented and scraped. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Great service thank you. "
" I always use Goldcar in Portugal but it's worth checking vehicle for any damage as this time there were some scuffs and dents which were not recorded at time of pick up. Staff were very helpful and recorded these right away before we drove off - we took pictures too. Great service thank you. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Hidden costs not acceptable "
" Hidden cost of a pick up fee for out of hours not clear in the price even though I'd stated the pick up time, would have selected another car if I'd known about it. Staff were rude. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" I would have expected that they would have checked the tyres, but I will definitely do it myself on collecting in future. "
" The front two tyres were illegal. We only noticed on our last day the the canvas was showing through on the inside edges of both tyres. We pointed this out when we returned the car, but we were very lucky they hadn't caused an accident! "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" I like auto Europe and usually have no issue with the car hire but if children are involved especially a 5 month old then prioritise them or move a seat out for Mum! They did offer a bottle of water once. Not impressed with Gold at pick up service at all "
" We had to wait for 50mins outside with a baby the only seats inside where it was hot. No seats outside. Baby started to cry but nothing speeded the excruciating slow pace. Even the fast track collect system wasn't working so those folk "queue jumped" everyone else. Apparently it was a computer problem but that was only at the desk with no apology given. The man who showed us the car had no idea how to fit a seat belt secured infant seat and initially fitted it front facing then rear facing after I explained that infant seats never face forward, but the seat belt was over where the baby was. I sent him off to get someone who knew but he came back and said to scan the QR code and do it ourselves! He took longer checking the car for scratches than the seat! The car itself was fine as was the hand back which was so smooth as to be a different company. It's a shame that pick up was so dire as I would be very reluctant to use them again. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Not the best experience. Didn't like having to put up a large charge on my credit card upfront. Long wait at airport to get the car. Not enough staff on duty. "
" A tired high mileage car with no power. It was clean. Had an issue with a mismatch on existing damage but that was eventually resolved. Pressured into buying the insurance cover at the desk,. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" The worst car hire experience possible. "
" Worst car hire experience of my life. Scammers. Lots of additional charges. Didn't give us the option to pay in local currency so we had huge fees to pay. Awful. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" All very easy to book, but still unclear as to what insurance I had as I had gone through a 3rd party for the reservation. "
" Very efficient and professional service. Car was perfect for my journey and enjoyed driving it! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Hassle free experience exactly what you want on holiday. "
" All good easy pick up and drop process. The only negative comment I have is that the drop off could have been better sign posted at Lisbon airport. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Only Gold Car see end to have these queues it was a nightmare "
" Waiting an hour in a line to speak to counter staff is unacceptable and this is an ongoing issue as the office had clear queuing process and protocols in place. It was hot with no shelter or seating available "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very efficient and reasonably priced as usual. "
" Everything was very professional. Good communication in English. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Having the large charges on your credit card (for damage, petrol, tolls and toll device) is always worrying. Hopefully they will all be refunded. "
" Reasonable car, reasonable price. Pick up queue too long (and this was lunch time on a September Tuesday) they need more desk staff. Drop off good. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Great value for money, and a very smooth, seamless experience from Auto Europe and Goldcar. My next cars are already booked, thank you! "
" I fully appreciate that I had a * very * cheap deal price, however the car I received had driven 70,000kms and had damage to every single panel, including the roof. The car drove well, but the body work was in very poor condition. The interior was fine, and the car was clean. Hence 5 for overall condition. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" I am unhappy with the extra charges, for the fuel and I should be given the option not to have to pay for the motorway transponder. "
" The attitude of the assistant was surly . I do not agree with having to pay for a motorway transponder which I was not going to use. I felt overcharged for the fuel. I had 3 warning lights on the dashboard which I reported and was told to ignore! "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Very good experience Very happy with the car "
" Very well attended friendly "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Your end of the deal was okay but the Goldstar experience left a lot to be desired. I have held off complaining to them until I am sure I have my deposit back! "
" Check-in and collection of the car took about 2 hours. We didn't get to our apartment until after 2 am. I was aware of the deposit to be paid but they tried to sell me an additional insurance. It was ridiculously overpriced and he kept on trying to get me to take it out. After the long wait I was getting very irritated. We only used the vehicle to get us across to Lagos. We didn't use it again until the following Thursday as the weather wasn't so good. After a short drive the pressure low light came on for one of the tyres. I stopped and did a visual check. There wasn't an obvious puncture so I restarted to get to a garage. Shortly afterwards 3 other warning lights came on. I got to the nearest town and called recovery. It took 90 minutes to get to us and they provided a taxi to get us back to Faro. This wasn't at all convenient as we were at the other end of the Algarve. Once there they handled it pretty well and gave us a minor upgrade. I then had to drive back to Lagos. It wasted around 6 hours in all and ruined our evening, getting back to the apartment at around 9 pm. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
" Booking with Auto Europe was simple and good value, until dealing with Goldcar. "
" The lady on reception was very pushy about selling upgrades and also told us the insurance we taken out with Auto Europe was of no use. Convincing enough to cost me considerably more money on their all cover insurance. Have still not received my deposit back on the credit card yet either. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Problem with insurance "
" We were charged again for fully comprehensive and toll charges again as I thought we had already paid for both but told we were not covered and charged 321 euros "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Usually I use Auto Europe for my car rental, never had a problem, this time I used travelsupermarket that put the rental through to you it was cheaper but the car was a nightmare, never again "
" I have been renting cars a few times a year for the last 25 years, I used Goldcar a few times before, but this was the last time I've rented a car from Goldcar, the counter staff at the pick up point was very rude, he charged me €40 for 20 minutes delay, the hold on my card for petrol was €123 and usually is €73, the vehicle was not fit for purpose I had 3 cars over the rental period, the first two had warning lights on the dashbord the last one was ok. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Auto Europe gives good prices too bad they wirk with lousy companies like Goldcar. "
" Iet again I was left outside the Airport not being picked up and Goldcar facilitirs closed. Waited all night at the airport to collect the car in the mornig. Pick up serviced failed as Goldcar van drove through not stopping. Similar situation happened a year ago and I still havent been refunded. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Auto Europe is my go to car hire agent "
" Arrived for pick up to find over twenty other people waiting. Just under 2 hours before I checked out with the car "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Counter staff always trying high pressure to up sell to their extra insurance, Uber when you're fully covered when booking. Not required, "
" First car offered was refused. Cracked alloy wheel spoke, side mirror hanging off, wreck of a car, But the staff didn't hesitate to swap it as it was unsafe. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Disappointed is an understatement! "
" Absolutely awful. The car was an absolute mess inside and out, the treads on the tyres were extremely low and it was even missing a wheel arch. Then they charged me for petrol and repairs that were not my responsibility and had been agreed that this was the case during drop off. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Don't trust this company. "
" xxx "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" We paid for full insurance with Autoeurope and once at the Goldcar desk we were told it was worthless and had to take out another expensive insurance policy that was more than twice as much as the car hire. We called Autoeurope to discuss the situation and the member of staff hung up mid conversation. Very poor service and misselling of the policy too. Never again and would recommend anyone else to avoid also. "
" Stressful having to pay extra for the insurance, car was very dirty inside, covered in stains on the seats too, the other option was clearly accident damaged and the bonnet wouldn't close properly due to the catch not lining up could easily flip up at motorway speeds and cause an accident, not the standard we would expect from any hire car business. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Will depend on whether you can get them to admit they took £300 without any justification and give it back. "
" Booked and paid in UK via your website. Heavy pressure at check-in to pay for Excess Damage Waiver (would have added 25% to hire cost). Been driving for over 30 years with no accidents so chose not to pay this. Returned car in identical condition to how it was rented, with a full tank. More than £300 of deposit was retained without any attempt to explain why. Have photos to prove condition matches that at point we hired it and that it had a full tank of diesel. Tried to contact company on cs@goldcar.com. Not even an acknowledgement of receipt. Just wrong. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Always helpful when I ring - website easy to use easy to modify should you find cheaper or better at a later date Always use this company as consistently good experience with them "
" Very smooth tried to sell further insurance but most do and I know not to as I buy full protection separately. Very polite staff and all went very smoothly. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe, excellent. Just very sad that some of these car rental companies try to trick and steal money from people. "
" Goldcar are not a rental car company I would ever recommend. I rented the car for 10 days, the car was returned very clean and they charge me 150 euros cleaning fee. That was 65% of my rental cost. They also claim I damaged the rear passenger seats, despite this being noted on the check-out as an existing damage. A very dishonest company. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Very satisfied "
" Very helpful "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Simple to use, clearer information needed on different deposit/insurance options for each rental company. This caused a lot of stress for some of our fellow customers with small children. "
" The pick up was very organized, the car was just the right size for our needs. What wasn't so good was that we didn't get our deposit back & were told it would be returned "next week". No indication of what day, so will wait and see how long that will take. This wasn't made clear when we collected the car. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Quick and simple as usual. Will always recommend. "
" The staff were both helpful and quick. There was some available to accept the car when we returned it. I always feel uncomfortable about just returning a car with no staff to inspect it. The car had done a lot of miles and as such had a lot of scratches and scuffs, however this did not affect my experience. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Not very happy!!!!!!!! "
" Over price,dirty car and charging crazy price for the toll machine????? Not a good experience with Goldcar. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 3 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" One of the best car rental experiences I've had. "
" Very efficient service. Quick collection and drop off. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Hiring through Auto Europe was extremely easy, and I found the best rates through this site, so was very pleased with the service. Unfortunately, Goldcar did not live up to the same standard, but I would use Auto Europe again. "
" Goldcar have charged me for a scratch, which I pointed out on the vehicle upon collection. In general, the car was extremely scratched and not well cleaned upon collection. I have emailed them photographic evidence of the damage present at collection, but their customer service turn around time is extremely slow, and they have not responded to my emails within a week. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
" Great staff, easy pick up and drop off. Good car and good value. "
" Great staff, easy pick up and drop off. Good car and good value. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Have recently started using an online and contactless car hire service, with this experience reminding me why it is such much more efficient and better. "
" Very disappointed to have been charged additional fees at collection particularly a late fee due to our flight being delayed. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" I had a survey from Jet2, RyanAir, Stansted airport and American Express. All had 10 out of 10 for their services they provided and ensured my family holiday went as smooth as it could be with no hidden charges. So don't think i gave you guys zero just for fun. What's more disappointing is that Eloise from your reservation team did not even apologise l, but contniued to send me the gold car terms and conditions. Which I only read once I received the voucher. If I knew these extra hidden charges. I would not have went ahead with it. "
" Complete rip off. I made a reservation for a Ford Fiesta through your website and completed the payment process. However, upon arriving at the Gold Car hub, my frustration began to build as I had to wait for almost an hour to pick up the car. The delay was caused by numerous customers complaining and raising their voices about various issues. To my surprise, I was informed that I had to pay an additional fee of €1200 for insurance, even though I had already paid for it online. The staff at the counter claimed that the insurance I had purchased was from a broker and not valid. Furthermore, I was going to be charged €40 as a penalty for being late, although my lateness was a result of the extended waiting time caused by the number of customers expressing their concerns. Additionally, I was asked to pay €150 euros for toll charges and €60 for petrol, in case I forgot to top up before returning the car. As these were not the terms I signed up to upon reservation and payment. I was forced to cancel the reservation due to the extortionate amount I was asked to pay. With almost two hours passed and my two children and wife having to wait. As a last resort we had to take a taxi to hour hotel at 12:30 in the morning. I must emphasize that this level of service is far from what I am used to and is unacceptable. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" As above "
" No spare tyre and so boot just collapsed, added insurance cost were hidden until the helpful people at the airport pointed the actual cost out "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Tainted by failures of Goldcar "
" 2h30mins to fly from London to Lisbon, 2hrs queue for a hire car with 103k on the clock, visible damage, and reeks of cigarette smoke - an unacceptably long wait and unacceptably substandard car "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Bad experience, they wanted more money for insurance, fuel, all extras 1500 plus euros "
" In the end having spent £100 on the website when went to pick the car up they wanted another £1600 who can pay that so in the end didn't get the car. I paid £99.99 and would like a refund. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Information was misleading. Had to pay an additional amount 6 times more than what we already paid Auto Europe. Should have rather booked straight with Gold car. Really disappointed. "
" The price was a bit high "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Absolutely awful. The agent pretty much told me I was stupid whilst trying to extort further funds from me for items I thought had been included (GPS) and as they would not accept excess bond on debit card, then tried to make me pay additional insurance costs of over twice the rental fee. If it wasn't for Hertz providing a great walk-in experience our holiday would have been ruined. Will only ever book directly with Hertz in future and will urge anyone / everyone I speak with to do the same. "
" Absolutely awful. The agent was rude and unable to fulfil the voucher; told me I should have booked directly not via Auto Europe. I have requested a refund. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Booking etc was easy Never happy that you are sold fully comprehensive insurance at the desk as I expect this as standard overall it was ok apart from the condition of the car "
" Car was awful every owned was either damaged or scratched. Steering had lots of play in it. Near side rear damper had either failed or was about to. I collected the cad pretty much unseen as it was offered as a "upgrade" it was 01:30am dark and I did not really have time to fully check the car "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Everything was fine. "
" Everything was fine. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" See above "
" I paid for a compact SUV, but they insisted I have a ford focus hatchback. This was a smaller car than I planned and made carrying luggage difficult. I would like to be reimbursed as this was not what I paid for "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Hopefully the above comment explains my grievance. The car was great but having 2k taken out of my bank account meant I was really nervous every time I got in the car. "
" How was I able to book using American Express with you but not use that with gold car? You need to align with the provider. That was incredibly frustrating and made the pick up very stressfull. It was in the gold car terms and conditions (if I'd bothered to read them all, but who does?) to be fair but I think you should change this anomaly as I would never recommend anyone to use either you or gold car on that basis. I hope this is constructive feedback. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Over all ok "
" Although we paid for extra insurance in the UK, I was told that wasn't good enough and if I scratched the car we would have to pay a £600 excess so had to take additional insurance out at the counter and because we picked the car up at night. The handover was very difficult as there was no lighting in the car park to see any dents scratches or imperfections on the car before we took it , had to walk round with iPhone torches out and we found scratches that weren't On the log sheet "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" When our flight was cancelled we rang Autoeurope and it took ages to get through, the lady was helpful but could not get through to Goldcar so we lost our money - doubt if we will use Autoeurope again! "
" Our flight was cancelled and we arrive a day later than expected but Goldcar refused to provide our car despite this being paid for. This is not my first bad experience with Goldcar but they are basically criminals. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Disappointing "
" Worse condition car we have ever had from Goldcar "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Professional, kindness and politeness. "
" Professional, polite and kindness "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I have tried to contact auto Europe as directed to try to resolve the issue at the time of the car being refused both by telephone and by email and only the following day did I get a response to state that they will try to resolve the matter. I am still 2 1/2 weeks later, waiting for an outcome. "
" Due to a delay with the flights and the car hire company being non-contactable when I arrive to collect the car, I was advised that the policy was that it would not be handed over and the whole booking cancelled with money is lost due to it being in excess of four hours after the proposed pick up time. I was left without a vehicle with a two year old and no means of transport for two weeks and had to use public transport to get to and from. As you can imagine, this was a very stressful experience. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Very good car and lovely and clean "
" Great people to know "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe has always been a good site for car hire. "
" Efficient and overall quite good. The car although nice enough did have a lot of marks and dinks all over that did cause us concern as you worry you would be charged for damages already sustained. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Auto Europe shouldn't be working with goldcar... "
" The lady in the check out counter (Mariana Ines) lied to me about the 'via Verde' policy. She made me buy a product that I DID NOT NEED! In the UK we call that misrepresentation. Staff extremely unprofessional and rude. Vehicle was all damaged, dirty and had an 'OLD RENTAL AGREEMENT CONTRACT', this is SERIOUS and a breach of GDPR LAW... Never again "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Comments above. Very poor service. "
" Very poor service. First car with no oil engine, needed to replace for second car. Once only car available was given had to drive a car for two weeks with front tyres completely used and unsafe. At the drop off, loads o clients waiting and had to pay an extra fee for a supposed special cleaning service. The car had the normal wear and dust easy to remove with hoover. "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 2 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Auto Europe were fine "
" The car was old and the engine warning light was on for much of our trip. It also went into low engine power mode for a period. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Used Auto Europe several times in early "noughties" but got out of the habit. However looking for a hire car for this visit and having had a few bad car-hire experiences in the interim, I felt more assured booking via Auto Europe "
" For someone who finds car hire stressful due to few bad experiences in the past, this one went very well. One comment though, there was nobody at the Goldcar kiosk in airport and no notice saying to get the shuttle to compound. I only discovered what to do because a friend arriving on an earlier flight already there called to inform me. Previous car hire check-ins have proven to be lengthy affairs after waiting your turn in queue. However with several staff at the desk I went straight to counter and the process was surprisingly quick. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Whole experience very positive "
" Very smooth pick up and drop off at airport "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Overall, all good. "
" Not the best, but not the worst. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" After many times with yourself I am very disappointed "
" As per the email to Auto Europe about extra insurance that I had already paid for "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" I booked the car to be collected after my plane landed at 00:00. It turned out all hire car company's close at 00:00 and open at 07:00. I tried to sleep (unsuccessfully) at the airport until the car hire opened. They then told me they only reserve cars for 6 hours. I had to pay triple for the car hire directly from the car hire company. AutoEurope should have known that it was impossible to hire a car between these times but still processed the transaction and no response from them since. "
" Ok "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" one word - awful, No customer service or care, just rip people off for more money. "
" I was charged 90EUR more at check out and was told if I did not pay there would be a 1000EUR deposit. Despite me having full damage insurance she demanded I spend more, if it wasnt for it being midnight in a foreign country I would have walked off and not had the car. The customer service was disgusting. I will never use goldcar again, and will never recommend to friends. Disgrace of a company "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 2 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" I would recommend if you want to rent a car. "
" I would recommend if you want to rent a car. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" The most frustrating, stressful and horrible experience I ever had hiring a car. My booking got cancelled without any notice, no email, no call, no nothing. Arrived at Faro airport at 23:30pm, heavily pregnant, feeling exhausted to find out I had no car. Had to make a new booking on arrival and had to pay for it twice, also got charge on the credit card that I left as a deposit after returning the car. Ended up spending a lot of money on a very small car. Completely ripped off. Tried to contact customer service the following day and they were very rude, unprofessional and unhelpful. I travel a lot and I hired cars many times and it was my worse experience. Would never use their service again. Still waiting for them to contact me regarding to my case. Unfriendly and impolite people. Definitely not good, wouldn't recommended, ruined my holiday. "
" The most frustrating, stressful and horrible experience I ever had hiring a car. My booking got cancelled without any notice, no email, no call, no nothing. Arrived at Faro airport at 23:30pm, heavily pregnant, feeling exhausted to find out I had no car. Had to make a new booking on arrival and had to pay for it twice, also got charge on the credit card that I left as a deposit after returning the car. Ended up spending a lot of money on a very small car. Completely ripped off. Tried to contact customer service the following day and they were very rude, unprofessional and unhelpful. I travel a lot and I hired cars many times and it was my worse experience. Would never use their service again. Still waiting for them to contact me regarding to my case. Unfriendly and impolite people. Definitely not good, wouldn't recommended, ruined my holiday. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Horrible experience from start to finish and left a really sour taste on our short trip. A break should be enjoyable but was spoiled by the hire company at the beginning and the end of our trip. "
" Staff on collection adding hidden charges before collecting the car. On drop off nobody on site to take car just a drop box for keys. 2 hours later I received an email saying I will be charged €175 for a dent on the door. The was 1000% not done by use in the 30 Hours we had the car and wasn't there when we left the car. I will be claiming through my credit card company and will never use either of you again. Worst experience I have had when hiring a car. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Apart from the terrible vehicle which was allocated to me, the experience was reasonably good "
" the vehicle was in terrible condition "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Absolutely terrible. Aggressive upselling at desk, passive aggressive behaviour and patronising. Left me and family at side of motorway with no kind words. Utterly horrible experience "
" Car broke down on motorway my 10 km down. No apology and given a replacement car that was a piece of junk and called an upgrade "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Auto Europe offers great rates "
" Goldcar at Lisbon airport give appalling service and I will never rent with them again. The car wasn't ready at pickup but no one bothered to even tell me - they just left me hanging around in the car park with other customers. When I asked if there was a problem they just shrugged their shoulders and said that the car was being cleaned. No apology. We waited 45 minutes for the car. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Used AE for many years. Always had a very good experience. Occasionally had to cancel or change a booking this is no problem and I receive any refunds promptly. Highly recommended. "
" Returned vehicle full of fuel on time and was signed off as OK by the check in person. Received the termination contract by email and final statement showing nothing was owing. Got back to UK and found out that Goldcar had charged Eur 290 to my credit card and had attempted to claim another Eur 1200! which was declined. Rang Goldcar in Portugal and they said the car was not returned full of fuel and this charge was for fuel. It WAS returned full and since it was a Fiat 500 hired there was no way it could hold Eur 290 of fuel. They told me to contact customer services. Eventually got the amount refunded to my card after a week. AVOID GOLDCAR. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Car was well presented, paperwork easy to follow and we were on our way in quite a short time "
" Good value, car and service excellent. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" As a regular with autoeurop I keep coming back. "
" Everything was perfect from start to finish "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Autoeurope Fine Goldcar Not brilliant "
" I was not sure whether I would use the Toll Road. They charged me for the full period (E 40.91) and said I would be refunded for the unused days. I used it on ONE day. I had an e-mail yesterday to say I would be charged E 4.10 for the tolls on the day I used it. That has gone through today. I have not seen the refund for the remainder yet. Also, the car was damaged in many areas, which didn't matter to me, however, there was no water in the screenwash bottle. I filled it up and only the rear washer worked. After inspection, I found the pipe to the front washer had become disconnected and water was simply leaking into the engine compartment . I managed to reconnect this myself. Not a very good pre rental inspection procedure. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Please see my last message I think I have explained my experience in detail and believe it or not I never leave reviews or moan about many things, but this took me over the edge "
" Shocking experience I paid for full insurance in the UK only to be ambushed by aggressive sales staff and an incompetent person inspecting the car for scratches and dents when I picked the car up their refusal to denote where clear areas were damaged was 90 frustrating but left me with a very sour taste in my mouth I had to except that I was being conned and paid an additional €119 for an even better insurance which was not applicable in the UK as I had already played for full insurance. I was dismayed, shocked, angry and very frustrated. this took an exorbitant amount of time and I had to cancel my dinner date which I had planned that evening. Overall, I am very dissatisfied shocked as I said before with the 1980s type style of salesmanship , I certainly wouldn't recommend gold car on this experience. Very poor in every category dropping the car off. Obviously I paid for the super super super deluxe insurance so the same person who was wondering around the car park just told me to go no paperwork no signature no receipt exasperated I left pharaoh in dismay . "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Our flight arrive extremely late and the office stayed open well after midnight. We had to pay an extra 40euros but at least they stayed open well after hours to accommodate us. "
" Very good. Very attentive staff "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" The rental experience with Auto Europe was fine, with Goldcar not really and I will not use them again. "
" The staff very pushy to sell insurance, would not let me get the car an hour before the agreement as punishment for not buying their insurance The cars are extremely old as well. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" N/a "
" N/a "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 2 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" As above. "
" I have emailed the company direct due to the disgusting customer services and the disgusting state of the car "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Easy to compare cars and efficient admin "
" Quick and efficient collection and return. Car had a several dents and scratches but all clearly marked on paperwork "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy to get a quote and website was easy to navigate and make a booking at a competitive rate. "
" Quick, friendly experience at both collection and return "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very good "
" Good experience all round "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" "Goldcar" should state in the voucher on top of the normal deposit the fuel charge, in my case it was €115, I didn't expect this. "
" It this the 2nd time I have to change vehicle The gentleman immediately charge me the fuel I spend, after I explained I had an engine light and the car was not running fine and I spend half tank of unleaded in less than 50 miles with a car with a 900 cc engine. "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
" Easy to use website, and good choice of vehicles, comprehensive choice of hire companies "
" Good company to deal with but charge an unacceptably high deposit and are slow to return this "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" All good "
" All good "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Very efficient drop -off at airport "
" Too much pressure to sell extra insurance already covered in booking "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Very happy with the overall service received "
" We have used Goldcar before and we feel they are one of the better car hire providers at Faro airport and will definitely use them again in the future "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Conned into paying for extra insurance twice "
" Upon arrival the insurance I had taken out with auto Europe was said to be very risky and I needed a £1200 deposit on a credit card. My credit card was declined and I had to purchase more insurance from gold car "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Have used Auto Europe in the past and would do so again - maybe just avoid Goldcar as the supplier. "
" The vehicle was a bit of a wreck - lots of dents, scrapes, scratches, too many to realistically agree pre-hire damage with Diego in the car park. It was a bit of a boneshaker to drive, not that comfortable. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
" Very good experience with AutoEurope - thanks "
" Very good service thank you "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Had to pay additional €130 for insurance as Auto Europe left exposure of up to €1200! Not at all happy. Will never book with them again "
" Gold car were great! "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very helpful "
" Good service and price on this occasion but poor condition of car "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Good "
" N/a "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" The car was not safe to drive on motorway as steering had uncontrolled wander with changes in road surface and camber. Tyre warning light was lit on day 2 of hire and car was checked at Goldcar Faro Airport and tyre pressures and alarm re-set. This did not cure the problem and on return to airport to drop off my son on day 7 a change of car was agreed. Inspection by Goldcar claimed tyre damage which I did not accept as there was clear evidence of a previuos incident .The Goldcar manager re-checked and seemed to agree that there was not a problem but I have now received an unexpected charge for unspecified tyre damage "
" The car was not safe to drive on motorway as steering had uncontrolled wander with changes in road surface and camber. Tyre warning light was lit on day 2 of hire and car was checked at Goldcar Faro Airport and tyre pressures and alarm re-set. This did not cure the problem and on return to airport to drop off my son on day 7 a change of car was agreed. Inspection by Goldcar claimed tyre damage which I did not accept as there was clear evidence of a previuos incident .The Goldcar manager re-checked and seemed to agree that there was not a problem but I have now received an unexpected charge for unspecified tyre damage "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Would be very reluctant to use either auto europe or goldcar again "
" Auto europe allowed me to make the booking with Goldcar with my AMEX credit card then informed me Goldcar would not accept this for a deposit on picking up the car. I was therefore left with no alternative than to take out the extra insurance which doubled the price of the car hire "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Overall very disappointing. Paid well over the expected amount for an average car with excessive hidden costs. "
" The worst experience with a car rental company we have ever had. The total cost of the rental was at least double of the initial quoted cost. The number of hidden charges is appalling both in the pick up and drop off. This causes huge delays and queues in the pick up as everyone is questioning the counter staff about the additional payments. We will never book with goldcar again and unlikely to use AutoEurope as they directed us there. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Ok "
" I got invoiced for the tolls and petrol to bring the 1st defective car back and you took it out of my credit card. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
" Easy to use Web site. "
" Very efficient pick up and drop off. Staff very friendly and efficient. It's a shame prices are now so expensive which forced me into using taxis for my 30 day stay in June as car hire cost would have been over £3000. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great overall experience "
" The young lady at the desk was very helpful and friendly "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I have used Auto Europe for 15 years to book many hire cars - this was by far the worst experIence. No real support from Auto Europe - vendor has pretty much got you trapped and can find additional charges for everything . This is not the em service I would expect or would associate with Auto Europe. Have lost a lot of trust in your company "
" Awful experience- entirely about trying to get more money at every stage. Vehicle not safe/ decent condition. Staff difficult and not trust worthy. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
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Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" We paid for insurance which was not clear that it was only for third party on the website so then had to pay for further insurance when we got to the GoldCar counter "
" Lovely freindly staff and very easy check out and process. Very efficent "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I an very disappointed with the overall experience. I know it's entirely down to Goldcar for supplying us with an un roadworthy car but I feel Auto Europe should insist on better service from the companies they use to provide vehicles for their customers. "
" After the chaos of the queues at the check in desk finally getting to pick up our car the staff were nowhere to be found in the car park, just randomly wandering about with no interest in engaging with the customers. On being given the keys to an Astra I had to make my way around several other cars to gain access to the drivers door as it was parked up against a pillar making it very difficult to get into the car. The damage sheet for the car was incredible, it looked like it had come from Beirut! It was not possible to fully inspect the car as the car park was dark and there were so many people trying to get in and out of parking spaces etc that it was also dangerous. When we finally had our luggage in the car and went to leave we found that there was no fuel in the car. The staff then gave us the keys to another vehicle, a Crossland which also looked like it had come from a war zone. After carefully leaving the airport and heading out of Lisbon I was driving towards a toll barrier, pressed the brake pedal to discover that the brake pads were down to the metal! There was also a very loud whirring noise coming from a c/v joint on one of the drive shafts. A few days later while in the town of Caramulo for the motor festival the release button on the hand brake on the car fell out locking the hand brake on. It took me nearly half an hour to release the hand brake before I could move the car. As a result of the dangerous condition of the car we didn't attend the second day of the motor festival as we couldn't risk driving on the mountain roads, so I phoned the Faro office and arranged to exchange the vehicle on the Monday. That was another day of our holiday wasted as it was a five hour drive with over 40 Euros in tolls but ultimately easier than trying to get back into Lisbon in heavy traffic with defective brakes. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Overall very efficient "
" Slightly disappointed ordered GPS but not available Manual one provided but not particularly helpful "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Very Good and simple experience. "
" Pleasent staff at both pick up point and drop off point. Easy process of colloection and drop off. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Dreadful - and if I do not get my full deposit back I will be reporting you to the press, social media etc. "
" The pricing and contract details are not transparent and the whole approach to extorting extra money from us was a total scam. We had to read the contract in front of your representative to avoid one attempt to extort 250 Euros out of us. There was no mention of the airport tax until we got there. You would not take my Amex card for the deposit and refused to take my partner's credit card - and are now holding onto my money for 30 days - for no good reason. Absolutely deceitful and bordering on criminal behavior. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Experience with Auto Europe was very good with good rates and all the process and T&C's explained. "
" Car was full of damage with plenty of marks across the car. Clutch was almost worn, engine oil level was low and add to refill the coolant as it was below minimum. Car was delivered cleaned on the outside but dirty on the inside with beach sand on the seats. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Everything went very smoothly indeed. "
" Although, this particular experience went very smoothly, just always have the feeling with Goldcar, especially at Faro Airport, that they are going to be uber-creative in finding the smallest defect in the car upon return. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Overall not a totally bad experience but certainly could be improved "
" As usual booking is easy but when you pick up we got the usual hard sell on extras. I kept saying I have paid for excess insurance separately because the hire car companies are known to rip you off on this aspect. The walk round took for ever when someone finally turned up. Car looked ok but engine sounded like a bag of nails. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Slept in airport as plane was delayed and gold car office closed Then in the morning was told we were classed as no shows so car we booked wasn't available anymore so had to hire a more expensive one Nice con when you've no options "
" Flight was late and staff gone home Made to hire a more expensive car the following morning "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 2 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Just a shambles, over a 1.5 hour wait, staff swearing at customers..... awful! "
" Awful! Over a 1.5 hour wait to get served. Had to take a ticket on arrival.... Kept waiting only to find that if you pay another €40, you can fast track. Counter staff (Isobel) swearing at customers telling them to F*** Off. Complete shambles, won't be back! "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Good staff disappointed with the size of the car for the money "
" Ordered a bigger car as we were four adults and one child it was tiny smaller than a cheaper car so very disappointed and cramped ! "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe need to tell their partner firms not to try and forcefully sell you something you don't need! "
" Pleasant enough experience but they still try to sell you excess cover under the guise that your own cover is not sufficient. I still regard this as sharp practice! "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Lots of hidden costs - much greater transparency is needed "
" Lots of hidden costs - much greater transparency is needed "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Where do I start? Overall to call the service subpar would be a compliment! I was unaware I was renting through a 3rd party service and I will not make that same mistake in the future. We paid around £80 extra for some kind of liability cover which wasn't honoured by Goldcar and we had to fork out a further £200+ to insure the vehicle on the spot which for a young couple holidaying on a tight budget was a massive shock. The vehicle was clean when we picked it up as expected but the brake pads are clearly on their way out, I'm no mechanic but my brake pads have never sounded as worn down as the ones in this vehicle. Maderia's roads are precarious enough for a young driver without having a vehicle in which you can't trust the brakes. "
" Incredibly unsatisfied with my experience. I was unaware I wasn't booking directly with Goldcar but I don't imagine it would've made much difference. The man who served us picking up the vehicle came across as very condescending which I could've done without landing after 11pm. I wasn't aware that Goldcar wouldn't honour the liability cover I had bought from Auto Europe at the point of booking, so with this, airport taxes (fair enough) and the fuel deposit we were instructed to pay over £400 extra to release the vehicle. I will use a proper rental company next time. Not impressed at all. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Staff were very friendly and efficient "
" Excellent service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Collection and drop off as expected, very hectic. Extra charges that you have to add when you arrive could do with being offered at the time of booking. "
" Car was very nice. Was only given half a tank of fuel so the car was left with fuel. The overall experience was very expensive but required. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Wholly un-acceptable counter staff approach "
" Counter staff ruined the experience with aggressive sales pitch despite the promise in your e-mail that customers would not be pressured into purchasing extra insurance. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Charged nearly £300 for a car hire which was booked with yourselves for £99.49 I will be e mailing you about this separately "
" very slow and overcharged for upgrade and extra insurance "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Auto Europe was easy to use but gold car was diabolical "
" The first car had a fault with seatbelts showing warning lights and the service to replace the vehicle was shocking!!! I had to get a taxi alone to the airport wasting a whole day of my holiday they couldn't even drop a car when collecting my original! They also wouldn't upgrade me or offer any compensation "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" I wish there was an option for zero! I will NEVER use Goldcar again and unfortunately due to your association, will never use you again either!! "
" Awful. Despite having hired cars round the world with no issue, assistant refused to accept my credit card for deposit (husband main driver - he has no credit card), wouldnt change me to main driver, wouldnt refund booking (as our flight was delayed & therefore, according to him, rental had started already). Put us over a barrel basically & forced my husband to pay a further non refundable amount of approx £200 for full insurance (I'd already paid £220 for hire, including additional insurance). Shocking, I recommend you sever relations with these charlatans. Manner of agent was rude, bored & abrupt & another customer was having similar issue beside us & getting same treatment (he was VERY cross!). Also charged approx £170 deposit for fuel - even though a full to full policy, I've never seen this anywhere in years of hiring vehicles multiple times!! "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" See above "
" Rude unhelpful and agressive member of staff on pick up. Said we 'weren't special' and that she thought she had the right to be rude to us because we said we felt like we were being scammed. She was that rude I wanted to take a picture of her at which point she said she was calling the police on us. They would not accept the insurance we had bought via auto Europe and demanded we purchase theirs when we declined they refused to accept a debit card for the deposit they wanted to take of 1200€ and would only take it with a credit card. I only had a debit card but they would not accept my partners credit card. They therefore m'aide us purchase the insurance again from them directly or not hire the car to us. It was a terrible experience and ruined the start of our much needed holiday. I do feel that auto Europe should mention that this at purchase. We ended up with two insurances because of this. And wasted our hard earned money. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" very good "
" had a really good experience ! thank you "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Not good "
" A unica coisa que tenho a apontar e que me deixou revoltado foi a falta de limpeza do interior da viatura e o horrivel cheiro a tabaco que me deixou agoniado....sou alergico ao tabaco "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Unhappy with the additional costs deducted without our authorisation and without a detailing of items "
" Did not accept American Express although I reserved using it. Deducted over £100 afterwards although no damage or other issues on return "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Awful awful awful. Goldcar let themselves down, the actual car was ok but the service was appalling and as for being ripped off for something so small which 99.9% of people would miss was not fair. It was superficial damage, no damage to the tyre wall infrastructure, just an excuse to extort a huge amount of money from an honest customer. A Disgrace with a capital D. "
" Charged 199.50 Euros for a very fine slither of rubber on the tyre which was superficial, so small it was not picked up by anyone on departure, customer service was non existent, the girl at the counter was extremely rude. I will not use this company again. A shockingly bad experience. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" AutoEurope is v good and I am sure Gold Car is a good rental company, but on this occasion, either there were too many customers or not enough staff and the basics on the rental vehicle were not in place. "
" The Car was in a very bad state. It had been very hurriedly cleaned. There was sand on the seats, sand in the boot; there was no rear parcel shelf, which meant you could see directly into the boot and all its contents. The car had scratches and dent marks all over. The clock in the car did not work. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" None "
" Good service - be aware of excess to be paid on credit card and deposit/ payment for automatic toll road payment machine in the car. These are all standard in the market but not everyone may be aware. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" N/A "
" I was mis-sold a policy at the counter. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" You should make sure minimum standards are kept. The fact that rental is less expensive should not justify renting cars that are not in perfect condition. "
" Cars are dirty and full of marks and dents everywhere. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" very friendly staff "
" very friendly staff "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent staff. Still waiting for my deposit refund 25 days later. "
" I have not received my fuel or toll deposit refund. Over 25 days have passed. The fuel tank was full when I returned the car. The staff were excellent and very helpful "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very good will use them again "
" Very efficient very quick collection Then very easy checking back in Overall very good "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Not your fault But wouldn't bother with gold car again Rubbish Company "
" We picked the car up drove to our hotel where we discovered we were unable to lock the drivers door because the lock had previously been broken into, we phoned and was told we could get a train and pick up another car and they would arrange to collect of the said car, looking at the paperwork was proof they already knew about the damaged lock, how on earth would let anyone drive off in a car that didn't lock, the second choice they gave us was to use the car and return it at the end of the rental which we decided to do because we would have lost a day of our holiday and a 80 km round trip. No offer of compensation, they just don't care ! "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Ripped off by taking 100 euros for damage which I did not do ! "
" I collected the vehicle in the dark and only had a phone torch to check. I didn't check all the wheeltrims properly and when I returned the vehicle they said I had damaged one - which I hadn't and they immediately took 100 euros from my card ! "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Superb wouldn't go elsewhere "
" Awaiting call from your rep re insurance issue "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Always good "
" I arrived early due to flight and assistant tried to sell me insurance on an alternative car for earlier pick up. The cost was double what I had already paid auto Europe. I tried to explain that it was far too expensive but she wouldn't budge , said it's this or wait 4 hours. When I asked her to call me should a cancellation happen, she told me it wasn't possible. Very unhelpful attitude so I told her it's the last time I'll use Goldcar. Awful service. Didn't even want to try snd help me. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" No issues "
" No issues "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very Good "
" Very good "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I ad believed I had paid in advance for additional insurance, but Goldcar made us pay again upon arrival. "
" We are still awaiting a refund for fuel and tolls which was debited from our credit card upon arrival. We also advised Goldcar upon arrival we had prepaid for extra insurance and they made us pay again as they said we had paid Autoeurope and not them and they had no record. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Ditto as above. The insurance with Auto Europe clearly not sufficient for Goldcar when colecting therefore i had the option of taking the risk and dealing with Auto Europe afterwards, meanwhile laying out €1600 on my credit card or paying another €99 for complete peace of mind. VERY VERY UNDERHAND. Again let's see if anything happens out of this! "
" Between Goldcar and Auto Europe you have managed to get 2 lots of insurance out of me. Extremely underhanded and the decent thing would be to repay me one. It will be very interesting if you do anything or just interested in making a cheap buck! "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy to use and competitive prices "
" Efficient and value for money. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Not enough counter staff hence 90 minute delay in picking up the car. "
" Very good service except the 90 minute wait for the car due to long queue. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Very smooth process "
" Very smooth process "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Overall experience with Auto Europe was great but Goldcar service was terrible this time "
" Had to replace the car after driving it a couple of hours. Check engine light just came on and went to change the car. Not even an apology ar the counter and I have requested I didn't want a Fiat 500X again as they are rubbish and the employee ignored me completely and said he only had another 500x available. This was a lie as I've seen many other models at the car park. They've charged me a "diesel Charge" were I didn't request a diesel car "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" No further comment "
" Extra insurance cover , too much pressure to buy "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" No return veículo to the airport it was raining very bad experience while other rent car companies had mini bus to return they customers to airport "
" Waiting 1.5 hours to be attended Staff not helpful "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" You never said that they would block £1300. If I knew this I would have used the company that were open about it, "
" I paid an additional £33 I thought this was for the damage excess waver. If not what was it for? When I picked the car up they blocked £1300 on my credit card. Not happy. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very happy and satisfied customer! Thanks "
" Very happy! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" see 3 above. The replacement car was fine but required several telephone calls to arrange "
" A defect with steering/suspension made the car unsafe and a replacement car required a return visit to Faro Airport. The car had not been correctly repaired following an earlier hire. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
" the car i was provided, the electric mirrors were not working, when i tried to adjust them on the motorway it was dangerous. "
" the car i was provided, the electric mirrors were not working, when i tried to adjust them on the motorway it was dangerous. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
" Trustworthy "
" Fast service. Car was a bit tired, and tyres a bit warn "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" See above issues with Goldcar - phoned AutoEurope who said 'we're just a broker it's nothing to do with us' and washed their hands of the situation so not sure why feedback is being sought "
" Everything regarding booking, collection and return was excellent except for how they handle problems with the vehicle. On the 2nd day of rental several warning lights came on advising of a problem with the brakes. The breakdown phone was initially not answered then was answered and when I asked whether they spoke English they hung up. Because of this I tried the customer services number who answered but were not interested and just told me to phone the breakdown number. I sent emails that were never answered. On the morning of the 3rd day I got through to the breakdown line and they advised me to drive to the nearest Goldcar rental depot some 100km away. The car was quite new and would be under warranty so I took it to a Toyota dealer a few km away to make sure it was safe to drive - it was and they could have fixed it but Goldcar wouldn't let them. Because rentals were busy I phoned and emailed to make sure a replacement car would be available - no answer to the email and the telephone helpline could not tell me nor could they phone the rental office to check for me. Cars develop faults but Goldcar need to review how customers are handled as this is really poor. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" never had problems before with auto europe, and i must continue to book my reservations with you, but never again with gold car. ive had made a complain "
" very very disappointed at the reception "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy to book, good booking details and confirmation/cancelation if required. "
" Good experience at counter. Vehicle disappointed and warn out, not worth the value difference payed on upgrade because of comprehensive insurance. "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Not straight forward at counter. It was either pay extra charge or not Have car not happy with overall experience, will look to book through another company on next visit that will hopefully be more straightforward. "
" Had to pay for full insurance at counter because they would not accept my Card cost £249 on top of what I paid through Auto Europe. No point in paying for full cover. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" When i rang you the two operatives I spoke to also, like me, did not really understand what a "Driver Licence Code" is. After taking an age to get through to someone they kept putting me on hold and eventually transffered me to some phone number which after 30 minutes of waiting I gave up expecting a reply. I have been coming to Auto Europe for many years and I think this will be the last time. My other booking with Rentastar was excellent and I eventually managed to rent a card with them after a few days, great quality, good customer service and nothing too much trouble also my driving licence was valid with them, unlike Goldcar! "
" Gold car at Faro are the most unhelpful, aggressive, arrogant and un empathetic bunch of people I have ever met. It ended up with no car for 10 days due to their unhelpful attitude and unwillingness to help. They are the only car hire people on the strip who require a "Drivers Licence Code" and would not help at all save to give me an incorrect web site to visit. There were others there who they also refused to give a booked car to and one of their operatives said to one customer when they complained "Well you will not be getting a car" due to him disputing the hire arrangements. There was also a family with 2 young children who they also had no willingness to help and who left in tears. All the locals I talked to in Portugal told me never use Goldcar as they are like the plague. I will never use them again. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" OK "
" Car was not as clean as I expected "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" ALL VERY GOOD THANK YOU "
" ALL VERY GOOD THANK YOU "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great experience. Would use again. "
" Smooth drop off of car. Car very clean on pick up and noted scratches, etc. already on car before collection. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Whilst it may not be Auto Europe's fault that Gold Car behaved as they did. It is however their responsibility to ensure that all details and terms of a recommended service are fully advised. To load on E195.47 of charges to a quoted car hire is outrageous especially when at that stage of collection cancellation is not an option due to the non return of payment already made. "
" I had my own CDW insurance with Zurich which Gold Car refused to accept and insisted that I had to have their CDW insurance which I was charged E153 plus E21.53 for a toll reader plus E20.94 Airport tax. Then I had to register my credit card for the following amounts , E300 Insurance excess, E120 Fuel and E70 for tolls. My toll usage was E2.15. I am still awaiting the refunds to my credit card. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" never again !! "
" kept waiting for 2 and a half hours at pick up. Car showing warning light and messages for tyre pressure, had not been reset after inflation. Screen wash empty. Windshield dirty "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Please see above re the full insurance package you sell. Its not recognised by the hire companies abroad "
" I purchased a full cover insurance package from Auto Europe before I travelled. However Goldcar told me it wouldn't cover my excess in Portugal and if I scratched or dented the car they would take €1400 from my card. They said for piece of mind I needed to pay €264 at the counter for a full cover. I paid this. In essence buying the full cover in advance is a waste of money. It is not accepted by the local hire companies and you will still need to pay excess. I think the insurance products are confusing. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" See above. Just as useless with zero empathy. "
" My flight got messed up. The company showed zero sympathy and refused to give the car to my friend who was waiting at the airport. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" As above "
" I am disappointed that an in-car charger was clearly priced at €3.95 but was charged three times this amount when the final invoice came through. Similarly additional drivers were advertised as being free but we were charged for this. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" As ever, Auto Europe were a dream to deal with, alterations are simple and instructions clear. Not for the first time however I felt pressure sold additional insurance at the counter which added a third again on to the price of the car rental. "
" My main issue with the booking is what I felt to be pressure selling at the counter. Although I purchased an inclusive package I was told be the staff member that the car was only 3rd party covered and was effectively given the options to pay €206 or €98 to take the car. It was a hot day, my family was waiting outside and the queue to the office was long, so I felt compelled to pay the lower amount to take possession of the keys. I appreciate the documentation offers the chance to call Auto Europe at pick up but that didn't feel practical at the time. I would be grateful if someone could advise what cover level I had purchased, and that Goldcar be advised of my dissatisfaction with that element of the booking. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" positive "
" positive "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" We have hired cars all over the world and never come across such a con, I would be grateful if you could refund my money please "
" We didn't rent the car, we ended up not taking it as they wanted to take £1200.00 from our credit card or pay an exorbitant insurance, we didn't want to do either so took a taxi instead "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" As stated above i took out the Excess Guarantee & Extensive cover with Auto Europe only to be told it was not worth having if involved in an accident. This is the worst car hire experience i have ever had . "
" I am very unhappy with the extra costs involved with Gold Car. Having taken out the extra insurance with Auto Europe i did not expect to be charged 178.82 Euros for full cover insurance. The lady on the desk said it would give peace of mind and that the Auto Europe insurance cover only went up tp 2000 Euros. I was then charged another 19 .51 euros for Mega Relax Cover which i did not request. I told Goldcar that i was visiting friends in Spain & was told that would be 9.00 Euros a day. I have been charged the max 90.00 Euros but was only in Spain 5 days. Leading hire companies do not charge this fee !! With the local tax, smart return ( again not requested) & toll sensor hire i have been charged £347 . 28 extra. That ammounts to £26.61 more than i actually paid Auto Europe for the car & insurance. I also had to give 75 Euros deposit each for Tolls & Fuel. To cap it all the fuel level was not full as the contract stated and after a few miles the fuel gauge had dropper two bars. When you are in a busy office & desperate to start your holiday it is easy to be mislead and with it being in Euros can be quite confusing. I would like somebody to come back to me on these charges. What a way to start your holiday. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Gold Car could be a lot more helpful than they were. "
" The windscreen washer was empty of water. After I filled it I could not get the bonnet catch to shut properly. I phoned Gold Car and they were no help at all. They told me to phone roadside assistance who said they would only tow the car back to Gold Car. I took the car to a garage and they could not get it to close either, therefor it was not just me doing something wrong. Eventually someone managed to close it for me but no thanks to Gold Car. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Very convenient on airport collection and return. Pleasant, efficient staff. "
" Four years running with Goldcar without problems, very satisfied. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy to find desk and short wait. Make sure you carefully check the car prior to driving off. "
" Bit of hard selling trying to get us to take additional insurance and upgrade car when neither was necessary as we had purchased a UK excess car hire policy prior to travel. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Checkin was efficient and agent very polite and helpful. 9€ to check the car back in again is a rip off though! "
" Checkin was efficient and agent very polite and helpful. 9€ to check the car back in again is a rip off though! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" It was disappointing. We have hired through autoeurope many times and have noticed that car companies are more and more getting trying to get you to take their extras especially excess insurance. Goldcar took advantage we are now trying to challenge this "
" Goldcar provides terrible service. They repeatedly tried to sell the excess insurance over and over even though we already bought it elsewhere and warned us that other insurance don't always pay out and we will get charged for any scratches. When taking the car the person did not write down all scratches and said only the big ones were noted. When handing back the car they said we had scratch the car and charged 200 euros!!! What a con! This is a way to make money - Beware - make sure they note every single scratch when you take the car otherwise you will get stung. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Positive "
" Positive experience "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Gold at staff lied to try to sell their own insurance despite us having our own annual excess insurance. Also lied by saying our journey would take 2 and a half hours if we didn't use the tolls and their own tag!! The journey actually took around 45 minutes using the national road! I was not happy with having to pay extra for airport location this is ridiculous! "
" Staff member dreadful trying to sell EXTRAS by telling total lies!!!! "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Usual con about insurance which leaves a bad feeling about the whole experience. "
" We had purchased insurance cover as part of our initial booking. Goldcar did not accept this and we had pay 170 euros for the cover we thought we had already. Staff were very short with me when I tried to discuss. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" We would continue to use Auto Europe to hire cars but would avoid Goldcar even if it meant paying slightly more to hire the car we wanted. "
" There were 11 areas of damage to the vehicle not recorded on the check out documents. The Goldcar desk employee was surly to the point rudeness in pushing additional insurance even when we explained we had taken insurance independently. The car should have been fuel "full to full" but it was probably not full on collection as the gauge indicated after only a short distance that the tank was not completely full. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Good service, easy to book online. Nice car and you can pickup from airport. "
" Easy to book, service good. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Very nice "
" Very good "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" The hire through Auot-Europe was very smooth as always. "
" I have used Gold Car several times before with no problem. This time when I checked in the desk operator was nice and friendly until I said I did not want to pay for the extra insurance to cover the excess, as I had my own independent insurance to cover that. He then became quite aggressive and started listing a long list of charges that I could be charged for. I asserted that I still did not want the extra insurance. He then gave me the paperwork and keys for the car but said I would have to get the car checked and any damage noted by another operative before I could drive away. I had to wait for more than half an hour to have the car checked. This is normally done before I get the keys, so I only need to check that any damage is noted before driving away. I feel that the policy now is to make life difficult for clients who refuse their ridiculously expensive extra insurance. I was also charged an extra £10.27 for "smart return". As a result of this negative experience I will not use Goldcar again, even if they are cheaper.t "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy and fast pick up process and super quick drop off. The only let down side was that the car had a lot of scratches. "
" Easy and fast pick up process and super quick drop off. The only let down side was that the car had a lot of scratches. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Never had any problem with Auto Europe. "
" Slow service at Goldcar Lisbon pickup desk in spite of short queue then another long wait at car park for their rep to check the car very thoroughly before I could drive away (~1.5hrs in total!). "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Autoeurope website is very easy to use - our default choice to search for reliable car hire. "
" The car we had was not the brand new type that some of the more expensive outfits use - but who cares? Our car was a Polo with about 70,000 on the clock and a few minor scratches on the bodywork. BUT it was an excellent car and excellent value for money, and the Goldcar team at Faro airport was very friendly and efficient. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Again I've absolutely no complaints whatsoever. "
" Absolutely no complaints whatsoever. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Extremely disappointed. This is not the first time I have had issues booking through auto Europe and I will certainly not be using the company again. Will be advising others not to as well. Appallingly bad service "
" Waited for a long time to be dealt with. Queue of people in front of us àll seemed to have an issue with their booking when we eventually got to front of queue we realised why. Gold car taking a huge hold on credit cards or asking people to take out their insurance. Initially I wanted them to take a hold on card but they refused to accept my amex card. Was not told about this when I made booking so I had to take out insurance at €220 euros. This was a terrible start to holidays. I was most surprised at them refusing amex as autocar accepted payment for booking by amex. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Everything went well even though there was a big volume. Organisation seemed to work well. Pre boo,ing allows you to get served quicker at the reception desk. "
" Drop off was a bit chaotic but all went smoothly. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I have no problem with using Auto Europe again although I do hope I will get a reply as promised by the Auto Europe Customer Care staff to my enquiry clarifying the use of independent motorway toll tag in Car Hire Vehicles in Portugal. (I was warned by the company Sannef UK Ltd. who supplied my tag that Car Hire Company staff at Faro Airport will suggest that I could only use their tag and that this was incorrect). "
" Counter staff on collection were not at all friendly and at times somewhat agressive particularly in relation to my request to use my own motorway toll tag which I had purchased in the UK for use in Portugal. (I have already been in contact with AutoEurope to determine their response to this problem). The Goldcar Counter Staff were both extremely agressive and emphatic I could not remove their Tag (which would have been necessary if I were to use my Tag) and that I would be subject to a heavy fine if I did. In the end for the sake of expediency and peace of mind I found I had little alternative but to accept their demands. The car was in general in good order but did have a total of 19 damaged areas ranging from just a small scratch to severe damage as identified by Goldcar staff. It was thus disconcerting to know whether I had spotted all the damage for the counter staff made it quite plain that I would be charged the full excess fee of 1600 euros should the car be returned with additional damage to that recorded at collection. With so much existing damage it would have been easy to miss additional scratches. Drop off was generally OK although their was some delay in waiting for the car to be cleared at Check In. I have yet to recieve a final settlement figure which should only be for motorway toll charges. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" Not happy with bald tyres did not notice when picked car up it stopped me doing too many motorway miles "
" Two bald tyres "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" OK apart from fuel fine "
" I was charged for not returning the car full of fuel when I did. I have sent photo that I took when it was filled just in case this happened but not happy with being fined. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Iwill not use Goldcar ever again "
" I was aa sked to take out full insurance with them despite having full excess of my own. I picked up the car in darkness I used the phone light to find 21 scratch marks which they didnt tell me at the office. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Value for money as long as you stand firm on the excess cover question where they do try the hard sell. "
" I explained I had taken out excess cover with Auto Europe but they still tried hard to get me to take our their own cover. Apart from that and the guy who checked out our vehicle having many to do on his own (although he was very good and helpful), overall a good experience. They also tried hard to sell me the motorway toll monitor even though I explained I know the area well and would not be using the motorway. I was told the N125 was very busy. It was not. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Although no problems directly with auto Europe our experience with gold car would make me unlikely to use again as I would be concerned re trustworthiness of local car rental agencies used by auto Europe. "
" I had already taken out fully comprehensive insurance but "bully boy" techniques used at desk To try to force us to take further insurance at a cost of E250 were unacceptable and would make me unlikely to use gold car again in the future. We did not succome to this pressure but feel many less confident travellers would not especially when arriving late at night as we did. The agent at the desk was rude and deceitful telling me repeatedly that I had not taken the extra insurance and needed to take it out with them, also that the deal they were offering included 2 full tanks of fuel as car was full of fuel on collection and we could return it empty - worth E75 per tank - as stated previously we did not take the policy but obviously this would only be one tank and a tank full from empty cost us only E50 during our travels. The pick up experience was a very unpleasant start to our holiday. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" was good "
" very good "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" We were happy with Auto Europe but have doubts about Gold cars. "
" On collection we where told that car was outside but were not escorted out to find the car. We found the car and upon examination discovered three areas of damage which we marked on the appropriate paperwork and took it back into the office for a signature. During our stay in Burgau the car was damaged by a hit and run driver whilst the car was parked on the road outside our apartment causing slight damage to the two nearside doors and a rear panel. There was no damage to the door mechanism and both doors could be operated normally. On returning the car we informed the checker about the damage and she took photos etc to assess the damage. We where quiet staggered when we were told we had to pay 965Euros for the cost of repairs as the damage seemed minimal. We have since requested by email for a copy of the photos but nothing has been sent. Luckily we took a photo ourselves and have shown it to a local body repair company who suggests that the repair cost should be around half of Gold cars charge. We would ask if you could request Gold cars to reconsider there charges in line with the actual cost. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 3 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" As above. The service was abysmal and I wish to claim a refund of my payment of £46.55 and compensation for the severe disruption to my holiday. "
" I am making a separate complaint. I arrived in Faro on the first plane from Gatwick on 7/9, only to find that no car was available. I was due to fly from Gatwick on the last flight on 6/9 but, due to a serious accident on the M23, I missed the flight, as did many others. I find it extraordinary that there is no plan for such contingencies. As it was, I was completely stranded, with two small babies. The counter staff were unhelpful and could not care less. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Easy and transparent process. "
" Good customer care. Were quick, efficient and did not try to impose insurances and other services after these being denied once. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Good straight forward booking and good website. Just need to check out what company you choose as they vary a great deal. "
" Very busy at pick up but that didn't stop them trying to sell me even more insurance. Told me that even though I had taken out full insurance with auto Europe, that wouldn't cover me in theevent of any damage. Eventually they relented, and I got the car but had to put down a 1700 Euro fee on my card to cover excess and fuel. Not what I am used to and although I have no problem with your company, Goldstar are not nice people. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" On the whole couldn't complain about anything, the car, the hirer. "
" Very pleasant from start to finish, car was very good with no problems whatsoever "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" You as the provider should highlight these addition costs to the purchaser. Not happy at all with the service. I will not be using you or Goldcar again "
" We paid £64 for the car hire, then when we got there we had to pay another £264 which was for insurance and £104 for a full tank of petrol. We gave the car back with over half a tank of fuel and got £17.04 back which is ridiculous. There was a massive queue to get the car back as there was too many cars in their loading bay and had a 30 min late which could have made us miss our flight. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Good for the price "
" Good for the price "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" All went fine and I enjoyed the trip. "
" Pick up OK except damage marked on form did not match at all with actual car - had they recorded the wrong car? Soon corrected. Vehicle excellent for my purpose. Fiat 500 nice high position and excellent for birdwatching. I hired from Portugal but intended to travel in Spain so annoyed to find AFTER booking there was a daily surcharge. Also a surcharge (I refused) for a transponder to use Portuguese toll roads. I found at the end you can associate a car numberplate with a credit card on the Portuguese toll roads website so not clear why the transponder is needed. Very crowded when I arrived back; fortunately I'd allowed an extra hour for car return and luggage repacking. Staff all friendly and not too pushy for extras. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Autoeurope are a very good company to deal with and I have used them many many times. "
" Goldcar yet again tried to upgrade me to a deisel and would have charged me extra but I insisted on a petrol car which I had ordered. I said I would accept a diesel but would not pay extra as I wasn't going to be doing many miles and the extra cost was not justified. After a shrug of the shoulders the staff went and found me a petrol car. This seems to be a new tactic by Goldcar to get extra money from customers and should be stopped. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Nice car, highly efficient service. "
" It was the most efficient car hire company I have ever used "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Used them for years but will be sure never to chose Goldcar again from the list of suppliers. "
" They charged €350 for a scratch to the wheel hub that was not marked on the form on collection. This is an exorbitant amount that was taken from the credit card deposit taken as no liability insurance was bought on arrival. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Very disappointed with the whole experience. When searching on autoeurope site the supplier was listed as rhodium not goldcar. It was not clear that it was the same supplier. As advised by the autoeurope rep will take up the claim about diesel tax with autoeurope and only if that claim is resolved satisfactorily will i consider using or recommending autoeurope in the future. "
" Truly awful. 50 minute wait before speaking to goldcar representative. Forced to pay € 48 fee for diesel tax???? Same cost as total car hire. Had never requested diesel car. Spoke to autoeurope rep who told us to insist on petrol alternative only to pay up if there was no other option. Goldcar rep insisted diesel was only car available and we had to pay tax re terms on their website. No choice but to pay up. Car was opel Corsa, inferior to Ford fiesta but probably same group. It was like a fairground bumper car. Scratches or dents on every panel. The interior boot panel was attached with a piece of [INVALID] The interior was smelly and dirty. Again, no chance of changing as it was the only car available. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Easy to book good price and above all use reliable rental companies "
" Always find friendly staff both at check-in and return "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" We took the full insurance and paid for it at the time of booking the car on the web site only to be told by Gold car staff it did not cover us fully. "
" We had the car about 20 mins then the clutch went on it. It took 45 mins to get the break down truck and 3 hours to get a taxi back to the airport. The next car windscreen inside was very dirty and hard to see out when the sun was on it. Gold car staff were not happy in their jobs. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Fantastic!!! "
" Fantastic!!! 5⭐️ "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I have an annual excess coverage insurance policy so the GoldCar is good value without taking out further insurances. There was one Agent on the counter putting the frighteners on some customers about insurance but my agent accepted my explanation that I had it covered. "
" I have an annual excess coverage insurance policy so the GoldCar is good value without taking out further insurances. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I have used auto Europe before successfully. On this occasion Goldcar made the rental experience very uncomfortable and difficult. There was unnecessary pressure to take extra insurance which I found to be very stressful. "
" There was a lot of pressure to take extra insurance which I did not need. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" No problem with Auto Europe easy to use/navigate web site "
" person I dealt with at the counter was a disgrace, tried to force me to buy their insurance, asked me to sign a graphic of the car to agree that it had no marks/scratches yet I had not even seen the car. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very happy with the car hire, Only issue was returning vehicle. No indication on the paperwork how to return to Lisbon Airport "
" Very efficent company "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" I would use Goldcar again. "
" My overall experience with Goldcar car hire was very positive from collection of the car including in the office,the car itself which was the one I ordered cleanliness etc,the only negative experience I had was when I dropped off the car,there was not enough room to park the car ( I was on the road ) and when I did manage to park it took a long time for my car to get signed off with a lot of other drivers getting there car signed off before me, there was no recognition of who came in first. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Autoeurope service is great; but you need to drop rogue operators from your website otherwise people will suspect collusion "
" Damage was incoorectky recorded on pick up. The so called new car had so nany marks and scuffs it was easy to miss one; I was charged for damage that was on the car at pickup. Seems from reports on Trustpilot that this us common and maybe a Goldcar policy to generate more revenue. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Quick, easy and good website to use every time, with excellent customer support behind it. "
" Excellent quality car. Speed of delivery of car and counter operations could be faster, but it was summer so can forgive them a little! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" no problem with Auto Europe "
" A very hard sell regarding insurance even though I already had full insurance taken through Auto Europe. It was obvious they tried to frighten people into taking out insurance that was considerably more than the car hire. The car was in a poor condition and so required a full inspection and all dents/scratches noted. This took over one hour. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Not keen to use again as was almost forced to get extra insurance that I already had. Also asked to pay extra 2.50 /day for car being deisel. "
" Directions to find the car hire place that was meant to be on site at the airport were non existent. The driver didn't even know that there was car hire there. The car was noisy & crappy. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 2
" Absolutely terrible service, DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE. It seemed too good to be true paying £27 for a small car for 2 days - turns out it was. Lots of extra hidden charges when collecting the car meant I paid over £112 in total. "
" Despite having booked and paid online for a car I had to queue for over 1 hour at the Goldcar desk to be served. When at the desk I was told the car I had booked was unavailable so I would have to pay for an upgrade. I was then told I would also have to buy Goldcar "Super Relax Cover" for an extra £60 despite having my own travel insurance which covers rental vehicles. At the counter they said I had to purchase their insurance or I couldn't hire the car. I was told I also had to pay Airport Tax on top of that. None of this was explained well and I wasn't sure if what I was paying would be refunded once I returned the car. As a fuel deposit I had to pay £108, and only received £102 when this was refunded. In total it cost me £112.30 to hire a small car for 2 days, and the whole experience was extremely stressful and confusing. Even returning the car was a strange experience with nobody checking the car off thoroughly, all they were interested in was if the tank was full. DO NOT USE GOLDCAR! The cheap price may be tempting but they more than make their money back with hidden extra charges. Furthermore the complete lack of professionalism and the high pressure sales tactics made what should have been a simple start to a happy holiday a very stressful experience. I have told all my friends and family to avoid using this company and can only hope it's a matter of time before they are shut down. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" See above "
" Additional insurances were unavoidable but more than the hire price! "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" So many more costs above and beyond car rental that was paid online "
" Felt like a scam from start to finish "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very efficient "
" Very good...they waited on way past closing time as my flight was delayed. The car was clean and served us well. The drop off was very quick and easy. Thank you Goldcar "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great car great provider "
" Great car "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Totally amazed that such a large Company can treat customers in this manner. I would appreciate assistance in this matter. "
" The experience was appalling. I had to pay 2 lots of insurance. At time of collection I was told not to worry about refilling as it was cheaper by 6 cents per litre. Yesterday I received an email saying there was a charge of €50 for a penalty for bit filling the car back up. This was never explained at time of collection, in fact I was encouraged not to do so. I feel totally ripped off. The whole experience minus the fuel I used ( which is obviously fine ) cost over €500 which is far above the original €221 which was quoted and agreed. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 3 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Customer service was excellent.. the car wasnt.. "
" Everything was perfect except.. the price of the car. Was way too expensive for the small car i got. And the car (toyota yaris) was not economical at all! I spent 110 euros on petrol this year without doing many miles.. last year i did the same amount of miles in the seat ibiza and only paid 30 euros towards petrol. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" All went without a problem "
" A bit of a wait for the bus to and from the airport but other than that all very smooth. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" It was a terrible experience because of the GoldCar staff. I shall do my very best to let people know how awful they are "
" The staff are very rude. When we dropped off the car they said they wouldn't check it in until after 7am but our booking was for 6.30am and we had to get to our flight. They were very rude to us. We had to walk back to the airport as the said we couldn't take the shuttle and we were delayed because of this. We are very concerned that they have our credit card details and haven't contacted us to say that everything is ok. Never again. They are the worst company at the airport. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe makes booking easy "
" Vehicle ok. Found extra charges on credit card when I returned home and was not informed about at time of collecting vehicle (£10.25) "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" I've used auto europe for a decade. But association with goldcar tarnishes your good reputation. At best it is a poor recommendation for your business. At worst you become an accessory to potential fraud. I strongly recommend you protect your loyal customer base from predatory rental agencies. "
" Goldcar have a low satisfaction rating and they appear to attempt to fraudulently confiscate my damage deposit by making false claims. Namely they claim I was in a traffic accident during the rental period. They then refuse to respond when I co tatted their claims department (as instructed) with photographic evidence of the car in great detail on return - indicating no damage and the impossibility of being in a traffic accident. If a fraudulent attempt to secure. Obey from me is in progress, I would strongly suggest you treat them as highly suspect and avoid subjecting other customers to them. The stress is not worth it. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" we have used auto europe several times and find them very competitive. "
" We had to wait one hour at the check in desk before we could collect our car. I think that this is too long to wait and things should have been organized better. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" ok "
" Crazy queues at airport, hard sell at desk, a charge on my account that I don't know what it is, all round not an experience you need when you are supposed to be relaxing on holiday! "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" GREAT !!! "
" good service all the way through. A bit chaotic when dropping off car. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I was extremely disappointed with the service provided. I booked the car online with my debit card and only once i'd paid was I told that the credit card needed to be in my name also. Anyway when we arrived at the airport to collect the car from GoldCar they were extremely unhelpful and said I either pay £300 on my card or I loose the £60 already paid on my card for the car rental. I paid the £300 as I was informed £200 would be refunded to my account as a deposit. 4 days later there is still no sign of the deposit in my account. I would greatly appreciate if someone could give me a call to resolve this as I am extremely concerned about this. Overall it was a terrible experience with very unhelpful staff. "
" I was extremely disappointed with the service provided. I booked the car online with my debit card and only once i'd paid was I told that the credit card needed to be in my name also. Anyway when we arrived at the airport to collect the car from GoldCar they were extremely unhelpful and said I either pay £300 on my card or I loose the £60 already paid on my card for the car rental. I paid the £300 as I was informed £200 would be refunded to my account as a deposit. 4 days later there is still no sign of the deposit in my account. I would greatly appreciate if someone could give me a call to resolve this as I am extremely concerned about this. Overall it was a terrible experience with very unhelpful staff. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 2 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" A U -= fine "
" Check in desk "ticket" pantomine - a joke. Have a charge on my card for what??? "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 7 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Good experience. "
" Staff on counter, seemed as if she couldn't be bothered. Tried to sell me car insurance , which i had already bought beforehand. Didn't like it when i told her this. Apart from that the other staff were fine. Efficient service. I would use GoldCar again. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" From arrival to departure it was a quick process which is what you need. Very pleased "
" On arrival we didn't have to wait long to be checked in and quick turnaround without a long time with form filling etc "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Never been dealt with the way I have explained in my above comments. "
" Goldcar operate a priority booking service for a fee. We did not have this with our booking so as a result of this we waited quite some time to be called to the desk.We were about to proceed with our booking when we were asked to stand aside and let a priority booking be seen before us. While I understand them having this system as it brings in added revenue. The point I make is that when we stood and queued the priority people were not even in the building. My suggestion to Golcar is that they allocate a desk to be used only by priority bookers. They will, then not embarrass their customers who will be called to the desk and then told to stand aside "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" How you can recommend gold car is shocking, terrible company "
" Would never use this company again! Very unhelpful staff who tried charging us 300€ extra when we got there, we are also still waiting to receive our deposit back and it's been almost 3 weeks, terrible service "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" see above! "
" We have been to Faro many times and rented cars via Zest with no problems at all! I booked with yourselves for the first time and upgraded the insurance to the better level of cover for added security. We had saved for this holiday and only had a set amount saved. On arrival we were told by the rather abrupt lady on Goldcar reception that the insurance we had upgraded to was not worth the paper it was written on and was indeed a scam! She then said that we could stay with our insurance but that if we so much as scratched the car we would have to pay a £3000 excess immediately and then we would have top try to claim it back from our insurance! We decided to not take the chance as she made us feel we had no choice but to purchase Goldcar insurance at a staggering 175 euros (for 1 week!!!) We were mortified that this car that usually cost us around £50 was now up to £225!!! we gave them our debit card and left, without reading in detail the other add ons that were also added! 3 days later they took £401.66 from our account the 1 week car hire has now cost over £450!!! We are beyond angry and disappointed and since coming home have looked at Goldcar reviews which foolishly we did not before! The amount of people who have been treated this way is nothing short of scandalous! There are some that have said they declined to take out theGoldcar insurance to then have their debit cards used to take £100s and sometimes £1000s out of their banks claiming there was damage to the cars! I feel we have been well and truly scammed and the money taken from our account was our saved spending money. We had to limit ourselves for the rest of our holiday. It ruined our time away. On dropping off the car it was early morning and the office was closed, there were no signs or instructions to be seen. We were wandering around much to the amusement of the Goldcar staff who were outside waiting for the office to open. They sniggered and spoke amongst themselves obviously aware we did not know where to post the key until one finally pointed out the drop box! All in all a horrible experience and I will find it almost impossible to purchase car hire through yourselves as I have no trust. I feel we were miss sold on every level. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 2 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" Very efficient and friendly service from Gold Car and Autoeurope. "
" Very efficient service thank you although still confused about the insurance! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy to search and compare "
" 2.5 hour wait to get car They added €200 worth of insurance without asking "
Value for Money: 2 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Very disappointed. I was mislead by goldcar "
" I was mis sold extra insurance when not required. I was told that the car was not insured and that I had to take out their very expensive insurance rather than the option of leaving a deposit to cover damage. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" Won't choose goldacr anymore because of their upselling practice. "
" Trying to scare customers into buying extra insurance, even going to a point where they try to frighten you even though I had a full package bought through auteurope. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I am a regular customer - always good service "
" Always good - no hassle "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" For anyone familiar on how rental car works, once you go to pick up you are hit with the insurance price for a low amount to be held on you credit card or no insurance and a high amount being held. I went to Portugal less than 6 months prior of this trip and the insurance I was asked to pay was twice the value of the car for the 4 days I had it. Moreover, once asked if I could drive to Spain, I was told no problem. As I double checked with another employee the day before driving to Spain I discovered that I had to pay additional insurance for that (extra €50) Cost of insurance, €150, cost of car £30. This added quite a bit of bitterness and unexpected costs to my trip. I am really not happy and will be shopping around with much more care next time. I wish they would drop this insurance bomb before you make the reservation, not at pick up. "
" For anyone familiar on how rental car works, once you go to pick up you are hit with the insurance price for a low amount to be held on you credit card or no insurance and a high amount being held. I went to Portugal less than 6 months prior of this trip and the insurance I was asked to pay was twice the value of the car for the 4 days I had it. Moreover, once asked if I could drive to Spain, I was told no problem. As I double checked with another employee the day before driving to Spain I discovered that I had to pay additional insurance for that (extra €50) Cost of insurance, €150, cost of car £30. This added quite a bit of bitterness and unexpected costs to my trip. I am really not happy and will be shopping around with much more care next time. I wish they would drop this insurance bomb before you make the reservation, not at pick up. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" No arguments with Auto Europe,just with Gold car "
" Took ages to get checked in. They didn't have the size of car we ordered and "upgraded" us to an under powered Fiat SUV which was awful to drive. Bamboozled us into taking extra Insurance, charged us an extra 51 Euro just to have my wife's added as additional driver. Extras totalled over £250,would never go with Goldcar again. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
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Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Please see question 3 "
" I booked the car for a family trip. Upon reading the finw print I was disgusted to see a £2k hold would be required unless I brought additional insurance. I was not prepared to pay that, so tried to call to cancel and the office was closed even though the website states Saturday open till 8 but phone lines stated open till 7!!! So I could not cancel free of charge. I emailed on Sunday 24th to confirm I had this issue with the lines and wanted to cancel but have not heard anything back. Upon reading a number of online reviews I've realised what a mistake it was to book Goldcar, so much so we didn't even collect the vehicle and paid for a private transfer to and from our destination at an additional cost of €100 So overall I'm extremely disappointed with the service and now out of pocket. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" How can they survive if they cannot use modern payment systems. You should warn people that a rental co in a major airport cannot deal with modern payment systems. "
" The office would not accept Amex or Visa, master card using samsung pay, so I could not pick up the vehicle. It was a complete sambles. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Good overall. Will look for total package before rental "
" Long queue to get car insurance was expensive staff okay "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" We have a car hire insurance policy that costs £32 from Questor and we renew it every year as we travel abroad frequently. For the first time, and last, we hired a car from Goldcar at Faro Airport. The lady on the desk was obnoxious and refused to accept our insurance policy unless we gave her a deposit of €3000 euros. She said we would be driving without insurance and that for €159 they would give us the extra cover needed. I argued that the policy we had provided full additional cover and we had used on many occasions. Without looking at the policy she refused to accept this and demanded we pay €3000 deposit or €159 for their policy. "
" We have a car hire insurance policy that costs £32 from Questor and we renew it every year as we travel abroad frequently. For the first time, and last, we hired a car from Goldcar at Faro Airport. The lady on the desk was obnoxious and refused to accept our insurance policy unless we gave her a deposit of €3000 euros. She said we would be driving without insurance and that for €159 they would give us the extra cover needed. I argued that the policy we had provided full additional cover and we had used on many occasions. Without looking at the policy she refused to accept this and demanded we pay €3000 deposit or €159 for their policy. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 7 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I have just received an email from Goldcar, detailing tolls on roads all over Portugal, which are nothing to do with me. they previously sent me details of the tolls I had incurred, which was one journey from Faro airport to Portimas and another, back to the airport from Portimao for which they charged me 3 euros which would be correct. so I am very annoyed to have been sent this further invoice for tolls which I definitely did not use! "
" On drop off, their representative tried to make out there was a tiny scratch on the car, which proved to be a bit of dirt. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 4 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Can take 30mins if queue is long. But once served its quick. Return takes 2 mins. Check car thoroughly as not all scratches are marked. And you will be charged. They will correct immediately. "
" I use Gold car every month. The check in staff are as efficient as the other companies. Car condition is good. Dont like the additional change of €40 after 11pm. Even if 20 people are on the same flight, every person will be penalised. My evening flight is often delayed, so beware. Other than that staff are good, return takes 2 mins. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Booked online. Staff very helpful and polite. Booking in did take a while as some people had not read what was required. But all in all a good company to deal with. "
" Finding the Goldcar counter was a bit of an ordeal as was locating the collection point. On our return the counter had changed back to th e original place. More signage is required. Our Sat Nav connection was faulty also which meant me having to hold it all the time with difficulty. Otherwise would have been straight 10's. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" See 3 above "
" Insurance- goldcar convinced me to effect their insurance so I feel I have wasted my money by insuring with you. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Hassle free hire "
" Hassle free hire "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" This is how car rental should be. Minimal paperwork, friendly staff, fast pick up and drop off. Oh, and very good prices, cheaper and much more convenient than getting the train. Well done! "
" Easy pick up and drop off, 5 mins max each "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Great value and easy to book. Counter staff could be quicker and take no for an answer when trying to sell extras. "
" Car and price were amazing. Counter staff were slow and tried to sell me everything they could but it wouldn't put me off due to the great value and quality cars. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy! "
" Their form said ONE paint mark - we found another SEVEN (7) in the dark. Woman at desk (far end of compound) said "here's a pen, mark them on the form" "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Pleasntly surprised "
" good service "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Rip off. No customer service. "
" They are a rip off. Extras 2 times the rental charge. Avoid Goldcar "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" I don't usually respond to surveys of this type, but felt compelled to do so this time based on my hire experience and the fact that I have still not resolved issues arising from this. Things started badly when we picked up the car. The car itself was dirty and the damage paperwork pre-completed by Goldcar in no way reflected the amount of scratches and damage that were on the vehicle. So with their representative we spent a good 10 minutes or more inspecting the car all round and adding additional damage indications to the paperwork. We tried to insist that all marks were recorded despite the fact that the representative told us that they were only really interested in the larger dents and scratches. On our return, having had no issues with the car and certainly no accidents or collisions of any sort, the Goldcar representative receiving the car indicated that they had found 'accident damage' that was not on the paperwork. This was the case, but this damage amounted to a minor scuff on the bumper which was significantly less than damage that, on pickup, they had previously told us they weren't interested in. I strongly believe that the damage pre-existed our use of the vehicle, but again it was of a type that they had told us they were not interested in previously. With this saga, the whole process of vehicle return lasted over 45mins, which I think is just part of the whole scam, because it just puts the pressure on the customer to settle up or risk missing a flight. Also cost me 200 euros for ridiculously minor damage which would not have cost that much to resolve and also I know they will never actually get rectified. Moving forward I need a copy of the excess invoice showing that Goldcar charged me 200 euros so that I can claim that against the separate excess insurance that I took out. This invoice was not provided to me at the time. I have asked Goldcar for this in my feedback to them, but if this is not readily forthcoming from them then I would ask you to follow up on my behalf. On a different note, I also noted that the next victim to be hauled up for excess damage was also British. A poor old lady who looked half frightened to death and, when I asked her, also seemed to have taken out her own insurance cover for excess charges. So from my own experience, and what I have subsequently read in the press, (wish I had read this before!!) I think that certainly people who have taken out their own insurance against excess charges are being targeted and perhaps this is more so British hirers!! Finally, I have given you a 1 rating in response to question 4 above. Something that, until this particular hire experience, I would never have done before. Quite the opposite in fact, and you will see from my hiring record that we have used you a lot over the years. In this instance, however, with the amount of negative feedback I have subsequently found out there in relation to Goldcar, I cannot think that you have not been aware of this and would therefore question why you would continue to put them forward as a hire option to your customers. "
" I don't usually respond to surveys of this type, but felt compelled to do so this time based on my hire experience and the fact that I have still not resolved issues arising from this. Things started badly when we picked up the car. The car itself was dirty and the damage paperwork pre-completed by Goldcar in no way reflected the amount of scratches and damage that were on the vehicle. So with your representative we spent a good 10 minutes or more inspecting the car all round and adding additional damage indications to the paperwork. We tried to insist that all marks were recorded despite the fact that the representative told us that you were only really interested in the larger dents and scratches. On our return, having had no issues with the car and certainly no accidents or collisions of any sort, the Goldcar representative receiving the car indicated that they had found 'accident damage' that was not on the paperwork. This was the case, but this damage amounted to a minor scuff on the bumper which was significantly less than damage that, on pickup, your representative had previously told us you weren't interested in. I strongly believe that the damage pre-existed our use of the vehicle, but again it was of a type that your representative had told us you were not interested in previously. With this saga, the whole process of vehicle return lasted over 45mins, which I think is just part of the whole scam, because it just puts the pressure on the customer to settle up or risk missing a flight. Also cost me 200 euros for ridiculously minor damage which would not have cost that much to resolve and also I know you will not actually have got rectified. Moving forward I need a copy of the excess invoice showing that you charged me 200 euros so that I can claim that against the separate excess insurance that I took out. This invoice was not provided to me at the time. As a closing point, I also noted that the next victim to be hauled up for excess damage was also British. A poor old lady who looked half frightened to death and, when I asked her, also seemed to have taken out her own insurance cover for excess charges. Are we perhaps beginning to see a pattern here!?! "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Will be first choice every time "
" All good and efficient "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Auto Europe were very helpful and cancelled the bookings I have for gold car for the future . "
" The booking agent at goldcar was unplesant and intimidating told us if the car broke down we would have to pay. He was not happy we have a yearly insurance from home . I would not use them again "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy and competitive "
" They try to scare you into buying overpriced insurance by saying that you are not insured for vandalism, punctures or if someone drives into you. Make sure you know exactly what your insurance covers before you collect a car from Goldcar so you can tell them where to go! "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" AT PICK OF THE VEHICLE (3RD JUNE 11:58)I NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT FULL WHICH I POINTED OUT TO THE GOLDCAR ATTENDANT AND THERE FORE I TOOK A PICTURE. THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS ALSO NOT WORKING WHICH I ALSO POINTED OUT TO THE ATTENDANT (EMANUEL) HE SAID IT WOULD BE FINE AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. ON RETURN I FILLED THE VEHICLE UP TO THE TANKS MAXIMUM BUT ON ASSESSING THE GAUGE IT SHOWED THAT THE TANK WAS NOT FULL AS ON PICK UP. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS FAULT HERE. I POINTED THIS OUT TO THE RETURNING ATTENDANT WHERE HE SAID HE NEED TO SEE PROOF OF THE FUEL RECIEPT WHICH YOU NOW HAVE. HE THEN WENT OFF TO CHECK WITH HIS MANAGER AND AFTER ABOUT 10MINS HE CAME BACK TO CONFIRM TO ME THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK AND THAT THE ISSUE WAS KNOWN ON THIS VEHICLE. I ALSO WENT INTO THE OFFICE TO CONFIRM THIS WHICH A MANAGER ALSO CONFIRMED I WAS GOOD TO GO. I THEN GET A LETTER DATED 10-06-2018 SAYING THAT I AM NOW TO BE CHARGED €58 FOR PENALTY FOR FUEL BREACH. I DO NOT BELIEVE YOU ARE LAWFUL HERE IN CHARGING ME THIS EXTRA PENALTY AND WILL REQUIRE A REFUND IMMEDIATELY. I WILL ALSO BE VISITING FARO IN 2 WEEKS SO IF THIS IS NOT RESOLVED THEN I WILL HAVE TO PAY A VISIT TO YOUR OFFICE AND SORT THIS MATTER OUT IN PERSON. IF YOU REQUIRE EVIDENCE OF THE FUEL RECEIPT OR PICTURES OF THE FAULTY FUEL GAUGES THEN PLEASE CONTACT ME. "
" AWEFUL!!! AWEFUL!!! AWEFUL!!! NEVER AGAIN WILL I USE AUTO EUROPE AND YOUR SCAMMER COMPANIES "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Good value deal. "
" Car was only 3 months old and in excellent condition. Counter service was fast and efficient and I was on my way to resort very quickly. Drop off was very busy when returning car but again plenty of staff who were on top of the job. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" To collect the vehicle took well over an hour not the best of starts after a flight. Having eventually being informed by a fellow traveller that you need to take a ticket. Then wait until you are called is not one of my best experiences. Especially when you have pre booked a vehicle. before you left home. I would suggest that you modify your booking form so that you have all the relevant details like passport and driving licence numbers and credit card information already on the hire documentation akin to other hire companies that I have used in the past. Then it would be a simple as fast process to book out the car. "
" The collection took well over an hour having to take a ticket then wait until you are called not the best experience. Especially when you have pre booked a vehicle. before you left home. I would suggest that you modify your booking form so that you have all the relevant details like passport and driving licence numbers and credit card information already on the hire documentation. Then it would be a simple as fast process to book out the car. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 3 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Excellent "
" A1 "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Nearly scored 5 but took 2hours to be seen by desk staff at Gold Cars as very busy. Great car, fantastic value for money. Easy drop off on our return. "