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Rental Car Scams - Top 8 Car Hire Rip Offs Revealed
Rental car scams, rip offs and abuse you need to know about before you book. Be prepared before you arrive at the car hire desk with our car rental tips and tricks and avoid being a victim of these eight common rental car scams. Save yourself stress, money and wasted time on useless phone calls to your rental car company as you claw back money from scams such as fake damage and over charged for fuel.
Download the free Car Hire Shout App to help protect yourself before you rent: www.carhireshout.com.
0:25 Waiting times
1:44 Insurance
3:55 The deposit
7:12 signing contracts on e-pads
8:38 Fuel charges
10:42 marking pre-existing damages (car hire shout app)
12:18 excessive toll charges
13:09 returning the car (keep receipts, be on time, police reports)
16:20 How to get your money back
18:00 care hire shout app
Goldcar's Deposit Scam in Detail: www.carhireshout.com/the-goldcar-deposit-scam/
RecordGo's Fake Damage Scam in Detail: www.carhireshout.com/recordgo-fake-damage-scam-exposed/
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RecordGo Rental Car Fake Damage Scam
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RecordGo rental car are running a fake damage scam, sending customers faked photos of damage of their rental car. This video proves fraud which you can use to claim for false damages and dispute these charges with your credit card company. Please download the photos received from RecordGo here for a closer look: carhireshout.com/RecordGo-Fraudulent-Photos.zip Download the Car Hire Shout app com...
Rental Car Scam - Goldcar: The Deposit Rip-Off
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It's a clever rental car scam by Goldcar, using your €1,100 deposit to rip-you off for around £40. They'll blame your bank and the exchange rate but it's just not true. I show you how to protect yourself. Download the Car Hire Shout app completely FREE and protect yourself against car hire scams and rip-off's. No strings, no catches. www.carhireshout.com #rentalcarscams #rentalcarripoffs #carhi...
Car Hire Shout
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CarHireShout.com helps to uncover the rip-offs and scams that car rental companies use to charge more money. A new app will allow renters to tell of their experiences, take photos of their car before and after, as well as check for previously reported damage.

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  • @markkofi8522
    @markkofi8522 6 днів тому

    I wouldn't use these guys even if the cars were free rentals. It staggers me that people still use them. Every year I see people queuing up at their Barcelona Airport counter and I feel sorry for them.

  • @Enzo811
    @Enzo811 16 днів тому

    The worst car rental company ever. Stay away from them. They didn’t refund me after refusing my driver license, which was valid. They demanded an international driver license only when I arrived on the destination to pick up the car - this requirement was not mentioned on the rental terms and conditions on the product page, checkout page or confirmation e-mail. Don’t take risks with this small and amateur car rental company - pick others who take the business seriously, such as AVIS, HERTZ,….

  • @robertpadfield7739
    @robertpadfield7739 2 місяці тому

    Many years ago I booked a car for pick up at Faro Airport, never again! On arrival I was asked to take out waiver insurance because the car would be found damaged when I returned it on out of hours, posting the keys in their offices post box. Blatant intimidation, I returned it the previous day, got it signed off as no damage and stayed in a hotel for my early next day flight. BEWARE OF THIS SCAM. Bob the builder.

  • @monetfaversham6703
    @monetfaversham6703 3 місяці тому

    Your links below don't work. Or are you yourself a scammer ?

  • @lizagill9570
    @lizagill9570 4 місяці тому

    Well done for this 🙏🏻

  • @lizagill9570
    @lizagill9570 4 місяці тому

    Klass Wagen mis-sold me NRW insurance saying this was refundable- do not use

  • @lizagill9570
    @lizagill9570 4 місяці тому

    These rental car companies are terrible, I have had a terrible experience with Klass Wagen in Portugal - do not use them

  • @RussLeighton
    @RussLeighton 4 місяці тому

    I signed the ePAd with my signature and the words "NO INSURANCE" they attempted to claim I asked for it - but the sig clearly showed I didnt, bank didnt hesitate to refund.

  • @peterpopperry4408
    @peterpopperry4408 6 місяців тому

    Thank you for doing this service they are persiustant bastards, check twice before verifying your rental charge sometimes the charge does not go through do it again and you can find insurance added

  • @gkozuch
    @gkozuch 6 місяців тому

    Unfortunately I have to agree. When I returned the car at night, because our flight was at 6am - they made a report that said the lock was damaged (I never used the lock - it had remote locking), They charged me 534€ + 50€ :( I have a hard to belive that lock was really damaged. An expensive one and you’ll never see it coming.

    • @JuanjoMillan95
      @JuanjoMillan95 5 місяців тому

      Maybe someone tried to break into the car?

  • @x1mace
    @x1mace 10 місяців тому

    Dont use Hertz. They have turned into complete cowboys. It wasnt until my mum was scammed that she realised my uncles have also had bad expereinces recently too. Their prices seem reasonable but actaully they are comign for your money in other ways.

  • @brentsummers7377
    @brentsummers7377 11 місяців тому

    Some of the scams for example 'smoke odor' cleaning charges are very cunning. It's classic he said they said. The customer says they have never smoked in their lifetime. The rental car company says their employee detected smoke odor. Nothing can be proved either way. The rental car companies rely on there being a certain percentage of customers who won't dispute the charge so a nice little earner. Somewhat similar to shady airport hotels charging customers for breakfasts they didn't have.

  • @darrengillatt7883
    @darrengillatt7883 Рік тому

    Sorry about your experience. Is there a problem with your app? I cannot download it.

  • @Patriot95379
    @Patriot95379 Рік тому

    Just got back from Porto and they have said I damaged the car, left untidy and did not fill up. This is a total lie and I’m sure there is a criminal element in this particular branch. Disgusting

    • @Roovie
      @Roovie 11 місяців тому

      Me too. Perfect car and they say i damages it. Scammed

  • @jackthebackpacker
    @jackthebackpacker Рік тому

    Surprised out of 4300 views noone has pointed out the fact that its from underneath the car, looks the same car to me.

  • @jani75
    @jani75 Рік тому

    Thats the lower grill not the obove hexagon one. But anyway..

  • @christopherdavies4367
    @christopherdavies4367 Рік тому

    they scammed me out of £900 with fake damage

  • @I_Don_t_want_a_handle
    @I_Don_t_want_a_handle Рік тому

    I think I just fell for all these scams ... KVL Malta. I'm just waiting for the bill, the car was covered in scratches and dings which the guy said he had recorded and showed me the top sheet. All recorded. When I looked at the paperwork he gave me, later, non of the marks was recorded. Looks like I might have a fight on my hands.

  • @aleksandrat.5058
    @aleksandrat.5058 Рік тому

    Guys isn't enough to get their cdw (ac) and this what is in basic cover? I renewed cars in Tenerife and Gran Canaria, never had any issues or option to choose with insurance. Never had any problems and now when I try to book a hire in Malaga I honestly don't understand why there is basic and premium cover. I mean does car in Spain have third party insurance? I bet they need to have but it isn't mentioned. Which car rental do you recommend? Thanks for this video.

  • @kunmark
    @kunmark Рік тому

    agree with you, I just met a similar case and charge me €204, really thieves

  • @dextadune3369
    @dextadune3369 Рік тому

    Hi I hired a car in Fuertaventura and the hire company didn’t like me taking a video and pictures. He stormed off and another lady behind the counter asked me why I was being so obstructed. This was all because I said no to there inflated insurance. Great channel

  • @fzamo5941
    @fzamo5941 Рік тому

    Hello everyone! I have just returned back a car to récordGo and I am sure that my deposit of 1100 € will not be fully refunded since I read that many customer haven't received their money back. This company is full of pirates and it is a completely rip off! AVOID AT ALL COSTS! I am wondering if it is possible to sue this company collectively - all the customers that have been ripped off - to get our money back?

  • @MajorKlanga
    @MajorKlanga Рік тому

    Sorry about what you went through. I have just been ripped off by RekordGo to the tune of almost £900. I booked through Ryanair and took out their full insurance so I'm hoping to get my money back although the unpleasant woman at the rental desk in Alicante Airport tried very hard using lies and scare tactics to make me pay for their extortionate extra insurance. Basically the car was fairly scruffy to start with but in the dark car park close to other cars and under pressure to leave I didn't get any good pictures. I returned very early so I used the key drop off as there were no staff. I was in a hurry because you have to find a 24 hr petrol station within 30km of the airport and my sat nav had sent me on a ridiculous detour down some Spanish dirt roads. Anyway, when I got home I received a damage report saying it needed 2 new tyres and a door lock barrel and I'd parked in the wrong place (I hadn't). I asked for pictures and the tyres were just brown from driving on a dirt road. They were already looking tired. The damaged lock I hadn't noticed before, it could have happened after I left the car. The amount they were charging for repairs to a basic Fiat Panda were outrageous.

  • @marcinkoniuszy6304
    @marcinkoniuszy6304 Рік тому

    Sure price does not return deposit - we have been trying to get the deposit since 26th September and we are completely ignored when trying to contact customer service - don’t rent from them as they cheat and don’t return deposits ! Never ever sure price they take advantage of customers!

  • @alexmuler28
    @alexmuler28 Рік тому

    Hey are really scammers, sorry to be honest but they fucking thiefs, charge my creditcard by over 250€ with not notification. They have no support hotline only mail, until now still waiting for a report, pictures or any evidence of damage. I will like a ATM for them, were RecordGo pick up money

  • @kimhardstaff4650
    @kimhardstaff4650 2 роки тому

    OMG don't think I will ever hire a car, it's too stressful!!!

  • @yannmartel6470
    @yannmartel6470 2 роки тому

    Une plainte collective va être déposée...venez déposer votre dossier sur le groupe fb "Plainte collective Goldcar".Agence de voleur...sous prétexte d'un échange un peu houleux ils refusent la location alors même que le règlement est passé et refusent le remboursement sous prétexte qu'il y a eu débat...c'est grave et je vais pas en rester là...fuyez sauf si vous souhaitez passer vos vacances a envoyer des mails et les harceler pour éviter de se faire voler...Plus jamais avec eux

    • @carhireshout3944
      @carhireshout3944 2 роки тому

      Thanks for letting others know of your unfortunate story with GoldCar Yann.

  • @jeffthompson6857
    @jeffthompson6857 2 роки тому

    Ok well I work at a rental company at an intl airport half of the shit this guy said is cap sometimes u got those shitty people but they really don’t reflect us a whole sometimes mistakes happen but we fix them but we do not scam people to take cdw, CDW IS NOT MANDATORY, the security will be taken regardless of taking cdw or not and AGAIN if you were charged for it mistakenly you advise the customer service as soon as possible or ask questions confirm, we always confirm because you are the client we were for you! Honestly half of stuff this guy says is cap, and if they’re going on they’re going down on second hand companies no way a budget/hertz/enterprise will risk à blimsh to their name, if they said you did something you 8/10 did the other 2% is either they made a mistake and will make it right or that employee is shit…

    • @carhireshout3944
      @carhireshout3944 2 роки тому

      Hi Jeff, thanks for your comment. Of course I'm not suggesting that every employee intends to scam customers and I agree that some companies are far more reputable than others. Enterprise is actually my favorite and always recommend going with one of the bigger, more reputable companies than the companies that offer very cheap "deals" online. With these, the sting in the tail tends to be one or a combination of the scams I've highlighted. In the video I'm simply explaining the scams I've suffered as someone who would rent cars monthly over around a 10 year period. Twitter and FB is littered with similar complaints from other customers so I put this video together in an effort to help others to know what to look out for and be aware of before they book.

  • @sdoux
    @sdoux 2 роки тому

    Above all, never rent with Record Go! It offers really low prices but they will try to rip you off even with the total confort insurance (missing rear shelf) and if they manage to rip you off and you get your money back with the help of your bank (that's a long time and tedious), above all, but above all you should never rent from them again, otherwise they will cancel the reservation of your car at the rental agency and keep your money, you will end up without a car with your family and your suitcases on the sidewalk of the rental agency! It is incomprehensible that this kind of method will be practiced in 2021 !!

    • @carhireshout3944
      @carhireshout3944 2 роки тому

      Hi Sebastien, thanks very much for the comment and the warning! It's an outrageous way to treat people/customers, accepting the booking and the cash but refusing then to give you a car. Some of these car rental companies are really terrible and the industry really needs some kind of regulation.

  • @RobFrank22
    @RobFrank22 3 роки тому

    Third party insurance only covers collision,not liabilty

  • @alhimik9580
    @alhimik9580 3 роки тому

    Our plane was detained for an hour, and we were not given a car, nor did they give us money. They are thieves.

    • @carhireshout3944
      @carhireshout3944 3 роки тому

      Contact your bank or credit card company and explain you did not receive the car. They may be able to reverse the charge and get your money back for you.

  • @mollyambass7231
    @mollyambass7231 3 роки тому

    Dodginess!! My goodness...

    • @carhireshout3944
      @carhireshout3944 3 роки тому

      Yes indeed Molly, they have plenty of tricks up their sleeves!

  • @anamendonca9392
    @anamendonca9392 3 роки тому

    Next time buy the insurance at the desk! Dont be stupid! They take from the card, because you dont have a credit card, thats a debit card! That money charged on your card its an exchange rate that your bank its charging, not the rent a car company

    • @carhireshout3944
      @carhireshout3944 3 роки тому

      Hi Ana, I was using my credit card as shown in the video, it was not a debit card and it was 100% not the banks charge as I checked this with the bank. I disputed the charge and my bank refunded it to me and took it from Goldcar.

  • @esthervalero9368
    @esthervalero9368 3 роки тому

    Son unos estafadores de mucho cuidado. Cuidado con esta compañía

  • @pierregerada
    @pierregerada 3 роки тому

    Goldcar ripped off 340 Euro from my credit card without informing me and when I launched a complaint to my bank they referred me to Six Payments. Six Payments took almost 3 months to decide the matter and they preferred Goldcar`s word to mine. And this is the second time that Goldcar forced the insurance option on me. So now they have my FULL BOYCOT

    • @carhireshout3944
      @carhireshout3944 3 роки тому

      I'm really sorry to hear this Pierre, it makes my blood boil. It's one of several scams rental car companies use. Worth watching my video here that explains the top 8 that I've been a victim of myself: ua-cam.com/video/VTN9qH5PhK0/v-deo.html&feature=emb_title

  • @twatyouare702
    @twatyouare702 3 роки тому

    Record go don’t even go there they are no a good company!

    • @carhireshout3944
      @carhireshout3944 3 роки тому

      Probably the worst I've come across for obvious reasons!

  • @banzobeans
    @banzobeans 3 роки тому

    0:25 Waiting times 1:44 Insurance 3:55 The deposit 7:12 signing contracts on e-pads 8:38 Fuel charges 10:42 marking pre-existing damages (car hire shout app) 12:18 excessive toll charges 13:09 returning the car (keep receipts, be on time, police reports) 16:20 How to get your money back 18:00 care hire shout app

    • @carhireshout3944
      @carhireshout3944 3 роки тому

      Hey John, thanks for this. I didn't think of doing it. I'll add this to the description if that's ok. Appreciate it.

    • @banzobeans
      @banzobeans 3 роки тому

      @@carhireshout3944 of course

    • @banzobeans
      @banzobeans 3 роки тому

      Where can I post feedback regarding your app?

    • @banzobeans
      @banzobeans 3 роки тому

      Also: a recommendation for another point: if possible don‘t drive your car with all your stuff in it directly from the rental office to a public parking spot that lends itself to a quick and simple break-in. That‘s what just happened to me. (I don‘t know whether someone actually followed me from the rental, but people here (Malaga, spain) have told me this has been reported to happen here.)

    • @carhireshout3944
      @carhireshout3944 3 роки тому

      @@banzobeans Hey John, would really appreciate the feedback. I need to improve the app in a second version but I'm self funding it and have had a lot of work on lately so not had the time to concentrate on it. I plan to turn my attention to Car Hire Shout in 2021. Please send me your feedback to marcus@carhireshout.com. Thanks a million.

  • @antonioparisi7490
    @antonioparisi7490 3 роки тому

    INFORM ALL YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY, IS THE ONLY WAY TO DESTROY THESE CROOKS. THE STATES ARE NOT ABLE TO DEFEND THE CITIZENS ANYMORE

    • @carhireshout3944
      @carhireshout3944 3 роки тому

      Thanks Antonio, there are many stories online of Goldcar unfortunately, so please make sure to help spread the message.

  • @Zoro-ik4zw
    @Zoro-ik4zw 3 роки тому

    Same to me ! They charged me 300 euro for artificial scratch! Liers!Nerver rent a car again from record go never ever again!Very bad service!

    • @carhireshout3944
      @carhireshout3944 3 роки тому

      Hi RT, make a complaint against them with your credit card company and feel free to show them this video as proof they run a fake damage scam.

  • @agajdy
    @agajdy 3 роки тому

    It happened to me today.

    • @carhireshout3944
      @carhireshout3944 3 роки тому

      Hi Andrej, sorry for the delayed response. Did you get your money bank via your credit card company?

  • @terrysandratravelvlogs
    @terrysandratravelvlogs 4 роки тому

    Had a similar bad experience with Goldcar, they're very misleading and tell untruths...Never again! Well done for exposing them 👏👏👍

    • @carhireshout3944
      @carhireshout3944 4 роки тому

      Glad the video helped. Goldcar certainly mislead, I see many complaints online, so we must be careful of them.

  • @kyunghoonkim9314
    @kyunghoonkim9314 4 роки тому

    Your experience and advises are very good to protect a good customer from bad guys. I am applauding you for your good citizenship helping others.

    • @carhireshout3944
      @carhireshout3944 4 роки тому

      Thank you very much and I'm glad the information has helped you. It makes the videos worth producing as it takes me a long time.

  • @gavbesal
    @gavbesal 4 роки тому

    Whoever needs a legit economical rental for a car in Spain Barcelona, try out www.low-costrenting.com they are young english folks

  • @seanharp2001
    @seanharp2001 4 роки тому

    Thanks for taking the time to warn others. I was scammed in Malta and posted my own video on youtube about that. The thing that I'm most surprised at is how such an openingly dishonest company is still operating in many EU countries. The man in the tourist office in the airport in Malta even warned me about them when I asked him where their office was located! I'd say there's a lot of back handers to government officials going on in these countries!

    • @carhireshout3944
      @carhireshout3944 4 роки тому

      Thanks Sean, I don't really understand how the car hire industry in general is not regulated in some way and they are allowed to effectively make the rules up as they want and we as customers are at their mercy. It's become such a dirty business now. I developed an app in an attempt to clean it up. Would appreciate any feedback on it if you use it.

  • @Shaharsarshalom1
    @Shaharsarshalom1 5 років тому

    This is the worst car rental company ever. the only thing they are trying to do is to sell you an expensive insurance. Here is my full story: After you get to the car rental office in the airport they try to convince you to take an extra full excess insurance for the vehicle. The rental cost me around 60 euro BUT the full excess insurance cost around 250 euro. The representative tries ( rather say: push) to convince you to buy the full insurance, they tell you that even a minor scratch on the car might cost you more then the insurance , they tell you that people in Italy park very tight to each other, and they told me that if you'll get stack you'll have to pay 200 euro + 2 euro for each kilometer distance from Rome to your location. I refused to buy the insurance, I ended up using a credit card with wrong pin number for three times. then the representative told me that the car rental is bonded \ attached to a certain credit card, which sounds very weird in general, as an alternative I suggested to use a difference credit card but the representative refused. The rental company told me that I have two options, either cancel the rental deal (which really upset me because I was already in my destination country), or the rental company will use my card manually (using the numbers on top of the credit card for the rental) BUT BECAUSE THEY DON'T TRUST MY CREDIT, THIS TIME I MUST BUY THE FULL INSURANCE (250 euros). I refused to buy the insurance and lost the rental cost. Then I made another reservation from the website but this time on the name of my wife, this time the company refuse to let me drive the car because the contract has been over my wife's name. I asked to become a second driver, but this time the rental company would let me become a second driver ONLY IF I'D BUY THE FULL INSURANCE (which really upset me because there is no dependent between the two). THIS COMPANY IS A SCAM. THE ONLY THING THEY TRY TO DO IS TO SELL YOU AN EXPENSIVE INSURANCE. PLEASE STAY AWAY!!!! SHAHAR FROM ISRAEL

    • @carhireshout3944
      @carhireshout3944 3 роки тому

      Hi Shahar, it's one of many scams but Goldcar are one of the worst. Make sure you're aware of the other scams too: ua-cam.com/video/VTN9qH5PhK0/v-deo.html&feature=emb_title

  • @elyarsaeedi4264
    @elyarsaeedi4264 5 років тому

    disaster office workers at Antalya airport- Turkey. Just had problem with him yesterday night, wasting 3 hours there, finally can not even cancel my reservation and refund my money.

    • @carhireshout3944
      @carhireshout3944 3 роки тому

      Hi Elyar, it's a very difficult company to work with, out to take as much money as possible rather than offer any customer service. Be aware of the other scams out there: ua-cam.com/video/VTN9qH5PhK0/v-deo.html&feature=emb_title

  • @xirtus
    @xirtus 5 років тому

    making videos about this matters. thanks for this.

  • @dave_bed
    @dave_bed 5 років тому

    Also had problems with them

    • @carhireshout3944
      @carhireshout3944 3 роки тому

      Sorry about that Dave, twitter is loaded with complaints against Goldcar.

  • @tislam2256
    @tislam2256 5 років тому

    car rental's are won by trump's brothers and close cousins

  • @zzhughesd
    @zzhughesd 5 років тому

    Cost me more 122

    • @carhireshout3944
      @carhireshout3944 3 роки тому

      Sorry to hear that Dan, it's not the best rental car company to deal with by any means.