drivalia.co.uk

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supergirl42094
Dangerous cars and patronising staff

Absolutely horrendous experience from start to finish. State it’s only a 7 minutes wait for pick up but kept me waiting for 40 minutes at the airport as they wanted to wait for another flight to land. Then they gave me a very old car with accident damage, 200,000 miles on it and brakes that didn’t work. The car shook violently any time I tried to brake. Very, very dangerous. Had to call their emergency breakdown company who had to come the next day as the wait time was 90 minutes meaning I was not able to do what I flew to Belfast to do. To make it worse, the guy working there was super patronising saying they may only give me a partial refund. I’d spend £10 more to pick up a car from hertz which is at the terminal. Will be filing a complaint

1
Date of experience: Jul 03, 2025
Fleic
All went fine with the hire BUT

All went fine with the hire and the car was good but dont expect any help if things dont go according to plan. Also dont expect you credit card authorisation to be released any time soon. Screwing up my finances from a car hire a month ago. No one answers a phone there. Sounds like the branch phone line has be cut off

2
Date of experience: Jul 03, 2025
domino43474
Great Service!

Great Service!James asked what I was looking for, I gave brief details, he provided me with a great option, reasonably priced and I did this all through the chat interface.

5
Date of experience: Jul 03, 2025
Sofia Giordano
Excellent Service

5
Date of experience: Jul 03, 2025
Max B.
Abs in London Gatwick

Thanks Abs, he always looks after me and is always consistent and gives me phenomenal service every time!

5
Date of experience: Jul 03, 2025
Austin Barnes
Jay Patel was very helpful n…

Jay Patel was very helpful n professional with all my rental needs

5
Date of experience: Jul 03, 2025
The Birmingham team are the best

The Guys are great they really looked afterme and the cars I have had have been very new and great condition.I would say they are my favourite car hire firmand have never let me down.

5
Date of experience: Jul 03, 2025
Julius Butler
Terrible Experience with Drivalia

My partner and I had booked a rental car with Drivalia months in advance of our trip. When we arrived at Birmingham airport we were instructed by the email to head to the NCP car park and call a phone number for collection. The phone number rang through 5 times without answer. When we finally got through to the customer service line, they said a shuttle would pick us up in 15 minutes. The drive to the office was about 5 mins. When we arrived at the Drivalia office there was an elderly gentleman ahead of us who told the person at the desk he was in town for a funeral. The man said he had his own insurance which sounded fairly comprehensive but was told that it was not sufficient and that he should take out a second policy with Drivalia. I completely understand that this is the sales persons job to sell the insurance but I do not believe it was appropriate given the man’s circumstances to be pushed so aggressively into buying more insurance. When we got to the desk we were told (despite having a booking) that they did not have any cars available for us. The excuse for this from the person at the desk was that “it would be written in the fine print that we may not have a car available for you”. When we asked what we were supposed to do he said “I don’t know mate, maybe head back to the airport and try a rental desk there”We asked the shuttle bus driver to give us a lift back to the airport and explained the situation to him. In fairness to him, he dropped us off right at the car rental desks at Birmingham airport and told us exactly where to go and who to ask for in another car rental company who was extremely helpful and had us sorted with a car in under 10 mins. It was no surprise to hear that the shuttle bus driver ( the only helpful person in this encounter ) did not actually work for Drivalia but was a subcontractor. My overall experience with Drivalia was terrible. I know that car rental can be a shady business but given the price of Drivalia and from reading reviews, I thought we chose the right balance of price and reputability. I was unfortunately very wrong on this occasion. I would urge anyone looking at Drivalia as a cheaper alternative to some of the bigger more reputable companies to reconsider as in my case, the savings were not worth the stress me and my partner were put through.

1
Date of experience: Jul 03, 2025
mx_5797
Good front of office experience.

Aleena is very proficient at her job. Her friendly nature made us feel comfortable and relaxed. We had a good front of office experience with both her and Khandra.

4
Date of experience: Jul 03, 2025
Damien P.
Always First class and knowledgeable.

Always First class and knowledgeable.. Have used Drivalia on numerous occasions.. the team are so switched on.. Worth mentioning Zak who has sorted problems for me in the past with a really positive attitude

5
Date of experience: Jul 03, 2025

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