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Karen O

1 reviews | Active since Feb 2013

20 Jul 2016, 08:39

Bad Service

<p>Good day, I rented a car for my son who flew to OR Thambo on 29 June 2016. One of the sections that were asked for on the web site was his age which I completed. I paid the R400 via credit card and received confirmation of the booking.</p> <p>His Mango flight was delayed and he arrived at the airport at 18:00 only. When my son went to pick up the car they said he had to pay a deposit of R3000. They did not accept cash or a debit card. Who, at 19, has a credit card. Needless to say, they did not want to release a car for him and he was stranded at the airport.</p> <p>You can imagine how I felt as a mother, miles away and my son stranded at the airport in the night time. There were no shuttles available any more.</p> <p> </p> <p>So my complaint is the bad way my son was treated and to this date I have not received my refund back. I am very upset with Bidvest and will NEVER use them again.</p>

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Bidvest Car Rental
Bidvest Car Rental's reply20 Jul 2016, 09:24
Official

We do most sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused in this matter but it seems the reservation seems to have been made via a third party website. We do not take pre-payments on our website and when a vehicle is handed over, the cardholder must be present.

Should the cardholder not be present, a pre-signed contract is arranged, which would not have been done in this instance.

We regret your experience and understand your frustration and will be in touch.

Kind regards,

Renette van der Merwe

National Customer Care Manager

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Karen O's update18 Aug 2016, 13:09
Reviewer Update

My complaint has not been reviewed. Bidvest referred me to their service provider. No response yet.

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Karen O's update30 Nov 2016, 13:39
Reviewer Update

My request has not been resolved yet