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Patricia L

1 reviews | Active since Nov 2023

13 Nov 2023, 16:54

Non-delivery of reserved vehicle from Woodford

In June I reserved a Mercedes Benz van to rent from 27 October to 10 November. I paid the deposit that was requested. In the months since then I corresponded with Woodford a number of times, to ensure the reservation was still valid. On 26 October I received an SMS informing me that the van would be ready on 27 October from 12 noon. I rep**** that we would only need it from 4pm that day. When my family and I arrived at the Woodford desk at Cape Town Airport just after 4pm, there was no van waiting for us. We were told that one might be ready in an hour. We were asked to wait. We went next door and rented the exact same vehicle on the spot. I returned to the Woodford desk to cancel the reservation and request that my deposit be returned to me. It is now over two weeks later and I have not received my deposit back. I did receive an email from Woodford asking for my review of their service. The click-thru did not work so I am replying via this portal.

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Woodford Car Hire
Woodford Car Hire's reply14 Nov 2023, 07:05
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Dear Patricia
 
 
Thank you so much for your feedback and for taking the time to post this review. We truly appreciate your valuable feedback.
 
We are so sorry you are experiencing this much frustration. We would like to work extremely hard to gain your trust back.
 
You may email us on *** 
 
Thank you for your support.
 
Yours Sincerely.
 
Abigail Mentor
The Woodford Group
Vision 2023 Team
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Patricia L's update14 Nov 2023, 10:24
Reviewer Update
Yesterday I received an email asking for my banking details. I responded immediately with the details. Today I received a WhatsApp message and another email, both asking for my banking details. I re-sent my banking details via email and asked for a rep to phone me to explain why they were not loading my details. A rep did phone me soon thereafter to tell me that my banking details need to be loaded online. I pointed out that this detail was never communicated to me and asked that she send the url for me to load the details online. So far this has not been done. Instead of responding to my need they are merely adding to the frustration of dealing with a shoddy company.