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Holiday Autos unGuaranteed New Car

Tree53
Tree53 Posts: 2 Newbie
edited 9 October 2018 at 1:32PM in Flights, currency & car hire
On Holiday Autos website it stated "Guaranteed New Car!" and my Car Hire Voucher stated "We guarantee that you are going to get a 2017/2018-registered car at the desk" as a special offer.

Get to destination and Hertz/Thrifty rental agent says they only have a 2016 car. Nothing else available unless I pay for an upgrade. Thanks but no - I took the 2016 with 50k on the clock. Nice enough car but squeaky brakes.

Have screenshots of all docs. On return sent a complaint and got a £20 voucher that can only be used on Holiday Autos website, cannot be combined with any other promotion or offers. Original hire was nearly £500 so this conditional voucher is pathetic. Can get a better discount by using cashback sites instead of voucher.

So beware - ignore useless new car guarantees when deciding between car hire quotes.

Anyone else experience this?
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