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Budget Rent-A-Car has 684 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforBudget Rent-A-Car

    Auto Rentals and Leasing
    Multi Location Business

    Current Alerts For This Business

    Government Action: BBB reports on known government actions involving business’ marketplace conduct::
    Assurance No. 23-034

    The following describes a government action that has been resolved by either a settlement or a decision by a court or administrative agency. If the matter is being appealed, it will be noted below.

    On August 14, 2023, The Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York secured an Assurance of Discontinuance and $275,000 of civil relief from Avis Budget Group, Inc. for New York locations violating a state law prohibiting businesses from refusing to rent vehicles to persons without a credit card. The business agreed that they would not "...refuse to rent a motor vehicle to a person in New York solely because such a person does not own a credit card..." and "...shall not publish any advertisement or make any statement claiming or suggesting that ownership of a credit card is required to rent a motor vehicle..." The business also agreed to adopt written policies, employee trainings, and periodic compliance reports to ensure the New York locations were in compliance with the state law. Finally, the business agreed to pay the State of New York $275,000 in penalties. 

    Additional business information

    Additional Info:
    This company states it offers car and truck rentals and moving supplies for trucks.
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    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.07/5stars

    Average of 738 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    2,969 complaints closed in last 3 years

    1,025 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

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    Budget Rent-A-Car has 684 locations, listed below.

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      Location of This Business
      P.O. Box 690840, Tulsa, OK 74169
      BBB File Opened:
      12/14/1987
      Years in Business:
      38
      Business Started:
      3/1/1986
      Business Incorporated:
      7/26/2002
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Business Management
      • Mr. Justin Bryce, Manager of Customer Service
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (918) 621-4803
        Primary Fax

      Customer Complaints

      2,969 Customer Complaints

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      Customer Reviews

      738 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      jane F

      1 star

      11/13/2024

      I have had nothing but trouble with Budget Car Rental. I should have learned my ****** the first time. The first time, a couple of years ago, they claimed I had never returned the car and my credit card was charged a LOT of money. Evidently, they took it for an oil change/service and forgot to scan the car in. They thought I had not returned it. It took multiple phone calls to straighten that out. Fast forward to this summer and I rented a car to be picked up at the *************. I pre-paid and chose 'mystery car' just to see what that was like. None of the reservation paperwork or emails indicated that the mystery car may come with an upgrade charge. I was charged an additional $248 for the upgrade. I argued with the representative when I discovered the additional charge on my credit card and the best he could do is refund me half the amount. Otherwise, he said, I would have to go back to ***** to discuss the matter at the Budget counter. This company is ********. Fool me once, fool me twice but never, ever again. My next step is to talk to my credit card company to see what they can do about this fraud/bait and switch company.

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