CAR RENTAL REVIEWS ON BUDGET AT BELFAST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, BFS

Counter staff were rude and unhelpful. Don't accept deposits being paid for by car, force you to pay for additional insurance as a solution and don't give you money back for original insurance that you paid for. Would recommend not hiring a car through them.

The car was visually clean but stank of dog which was very off-putting

Excellent, just a short queue at the check in desk

Excellent

Car was exactly as expected, clean and good condition. Pickup was smooth although no breakdown cover offered which I thought unusual as would have liked the option.

Really easy to pick up and drop off, friendly staff, nice car. Will book again.

Really easy to book. Like using the app. Will book again.

great modern car, quick pickup and drop off, couldn't have been better

Counter staff helpful. Car more spacious than we thought it would be. Comfortable car and ran smoothly. All very efficient. The power of the car engine was less good than we hoped.

Nothing could have been better. This was a marvellous experience and the price protector worked its magic and we got some money back. The booking process was smooth and efficient and we are delighted with the service and will use again.

Easy to find in Belfast airport - great service . Easy drop off

The car was fine. It is a noisy model - conversation is not really possible when driving. I was very shocked that an additional driver was going to virtually double the price so we were left with one person having to do all the driving. This seems unreasonable since only one person can drive at a time so the risk is not doubled.

All very smooth. Had problem with my credit card during the day as I couldn't remember pin. They listened to my problem professionally at all times.

All very impressed. I was particularly pleased to find affordable insurance where excess is covered. The industry needs to find a way to not then have to also block out the excess on a credit card at the desk. If it's covered then it's covered.

Budget were fine

We hired from Belfast airport. Check in was fine and they had our details to hand. We were a little surprised that there would be extra insurance if we travelled into Republic of Ireland (something that should be covered at booking). There was the option to take it then or call and arrange if needed. We declined. The car itself was a disappointment. We had booked a Ford Focus. We know they can substitute for an equivalent but the car we were given C3 Aircross was a poor substitute. At the check in desk we did not know what this was like. From the outside it looks ok but driving it wasn't great. It was underpowered (1.2 petrol), poor suspension (bottomed out on some N. Ireland roads), cheap plastic interior and uncomfortable rear seats. It may have been fine for 2 people but not for a family of 5. We had chosen a Focus as my family is 5 adults and as we have one in the family at home we knew it would be ok for the 6 days we would be there. Although on paper they may think C3 Aircross was an equivalent, it did not feel like it. Had I known more about the car at check in I would have declined. I know in future to check more details if offered an equivalent e.g. engine size, dimensions. At the check in desk they said the car had no marks on it and the yellow slip was clear. On arrival at the car park we found small scratches on the rear bumper (from bags) and on the rear door (see photos) and small marks on some of the alloy wheels. We found a Budget rep. and got this noted on the yellow slip so we were not billed for this at the end. The front tyres were legal but not far from the wear indicators. (Make sure you check the car & tyres on arrival at the carpark.) Handing back the car was easy. There was a representative there and it took just a few minutes for them to check the car over and hand the keys back. No need to return to the desk in the terminal.

Easyrentcars was easy to book through and offered a good deal on the gap insurance, far less than at the desk with budget. We had not benefit from the price drop as we paid the price first advertised. However, this may mean that the price was the best price at the beginning. The price was the best we could find on the internet and considerably less than booking direct with the large rental companies. Email contact from Easyrentcars was helpful and had all the details we needed for check in. Top tip for any hirers - remember to read the detail in the email about your DVLA license check code and take that with you. I would book through Easyrentcars again as their price and service was good. (I'll just make sure I check Budget's car substitution before taking the keys.)

Very good service and friendly member of staff (at the Avis counter beside Budget) helped get me sorted and away as quickly as possible.

Very efficient service all the way. App works well and eliminates the need to print off vouchers.

Brilliant service, always clean and new cars

Qeeq are consistently the best value around and are very easy to deal with

Not very personable at the Budget desk seemed to be going through a script. Three guys on the desk so not as if they are rushed off their feet, be a bit more customer friendly.

Easy to use good experience will use again.

Very satisfied, the process of picking up and returning the car was very simple.

Collection was easy, only thing not happy about was that when I book I was told that I didn't need a credit card but I did and was charged extra for insurance

Very smooth process