ACE Rent A Car
Holiday Inn M4 J4, Sipson Rd, West Drayton UB7 0JU, United Kingdom
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FGVV+QR West Drayton, United Kingdom
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Three days before Christmas and planning a family break we showed up on time at the Heathrow pick-up area to get our car. After 2h of waiting in line and speaking to counter staff we were refused the rental that we had booked because both the credit and the debit card that we had brought with us needed to have a name written on them - this was NOT in the T&C.
International cards were not accepted as alternatives "Visa or Mastercard only", but only if it is a UK Visa or a UK Mastercard (not, e.g., Visa International). No alternatives provided, no refund provided, and even worse, was told that despite being at the agency on time and ready to pay for our vehicle we would be CHARGED 130 EUR for failing to pick up the Vehicle!
One attempt to speak to another car agency showed - surprise surprise - that all cars were booked and that the last remaining vehicles were £500+ for two days of rental.
In the end we booked a cab to drive 2h to get to our destination (costing £180).
Total rip-off does not even begin to describe this place. I feel bad for other customers who were standing next to me and had been flying in to rent their cars and were being declined for all sorts of bizarre reasons - e.g. Maltese driving licenses not being recognised. Lots of shouting in a confined space; I felt bad for the counter staff who seemed to have been there for hours and had sullen depressed looks about them. And of course for the tourists who have no recourse. This operation continues unchallenged. As a local I will not use ever this group again and further intend to pursue for a full refund of the cab and the additional charges for "failing" to pick up the car.
For now, be warned, do not use.
The bottom line - don't make the same mistake as I have. You will end up paying more.
There is no "Ace rent a car" in LHR; and no one knows about it there! You have to ask for "green motion rental". There is also no shuttle to "Ace rent a car"