CarRental8 Reviews 

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Considering 136 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Many customers found the booking process straightforward and efficient, appreciating the ease of finding suitable rental rates and clear cost breakdowns. Some people also experienced smooth pick-up and drop-off services, with prompt assistance for booking amendments. Conversely, a small portion of people felt dissatisfied with unexpected additional charges, high deposits, or mandatory insurance fees upon arrival. Many also faced considerable difficulties obtaining refunds, with some reporting denials or cancellation fees nearly equaling the rental cost. Service issues were also frequent, including bookings not being honored, unavailable cars, or receiving different vehicles than reserved.

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Price

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Signed up for a Ford Focus in Lisbon, got a Peugeot 308 that smelled faintly of dog food. Clerk shrugged, “same class.” Price stayed low, pickup line moved fast, return took half an hour because the p... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

The first time I used Car Rental 8 to reserve a car in California, I was happy with the rate and experience. However, I will not be using this service again due to a reservation made in Atlanta,... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

One car type was reserved with Car Rental 8 but when I went to check in at the Deer Lake airport (Budget) they could only provide a less than adequate replacement (downgrade).

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  1. Car Rental Agency

About CarRental8

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Car rentals for the United States (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Europe, Latin America, Australia and other worldwide locations. 

Car Rental 8 is a USA based corporation that offers car rental services in 125 Countries serving 17,000 locations. We have car rental supply agreements with major car rental companies worldwide and the ability to negotiate discount prices through booking volumes. These savings are passed on to you. To assist our customers, our website supports several languages as well as multiple currencies.

Our website has been designed to let you book a car through "Search. Book. Done." Simply type in a destination you are interested for a car rental, and it will automatically provide you a list to choose from. Select your dates, then click SEARCH. You will then see a variety of choices along with our low special rate. Choose what you need and then, BOOK your car. Fill in your personal and payment information, confirm your reservation, and you are DONE!

Car Rental 8 is chosen by more travelers because we provide the ultimate option – the CR8 Protect Package.  Choose this option when booking your next rental car. The CR8 Protect Package will cover a portion of your deductible or excess in the unfortunate event of an accident or minor incidents such as windshield or tire damage.  In some cases, the CR8 Protect Package may allow you to avoid paying a cancellation fee when your planned trip must be cancelled.

Go to Booking Page to start, read our Privacy Policy , or read our General Info page for more information.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scam company. Beware of the small print! Avoid.

Our flight was 4 hours delayed. I emailed CarRental8 several hours before we were due to collect the car informing them of the delay. They have no phone number so email was the only option. No reply. When we went to collect the car we were told the voucher had expired. No car, no refund. We paid in full! I since emailed the company asking for a refund or a solution, neither of which were provided. Absolute scam.

EDIT: In reply to Rental8 my reservation number was 452686633. I will update/delete this review only if a refund is processed.

10 April 2026
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Reply from CarRental8

Thank you for providing your booking number.  We are looking into this further and will reach out to you directly.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Late arrival

We turned up an hour an a half after the collection time and the rental company said its classed as a 'no show'. We have lost our money and our car was booked to someone else. We have had to pay for another car.

Car Rental 8 is contactable via email only as there phone line is only available in the usa and incurs a huge charge. Very disappointed.

Also the full waiver we took out, the rental company is saying is no good and we need to take out theirs.

2 June 2026
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Reply from CarRental8

Thank you for reaching out.  We are looking into your concerns and will contact you directly to address.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Read the small letters!!

Read the small letters!!! Misleading from start to finish voucher says +Full cover i paid extra however at the destination desk they made me to take another full cover £230extra as theirs doesn't cover excess of £2400
Obviously misleading scammers

25 May 2026
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Reply from CarRental8

Thank you for reaching out.  If you would be kind enough to provide your booking #, we will be happy to look into your concerns further.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Carrental8 given incorrect contract details

Currently sitting in Palma airport, trying to pick up a Goldcar rental car booked through carrental8.com having used them successfully before. Goldcar’s terms say that the driver’s credit card must have their full name as per their passport ie John Smith rather than J Smith. This isn’t what is outlined in the carrental8 t’s & c’s which we have printed off and shown to Goldcar. We are now having to pay an extra £219 for insurance against using the card (which has been use many times for car rentals) on top of what we’ve paid to carrental8.com already, and an expensive phone call to carrental8.com in America who sadly were unable to help. Carrental8.com’s contract terms say we need a card in the drivers name which we have but not in full according to the driver’s passport. Feeling very let down by your incorrect information and a bad start to the holiday. Not feeling hopeful for a refund either.

Thank you for your response and look forward to hearing back from you. Interestingly whilst Goldcar wouldn’t accept my husband’s card for the car, they were willing to take the card for payment of the insurance they made us take out as a result.

27 May 2026
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Reply from CarRental8

Thank you for the feedback.  We are sorry that the supplier was unable to accept your credit card due to the name not matching the name on the booking exactly.  We are escalating this off to the supplier and will request a waiver of billing as a courtesy to you.  We will reach out to you directly once we hear back.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Same car less money ???

Used this company for the first time as price was good it offered free changes, free cancellation etc but then Ryanair cancelled our flight and bumped us onto a later flight, the problem occurred when I tried to change the pick up and drop off times due to the new flights.
My booking was £124 but when I changed my arrival time it rocketed so I queried it with carental8 and here is their reply:

(CR8) Genet Mahti (AutoEurope )

Apr 30, 2026, 16:33 AST

Dear Arnold,

Thank you for contacting Car Rental 8.

We can assist with updating the time on your reservation. However, please note that the rental rate will increase to GBP 8,734.60. You will be required to pay the difference of GBP 8,611.06 in order for us to reconfirm the booking.
Please reply to this email advising us on how you would like to proceed. We await your response.

Please feel free to contact us by emailing customer service @ carrental8.com.
Genet
carrental8.com
Same Car. Less Money.

Needless to say I took the option to cancel and get a full refund, we travel to Europe several times a year and always hire a car but Im afraid I wont be using CarRental8 again.
Same car less money?

30 April 2026
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Reply from CarRental8

Thank you for reaching out - we are very shocked about the difference in pricing quoted.  We are looking into this, however, we do see currently many options for lower pricing and one of our agents will reach out to you directly to see if you have not already booked elsewhere.  Again, we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This is absolute worst rental company

This is absolute worst rental company . Be careful never rent from them . They have hidden requirements. I flew from Lisabon to Krakow. We landed at 1am at Krakow so we went pick up the car . They told us we can’t get car because we don’t have international driving license. We do not know that was a requirement when we rented car there was no notice about it . So asked them if they can change name on my wife because she had international driving license they said they can’t do that.So I lost $ 500 on rental because they didn’t honor it any refund on top of it I lost another $1200 because there was no car to be rent at that time . Stay away from them You will be very disappointed.

23 May 2026
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Reply from CarRental8

Thank you for reaching out and we ae very sorry that you were not able to pick up your rental due to the IDP requirement.  We strive for a seamless and problem free rental from beginning to end, and this requirement is listed in the T&C's prior to check out as well as in the final confirmation.  We are sorry if you missed this.  We have reached out to the supplier to request a waiver of billing but unfortunately, they were uanble to do so.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Im so angry with this company

Im so angry with this company. I had a car booked, me and my wife traveled with our 4 children. We had luggage and all their car seats. When we got to the location to collect the car we were told we couldn't have it. Policy is policy, I get that! The booking was in my name, I didn't have my physical credit card, i only had my phone (apple pay). They would t accept anything. My wife and children were stood outside while i tried to sort it out. I made every effort to contact carrental8 who made the booking. The number I had dialled out, I sent several contact forms pleading for help but NOTHING. I just needed to speak to someone to try and figure it out. Your website says 'contact us were here to help'... Where was the help for a stranded family of 6. Our youngest child is 2, our oldest is 8. We had to abandon the efforts and take a £100 taxi, were now stuck in our destination with no way of getting around (Scotish Highlands) and face another £100 fee back to the airport on Monday. All in all ive lost the car, lost the money i paid for the car, lost additional travel money and stuck carrying luggage and car seats with no way of getting around. Im a grown man and could cry! All I needed was some help but your unreachable. Maybe you'll reply to this and open a line of communication, il stay hopeful. Until then I cant reccomended this company and warn others from using it.

22 May 2026
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Reply from CarRental8

Thank you for reaching out and we are very sorry to hear that you were not able to pickup your rental due to not having a credit card.  We strive for a transparent and problem free rental and we do include the security deposit and credit card requirements in the T&C's prior to check out and in the final confirmation.  We do understand your upsetting situation and we have reached out to the supplier to request a refund for you.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Struggling a lot with a cancellation…

Struggling a lot with a cancellation request. I cancelled exactly 1 min more than the 48 hours cancellation window. The cancellation window of 48 hours was not shown when the booking was made or on the booking confirmation email or even in the voucher. The booking was shown as can be cancelled anytime with either $75 or 10% of booking amount whichever is higher, however I got all my amount taken and got paid nothing back. This is so unprofessional not to shown the policy clearly anywhere and just taking the customer's money. No response to the email I sent to the customer service with the details too. Not even an acknowledgement automated email also I got so no clue if anyone is even listening to customer grievances.

20 May 2026
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Reply from CarRental8

Thank you for reaching out and we apologize for the confusion with the cancellation policy.  Since you cancelled prior to 48 hours from pickup, we will honor the $75 cancel fee.  A further refund to you was issued in the amount of $25.00 for a total refund of $215.14.  You are all set!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Way underquoted me

Rented a car through Car Rental 8 for use in the United Kingdom, they verified I was 25 years old but apparently minimum age without additional fees in the UK is 26 years old so when I showed up at the airport to pickup my vehicle I was hit with almost 2000 dollars worth of additional fees. Due to Car Rental 8 being third party the actual rental company told me there was nothing they could do about it but my booking company should have known this and should be able to handle it. When I called car rental 8 about it I was told it was too close to my booking time for them to do anything and then promptly hung up on. I of course decided to book with someone else last minute (who was also expensive but not nearly as bad) and couldn't even get a refund from car rental 8.

20 April 2026
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Reply from CarRental8

Thank you for the feedback.  We strive for a transparent rental process from beginning to end and the suppliers Terms & Conditions are included during the booking process as well as in the final confirmation.  We are very sorry that this rental did not work out for you due to the underage surcharge.  We see that this rental was booked online with the renter's age of 35.  We are investigating your concerns further and will reach out to you directly.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Quoted and paid $9/day ($18) online

Quoted and paid $9/day ($18) online, but faced with €120 of mandatory insurance at the counter. This was for “Americans & Canadians” despite the fact that I’m an Irish resident with Irish drivers license and bank account (American citizen). I have my own annual car hire excess policy specifically to avoid these pressure upsell situations at the counter. I called the Tampa number to contest but they were closed. If you are going to rent cars in Ireland, you should have someone answering the phone in the middle of the day, Ireland time.

Ultimately wrote off the $18 and rented direct from Europcar at the counter.

18 May 2026
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Reply from CarRental8

Thank you for reaching out.  If you would be kind enough to provide us with your booking number, we would be happy to look into your concerns further.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

worst support ever

I booked through them, they didn't process correctly my name due to special characters and renting company didn't want to give me the car I payed for. There support is a joke, I lost 25 minutes to let me know that they can't do anything. Based in Florida so I needed to pay extra for the call. they didn't even give me back my money and took 25% fee. worst experience ever.

31 March 2026
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Reply from CarRental8

Hello Michal:  Thank you for reaching out and we are very sorry that this rental did not work out for you due to the name on the reservation.  It appears that you booked this rental online.  We do have customer service channels to contact us with any issues and we are wondering if you tried to reach out to us to change the name on your booking.  Nonetheless, your rental was cancelled as a courtesy to you, and we have refunded the $75 cancel fee.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely shocking behaviour and…

Absolutely shocking behaviour and customer service.

I rented an SUV through this company, but when I arrived at Bristol Airport, I was handed what was literally a baby blue two-seater van. That is not even remotely close to what I booked.

I refused to take it and asked for an upgrade or a suitable replacement, but they had nothing to offer. In the end, I had no choice but to go to another rental company next door.

When it came to getting a refund, they refused and simply hid behind their terms and conditions, despite the fact that they clearly failed to provide the vehicle category that was booked.

Absolute joke of a company. In my opinion, this is the kind of business that will tell you anything just to take your money.

Stay away.

24 March 2026
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Reply from CarRental8

Hello Richard:

Thank you for your review.  We would like to be able to investigate your complaint further, however, we need your booking number or email address to locate your booking.  If you would be kind enough to provide this information, we will be happy to investigate your query further with the supplier.  We look forward to hearing back from you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Trouble free refund...

I had no trouble booking a car at a great rate. Unfortunately, I had to postpone my flight and cancel my booking. The refund process couldn't have been easier. I'm booking with CarRental8 again

27 March 2026
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

One car type was reserved with Car…

One car type was reserved with Car Rental 8 but when I went to check in at the Deer Lake airport (Budget) they could only provide a less than adequate replacement (downgrade).

9 February 2026
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Reply from CarRental8

Hello Mark:  Thanks for reaching out and we are very sorry that you were disappointed with the car class received.  Normally if the car class reserved is not available, the supplier will provide an upgraded car class at no extra charge.  We are excalating your concerns with the supplier and will get back to you shortly.  Thanks for choosing carrental8.com

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I enjoy playing this site

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6 March 2026
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