The car pick up and return was quickly and smoothly. Škoda Karoq is clean and comfortable, but completely unsuitable for the mountainous roads of La Palma. The car with its 1-liter engine is completel... See more
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✓ Alquiler de coches en Canarias ✓ Oficinas en los aeropuertos de Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Tenerife y La Palma ✓ TopCar.
C/ Los Peregrinos, 29. Urbanización Industrial El Goro, 35200, El Goro - Las Palmas, Spain
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Review of TopCar – Fuerteventura Airport
This experience was so substandard that it feels more like a public service announcement than a review.
We arrived at Fuerteventura Airport and waited two hours in a queue just to reach the check-in desk. When we finally got there, we were told we had to take an additional £49 insurance, which felt far from optional.
The check-in process itself then took another 30 minutes, largely due to the company being clearly and severely understaffed. By the time we were handed the keys, we were told to head to the pickup area where the car was supposedly ready.
After approximately 2.5 hours at the airport, we reached the pickup area — only to be told the car wasn’t ready at all and was still in the cleaning bay. When I asked how long it would take, I was told they had no idea — it could be 10 minutes or an hour.
I expressed my frustration at this point, having already spent hours waiting. The staff member’s response was shocking: he told me to leave a bad review because his boss “doesn’t care and is drinking cocktails in Miami.”
Around 45 minutes later, the car finally arrived — but only after I reminded them that we were still waiting, as they had seemingly forgotten about us.
When we got into the vehicle, the fuel gauge showed zero miles remaining, which immediately put us in a panic trying to locate a petrol station. To make matters worse, we were given no information whatsoever about how or where to return the car at the end of the hire period — we had to search online ourselves.
I have given one star purely because zero isn’t an option.
I would strongly advise others to avoid TopCar.

Reply from TopCar
The car was grand. However the €200 deposit for the key return was never deposited back into my account. There was no event or problem with the car. Just they don't bother returning the deposit. At the time they said you are fully insured and no problem with anything, all good. Now I get home and they just never return the €200 and no way of contacting them. Rip off!!! Beware

Reply from TopCar
Tenerife. Pick up at the counter was slow and a bit confusing. The staff seemed very tired. We paid 900 euro up front as a security, this money was supposed to be paid back a week after we returned the car. A week to refund is a long time. The car was fine. Drop off fine. But our 900 euros wouldnt leave Topcars account. We didnt get our money untill two weeks after the return of the car.

Reply from TopCar
Terrible service! Terrible staff! You book a baby seat, but you have to install for yourself! And even if it isn’t safe… the staff tell you that this is the service! They just make fun of you, even if the babe seat move all around the vehicle: and on the qebsite is wroten: you take care of the security of the youngest one most of all! You have just to controll that the babe seat is correctly installed. That’s so far away from the truth! Thay just want your money, and the staff does not help you! Most of all they make fun of you!! Never again in my life

Reply from TopCar
Shockingly bad customer service. Do not hire a vehicle from these clowns. I was lucky that I was number 3 in the check in queue but it still took over 30 minutes to get to me. When I left there were at least 8 or 9 behind me so god knows how long it took for them to be dealt with. Collecting the car was no better - it took a further 45 minutes to get the keys. The staff at check in and collection were rude, dismissive and unprofessional. Dropping the car off at the end of my holiday was much the same so neither experience could be put down to a "bad day". I've not yet had my credit card statement but reading all the other comments on here regarding how they treat and account for "deposits" worries me. Avoid this company at all costs.

Reply from TopCar
We had an hours wait to get checked in. They had 3 people working but the process just seemed to take an age with each client. The staff at the desk were helpful enough, but the 1st issue arrived within minutes. Apparently they didnt have the car we had booked and would be offered an alternative. Except that the car they were offering wasnt ready and needed to be cleaned. Was told 15 minutes. Which didnt seem to bad, but if only this was the case. 1.5 hour later and the car was apparently ready. Not sure who cleaned it but think they drove it through a flock of birds and off road before handing it to us.
2nd scam is they make you sign a contract without even seeing it. They just make you sign the agreement. 3rd scam, they physically charge your card €1200 and then when anyone complains put up a link to their website as some sort of justification. Every other company (car rental, hotels etc) can just put a block on the card for the amount but dont actually charge it. Not these guys, they physically charge you and then benefit from the interest they earn on your money. 4th scam is they then dont even refund your deposit or at least claim that it is your own bank that is taking the time. Which is absolute rubbish as most accounts these days you can not only see pending payments, you can also see pending refunds. When you return the car they just say it will be automatically returned, yet quick read here shows that is not the case. There is no communication from them and they dont answer emails etc.
5th scam is part of signing the contract in that you have no idea about the condition of the car. When you query it they simply reply, take photos. But then when you return the car the staff behind those counters cant be bothered to even come and look. You can show them the photos or video but they simply dont care. The lady who took our keys just said ill let them know about the photos. You get no confirmation email that the deposit is returned or even if there are issues. You just have to hope you get your money back. Ill be raising it with my bank that these guys are scam artists.
Car hire part was fine.
What upsets me is that they can take a €900 deposit in seconds, but their business process takes “up to 15 working days” to refund that deposit.
They expend more energy in defending that 15 days than doing anything to improve the process or reduce that time. Shocking attitude to customer service. Would not use again and will actively warn others against using them.

Reply from TopCar
We had a reservation and made online check-in a few days before car pickup, and we still waited more than 3 hours for a car. The car we got was not the same category we reserved and paid for. It was of course worse (way less comfortable).
The staff was clueless and made pathetic excuses. They provided us with a "bonus" to return a car with empty fuel tank, but the car we got was already empty.
We were not the only customers waiting for hours.
I never had worst experience, and I rented cars all over the world.

Reply from TopCar
They do not answer a phone call to their customer service. If you are stuck with an issue with your car, do not expect assistance

Reply from TopCar
Lanzarote.
Longest and slowest line at airport. 20min wait
(third in line - others waited >1hr)
But more importantly I'd booked and paid for a Audi Q3 (or similar) for my family and (lots of) luggage.
At the desk I asked what we would be getting and he seemed to be deliberately vague - saying "it's the same".
It was actually a Q2, a compact car, which was too small for our luggage.
This isn't OK. They said they didn't have another option. No offer of refunding the difference.

Reply from TopCar
Never even again would we use this company. They may be slightly cheaper than the others , but don't be fooled. Two and a half hour , wait after a four hour flight. Customer service is shocking. 8.Desks and only three staff helping customers. The car's not ready for customers. Being told that the cars were being washed. Terrible system and terrible service. The car is lovely but it took so long to get it very frustrated people. Little chooses crying evening flights , absolutely terrible company.

Reply from TopCar
The vehicle was not what we booked and according to them they only had one automatic vehicle so no other car was available. Every panel on the car was damaged some badly and the only response from them when we challenged this was 'just take pictures'. We booked the car through Zest Car Rental and paid for the full/extended insurance package but when we arrived to collect the vehicle this was not the case and we had to pay another €80 which felt like a scam but we had no choice as the refund period had expired, I would avoid this company at all costs

Reply from TopCar
2 1/2 hr queue upon arrival which never seemed to move. Staff always on the phone due to an obvious lack of vehicles. I was supposed to pick up my car at 1800hrs. Got to the front of the queue at 2030hrs. Paid for the car but it still wasn't ready for another 15 minutes. Went to pick it up, waited, only to received a filthy car, service light on, and a Cat C (Kia Ceed) not a Cat CN (Duster) that I paid for. Raised with customer services online which went ignored. Never again, A TOTAL WASTE OF SPACE......

Reply from TopCar
Absolutely dreadful experience with top car fuerteventura. Waiting over 3 hours at hire desk. AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID.

Reply from TopCar
This is the first time I am writing a review before even collecting the vehicle. I sincerely hope I can update this later with a more positive experience, but so far it has been extremely disappointing.
To begin with, I encountered a very rude staff member when I approached to ask for directions to the main desk. After a long flight, the last thing any traveler needs is unhelpful or dismissive behavior.
I am currently standing in an exceptionally long queue with many other stressed travelers waiting to collect their vehicles. The QR code provided to complete the booking form in advance (supposedly to reduce waiting time), shockingly does not work, which has only made the situation worse.
Meanwhile, other car rental companies such as AutoReisen, Goldcar, Thrifty, Europcar, Hertz, and Cicar have little to no queues.
I am absolutely not confident that I would be given the vehicle I booked. A Very disappointing experience so far. Lesson learned.
Topcar Booking comfirmation #- 3416546

Reply from TopCar
Excellent service. Car was very good and economical and the pick up and hand back process was very easy.

Reply from TopCar
I picked the car up without giving it a thorough inspection, my fault
But driving away from the airport I had driven the car 30 seconds I noticed the mirror was damaged, I filmed this showing the location, date and time, thinking it was damage they were aware of
When I returned the car, showed them the damage and the video, they blamed me for the damage, and took it out of the deposit I’d paid. if I’d done it, I would’ve be the first to hold my hand up.
Would never use these again, always used autoreisen before and would definitely go back to them.
Anyone that has booked already definitely do a thorough video immediately before getting in the car

Reply from TopCar
Rented for a week at La Palma Airport. 20-30 minutes waiting at check in - not good but an understandable issue in a small airport with few flights arriving.
The negative is, that Topcar charges the security deposit to ones card instead of just reserving it as most (read all) car rental companies do. The result is twice FX conversion fee, which added 30 pct. to the rental cost. At check in no information that the amount would be charged - not just reserved. If you card is in another currency than EUR - find another company. Have never experience this before. Had it not been for the FX fee and long wait it would have been a 5 star experience.

Reply from TopCar
Arrived at Fuerteventura Airport to find a queue of 25 to 30 people. Four counters, but only one staffed - occasionally two The online check-in did not work. A wait of well over two hours for a pre-paid reservation. Completely unacceptable!
Postscript: when you think it is finally (!) all sorted, they fail to come up with the car. We were told it would be a few minutes while the car was being cleaned. Half an hour - and several complaints - later we were handed the key to a filthy vehicle which clearly had not seen a car wash in ages. DO NOT USE THIS FIRM. THEY ARE HAVING A LAUGH AT YOUR EXPENSE.

Reply from TopCar
DO NOT RENT FROM TOPCAR - They will just keep your deposit money and never communicate with you again. If they already scammed you, please contact me for a potential class action lawsuit ("Sammelklage").
I rented a car through a booking platform in late November 2025. Due to an issue with the original car, TopCar provided a replacement vehicle. However, I had to pay a second €1,200 deposit for this replacement car (€2,400 total).
When I returned the replacement car on December 2nd, 2025, their staff confirmed on-site that everything was in perfect condition. No issues, no damage, nothing.
While the deposit of the original car was paid back after over a month, I'm now already waiting since over 2 months for a significant share of the other 1,200 Euro deposit of the car that was returned in perfect condition.
I've tried reaching out directly to TopCar as well as through the platform I used to book the car.
But still:
- No invoice or explanation
- No 'damage' report
- No communication whatsoever
They simply kept my money without ANY justification.
When booking the car, I even purchased full insurance coverage through the booking platform to protect myself against exactly this type of companies that claim damages that weren't caused by the customer. So even IF there had been actual damage (which there wasn't), I would have been reimbursed. But they never even sent a damage report to claim anything.
I will sonn be escalating this through my credit card company and will be initiating chargeback proceedings and legal action.
If you have similar experiences with TopCar withholding deposits, please contact me for a potential class action lawsuit. We need to hold this company accountable.
Rental car companies are required to release deposits promptly when no damage exists. TopCar's practice of keeping money without explanation is illegal and unethical.
Save yourself the stress and money - rent from literally ANY other company.

Reply from TopCar
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