Car hire firm told me I was a ‘no-show’ so I lost £185
The flight was severely delayed and the car had been rehired. Photograph: IJzendoorn/Getty Images/iStockphotoView image in fullscreenThe flight was severely delayed and the car had been rehired. You had provided your number, so the supplier would have been able to verify your flight status, but neither party would accept this when you complained.Holiday Autos tells me your car was no longer available owing to “operational constraints”.
- ▪The flight was severely delayed and the car had been rehired.
- ▪Photograph: IJzendoorn/Getty Images/iStockphotoView image in fullscreenThe flight was severely delayed and the car had been rehired.
- ▪You had provided your number, so the supplier would have been able to verify your flight status, but neither party would accept this when you complained.Holiday Autos tells me your car was no longer available owing to “operational constrain
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The flight was severely delayed and the car had been rehired. Photograph: IJzendoorn/Getty Images/iStockphotoView image in fullscreenThe flight was severely delayed and the car had been rehired. Photograph: IJzendoorn/Getty Images/iStockphotoConsumer championsMoneyCar hire firm told me I was a ‘no-show’ so I lost £185I was delayed, but I had prepaid through Holiday Autos and had provided my flight number as requestedAnna TimsTue 11 Aug 2026 02.00 EDTLast modified on Tue 11 Aug 2026 02.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleI booked a car hire at Heathrow through Holiday Autos on a visit to the UK and provided my flight number as requested.My flight was severely delayed, and when I reached the car hire desk, I was told I’d been marked down as a “no-show” and that my car had been…
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