Thrifty Car Rental

Our VW worked well but that’s a credit to Volkswagen. Other than that, our van was dented all over the place, the speakers were all blown, the lighter didn’t work to charge our devices, the car was dirty with bird droppings and not vacuumed inside, and it wasn’t totally full of gas. Not impressed. Besides, I didn’t appreciate the massive «thrifty» word painted in white on the top of our van. It screamed tourist. Avoid.

Absolute scam, I rented here with a online price of «$ 95», when I got there was a completely different story and I got $ 400 in charges on my card, absolutely this is a scam place stays away, go elsewhere

I hate getting ripped off. Everyone does. But Thrifty Car Rental at Dublin Airport are ripping off their customers blatantly. They force you to buy unwanted insurance and they make you pay more for tolls on the M50 than is necessary.
The M50 is the ring road around Dublin. There is a Toll on the M50 when you cross the river Liffey. They use «barrier free tolling» or «e-​flow» on the road, meaning you do not stop and pay a toll. You must pay online after the fact, use one of their transponders, or pay the toll at one of the many stores around the country that accept toll payments. The charge for this toll is $ 3:10 (2013) for a car that does not have one of their tags. Yet Thrifty Car Rental forces you to pay $ 4:60 for using the toll. When I asked why I could not pay the toll myself as I usually do when renting a car, they told me that they have an agreement with the toll company and all car rental agencies have this exact same policy. «The $ 1:50 upcharge is an administration free»
Having rented cars at Dublin Airport in the past without this charge, I knew they were lying. I also verified with AVIS upon leaving the Thrifty desk that this is not the case.
Don’t fall for the Thrifty bait and switch online. They may have some of the cheapest cars as the initial rate, but they rip you off with extra charges.
Renter Beware!

I have to agree with other reviews. They forced us to buy the extra insurance. They would only accept our credit card’s insurance with a written letter from the bank.
The agent was very fear focused, which I understand is part of their way of making money, but it isn’t a good/​welcoming introduction to a new country. He told us that Ireland’s roads were terrible. We just spent three weeks in Scotland and the Irish roads are downright luxurious compared to the single lane roads in northern Scotland.
I’m sure their are better car rental companies that will give you a more positive joyful entry into such a magical country.
On a side note, everyone else in the country was kind and helpful.

Wir haben keine schlechten Erfahrungen mit Dollar/​Thrifty in Dublin gemacht. Alles lief glatt, das Auto war top und der Preis ist unschlagbar! Der Service ist nicht so gut, wie bei der Konkurrenz. Aber VORSICHT: die Selbstbeteiligung beim Nissan Qashqai lag anfänglich bei 1800EUR! Durch Handeln mit dem Mitarbeiter konnten wir es für knapp 200EUR Aufpreis auf 100EUR SB drücken! Weiterhin ist der Abholungs– und Rückgabeort ist nicht leicht zu finden, da er nicht ausgeschildert ist und sich nicht bei den anderen Autovermietern wie Hertz, Sixt, Europcar, befindet! Trotzdem gerne wieder!

zu teuer, aus 250 EUR sollten dann über 700 werden.
Die 120 EUR Anzahlung erhielt ich auch nicht zurück