Budget Car & Truck Rental Sunshine

164 reviews

727 Ballarat Rd, Sunshine VIC 3020, Australia

www.budget.com.au

+61391318866

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Budget Car & Truck Rental Sunshine is a Car rental agency located at 727 Ballarat Rd, Sunshine VIC 3020, Australia. It has received 164 reviews with an average rating of 4.0 stars.

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Hours

Monday7:30AM-4PM
Tuesday7:30AM-4PM
Wednesday7:30AM-5PM
Thursday8AM-12PM
Friday8AM-12PM
Saturday7:30AM-4PM
Sunday7:30AM-4PM

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  • The address of Budget Car & Truck Rental Sunshine: 727 Ballarat Rd, Sunshine VIC 3020, Australia

  • Budget Car & Truck Rental Sunshine has 4.0 stars from 164 reviews

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  • "Normally wonderful dealing with the staff there except for today"

    "In general, as customers we're quick to criticize when something goes wrong, but positive feedback is rare as a 'good job' is always expected"

    "Never use these guys again"

    "''' JUST WANTED TO SAY A ''BIG'' THANK YOU TO THE BOYS AT BUDGET '' , I HIRED A 8 TONNE VAN TO MOVE HOUSE ,ONLY TO FIND OUT I NEEDED ANOTHER TRUCK"

    "I go here all the time and there is a reason why i go here on a regular basis or whenever we needed a ute or a truck: 1) Very Affordable 2) Friendly and great customer service from the guys, 3) Easy and fast, i can call them last minute for a ute or truck, if they don't have one in stock they always go out of their way to ensure that there is one available, unless they're actually fully booked"

Reviews

  • Quentin Close

Normally wonderful dealing with the staff there except for today. Our first time dealing with Jason/Justin. Can’t remember his name. So this is what happened we needed the truck for an extra day ( Yesterday) and was told it was $120:60 So money was transferred into the account it was going to be paid from but for some reason it kept declining on budget rentals side. They tried calling me but I was out of service range due to the fact I was out country side ( Bum F nowhere)and only got there messages that were left for me on the answer machine when we got back to civilisation. Today I got a call back from the bank saying that they were having technical errors and apologised for the inconvenience. Well I tried to explain this to Jason/Justin but he wouldn’t even hear a word of it, he was rude and totally confronting and some what hostile. As a result we decided to leave and not put up with his rude behaviour or his bad and hostile attitude. The rest of the guys are great but because of this experience we don’t plan on going back there and will be warning some of my family members who also go there to go elsewhere

  • Rad Arapovic

In general, as customers we're quick to criticize when something goes wrong, but positive feedback is rare as a 'good job' is always expected. I have used Budget rental services several times, and always found it an easy and pleasurable rental process. On this occasion I would like to commend JUSTIN on an absolute customer focused and proficient service. I was in a somewhat hurry and there had been customers walking in at a steady pace, however Justin had the 'tact' to keep the customer queries responded to whilst finalising my rental. All was done amazingly quick and tedious details explained without missing a beat. Anticipating a long wait, I was pleasantly surprised how Justin handled everything and I was out of the office with my rental, within 20min. Justin's efficiency and professionalism is outstanding and he is an asset to the 'Budget Rentals' team. I have and will continue to utilise Budget's services due to the efforts of people like Justin. Keep up the good work. Rad Arapovic

  • Phillip kessell

Never use these guys again.. When using a credit or a debit card, they secure the amount owing to them and debit the amount they need and then release your money when it suits them.. so in affect you have been charged double the amount until they release your funds within 3-7 business days. absolutely disgusting the way they handle their customers and Robert o'niell who is the branch manager has the nerve to say it happens to all there customers and yet still does not fix the problem..After all I had to fight like a mad man to get my funds released by my bank who stood up as soon as I asked to put pen to paper declaring that (my bank) have not received any faxed paperwork from budget, which in turn would let me charge budget for damages, interest and extra expenses..so finally my bank released my funds after the third day on a Friday which took 2mins after speaking to the bank supervisor.. complete nightmare especially when you do not earn much..

  • OUT THERE

''' JUST WANTED TO SAY A ''BIG'' THANK YOU TO THE BOYS AT BUDGET '' , I HIRED A 8 TONNE VAN TO MOVE HOUSE ,ONLY TO FIND OUT I NEEDED ANOTHER TRUCK. WHEN I RANG '' JUSTIN '' AT ABOUT 16:00 ON A FRIDAY TO SEE IF I COULD GET ANOTHER TRUCK , HE TOLD ME MY CHANCES OF GETTING ONE AT THE START OF THE WEEKEND WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE . I THEN TOLD HIM I WILL HAVE TO TRY SOMEWHERE ELSE ( HERTZ ) HE SAID LIKE '' HELL '' AND WE BOTH '' LAUGHED ''. HE THEN ASKED ME TO GIVE HIM 15-20 MINUTES TO SEE WHAT HE COULD DO , AND WITH IN 10 MINUTES HE RANG ME BACK TO SAY HE HAD A 4 TONNE TRUCK FOR ME , WHAT A '' LEGEND '''''''''. JUSTIN AND ''ASH'' WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO HELP ME OUT , AND GET ME MOVING AGAIN , AND BOTH WERE VERY '' FRIENDLY '' AND HELPFUL . ONCE AGAIN TO ALL THE BOYS AT BUDGET SUNSHINE '' THANK YOU VERY MUCH '''''''''''. CHEERS KENNY '''''.

  • Louisa Tuivasa

I go here all the time and there is a reason why i go here on a regular basis or whenever we needed a ute or a truck: 1) Very Affordable 2) Friendly and great customer service from the guys, 3) Easy and fast, i can call them last minute for a ute or truck, if they don't have one in stock they always go out of their way to ensure that there is one available, unless they're actually fully booked. I referred my families and friends there and they get exactly the same service from these guys, i would strongly recommend Budget Car & Truck rental in Sunshine. Continue with the great service guys you are all doing an awesome job especially to Justin, very great customer service mate.

  • Nathan Bala

Don't use them. Not friendly, not customer oriented business. Said to me I can't give you a car because of you are asking lots of questions while I'm renting with budget Australia over 5 years most regularly. This behavior put me in a situation not to choose budget anymore. Small stone chip on the car will be only cost me 300 dollars to change the whole panel on side but they charged me 1500 as insurance nearly 6 months ago and still they using the same car with the same chip on it when my friend rented recently. Friendly advice is don't rent with these people anymore. Very rude and racist staffs are on duty...

  • Rebecca Mclaughlan

Can’t rate these guys highly enough, after a rough few days with delayed flights and another rental company insisting on a utility bill over all other valid forms of ID in case I chose to be a criminal and steal the car.. the stress levels were high! But making the decision to go through this company was absolutely the best such a simple transaction on top of us being late for the pick up and them wanting to go home the customer service was exceptional and couldn’t faulted if you had any reservations about using this company don’t!! They’re a 10/10 team

  • Karla V

Very disappointed - I booked a car for 12pm pick up today Saturday, with the booking form not advising that they close at 12. We arrived to find the shop closed and what looks like the car I had chosen sitting in the driveway. Obviously they knew about my booking. Courtesy would have been to call the customer to ensure they knew of the closing time. They had my mobile number and email address - either would have sufficed. Now my plans are ruined and I had to rush around trying to find another car.

  • Mayank Sharma

It was amazingly stupid. I asked the person on call if I can take this car to a driving test since my car does not meet Vic road criteria for conversion of international license. I got a yes for the answer however when I reached center after 1 hours and changing 3 different buses- person asked me same question and refused to lend a car to me. He said his car is not verified for drive test even though Nissan Micra which I have booked certainly is. Such a watage of time and money.

  • Sean Massey

Absolutely horrible, do not use, don't waste your time. Booked a car only to find out they closed 10 minutes earlier than advertised and the guy said I was out of luck and to come back the next day. Very rude. Why take a booking at all if you're going to be closed? Totally misleading, not in even in Sunshine as they claim. You're in Ardeer, quit kidding yourselves. Ruined all our plans for the day. I'll definitely be going to a more reliable rental company next time.

  • Sam Nathani

Omg, their service saved me a lot of money. If you are moving house I d recommend to hire a truck, it would be much cheaper. Also, the staff is so accomodating and humble always going an extra mile to service their customer. I forgot the name of the staff member, he gave me an extra 100km along with reducing an excess amount. Please make sure you be there 30 mins before their closing time else you ll face the music ykwim :D

  • Bilal Raza

Their small trucks are comfortable to drive. They allowed me to bring the truck in 1 hour late without extra charge. Service was quick and was cheaper than it's competitors in every aspect. Although didn't realise the fuel tank wasn't exactly full when I got the truck until i refilled it and the the gauge went over the full mark. Be sure not to give back more fuel than how much was in the vehicle when you got it.

  • Walking Civil War

I have been using Budget for many years. I last used them three weeks ago and I had the pleasure of being looked after by Ashley. He was friendly, helpful and pretty funny, to boot. He even let us borrow a pallet jack for no cost. My husband also appreciated Ashley... my husband couldn’t remember my birthdate and before I could rip into him Ashley quickly checked our forms and whispered my birthdate to him :D

  • Joshua Del Rosario

Gavin/Kevin went above and beyond our expectations, thank you so much for your accomodating and friendly nature. You made the rental process so easy for us. Would definitely recommend this branch, as the staff are very welcoming and assists with all needs. Thank you so much again! You've rekindled my faith in humanity.

  • Vicki Arapovic

Budget Rentals Sunshine is the 'goto' place for all our truck rental requirements. We're always assured of prompt and courteous service from Justin, Sam and Dean. Always eager to accommodate and think outside the box for all your rental requirements. Until the next time - WELL DONE - Keep up the good work.

  • Sunil Raju

Shopped around for truck hire and went right back to Budget in Sunshine! Had hired from here in March (great service from Rob with a smile and jokes). Hired again this week and Rachael was most helpful and professional. Great vans, great value for money. Thank you guys! Ramesh and Sunil …

  • Ly Nguyen

Excellent customer service by all staff members at Budget sunshine! latest cars on fleet clean & very presentable! All staff went out of their way to make myself comfortable with the rental as it was my first time renting a car. Fantastic will definitely rent again in the future with them!

  • Sonny Hickey

Being dealing with budget sunshine for years with both business and pleasure and I highly recommend them I wouldn’t go no other place they are very helpful and great customer service I recommend you speak to Justin as iv been dealing with him from the start thanks budget …

  • Bazd Meg

Cheapest you'll find at first after I dropped the vehicle off is when they hit ya with additional costs mine went from $99 to just under $200 real quick and the invoice you get is intentionally confusing as with the fine print in the terms and conditions in my opinion

  • Da Rainmann

Rob & his team always give a little extra service and care to make sure we are well taken care of everytime we come here. I highly recommend visiting them you won't be disappointed. Keep up the great job guys, and thank you for all your help. …

  • trevor merivale

Hired a truck from these guys. I dealt with Adis and Kavinda and both guys were great to deal with. If you are in the area and in need of truck hire, I would highly recommend this branch due to great customer service and having a friendly nature!

  • CACIQUE Jaime Vega

Justin and the guys were fantastic. Very professional , above all friendly and helpful. When doing dad duties , being there for our daughters is a must - grab a truck here and get it done cost effectively. Thanks boys , see you all next time.

  • James Moshoudis

excellent service! would recommend to anyone who is unsure of what the best option is! professional and real advise made my first time renting for business seamlessly easy & gave me confidence to grow to a second vehicle and employee!

  • Scott Edgar

Terrible service, this place is a joke - they make errors booking then put it back on us and further sent a very unprofessional email that was out of line and just plain nasty. Give these guys a big miss - Tulla one is much better

  • Jason

These guys were pretty good, van was clean and they were easy to deal with ! And as a bonus The guy at the front counter gave pretty good service when I picked up the van and dropped it off and had a whitty sense of humour …

  • Nicholas Allen

Really poor experience, fraudulently took more than $300 out a week after we returned the truck and then tried to blame our bank. Staff act like they don't really want to be there and are rude. Will not be using Budget again.

  • Redbull Movers

Very cheap service, they don't even have manners how to talk to someone. We booked an XL Truck with them but after taking the payment they say no on the face of our team, the person use bad language. Never use them!!

  • Amber Harding

Absolutely amazing experience with these guys! Customer service 10/10 happy, friendly with big smiles and made us feel very welcomed!! Will absolutely be back if we need to hire a truck again! Highly recommend

  • Noyel Amara Ubayasiri

Some charges not quoted in quotation you know that time you collecting the vehicle Unfortunately that time you have arrange everything Very poor customer service not listening to customer they do what they wanted

  • Melbourne Reviewer

Never been so pleased with a car rental service. The brand is my favourite and I highly recommend it. I give this branch a definite 5-star because of its team. They’re amazing and their services are superstar.

  • Rocky Muratore

I was quoted a price on the phone and was not expecting hidden costs when I picked up the moving truck. All costs should be provided when booking is made so there is no surprises. It's called full disclosure .

  • Desmond Allis

Poor customer service and i was told that my holding deposit would be refunded in 5 working dsys it's 8 working days past and they have not yet refunded my holding deposite. Not professional at all.

  • Ly Nguyen (lyly nguyen)

Best customer service guys right here! If you need a truck van or car come to these guys very professional customer service fantastic! Highly recommended people around the western suburbs.

  • Anh Nguyen

Told me to come back at 12 oclock because the truck its not ready come back at 12:02 door close and no one in front of the gate. Call the service center their told us to come back tmr...

  • Michael G

I always hire the 4m trucks with the hydraulic lifts whenever in moving home or transporting something. Great trucks, great prices and the greatest customer service. Highly recommend!!!

  • Victoria Warwick

Justin provided an easy and friendly service. Very accomodating when i was running slightly behind time for pick up. Vehicle was in good condition and functions were clearly explained.

  • M Her

First impressions with them are deceptive. Beyond that, these guys have NO CREDIBILITY and NO TRANSPARENCY! As a customer, STAY AWAY FROM THEM if you can, I learnt, you don't need to.

  • Mana huss

They scare you with possible problems so you take up excess cover that will increase your cost to rent. And 100 km range is very lousy as again your out of pocket expenses increase

  • Max Watson

Had a truck cancelled by atlus called budget last minute and they got me a truck immediately, customer service was also excellent, would definitely recommend to anyone else.

  • Harry S

Budget in general is a great rental company but I had bad experience at this site. The team member I dealt with was rude and not helpful. Not going back again.

  • Liam Gillespie

The team is fantastic, incredibly helpful and supportive! They made moving house far less stress with how easy they made everything. I highly recommend!

  • Noel Emmanuel Naidoo

I always seem to go to Budget car & Truck hire, come to think of it. They are fairly priced, have a good customer service and clean vehicles. …

  • Archfile X

Excellent friendly service, clean truck and even offered to run me to my destination after dropping rented vehicle off. Would recommend heartily!

  • Junita T

Awesome customer service! Truck was in great nick. Couldn't fault anything and I would use them again. Access is through the service lane.

  • Roven Riley

The team member at the reception I dealt with was rude, not helpful and not costumer friendly. Not going back again. Poor costumer service

  • Simon Dee

Competitive prices and really easy to deal with! Justin and Ashok are guys there really looked after us! Recommend this place to anyone!

  • John Chow

Hire truck very good company had to move bonsai tree to spring Vale me still wait for bond back need the money for the poky

  • Samantha Mckinlay

Fantastic service, nothing is ever a problem, they went over and above. Thank you Ash, Justin and the rest of the team.

  • Mor Bret

So we booked a $40 car and when we get there it's not available and we had to pay more. Poor way to get customers

  • Anton Te'evale

Awesome guys. Very helpful and straight forward with the rental truck. Will definitely hire again through them.

  • Aaron Edson

Hired a car over the phone , caught an uber there only to be told i cant hire it because im self employed

  • Gregory-Lee

Great blokes, top notch service, there trucks are always reliable and up to scratch, can not go wrong!

  • Beverly Farrugia

Guys that work there are rude as hell...awful experience.... wouldn't recommend anyone to go there...

  • George Pattihis

Hi i used ther trucks several times they are good clean & repayable the stuff are verry friendly

  • Mike T

Detailer Ashok and the rest of the team are killing it out there. Thanks for the great service !

  • Esera Maea

Car was not the best groomed. It was liked just washed and vacced, I thought. Service was good.

  • Bui Thao

Bad experience with them. I booked to rent a car and they called to cancel 15mins before time.

  • Rob Ayala

Hired cheapest car ,but was give a much better car. Easy process, In and out in a few minutes.

  • Jasmin A

Highly recommend these guys. Justin really went over and above. 11/10 for customer service.

  • Lisa Davis

Very helpful staff. Can't go wrong. Great service! Will not go anywhere else! Thank you!!!

  • Banduka Bombuwala

In the morning service was terrible. But afternoon when we retains the truck nice service

  • Khanh Emmanuele

Best truck and service ever,, thank you guys so much,, nice and professional service....

  • Ashley Skillicorn

Amazing customer service. Frankly the best rental experience I've ever had. Thank you!

  • Thetrucky69

I hired a good reliable vehicle from here. No problems at all with the service either.

  • Jason Mizzi

The team at Sunshine are always very helpful. Great service and go over and beyond.

  • Alex Antoniades

Great service Justin and the team are great. Highly recommend budget Sunshine!

  • Andrew Dziedzic

Awesome staff to deal with, polite and positive attitude, thanks guys …

  • carlos barahona

Told I had 8 litres of fuel missing Pathetic, never again!!! …

  • Walter Hawkins

Great service. Needs to be more info on Web sites regarding unlimited kms.

  • Prabhakar Yarravajhala

First time user of rental car. Pleasant experience. Very helpful staff.

  • Harry Truong

Very good customer service. Got upgrade last time i used the service.

  • leon chong

It's a good place to rent the vehicle, But not the cheapest one

  • Michael S

Fantastic staff and provided everything I needed to move house.

  • Debbie Clayton

Staff were so friendly and helpful would definitely recommend.

  • Chris W

Two good Aussie blokes behind the counter - Fair & reasonable!

  • Kel N

Not completely terrible, but not recommended. Patchy service

  • Dominic Zielinski

Fantastic service, great price, always super friendly staff

  • Jeremy Barnard

Professional service from the team at sunshine budget

  • Lucille Vella

Excellent Customer Service. Very affordable prices.

  • Rose Chilin

Reasonable prices, great selection of vehicles...

  • Green Bluegrey

Excellent customer service and decent pricing.

  • Dan Ferguson

Great staff, very helpful. Reliable vehicles.

  • Saurabh Kanwar

Been there few times, will go again in future

  • Danielle Obrien

Very well priced and great customer service

  • Aaron Ostenberg

Most helpful people I have ever dealt with!

  • Hakka Kartik

Such a rude staff sitting on the reception

  • ivan sare

Best car rental place i have come across.

  • KHANZADA

Hopless, they don’t have business, flop!

  • suzanne cooke

Great and friendly service very helpful.

  • Colin Mc Guinness

Great service and Justin was fantastic.

  • Ben Lambert

Great friendly staff very helpful

  • Mohammad “Habib” Habib

Good friendly staff and service

  • Melton Motor Sports Club

Customer service is unbeatable!

  • Jes Borg

Nice staff and quick service.

  • sultan Dogan

Very hard to get a truck hire

  • Melanie Banfield

Friendly and helpful staff

  • John Attard

The guys there were great.

  • Maria Pilli

Great rates and service.

  • Leeanne

Can't fault the service

  • Cameron Morse (HugeGuaCamole)

Beware of hidden costs!

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