Posted on 09/25/2013 2:27:01 PM PDT by topher
And even the ones I received were not 'shared' with the state I lived in. At that time I lived in New York, and it was in Maryland and New Jersey that I was cited. But there was nothing on my record when I moved to Louisiana, and I have not received any citations since then.
You don’t understand the problem. Re-read.
I have has that issue when using a debit card. Was yours a debit card?
They are claiming that I was a no show since they refused the credit card and claimed I had bad credit.
I have other credit cards, but I did not have enough credit to use them.
You paid the $200 with the same card that they refused?
They destroyed their own premise.
You are confusing capitalism with theft by deception. There is no state in which any variation of the UCC allows a vendor to charge for a service that was not provided.
Yeah. We had to get a credit card just for renting cars and you always need to have at least $200 available at the time of pickup. That is all in their policy but you usually don’t find out until a very inconvenient moment occurs. I feel your pain brother.
An Avis business strategy, perhaps? Accept debit-card advance payment, don't warn customer, be ready to shake stick at fine print and shake loose an easy $100 when he shows up to pick up the car. Meanwhile, rent car to somebody else ...
I have not had a speeding ticket since 2006 (or even sort of traffic violation), so I can't see how my driving record would have anything to do with this.
Giving me the Equifax card claims I am being denied for bad credit.
But they gave me an Equifax card as the reason (bad credit) for refusing to rent me the card.
For future reference you can put a security freeze on your credit accounts
https://help.equifax.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/159/~/placing-a-security-freeze
http://www.transunion.com/personal-credit/credit-disputes/credit-freezes.page
https://www.experian.com/freeze/center.html
If your other cards are maxed out and you may appear to have bad credit. I think the rule of thumb is not to have more than 1/3 to 1/2 of your total credit limit charged out on the cards.
Yep, contact your credit card company and have them remove any charges, then report the car company to the BBB. Lately, the BBB has been a serious tiger when they were only recently a clawless puttytat. I’ve seen them take a few companies to task in a serious manner.
If they accept the card for the deposit, they can’t refuse the same card for the rental.
I am an attorney and I agree with your advice.
I wouldn’t do that exclusively, but it is one thing I would do.
I would dispute the charge with the credit card company, then send a letter to the CEO.
Then if I was still hacked after an unsatisfactory response I would get a lawyer that deals in Unfair Trade Practices, because many state laws (including the DTPA in Texas) provide damages designed to discourage this crap.
Apparently, it's standard procedure to do a credit check when a debit card is used, and policies can vary by location because many of them are franchised. It appears that Budget and Rent-a-Wreck are the most accommodating. Budget is very up front about their policy. At least they allow people to pay with debit now. It used to be nearly impossible.
you need a real credit card to rent a car - not a debit card.
That part is normal.
The part about charging you a fee and not giving you a car is BS though...
I would dispute it AND call their corporate HQ (and explain how you will blog about the experience, good or bad)
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