Posted on 10/15/2022 11:30:57 AM PDT by TexasKamaAina
A woman was charged almost $800 for a car she never picked up and was pursued by a debt collector after she refused to pay, damaging her credit score.
Abigail Eason planned to rent from Dollar Rent A Car in early August at Houston International Airport, but was told when she arrived at the counter that her online booking could not be honored.
Eason made a new reservation with Dollar but then canceled it after being offered smaller car that was still far more expensive than the SUV she had booked.
She then rented a car from Hertz, which also owns Dollar, at a cost of $621.
When Eason dropped her car off at Hertz four days later, she was also hit with a $768 charge from Dollar. A receipt suggested Eason had rented the car five hours after she had left the airport in a Hertz vehicle, and had returned it at the same time as her Hertz rental.
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With cell phones make sure to record an inspection with the agent as the star role. Make them acknowledge every scratch and dent and film the miles.
However... I usually find the cheapest place with pre busted up cars from Arabs or Iranians. They don’t care about the cars and cash is king. The ONLY time I use Hertz or Avis is when a company pays for it. Otherwise they are a huge ripoff.
124 dollar cleaning fee from Hertz. I had leaves on my feet on the floor matt. They found dog hairs in the back of the hatchback. My dog was not in the car and to the best of my knowledge my wife has no canine hair nor do I make her ride in the back of the hatchback.
They are thieves. When I picked up the car there was no pre inspection in my presence when I returned the car was no post inspection in my presence.
Herzt is a thief.
Thanks for the report. I’ve never used Uber/Lyft but will give them a try.
It takes about five minutes to setup the app and you are off and running. Loading the method of payment was really the most difficult part of it as I had to dig a credit card out of my wallet.
Once loaded you simply type in where you want to go. Don't even need an address. Just the first few letters of the name of the restaurant, hotel, etc., and it pops right up with all the options and prices.
Once you select a car, you can see exactly where the car is on a map with the driver's name, picture, make of car and license plate number. You get a vibration when it's three minutes away.
It wasn't just millennials that were driving either. I met a 20 year Navy Vet and also a couple of older people, who do it as a side gig in retirement. All of them very polite and eager to make recommendations. They live and die on the reviews you give them so they tend to be super nice and helpful. Exactly the opposite of most cab drivers you will run into.
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