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The local television station's consumer watch advocates went after Enterprise and the charge was eventually dismissed as a "mistake," but Nelson's experience isn't the first and won't be the last. Atlanta resident Carrie Finegan disputed an astronomical charge of $464 from National for a minor dent to her rental vehicle -- damage she insists did not happen while she was operating the car. After being threatened with having the bill reported to a collection agency, Finegan sought cheap hotels in memphis the help of author and consumer advocate Christopher Elliot , who managed to get the claim dropped.
While Finegan maintained cheap hotels in memphis her innocence, she had broken a cardinal rule of car rentals: cheap hotels in memphis Take photos. Jason Alderman, senior director at Visa, advises : "Before you drive off the lot, thoroughly inspect the car, inside and out, for any pre-existing damage cheap hotels in memphis and note it on your contract; otherwise you could receive a hefty bill for someone else's minor scratches and dents. Likewise, cheap hotels in memphis when you return the car, consider taking cheap hotels in memphis time-stamped photos or video to prove it was in good shape."
In a report on Frommer's cheap hotels in memphis , rental client Hal Gordon complained of some odd pricing and booking policies by several cheap hotels in memphis companies, including Hertz and Avis. Gordon was doing some research for a friend from Israel, but, "the website said there were no vehicles available for the dates chosen," he told Frommer's. "I checked for other countries in the Middle East -- same result. However, cheap hotels in memphis for UK or Venezuela -- no problem. Vehicles were available," he said.
Gordon's inquiry uncovered a common pricing system that can alter consumer search results based on, "level of demand, cost of service, currency exchange rates, and the competitive environment," according to an Avis spokeswoman. Alderman suggests it's best to do your research ahead of time and use comparison sites like Hotwire or Priceline to see competing offers.
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One of my buddies who worked for a car rental company told me it was common to park cars in the back area, start them and let the idle for a few hours to overnight when people returned them. Sometimes they would borrow the last cars returned that day for the night. cheap hotels in memphis That way they could charge people for not returning the car with enough gas. He also said that lots of the people have "contests" to see how many fees they can tack on before hearing back from the customer.
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I always go over the contract before & after as well as have the person for the car rental place come out & follow me around to check the vehicle over & then have them sign the copy showing everything is OK or there is damage I ma not responsible for. Was a habit that stuck with me from my earlier days of working as a medic & being responsible for my rig...
I book online and pay in advance to get the price I want. Thus far, it has worked out, knock on wood. I have never NOT been required to go around with the dude and sign off on damage with the little diagram where you circle spots and describe cheap hotels in memphis the damage. And boy howdy, on that little form, I write a BOOK if the person walking around the car with me won't do it themselves.
Enterprise changes its prices on the internet...they show $20 cars on one page and when you reserve the car the price changes dramatically....when I addressed enterprise about it...they said some mess about supply and demand....if you notice any changes in prices cheap hotels in memphis while booking a car take screen shot of it (print screen button) and paste it into a document so they will honor the price difference. otherwise they are a bunch of smart talking disrespectful people who will not budge on their horrible pricing cheap hotels in memphis strategies
I recently worked for Enterprise and I can tell you, I went over those cars front to back, checked not only the tires but the tread depth, showed them there was an adaquate spare tire and checked cheap hotels in memphis inside for stains/cig. burns. (No smoking allowed, btw.)
I actually had a guy return a car with ashes all over the place, and a rancid cheap hotels in memphis smell of cigarette smoke and had the gall to tell me he didn't smoke in the vehicle! We normally charged a $250 fee. They let him off. I think they should have stuck it to him!
I have been happy with Enterprise. Once I was unhappy with the way a car handled and mentioned it when I came back and the gal at the counter, reversed the fees, there was no charge. I rent from them maybe half dozen times a years, and I like them.
Decent, clean rental cars and honest service for a low price. They kept costs lower by going over the vehicle thoroughly as I was renting it, and I didn't mind at all. I was very careful to point out any damage, scratches, etc. if I thought the agent had overlooked anything, which wasn't very often.
The guy was complaining: ""the website said there were no vehicles available for the dates chosen," he told Frommer's. "I checked for other countries in the Middle East -- same result. However, for UK or Venezuela -- no problem. Vehicles were available," he said. "
What does the idiot want them to do? Move vehicle from England or Venezuela to Israel? What was his destination?? Either this is a poorly written article or a consumer is so full of it that he expects the Obama cradle-to-grave care system to extend to the entire planet.
I prefer the Democratic "cradle-to-grave" system to the Republican "every sperm is sacred, the zygote is a person, the fetus is like a Hindu cow, but once she pumps that puppy out, you're on your own!" system.
Many years ago, when I was frequently driving between Spokane, WA and Missoula, MT; I rented cars from Budget exclusively. I rented from them a good 10 times in a 12 month period so I was a consistent customer.
Budget claimed I smudged cheap hotels in memphis the back bumper....I rented the car for 24 hours drove to an hotel and drove back to the airport the next day.... the edge of the bumper was smudge was probably there before I rented it.... $300 they want. never budget again
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