11 Rental Car Mistakes You Can Avoid Once You Know Them
Renting a car feels seamless…until the fine print ruins your whole trip.
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‘Worthless’ – Family Shells Out Over $400 on Rental Car Insurance That Didn’t Cover a $600 Tire Bulge
Make sure you understand the contract's “hieroglyphics” before you take off in a rental.
What Happens if You Get a DUI in a Rental Car?
It’s bad enough to get pulled over after a night out. But if the car belongs to Hertz, Enterprise, or Avis, the fallout gets even messier.
Turo rental SUV leaves North Carolina man with $800 towing bill
Allegedly, Turo promised to reimburse the man for the $800, but the company ghosted him for weeks.
13 things you’re doing in a rental car that could get you banned
One bad decision can lock you out for good.
Hertz scans rental cars with AI and charges hundreds for scratches
The scanner quickly finds dings and dents then charges the customer for the damages with extra fees.
Former Enterprise employees light up LinkedIn with warnings about buying used rental cars
“I used to be an employee of Enterprise. I had the worst experience I have ever had buying a car.”
Boulder crushes tourist’s Mazda SUV rental car in Jerome, Arizona [Video]
The retired couple had randomly pulled over to check a map.
Boston Avis customer finds a $7,600 credit card charge for a 1-day rental car
He only had the car for a day, but got billed for 29. Avis told him it was a legit charge.
Enterprise once threatened ID theft victim who’d never had a rental car with Grand Theft Auto
Then four cops pounded on her door.
CA couple pulled over in Georgia after plates on their rental car didn’t match
The kicker is, this isn't the first time the PD's seen rental cars with plates that didn't match the car.
Utah driver handed surprise $1,200 rental car bill warns others
An Avis customer found out that “full coverage” has its limits, even if a minor mishap isn't your fault.
40-year-old Atlanta man sentenced after using 23 poached identities to steal 19 rental cars
He ran a complex fraud scheme that collected $1.17 million worth of luxury rental cars.
Avis charges North Carolina customer more than $1K for returning his rental car a day early
Make sure you read your rental car agreement's fine print.
Hertz charged Arizona woman $707 for unreturned rental car despite having proof
Even her bank disputed the charges after she sent a pile of paperwork proving she returned the car.
Cali couple gets huge pile of traffic tickets in the mail 4 months after renting a car in Italy
“Expensive mistakes were made.”
Mercedes owner issued a forced repossession after renting it out on Turo
A guy bought a course on renting cars on Turo, then financed three cars to try to turn a profit.
Luxury concierge shows what a client left in his 6-figure Mercedes-Maybach rental car
The TikTok has 9.5 million views already.
3 rental car customers got unexpectedly banned by different companies
Getting added to the “Do Not Rent” list happens over scenarios you might not expect.
