"Peter Lawrence" wrote in message ...

On 8/12/12 5:04 PM, Brian wrote:
On Sun, 12 Aug 2012 03:02:44 -0700, "Lawrence T. Akutagawa"
wrote:

First, the return deadline - date and time - indicated on the rental
agreement that he signed.
Second, the exact date and time that he did return the car.

I've noticed that. I would have expected a followup post.

If he picked the car up at 3 and said he would return it at noon but
didn't return it until 2:30, he is correct. If he returned it at 6, he
doesn't.

But if it's a weekend rental, sometimes one doesn't always get a the full 24
hours on the last day of the rental if they want to keep their weekend
discounted rated (depending on the car rental company). Some rental
agencies require one to return the car by 12:00 Noon on Monday to book the
discounted weekend rate.

As example, if the OP received a $20/day *weekend rate* for his rent-a-car
by using a pickup-time of 3:00 PM on Friday and then an 11:30 AM return time
on Monday, he would qualify for the weekend rate. If he chose at 2:30 PM
return time, then he wouldn't have qualified for the lowest weekend rate.

So it's indeed important to know what what was his pickup-up time and
drop-off time to see if he was, or was not, charged correctly.

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The issue really very simple and straightforward. Once again, the issue is
1) what was the return date and time indicated on the rental agreement? and
2) what was the date and time that the car was returned? All the amount of
suppositions and hypothetical theorizing does not obviate the rental
agreement and its legal stipulations...including the return date and time.