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I would notbuythe tank of gas. The only way this is economically feasible is if you return the car out of gas. Otherwise, whatever is in the tank gets sold again to the next renter. It's a sweet deal for the company and you get the bill. So fill it up on your way back. You won't have to cap it, just fill it until the needle touches the F on your fuel gauge. I would not recommend this...I am a Station Manager for a car rental company and all of our vehicles are refueled before they are rented again. When our service agents clean each vehicle they check to make sure each and every car is topped off and are required to keep a fuel log. If you return the vehicle and it is not completely full expect to see an refueling charge on your credit card...even if it is only 2 gallons and the needle is on F. Would you want to be the next renter of a vehicle if we did not top off the gas tank after each rental? |
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On 25 Feb 2007 16:56:04 -0800, "polly-wanna-cracker"
wrote: ...I am a Station Manager for a car rental company and all of our vehicles are refueled before they are rented again. When our service agents clean each vehicle they check to make sure each and every car is topped off and are required to keep a fuel log. If you return the vehicle and it is not completely full expect to see an refueling charge on your credit card...even if it is only 2 gallons and the needle is on F. Would you want to be the next renter of a vehicle if we did not top off the gas tank after each rental? The rental cars I've picked up in the last two years have *rarely* been full. One, from Alamo, was barely above 3/4 tank. i figure the rental companies have tumbled to the fact that most people aren't going to check before they drive off, and realize the futility of returning to complain once they have left the rental site. -- Larry |
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polly-wanna-cracker wrote:
I would not recommend this...I am a Station Manager for a car rental company and all of our vehicles are refueled before they are rented again. When our service agents clean each vehicle they check to make sure each and every car is topped off and are required to keep a fuel log. If you return the vehicle and it is not completely full expect to see an refueling charge on your credit card...even if it is only 2 gallons and the needle is on F. Would you want to be the next renter of a vehicle if we did not top off the gas tank after each rental? Not completely full?? Give me a break. It is a scam to screw a few more dollars out of your customers. Unless things have changed recently, the places that gas up their own vehicles use highly inflated prices for their gas, so I always fill up on the way back to the car rental office. Bear in mind that the majority of car renters are visitors and may not know their way around and likely aren't aware of the closest gas stations. A few years ago I rented a car in German and returned it at Charles deGualle in Paris. I stopped for fuel as we approached Paris. It was a diesel powered Gulf that got incredible mileage. It was maybe 20 miles to the airport from there. When my credit card statement came in I saw that Avis had charged me $75 for fuel, along with about $250 in other charges. To answer your question, when I pick up a car I don't expect to have to make a stop for gas. I am not going to quibble about a gallon or two. But screw me on a refuelling charge and you won't be getting any more business from me. |
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I have been a victim of this with Hertz the last two rentals. In San
Antonio, we filled up 10 miles north of the airport before checking in. Hertz charged my credit card $110 (!) to refill it. In Phoenix, we refilled 35 miles from Sky Harbor. Hertz charged my credit card $49 for the refill. Both in 2006. I called Hertz on the San Antonio robbery and the woman non-chalantly told me: "OK, we'll credit it back to your card," and did. No arguments. No proof asked for. In Phoenix, I had to complain to my credit card people and after that, Hertz refunded full amount. Lesson learned: Never rent from Hertz again. ****************** Bill E. Burk [Remove "NOSP" from my e-mail address] |
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Bill Burk wrote:
I have been a victim of this with Hertz the last two rentals. In San Antonio, we filled up 10 miles north of the airport before checking in. Hertz charged my credit card $110 (!) to refill it. In Phoenix, we refilled 35 miles from Sky Harbor. Hertz charged my credit card $49 for the refill. Both in 2006. I called Hertz on the San Antonio robbery and the woman non-chalantly told me: "OK, we'll credit it back to your card," and did. No arguments. No proof asked for. In Phoenix, I had to complain to my credit card people and after that, Hertz refunded full amount. Lesson learned: Never rent from Hertz again. I guess the lesson learned is to watch your credit card statements for inappropriate charges when renting cars. My last rental was with Hertz because Avis had gouged me in France. I didn't have any problem with Hertz, but it looks as if this is a way to fleece the unwary customers, adding outrageous and unwarranted refuelling charges. In my case it was about $75 for what would have been perhaps 2 litres of diesel to get form the the gas station to the airport to return the car..... and where do you go to gas up near a strange airport? You grab on on the way that is reasonably close. How convenient that they readily drop the charge when people notice it and complain. |
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In message Dave Smith
wrote: How convenient that they readily drop the charge when people notice it and complain. Reduces the odds of a class action law suit... -- Insert something clever here. |
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"Dave Smith" wrote:
A few years ago I rented a car in Germany and returned it at Charles deGualle in Paris. I stopped for fuel as we approached Paris. It was a diesel powered Gulf that got incredible mileage. It was maybe 20 miles to the airport from there. When I rented a car in Paris, I had a devil of a time trying to read the gas guage and thought it needed gas when it was full, and then when returning it to the train station, I tried getting directions to a nearby gas station but it was like they were speaking a foreign language (my French was not up to par). I found one two blocks away, and there were no bogus charges. I just know that someone's gonna say, "What part of the U.S. or Canada was that in? :-) =R= |
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"Rog'" wrote in message ... When I rented a car in Paris, I had a devil of a time trying to read the gas guage and thought it needed gas when it was full, and then when returning it to the train station, I tried getting directions to a nearby gas station but it was like they were speaking a foreign language (my French was not up to par). I found one two blocks away, and there were no bogus charges. I just know that someone's gonna say, "What part of the U.S. or Canada was that in? :-) =R= Obvious. Paris, Texas...where the folks do talk kinda funny. But it is English they are speaking...no wonder your French - no matter how good or bad - was not understood. |
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