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Isn't this the same company that called the police on legitimate customers after they messed up the paperwork?
Yes. And yes. And a short search shows quite a few blunders.
Edit. Autocorrect
And the company that charges "gas refueling fees" for a fully charged EV.
https://www.thestreet.com/electric-vehicles/hertz-charged-a-loyal-customer-a-277-surcharge-for-gas-in-a-tesla-rental
Holy shit. The contract that dude signed had a maximum fee of $35 for EV recharge, yet they charged him $277 and claimed the contract allowed that. Thankfully, the worst I've had from Hertz is they just told me to fuck off and didn't give me my reserved vehicle.
And here I thought they just didn't like me... WTF kind of business is this lol
Seinfeld even covered this decades ago, so it's nothing new. Somehow the business model works? I don't get it either; Captive audience I guess.
Business travel presumably and they don't fuck them over?
I'm not unconvinced that it isn't just an elaborate money laundering company