A DRIVER has expressed confusion over why he was charged more than $6,000 for a rental car despite proof he had only owned it a few days.
O YouTube creator emphasized that he only had the vehicle he rented it from Avis for four days.
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Ryan (@YouthPastorRyan) started his video showing viewers an email with extra charges he received from Avis.
The total showed a value of $6,283.40, with almost $600 charged for taxes and more than $5,000 for the base car rental fee.
“I think there was an error on my rental car bill because Avis just charged me over $6,000 for a four-day rental car,” he explained in the post.
“And the proof is here on the receipt. I checked in on the 21st and left on the 25th, approximately 98 hours.”
He ended up asking the rental car company to fix the system.
“Or next time, I’ll buy a car for that rental rate,” said the driver he became enraged.
Ryan went on to say that the rental car company charged him the base rate “of $38 per day plus 40 cents per mile.”
“So it couldn’t have been that bad,” the YouTuber added.
“Until you realize that, according to their system, I drove 19,500 kilometers in 98 hours.”
He explained to viewers how ridiculous this would be and almost impossible doing the math.
“That means I would be going 200 kilometers per hour every second I had the car,” Ryan fumed.
“So apparently, according to their calculations, I was traveling over 200 miles per hour while driving from Los Angeles to New York more than four times.”
The driver then offered another way Avis could have determined he drove so much in just four days.
“It’s quite possible I drove to Brazil and came back and stopped to make donuts in Mexico,” he said sarcastically.
What to Do If You’re Charged for Miles You Didn’t Drive on a Rental Car
If a rental company charged you extra miles in error, you may have questions about how to get your money back for the additional fees.
- Experts advise that drivers contact the responsible rental company and ask for explanations if they notice any discrepancies in their receipts.
- It is also important to collect as much evidence as possible to prove that there are unnecessary charges.
- This includes any mileage or gas photos taken of the rental car, as well as any receipts or emails supporting the rate(s) discussed.
- Drivers must keep on hand all documents proving that they did not accept or use the services for which they were charged.
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“Or my favorite, I circled the circumference of the Earth.”
Ryan’s video about the major inconvenience received more than 160,000 likes from other YouTubers.
“You’re telling me you DIDN’T drive halfway around the Earth as fast as possible without stopping,” someone joked.
“I find that hard to believe.”
“Here’s what you do: Contact your credit card company,” one person suggested.
“Tell them the rental car company is charging me $6,000 because they say I drove that much, which is bullshit,
“Here’s the odometer rating before and after I rented it. They’re refusing to change the bill, so I’m disputing the transaction.”
One user confessed: “I had THIS EXACT PROBLEM with Budget Truck (same company…not 12,000 miles, but 500. While your situation is obviously extreme, this confirms that they are up to mischief.”
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