About 3 weeks ago I had a job interview in California and currently living in Philadelphia. The employer reserved a rental car for me with the company in order to get around town with your credit card. I had a long flight, with more than a layman, and not firm until you reach near the clock 2 hours or Philadelphia. There was a long line, and after about half an hour took me back and shown a Chevy Aveo. She handed me papers to sign saying there was no damage to the car, and would pay an additional $ 10 per day for 23 years. I walked around the car, and I see nothing. He was anxious to get to my hotel and go to bed, so they signed the papers and left.
I used the car to get to my job interview in my hotel and back to the airport. Everything was about a 5 mile radius of each other. I returned the car on Sunday with a full tank of gas. When I returned the car, I stood up and started taking my luggage. The Lord asked me how was the car and check the car for damage. After a few minutes, I was told to sign some papers for the damage to the car. I read the Consumerist a lot and a siren went off in my head …
I knew that there was screwed. I left my bags and went to the car and asked him to show me the damage. Below the driver’s door, was driving a dent / ripple in the door panel. Paint the door was not scratched at all and it was covered in dust. If it had happened when I had the car, which was to have been the first day or two. I said it was not much, that someone, probably opened his car door in a parking lot and dinged the door of my car. I thought it was a big problem. I started flipping out. Even if he could see the damage or the design of the car because it was very difficult to detect. I told him if the damage was there before I had the car, it was likely that I would never have noticed when I started to inspect the car.
He said his department has lost check to see if the damage noted above. I knew it was a lot of crap and I was only going to get a big bill in the mail a couple of weeks. He asked me to sign papers agreeing to the damage. I told him there was no way to be signed. We argued for about 10 minutes, and added that the document I do not think the damage was there when he received the car. I needed my flight, so I signed and left.
Indeed, I received a bill for $ 495.20 today, including $ 50 administrative fee. The brand new car is only $ 10,000. It includes a summary of the charges, and 10 photos of the car showing the damage. The funny thing is that no visible damage to any of the images. They are incredibly low res, and probably the most ridiculous part of this story. I included the letter to me and the images. These charges are outrageous on many levels. Do I have any recourse, besides paying? Are they going to attack my reputation, or go after the employer’s credit card first?
It’s hard to tell from the photos, but it looks like something that made an impression in the car. If you signed the papers saying there was no damage before renting, and now you signed the papers saying there was no damage that occurred after he rented the car, yes, it is possible that in a pickle. How much depends on how it was safe.
Did you pay the Company, or not have to give it up and put that on my credit card? In the latter case, you must contact the employer and let him know the situation and see if your credit card company will pay for it (ie no cost to him). If you took the insurance company, you need to see if they say covers damage done to the car. Your situation is more complicated, however, because of it being paid by your potential employer … Just want to set foot on. Still need to tell you because if the insurance was on his credit card might be a question of responsibility for the round.
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