Originally Posted by
jackal
I said
may and
can, not
will. Yes, there is a huge chance you'll get away with it. My point was that doing something to cheese off a rental agent is never wise, since they have potential recourses that can be worse than waiters and cooks peeing in your soup.
As for your argument not to believe my post: all I can say is I am posting from my personal experience. And which one of us has more experience in the rental industry?
I've got to back
jackal on this one. While a one-off experience will not likely be enough to put you on a "do not rent" list, all rental car companies are cracking down on fraudulent activity regarding discount programs, coupons, promotions and status levels with repeat/habitual offenders having their rental privileges revoked. This post on the Avis forum can serve as "official" confirmation:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/avis/...y-into-pc.html
While misrepresenting oneself to get a discount/status upgrade, etc. may not seem like a huge deal to the consumers who get a sort of "Robin Hood-esque" thrill from cheating the system, the companies being swindled view this activity as what it is, fraud and theft, and take appropriate responsive actions.
I don't think any of us here disagree that obtaining any benefit through fraudulent means is wrong and definitely on the darker side of the grayscale of morality, just wanted to provide another voice confirming the severity of the consequences of such actions.