Originally Posted by
amanwalksintoabar...
Apparently the issue wasn't the damage; it was that I hadn't reported it (because I didn't know it had occurred). This breached the contract, so voided my insurance cover.
The issue is more Budget's attempt to ripoff a foreigner by waiting to make a fake claim. No doubt very profitable for them as many folks will not dispute these claims, no matter how baseless.
I had much the same thing happen to me with a rental in Southern France years ago. Finally had to get my US credit card company to charge back the crooked charges.