Originally Posted by
Jaimito Cartero
Ah, so if it's in big enough lettering, it's not a scam.
If I ate at a sandwich place every day for a year, and then they put on their credit card receipt that you sign, "$100 charge if you don't eat your entire sandwich within our shop", then it's okay?
It's a silly rule, that of course has little basis in fairness. Many US locations have similar things, but I don't think anywhere near $50.
If you take out the vehicle with a rental agreement stating that you will bring a receipt should you refuel it yourself on a rental of < 125KM, then I cannot see how it is even vaguely a scam
Your analogy is v flawed since this is an agreement made BEFORE taking the car and not at time of payment at end.
The cost is not $50 as such but based on the KM driven and a c per Km charge plus any airport location charges on top.
The scam was people renting vehicles for v short trips and then not actually refuelling on return yet the fuel guage showing full. The solution to this was to start requiring proof of purchase for fuel on short trips