To answer a few of your questions ☺
When the check in man in a darkish car park says" EVERYTHING IS OK " . Do you then put your glasses on to start reading his receipt ?
If he had asked me for a signature it would have warned me to check the paper.
I now see the extra Euros 94 at the bottom of the receipt. And a space saying "Customer Signature" which was not asked for !
The daily rate was Euros 94 - (that's USD 102)
Would you be happy to pay $102 for 40 minutes car hire is my REAL question
When you pick up a car and there is a long queue behind you, and they say sign here, does anyone read the whole document and then sign. Oh come on!! Might try it next time just to see what happens ☺☺
I think car hire might be a tad different in USA from Europe.