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Old Dec 14, 2021 | 5:38 am
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greekman
 
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How to handle
Originally Posted by WeekendTraveler
I rented a car from National today and noticed, 12 miles after leaving the airport, that the gas tank was half empty--so it was roughly half empty when I picked up the car.

I have filled up the tank so that I don't get charged when I return the car (just a few miles away).

Am I out of luck, and the $25 in gas that I paid for, to fill up the tank, is just a lesson learned?

Next time, I'll check the gas tank before leaving the National site.

Thanks.
Take a picture of the gas gage (time stamped) and your time stamped gas receipt to the counter upon return - they can match it to the check out time stamp and make the case upon return that car was not full -"be nice" as Patrick Swaze says in Roadhouse and I am confident you will get a credit of some kind -
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