Originally Posted by
rmc1
And this is more than likely illegal in the jurisdiction. The department of weights and measures or whatever it's called locally would need to approve any device used to measure and charge customers. I doubt that Avis or anyone else has had the government check all their cars and verify their system of reporting is accurate. What we really need is the states to go after the rental car companies!
Interesting point. But wouldn't the same reasoning apply to the visual gauge which is what rental car companies normally use to measure fuel level? I assume that all of this -- the visual fuel gauge, any newfangled fuel gauges, and all the fees -- is stated in the contract.