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Old Sep 1, 2023 | 8:53 pm
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blufish312
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Originally Posted by jlflt385
So rented a 2022 Honda accord at PDX the other day. before I returned it, I filled up the gas. at the return location, the agent checked my car and told me everything is fine and she will send me an email receipt. I am in a hurry to go to the airport so i did not bother to ask the details. 15 mins later on, when i past the security checkpoint, i got the email.

5 gallons refuel charge. okay, the agent may look at the wrong gauge. Do they do any trainings at all on all different car?
and $35 EV recharge. Does accord even have a plugin option?

So i called the customer service the next day. She told me, oh your car is coded as dual systems, with both gas and electrical so we charge you both fees. I asked her how do you charge an accord hybrid with a plugin? The only hole in that car is a gas tank fill hole. She said I need to submit a gas receipt to get it all removed.

by that time, I am already on the phone with them for almost 1 hour and she instructed me to send an email to [email protected] and gave her the case number. i waited for 10 minutes nothing came back from their email system. I gave up and ask her i want to talk to her manager, and after another 5 minutes of silence I hang up the phone.

Sayonara hertz.
Not exactly the same, but I got hit with the $35 EV charge today as well. The Kia that I took had 74% battery, returned with 68% battery.

I considered calling to have it removed, but I know it would take hours and talking to a few representatives from previous experiences. And since Hertz has given a vehicle to someone else in my name twice in the last 3 months, and my company doesn't seem concerned by it despite my reporting it, I figure they can pay the $35 fee. Not worth my personal time tracking down extra fees when they insist on us using them as a rental car company.
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