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Old Jan 12, 2008 | 10:28 pm
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Originally Posted by kdzgon
Is this common with other large rental companies, or is this pretty much only Alamo at this time?
Also, is it more likely to happen if using a third party such as Expedia, or does it happen routinely with direct bookings also?
In my only experience the early return fee applied where I returned the car on an earlier calendar day. It is retarded in a circumstance where say you book a car for 3 days at 8am and return it at 11pm on the 2nd day. You get charged for 3 days and $15 - makes no sense. I did get this removed explaining that it made no sense given they were charging me for 3 days. I have not experienced this with any other company. Returning a weekly rental after 4 days is a different scenario and I'd say a re-price is okay.
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