A.I. Is Making Sure You Pay for That Ding on Your Rental Car
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#3The Hertz from this article is a company you should never do business with, unless you like getting falsely accused of a felony, arrested, and imprisoned for no reason:
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/06/1140998674/hertz-false-accusa...
I personally use other companies when I rent a car... but I'm also paranoid about the kind of nonsense described in the article, so I just buy the damage coverage when I rent the car. It means renting a car is far more expensive than it should be, but it saved my bacon the last time I rented when someone dinged the paint.
It's funny that the AI bogeyman is used in the article to make this new tech seem scarier. The problem is the general practice of trying to milk you for money over regular wear and tear.
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#4as long as I get the same tool, or there is a clearer chronology of when the ding occurred between rentals
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#5Really I wonder how.
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#6The Hertz from this article is a company you should never do business with, unless you like getting falsely accused of a felony, arrested, and imprisoned for no reason: https://www.npr.org/2022/12/06/1140998674/hertz-false-accusa... I personally use other companies when I rent a car... but I'm also paranoid about the kind of nonsense described in the article, so I just buy the damage coverage when I rent the car. It…
I'm an Avis person myself, and their response at the bottom of the article gives me a little hope that they've at least thought about this tech for more than 8 seconds. I once drove into the rental center with part of the car dragging along the ground, as it had been for the past 100ish miles. The conversation was as follows:
Avis employee: "Sounds like you got part of the car dragging."
Me: "Yeah I noticed that."
Avis employee: "Don't worry about it, here's your receipt."
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#7The Hertz from this article is a company you should never do business with, unless you like getting falsely accused of a felony, arrested, and imprisoned for no reason: https://www.npr.org/2022/12/06/1140998674/hertz-false-accusa... I personally use other companies when I rent a car... but I'm also paranoid about the kind of nonsense described in the article, so I just buy the damage coverage when I rent the car. It…
All three times I’ve attempted to use hertz since 2021, I’ve shown up with a reservation only to be told they have no cars. Their overbooking policy appears to be “yes”. Even without this bullshit they aren’t worth touching.
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#8The Hertz from this article is a company you should never do business with, unless you like getting falsely accused of a felony, arrested, and imprisoned for no reason: https://www.npr.org/2022/12/06/1140998674/hertz-false-accusa... I personally use other companies when I rent a car... but I'm also paranoid about the kind of nonsense described in the article, so I just buy the damage coverage when I rent the car. It…
It takes a lot to shock me these days, but you definitely succeeded. That's just fucking crazy.
Like you, I always pay for the insurance. It just makes sense.
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#9The ultimate goal is to intimidate renters into purchasing as much insurance (Collision Damage Waiver, Liability, etc.) as possible, effectively doubling the cost of a daily rental.
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#10The ultimate goal is to intimidate renters into purchasing as much insurance (Collision Damage Waiver, Liability, etc.) as possible, effectively doubling the cost of a daily rental.
Exactly, companies favorite thing thing to sell is nothing at all.
Subscriptions, insurance, service fees...