Charged by A Rental Car Company
Date: Mon, 08/09/2010 - 11:45
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[COLOR=black]I bumped onto a door of a rental car on a parking lot. My insurance company covered about $1000 for the minor repairs (by restoring the dent and painting). Two months late, I received a bill (about $500) from the Car Rental Company for the bill that my insurance company refused to pay: 1) Loss of Use, 2) Diminution of Value, 3) Administrative Fees. [/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black]The Car Rental Company's explanations are: 1) Loss of Use for the downtime of the vehicle that the Car Rental Company cannot rent out during the time of repair; 2) the value of car is diminished in a resale market as a result of the accident and repair. An estimated 20% of physical; 3) the Car Rental Company's normal business is renting a car, not processing claims, and therefore, the administrative fees are valid.[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black]In response, I requested the following:[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]1) Documentary proof of the the Loss of Use for the Car Rental Company during the time of repair.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]2) Independent appraiser conforming that the 20% of physical damage is valid.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]3) Administrative fees are not applicable.[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black]I am threatened by the Car Rental Company to have the alleged claim collected by a collection agency if not paid. I do not feel that it is a fair bill for me to pay (my insurance company also indicated that they could not cover these claims under my policy). I do not feel that the alleged claim is valid without proof. Please advice on what actions I need to take and what actions the Car Rental Company may take. How would I prepare for a potential legal action in this regard? Thanks so much in advance![/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black]Hal:confused::!:[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black]I bumped onto a door of a rental car on a parking lot. My insurance company covered about $1000 for the minor repairs (by restoring the dent and painting). Two months late, I received a bill (about $500) from the Car Rental Company for the bill that my insurance company refused to pay: 1) Loss of Use, 2) Diminution of Value, 3) Administrative Fees. [/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black]The Car Rental Company's explanations are: 1) Loss of Use for the downtime of the vehicle that the Car Rental Company cannot rent out during the time of repair; 2) the value of car is diminished in a resale market as a result of the accident and repair. An estimated 20% of physical; 3) the Car Rental Company's normal business is renting a car, not processing claims, and therefore, the administrative fees are valid.[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black]In response, I requested the following:[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]1) Documentary proof of the the Loss of Use for the Car Rental Company during the time of repair.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]2) Independent appraiser conforming that the 20% of physical damage is valid.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]3) Administrative fees are not applicable.[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black]I am threatened by the Car Rental Company to have the alleged claim collected by a collection agency if not paid. I do not feel that it is a fair bill for me to pay (my insurance company also indicated that they could not cover these claims under my policy). I do not feel that the alleged claim is valid without proof. Please advice on what actions I need to take and what actions the Car Rental Company may take. How would I prepare for a potential legal action in this regard? Thanks so much in advance![/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black]Hal:confused::!:[/COLOR]
Tell them that the 1000.00 is enough and that there claim is not
Tell them that the 1000.00 is enough and that there claim is not valid and you a giving the information to your attorney for their trying to extort money from you! This is the most insane thing I have heard! Did they provide you with the info requested?! I would let them take me to court and I would fight them every bit of the way! The dent was fixed! Is this one of the big rentals like H, A or E?
They did not provide the documents I requested on Loss of Use an
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Originally Posted by frogpatch Tell them that the 1000.00 is enough and that there claim is not valid and you a giving the information to your attorney for their trying to extort money from you! This is the most insane thing I have heard! Did they provide you with the info requested?! I would let them take me to court and I would fight them every bit of the way! The dent was fixed! Is this one of the big rentals like H, A or E? |
They did not provide the documents I requested on Loss of Use and Diminishe Value.
Request them until you get them! I would rather spend the 500.00
Request them until you get them! I would rather spend the 500.00 on an attorney than give it to them! As I asked are they one of the large rental companies like Hertz or Avis or some little drive by night?