I was needing to rent a car for the weekend. Most rental companies are closed on Sundays, However, Avis is open on Sunday mornings so I decided to try them and save a little money in doing so.
Having read negative reviews on a few of their other local locations, I decided to have an open mind going in, than sharing an honest review upon returning their vehicle.
Picking up the car was fine. When signing the paperwork and given the keys to a Toyota Corolla, I owed $0 dollars, having already prepaid on their website, there were no additional fees. The young gentleman, Richard was friendly and courteous, which I did appreciate.
However, upon returning the vehicle, the lady who was helping me, at first could not find my rental transaction in their system. After showing her my signed receipt, she found my record.
But the error she was seeing was the mileage speedometer on the receipt was different than what was showing on her computer. So I waited patiently some minutes. She calls her supervisor, who is trying to help troubleshoot the error over the phone.
After around 15 minutes, I politely asked if I can depart, having turned in my rental and keys before my 10:00am deadline. She says, yes that it's fine and continued to fix the situation.
A few days later, I check my credit card and see that I was charged $23.50 that Sunday on my credit card. I call the business and a woman says, it is a late return fee. Meaning, the woman at the desk that Sunday morning, did not register or count my vehicle as returned UNTIL the mileage speedometer issue had been resolved.I explained the above story to her and was told I could not be given a refund.
Their employee Richard was great helping me. Overall a negative experience for a mere $23 late return fee. read more