Frivolous car rental damage claims are a hot topic. Not a day seems to go by that I don’t hear from someone complaining about a bogus repair bill from a car rental company.
DAMAGE CLAIM
When Steven Price returned his rental minivan to Fox Rent A Car in San Jose, Calif., recently, an agent claimed he “put a scratch on the bumper” and the company eventually demanded he pay $520.

Elliott is consumer advocate
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