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BUDGET CAR RENTAL

Budget charged me $250 for calibrating a windshield camera. Is that legit?

Budget billed me $250 for calibrating a windshield camera. Is that legit?

September 11, 2023March 14, 2023 by Christopher Elliott

Budget sends Tony Parise a $250 bill for recalibrating a camera on the windshield of his rental car. But he says nothing happened to it. Does he still have to pay?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter

Budget billed me a $450 cleaning fee for dog hair. I don’t have a dog.

September 11, 2023November 8, 2022 by Christopher Elliott

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Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
car rental cleaning fee

The really strange case of a $450 car rental cleaning fee for dog hair

April 9, 2023September 2, 2022 by Christopher Elliott

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Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
Toll booth surcharges.

What’s with all of these tolls on my car rental bill?

August 30, 2023March 1, 2018 by Christopher Elliott

After he returns his Budget rental in New York, Jamal Alqiwani gets a shocker: a $729 bill for car rental tolls he’s already paid. Should he have to pay twice?

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