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CANCELLATION FEE

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How a simple car rental cancellation turned into a $52 annoyance on Expedia

January 30, 2026January 14, 2026 by Christopher Elliott

Todd Brueshoff cancels his Hertz rental through Expedia two days before pickup and receives an email confirming that there’s no cancellation fee. But wait, there is! Hertz charges him a $52 no-show fee. Can he get his money back?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
George Cleveland cancels DirecTV, but it hits him with a $40 fee 10 months later. Can a company charge you for a fee it never mentioned?

DirecTV charged me a $40 fee almost a year after I canceled — what can I do?

November 24, 2025November 7, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

George Cleveland cancels DirecTV, but it hits him with a $40 fee 10 months later. Can a company charge you for a fee it never mentioned?

Categories Problem Solved
Scott Rosenblatt canceled an Uber Eats order within 30 seconds but was slapped with a cancellation fee—even though the restaurant hadn’t started preparing his food. After Uber refused a refund, he disputed the charge with his credit card company… and won. Uber retaliated by blocking his account indefinitely. Consumer advocate Christopher Elliott stepped in, exposing Uber’s harsh policy of banning users who win chargebacks. Following advocacy, Uber quietly reinstated Scott’s account but ignored questions about its flawed system. A stark warning: Disputing charges with gig platforms can backfire, leaving customers locked out of essential services.

Banned by Uber after I won my credit card dispute — can you help?

May 17, 2025May 16, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Scott Rosenblatt canceled his Uber Eats order but still had to pay for it. Now Uber is blocking his account. Can he get them to drop the charges and unfreeze his account?

Categories Problem Solved
When Robertann Usher's home security company merges with ADT, he discovers he has a five-year contract with a higher price. Getting out will cost him $527. Is that legal?

I want to cancel my ADT contract. Can I get out of this $527 fee?

October 30, 2025June 20, 2023 by Christopher Elliott

When Robertann Usher’s home security company merges with ADT, he discovers he has a five-year contract with a higher price. Getting out will cost him $527. Is that legal?

Categories Featured, Problem Solved
When Robert Williams cancels his reservation at a Sleep Inn through Travelocity, he receives a verification -- but no money. What gives?

I canceled my reservation for a full refund — so why did Sleep-Inn charge me $400?

February 1, 2024October 27, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

When Robert Williams cancels his reservation at a Sleep Inn through Travelocity, he receives a verification — but no money. What gives?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
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CenturyLink couldn’t connect, so why do I have to pay a $200 cancellation fee?

February 1, 2024June 22, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

When Matthew Scott cancels his CenturyLink account, the company tries to charge him a $200 cancellation fee. After all he’s been through, he thinks that’s too much. Is he right?

Categories Problem Solved
Kalevi Ruuska contacted me with an urgent problem recently. One of his friends was being asked to pay an odd cancelation fee.

Airline declines credit card, then hires collection agency to extract $510 “cancellation” fee

January 19, 2024September 1, 2010 by Christopher Elliott

Kalevi Ruuska contacted me with an urgent problem recently. One of his friends was being asked to pay an odd cancellation fee by Air Berlin, and would not take “no” for an answer. The airline had hired a collection agency to pursue its claim.

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