Worried about being overcharged for repairs on your car? Most of us usually are.
Unfortunately, consumers need to add car rental companies to my list of swindler anxieties.
A CBC investigation in Vancouver uncovered Budget Rent-A-Car has been swindling their customers with inflated fees on repairs. And sometimes the repairs weren’t even done.
Former employees say they were often pressured to overcharge unsuspecting customers, according to the investigation.
One former manager talked about how he charged a woman $1,000 for a windshield repair. Only the company didn’t take the car in for repair after they charged the woman.
