That's why I always rent from Avis.
Hertz Has Been In The News Alot
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Hertz To Pay $168 Million In Settlements Over Arrest, Theft Claims
The company said in a press release that it had settled 364 claims, which resolves over 95% of all of the claims. It will pay around $168 million by the end of the year and said it “expects to recover a meaningful portion of the settlement amount from its insurance carriers.”
Customers of the car company have argued that they were pulled over, arrested, and put in jail and prosecuted for stealing vehicles. In reality, they claimed, Hertz just couldn’t find the cars after they were turned back in. Some customers have taken issue with other frustrations with their rentals.
One of the lawsuits involved 47 customers and claimed the company didn’t keep track of rental extensions and incorrectly said customers hadn’t issued payments. The suit also said that Hertz didn’t keep track of its cars and also didn’t rectify false reports that had been made to law enforcement.
But will this FORCE Hertz to clean up their Act ?
Employees should be facing Jail and Fines
But they won't. Companies should do a better job of vetting their employees.