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DAMAGE CLAIM

When Candace Welch returns her rental to Budget in Sioux Falls, S.D., the company bills her $2,133 for hail damage. Just one problem -- there was no hailstorm.

Budget says we drove through a hailstorm. Now it wants me to pay $2,133 

May 6, 2025July 24, 2023 by Christopher Elliott

When Candace Welch returns her rental to Budget in Sioux Falls, S.D., the company bills her $2,133 for hail damage. Just one problem — there was no hailstorm.

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
Steven Pearson's Whirlpool refrigerator doesn't work and caused $4,200 in damage to his kitchen floor. Why won't Whirlpool respond or help?

Help! My Whirlpool refrigerator caused $4,200 in damage to my kitchen

January 19, 2024November 9, 2022 by Christopher Elliott

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Categories Problem Solved

Is this car rental repair bill a scam?

January 17, 2024December 24, 2015 by Christopher Elliott

Brian Davidson receives a mysterious repair bill from Alamo after renting a car. Is this a real bill — or a scam?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter

Do I have to pay this late car rental damage claim?

December 4, 2015 by Christopher Elliott

Shawna Amella gets a bill from Hertz more than a year after her rental, even though the car she damaged has already been fixed. Does she still have to pay?

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