Rent a car from Hertz, you might spend time in jail to subsidize their shoddy inventory control system

https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/hertz-530-million-lawsuit-customers-arrested-bankruptcy-court.html

On 2021-12-21, xyzzy <xyzzy.dude@gmail.com> wrote:
> Rent a car from Hertz, you might spend time in jail to subsidize their shoddy inventory control system
>
> https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/hertz-530-million-lawsuit-customers-arrested-bankruptcy-court.html

I've never been a fan of Hertz, who kept me on a renter's blacklist at
least from 1986-2005.

In 1986, I rented a car from Hertz and returned it to the San
Francisco airport. The return area was jammed, and I couldn't find a
place to put the car. So I pulled it up in a lane (much like most
returns now are done). The return agent said, "No, no, put it over
there." I told him I was not comfortable doing that, it was too tight.
He said, "No, I'll direct you." He directed me into a fender bender.

I put in an accident report with American Express, and they refused to
pay the claim saying Hertz was at fault. I wouldn't pay, so Hertz
blackballed me. I thought they'd give up after a decade, and tried
renting in 1996. No dice. Then again in Europe in 2005 -- nope.

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Con Reeder, unhyphenated American <constance@duxmail.com> wrote:
> On 2021-12-21, xyzzy <xyzzy.dude@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Rent a car from Hertz, you might spend time in jail to subsidize their
>> shoddy inventory control system
>>
>> https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/hertz-530-million-lawsuit-customers-arrested-bankruptcy-court.html
>
> I've never been a fan of Hertz, who kept me on a renter's blacklist at
> least from 1986-2005.
>
> In 1986, I rented a car from Hertz and returned it to the San
> Francisco airport. The return area was jammed, and I couldn't find a
> place to put the car. So I pulled it up in a lane (much like most
> returns now are done). The return agent said, "No, no, put it over
> there." I told him I was not comfortable doing that, it was too tight.
> He said, "No, I'll direct you." He directed me into a fender bender.
>
> I put in an accident report with American Express, and they refused to
> pay the claim saying Hertz was at fault. I wouldn't pay, so Hertz
> blackballed me. I thought they'd give up after a decade, and tried
> renting in 1996. No dice. Then again in Europe in 2005 -- nope.

What about the other companies Hertz owns, like Dollar and Thrifty? I also
wondered that question when I read the initial article. For all practical
purposes there’s only the Hertz Empire, the Avis Empire, and Enterprise,
right? I may be a bit behind on the current state of the conglomerate
shuffle.
--
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liberal personality.” — Altie

xyzzy <xyzzy.dude@gmail.com> wrote:
> Con Reeder, unhyphenated American <constance@duxmail.com> wrote:
>> On 2021-12-21, xyzzy <xyzzy.dude@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Rent a car from Hertz, you might spend time in jail to subsidize their
>>> shoddy inventory control system
>>>
>>> https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/hertz-530-million-lawsuit-customers-arrested-bankruptcy-court.html
>>
>> I've never been a fan of Hertz, who kept me on a renter's blacklist at
>> least from 1986-2005.
>>
>> In 1986, I rented a car from Hertz and returned it to the San
>> Francisco airport. The return area was jammed, and I couldn't find a
>> place to put the car. So I pulled it up in a lane (much like most
>> returns now are done). The return agent said, "No, no, put it over
>> there." I told him I was not comfortable doing that, it was too tight.
>> He said, "No, I'll direct you." He directed me into a fender bender.
>>
>> I put in an accident report with American Express, and they refused to
>> pay the claim saying Hertz was at fault. I wouldn't pay, so Hertz
>> blackballed me. I thought they'd give up after a decade, and tried
>> renting in 1996. No dice. Then again in Europe in 2005 -- nope.
>
> What about the other companies Hertz owns, like Dollar and Thrifty? I also
> wondered that question when I read the initial article. For all practical
> purposes there’s only the Hertz Empire, the Avis Empire, and Enterprise,
> right? I may be a bit behind on the current state of the conglomerate
> shuffle.

Also might be interesting to see if post-bankruptcy Hertz still has you
blackballed

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“I usually skip over your posts because of your disguistng, contrarian,
liberal personality.” — Altie

On 2021-12-21, xyzzy <xyzzy.dude@gmail.com> wrote:
> Con Reeder, unhyphenated American <constance@duxmail.com> wrote:
>> On 2021-12-21, xyzzy <xyzzy.dude@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Rent a car from Hertz, you might spend time in jail to subsidize their
>>> shoddy inventory control system
>>>
>>> https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/hertz-530-million-lawsuit-customers-arrested-bankruptcy-court.html
>>
>> I've never been a fan of Hertz, who kept me on a renter's blacklist at
>> least from 1986-2005.
>>
>> In 1986, I rented a car from Hertz and returned it to the San
>> Francisco airport. The return area was jammed, and I couldn't find a
>> place to put the car. So I pulled it up in a lane (much like most
>> returns now are done). The return agent said, "No, no, put it over
>> there." I told him I was not comfortable doing that, it was too tight.
>> He said, "No, I'll direct you." He directed me into a fender bender.
>>
>> I put in an accident report with American Express, and they refused to
>> pay the claim saying Hertz was at fault. I wouldn't pay, so Hertz
>> blackballed me. I thought they'd give up after a decade, and tried
>> renting in 1996. No dice. Then again in Europe in 2005 -- nope.
>
> What about the other companies Hertz owns, like Dollar and Thrifty? I also
> wondered that question when I read the initial article. For all practical
> purposes there’s only the Hertz Empire, the Avis Empire, and Enterprise,
> right? I may be a bit behind on the current state of the conglomerate
> shuffle.

Does Hertz own Thrifty and Dollar? The blacklist didn't extend to those,
in any case, because they were two of the ones I used most commonly.

If they are owned by Hertz, did they go bankrupt when Hertz did? I
haven't rented a car since the pandemic, so I am out of touch.

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are here we might as well dance. -- Anonymous

On 2021-12-21, xyzzy <xyzzy.dude@gmail.com> wrote:
> xyzzy <xyzzy.dude@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Con Reeder, unhyphenated American <constance@duxmail.com> wrote:
>>> On 2021-12-21, xyzzy <xyzzy.dude@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Rent a car from Hertz, you might spend time in jail to subsidize their
>>>> shoddy inventory control system
>>>>
>>>> https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/hertz-530-million-lawsuit-customers-arrested-bankruptcy-court.html
>>>
>>> I've never been a fan of Hertz, who kept me on a renter's blacklist at
>>> least from 1986-2005.
>>>
>>> In 1986, I rented a car from Hertz and returned it to the San
>>> Francisco airport. The return area was jammed, and I couldn't find a
>>> place to put the car. So I pulled it up in a lane (much like most
>>> returns now are done). The return agent said, "No, no, put it over
>>> there." I told him I was not comfortable doing that, it was too tight.
>>> He said, "No, I'll direct you." He directed me into a fender bender.
>>>
>>> I put in an accident report with American Express, and they refused to
>>> pay the claim saying Hertz was at fault. I wouldn't pay, so Hertz
>>> blackballed me. I thought they'd give up after a decade, and tried
>>> renting in 1996. No dice. Then again in Europe in 2005 -- nope.
>>
>> What about the other companies Hertz owns, like Dollar and Thrifty? I also
>> wondered that question when I read the initial article. For all practical
>> purposes there’s only the Hertz Empire, the Avis Empire, and Enterprise,
>> right? I may be a bit behind on the current state of the conglomerate
>> shuffle.
>
> Also might be interesting to see if post-bankruptcy Hertz still has you
> blackballed

I have been curious, but haven't had a chance to check it out. I'll be
renting a car in Ireland at some point next fall, so I'll go to the
Hertz counter and try it. :)

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Life may not be quite the party we hoped for, but while we
are here we might as well dance. -- Anonymous