2002jul11. For those of you renting cars, watch your back ... Budget (at the very least) is getting creative with their contracts. In addition, this GPS nonsense is going too far:
Trenery noted that tracking information Budget provided for one client included what hotels he stayed in each night.If you’re going to rent from Budget, you’d better bring your own contract that indicates you will not be charged for GPS-detected speeding, at the very least (an unsubstantiated report going around is that someone is being charged $1800 extra by Budget for speeding and for repairs that “might” be needed because she drove it off-road). Of course they won’t sign it ... that’s when you move your feet. Better yet, save time and don’t go to Budget at all. I used to be a Budget customer, it’s really no trouble at all to switch – I’d rather not be charged for theoretical repairs and tracked to where I’m sleeping for the night. It’s the futuristic world of telematics! [via peacedividend]