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Fleeced by a car hire company...any advice?

5tandy · 2010-08-18 13:49:15

Can anyone help me? I recently hired a car and it was vandalised outside my property; nothing major - someone just punched the wing mirror off (nice). As it was still attached by springs there were a few minor scratches (and I mean minor) on the door, but other than that, it was fine. I took it back to the car hire firm,…

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Andy_L Posts: 13,028 Forumite

19 August 2010 at 8:55AM

Judas wrote: »

A mirror on a modern car is probably £150-200 minimum. Another £300ish to fix the scratches then the VAT.

They'll also have stung you for not being able to hire the car out for a few days whilst its away being repaired

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