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"Hertz has dug its own hole. And it insists it hasn’t hit the bottom yet. The
shovels will continue to be deployed until the litigation ends. This isn’t
going to work out well for Hertz, but the company seems to have retreated deep
into denial following lawsuits over its bogus theft allegations.
Hertz is facing a class action lawsuit featuring hundreds of its customers over
its apparent inability to handle rental paperwork correctly. Rather than engage
in due diligence when things don’t add up, Hertz apparently allows employees to
pull the trigger on theft reports to law enforcement. It also has allegedly
decided to convert local law enforcement officers into debt collection agents,
referring any overdue rentals or uncollected fees to cop shops rather than
pursuing these claims using its own personnel.
The end result has been hundreds of innocent renters being accused of theft…
and not just in an “angry letter sent to their residence” way. Hertz has
co-opted cops, turning mistaken conclusions about rental agreements into
guns-out confrontations that have deprived renters of their freedom, jobs, and
any hope of returning to a normal life after being falsely accused of auto
theft."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
