Rental Companies Sell YOU Out To Ticketing Companies To Boost Profits

At least four of the country's top rental car firms sell information on their customers to a photo enforcement firm. American Traffic Solutions and its subsidiary, ATS Processing Services, signed contracts through which Avis, Budget, Hertz and Advantage agreed to hand over information on renters so that ATS can collect extra money on photo tickets.

A California motorist, who asked to remain anonymous, found this out the hard way when his rented Toyota was accused on August 24, 2009 of traveling at 55 MPH on Interstate 295/395 near 9th Street in Washington, DC. The limit at this freeway location is just 40 MPH. Even though the driver believed the $50 ticket was issued in error, his credit card was automatically billed $30 pursuant to the small print in his rental car contract. The driver learned that the District's photo radar tickets were not valid when two vehicles are visible in the violation photo and decided to contest the fine by written declaration.

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Agent009 - 7/7/2010 12:23:25 PM

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Photo enforcement is being banned in many cities so they turn to more creative means to pass you on a ticket. Of course whether they are right or wrong they still will charge you a fee for the pleasure.

I95SPEEDINGTICKETS - 7/7/2010 3:51:23 PM

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The Rental Companies also charge you an admin fee for the service of Taking Money from your card without your permission.

For every $105/150 Parking Fine i received, Hertz Charged an admin fee of about $35

PlanB - 7/7/2010 5:12:09 PM

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I missed a .75 cent toll in Florida back in Feb. and I was charged an admin fee of $10 since they paid the toll for me.

truckman - 7/7/2010 7:06:23 PM

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Id rather not deal with these companies.

dodgedart - 7/7/2010 10:32:59 PM

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it's legal. they signed the paper. it's capitalism+bureaucracy and a huge time suck for those who choose to fight for the $40 they lost while driving somebody else's car in a possibly questionable manner. there's a whole pile of capitalist lawyers backing the whole scheme up. Next time borrow your friend's car. Or your mom's.

iamdabest1 - 7/7/2010 11:36:43 PM

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last month they caught my car saying "cheese"... i was really upset when i got the pic !!

uaw_lax - 7/8/2010 12:20:42 AM

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You must drive a Mazda! lol!

KZ258 - 7/8/2010 10:50:38 AM

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@ uaw_lax

lol!

uaw_lax - 7/8/2010 9:21:15 AM

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I just want to point out to invisable that the car rented was a Toilyota.