[luluandjunior]

"SpencerDogg" wrote in message@recgroups.com...
> On Feb 28 2006 8:56 PM, kr0 wrote:
>
> > Apparently there is an issue in Las Vegas with car rental companies
charging
> > excessive amounts for gas. These charges seem to be well above the
market
> > rate and are applied to rental vehicles returned without a full tank. If
you
> > go to
> > http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/case/vegas_rental_car_price_gouging
> > there is more information on this as well as what can be done about it.
> > There is a free case evaluation provided for those who might have been
> > overcharged. I thought this might be of interest and hope that it may be
of
> > help some.
> >
> > kr0
>
> They make it very clear when you pick up the car that you need to bring it
> back full or pay the high refill price. But they also offer a reasonable
> buy the first tank price where you prepay at market price for the full
> tank and bring it back as near to empty as you can. Since my rentals are
> usually a week or so I chose this option.
>
A fair disclosure - I work for a rental car company at Tampa International.

The price the rental car companies can charge for their refueling service is
capped by local and state regulations.

As stated above by SpencerDogg the rental companies offer different options
for fuel - pre-pay for the 1st tank, drive less than 100 (or 75) miles and
pay $10.00 for fuel (this option is in testing in various markets around the
country), or pay the high refueling charge. No matter which option you
choose the price you will pay is spelled out in the contract you sign and
initial.


>"Skip" wrote
> As it was explained to me, they charge more than pump price because
> they have to pay someone to go to a gas station and fill up the tanks.
> I would think these huge car rental places would have their own pumps
> but...

Whether the company has their own gas pumps depends on the airport and the
location of the rental car lot. In Tampa each rental company has its own
tank in the airports fuel farm. We are unlucky enough to have to pay a
rather stiff fuel storage fee to the HCAA. I'm not sure how fuel storage
works in Las Vegas but things will change once the operations move to the
consolidated rental facility.

Archived from group: alt>vacation>las-vegas

[Rob-L]

On Feb 28 2006 4:56 PM, kr0 wrote:

> Apparently there is an issue in Las Vegas with car rental companies charging
> excessive amounts for gas. These charges seem to be well above the market
> rate and are applied to rental vehicles returned without a full tank. If you
> go to
> http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/case/vegas_rental_car_price_gouging
> there is more information on this as well as what can be done about it.
> There is a free case evaluation provided for those who might have been
> overcharged. I thought this might be of interest and hope that it may be of
> help some.
>
> kr0

This has been the case for years and gas has always been over-priced
through the car rental places no matter what city I've visited. This is
not unique to Las Vegas.

Rob-L in L.V.

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