Consumer & Lifestyle · Travel & TransportstructuralBillingPricingB2C

Advertised Low Truck Rental Price Obscures Mandatory Per-Mile Fees

A customer renting an advertised low-price truck for a short local trip was charged nearly double after per-mile fees were applied, with staff unable to explain or justify the total. This reflects a pricing-transparency gap where headline rental rates don't reflect the real cost of typical short trips.

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