Consumer & Lifestyle · Family & HomestructuralContractsBillingScheduling

U-Haul partner network failures leave customers billed for undelivered items

A cross-country UBox move failed when the local partner refused to release the boxes to movers, with conflicting explanations offered and no resolution; the customer is now being billed extra to get their own belongings delivered.

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