Rental Companies Add Unauthorized Charges and Swap Reserved Vehicles
U-Haul charged for add-on services the customer explicitly declined and substituted a different vehicle without consent. Rental reservation systems do not enforce agreed terms, leaving customers vulnerable to billing manipulation at pickup.
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