No Pre-Rental Condition Record Leaves Renters Unable to Contest Damage
A truck renter was billed for damage after return with no walkthrough inspection performed at pickup and no documented condition report issued, leaving no baseline to dispute against. Requests for the photo or video evidence the operator claimed to hold went unanswered, and only a bare damage receipt was provided. Without a shared, timestamped condition record at handover, the renter carries the burden of disproving a claim they cannot see the evidence for.
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