Truck Rental Relocates Pickup Then Adds Fees Without Promised Mileage Offset
A moving-truck rental company changed a customer's confirmed pickup location the day before pickup, claimed extra mileage would be added to compensate for the inconvenience, then instead added a 15% fee without the offsetting miles and refused to correct it -- despite closer trucks being available and an advertised guarantee for pickup-location changes going unhonored. Reflects a pattern where relocation-driven fees are added without the promised offsetting accommodation.
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