Rental car damage guides

Independent, practical guides — how to prove a rental car's condition, dispute an unfair damage charge, and win a chargeback when you're billed for damage that wasn't yours.

Disputing & proving rental car damage

• AI rental damage scanner charged you? How to dispute itCharged by an AI rental car damage scanner at return? How automated scans work, why their flags are disputable, and how your own pickup proof defeats them.
• How to dispute a rental car damage charge (and win)A step-by-step guide to disputing an unfair rental car damage charge: demand the evidence, put it in writing, use a credit-card chargeback, and escalate. What works, in order.
• How to prove rental car damage was already there at pickupProve a scratch, dent or scuff was pre-existing: document the car at pickup with timestamped, tamper-evident evidence a rental company can’t dispute.
• Rental car damage chargeback: how to get the charge reversedReverse an unfair rental car damage charge with a chargeback: the Fair Credit Billing Act, the exact packet, reason codes and the ~60-day deadline.
• Rental car inspection checklist for pickup (and return)A practical rental car inspection checklist for pickup: panels, wheels, glass, interior, fuel and odometer — what to photograph and why a sealed scan wins.
• Rental company charged me for damage I didn’t cause — what to doBilled for rental car damage you didn’t do? The exact steps: don’t pay, demand their proof and the utilization log, then chargeback and escalate.

By rental company

• How to dispute a Budget damage chargeDisputing a Budget damage charge in Europe: contest it in writing, demand proof, use a card chargeback, and escalate to ECRCS. What works, in order.
• How to dispute a Europcar damage chargeDisputing a Europcar damage charge: contest it in writing, demand proof, use a card chargeback, and escalate to ECRCS. What works, in order.
• How to dispute a Hertz damage charge (and win)Got a Hertz damage charge? Demand their evidence, request the utilization log, file a credit-card chargeback, and prove the car’s condition at pickup.
• How to dispute a Sixt damage chargeDisputing a Sixt damage charge in Europe: contest it in writing, demand their proof, use a card chargeback, and escalate to ECRCS. What works, in order.
• How to dispute an Avis or Budget damage chargeGot an Avis or Budget damage charge? Demand their evidence, request the utilization log, file a chargeback, and prove the car’s condition at pickup.
• How to dispute an Enterprise damage charge (and win)Got an Enterprise, National or Alamo damage charge? Demand the DRU’s evidence, file a chargeback, and prove the car’s condition at pickup.